Our fleet will be powered by ammonia, the most promising zero carbon fuel for the future. The ships are designed with a high focus on safety, creating technical and operational barriers to limit the risk to a level similar to conventional ships.

Reciprocating engines will burn ammonia to generate propulsive power, and an exhaust gas aftertreatment system optimized for ammonia will eliminate any byproducts, ensuring that we do not replace CO₂ emissions with other harmful pollutants.

Batteries and shore power connection will be included for support, consituting an ammonia-electric hybrid power system, enabling silent maneuvering and cargo operations.

Ammonia, NH₃, does not contain carbon, and will therefore not release any CO₂ into the atmosphere when utilized to generate power.

As a zero carbon fuel, ammonia can be produced by combining water, air and renewable energy, and is therefore highly scalable. This is commonly referred to as «green ammonia».

Another promising production method is combining natural gas feedstock with carbon capture and storage technology, stopping the carbon separated from the natural gas at the production site, and safely storing it – commonly referred to as «blue ammonia».

Compared to other zero carbon fuels, ammonia is preferable due to the relative ease of storage and handling, cost, low explosivity, scalability and superior volumetric energy density. Key challenges to be overcome by technical barriers and safety measures are high toxicity and corrosivity.

Initially, zero carbon ammonia will be offered at a cost premium compared to MGO and other conventional marine fuels. In time, we expect zero carbon ammonia to compete successfully on cost.