NH3CRAFT

Safe and efficient storage of ammonia within ships

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Waterborne transport currently accounts for a quarter of the European Union’s (EU) greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and this figure continues to rise as demand grows. European Green Deal Strategy seeks for a 90% reduction in emissions by 2050 through the introduction of more sustainable, affordable, accessible, healthier and cleaner alternatives. Analyzing the air emissions caused at a mode level, waterborne transport occupies by far the largest part of cargo transport, and accounts for 13% of GHG emissions in the EU.

Image of a ship on the sea from a bird's eye view. — Demonstration vessel that will be retrofitted with the developed solutions.

A drastic course of action will need to be deployed so as emissions from waterborne transport start to decline. The NH3CRAFT project develops a next generation sustainable, commercially attractive and safe technology for high-volume storage and transportation of ammonia as fuel on-board ships.
The process will be realized by developing new design methodology that will offer the feasibility of 1,000 cubic meter storage of ammonia (NH3) in liquid form at a pressure of 10 bar and demonstrating it on a 31,000 deadweight ton multi-purpose vessel. In addition, for ensuring the wider applicability and refinement of the developed methodology, five (5) different type of vessels and corresponding fuel-storage tanks concepts will be studied and documented.

Period

01.06.2022–31.05.2025

Project partners

Funding

UK participation in NH3CRAFT Project is funded by UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) under the UK governmentʼs Horizon Europe guarantee
Funding code: 10038548 and 10037828, GA 101056831