Final output of T7.1 can be summarised:
Ammonia is being considered as a potential alternative fuel for green ships due to its low carbon footprint. However, there are currently no official safety guidelines for using ammonia as a ship fuel. The existing safety guidelines from classification societies focus on ship design and arrangement for ammonia storage, ventilation, bunkering, minimizing leakage and toxicity, and preventing corrosion. More effective methods of detecting and monitoring ammonia leaks, understanding the conditions under which ammonia can ignite, developing effective fire suppression systems, and identifying materials that resist ammonia-induced corrosion are needed. Each classification class presents various guidelines, and an additional risk assessment is required for each ship selecting ammonia as a ship fuel. Qualitative and quantitative risk assessment methods have been used to identify various risks associated with ammonia and determine the level of risk, contributing to establishing more specific and reliable safety guidelines.
UK participation in NH3CRAFT Project is funded by UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) under the UK government’s Horizon Europe guarantee [grant-numbers 10038548 and 10037828].
