Energy Transition

'Intolerable risk' | Methanol winning the hydrogen shipping race as new studies highlight dangers of ammonia at sea

Ammonia derived from green hydrogen has been touted as the most likely clean shipping fuel of the future, but shipbuilding orders show that another H2 derivative, methanol, is currently preferred

A rendering of the two dual-fuel methanol container ships that have been ordered by German shipowner MPCC, which will be chartered to Norwegian operator North Sea Container Line (NCL).
A rendering of the two dual-fuel methanol container ships that have been ordered by German shipowner MPCC, which will be chartered to Norwegian operator North Sea Container Line (NCL).MPCC
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Published 5 July 2022, 14:53Updated 5 July 2022, 15:43