Demonstration of Direct Ammonia Fuel Cells for Maritime Propulsion

氨是一种非常有吸引力的能源载体，特别是对于海事部门。它作为一种密集和可运输的氢气储存，为重型运输应用提供了一条利用可再生电力的绝佳途径。燃料电池可以将氨转化为电能，而不会产生污染我们城市和港口的氮氧化物。此外，利用高温燃料电池技术直接转化氨提供了更简单，更高效的系统。在这里，我们试图实现一种新型的燃料电池系统，该系统已被证明可以将氨直接转化为水和氮气，产生电力。我们寻求在成本和使用寿命方面发挥预期优势，从而开发出稳健且极具竞争力的产品。该项目包括大学研究，以优化氨转化电极，开发电池制造技术，并改善电流收集以发展技术基础。核心活动将是开发一种以氨燃料千瓦运行为目标的运行堆。这将通过开发与此配合使用的电气系统以及开发船上和岸上实施成功演示所需的操作参数来支持。该伙伴关系旨在实施直接氨燃料电池，为清洁海运建立早期市场和重要的新供应链。

Ammonia is a highly attractive energy vector, especially for the maritime sector. It acts as a dense and transportable store of hydrogen that offers an excellent route to enabling heavier duty transport applications to utilise renewable electricity. Fuel Cells can convert Ammonia into electrical energy without generating the nitrogen oxides that pollute our cities and ports. Additionally, utilising high temperature fuel cell technology to directly convert Ammonia offers simpler and more efficient systems. Here, we seek to implement a novel fuel cell system that has been demonstrated for direct conversion of Ammonia directly into water and nitrogen, yielding electric power. We seek to exploit anticipated advantages in terms of cost and lifetime, allowing the development of a robust and highly competitive product.This project comprises of university studies to optimise electrodes for Ammonia conversion, developing cell fabrication technology, and improving current collection to develop the technology base. The core activity will be to develop an operational stack targeting kW operation on ammonia fuel. This will be supported by developing the electrical system to work with this and developing the operational parameters demanded for successful demonstrations both on-vessel and shoreside implementations. This partnership seeks to implement direct ammonia fuel cells, establishing pathways to early markets and an important new supply chain for clean Maritime Transport.