Ammonia is ready for piloting in shipping and methanol for low-carbon operations according to a new Global Maritime Forum report.
But both require a concerted push if they are to be mature enough to rapidly scale from around 2030, in line with industry targets, the From pilots to practice: Methanol and ammonia as shipping fuels report notes.
It finds the key area to be addressed is the fuel supply chain – in the case of methanol, enhancing the availability of green molecules; for ammonia, validating and rolling out commercial ammonia bunkering at key ports.
Jesse Fahnestock, Director of Decarbonisation at the Global Maritime Forum, said we have seen excellent progress in the development of zero-emission fuels and technologies over recent years, with methanol and ammonia having now shifted from potential solutions towards initial scale and proof of concept.
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