Amogy sails world’s first carbon-free ammonia powered maritime vessel

Amogy, a provider of mature, scalable, and efficient ammonia-to-power solutions, has successfully sailed the NH3 Kraken, the world’s first carbon-free, ammonia-powered maritime vessel!

The NH3 Kraken, a tugboat originally constructed in 1957 and retrofitted with Amogy’s ammonia-to-electrical power system, completed its maiden voyage on a tributary of the Hudson River, upstream from New York City.

Amogy’s patented ammonia-to-electrical power system splits, or “cracks,” liquid ammonia into its base elements of hydrogen and nitrogen. The hydrogen is then funneled into a fuel cell, generating high-performance power with zero carbon emissions. During this demonstration, the NH3 Kraken was fueled with green ammonia, produced entirely with renewable energy, further reducing its carbon footprint.

“Governments across the globe and industry organizations like the IMO have set aggressive goals to reduce global carbon emissions. These goals seem daunting, but they’re necessary – and our successful demonstration of the world’s first carbon-free, ammonia-powered vessel proves that they’re achievable,” said Seonghoon Woo, CEO and co-founder of Amogy.

Successfully sailing the NH3 Kraken is the largest and most significant application of Amogy’s technology to date, following successful demonstrations of an aerial drone, commercial farm tractor, and semi-truck. Amogy will apply knowledge gained from this demonstration to real-world applications of its technology, including both retrofit projects and newbuilds. The company is already working on contracts signed and in progress with organizations such as Hanwha Ocean, Terox, and others.