MIT study warns on health risks associated with ammonia fuel

A new study led by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has warned over the health risks from shipping’s switch to using ammonia as its future fuel. Ammonia combustion generates nitrous oxide (N2O), a greenhouse gas that is about 300 times more potent than carbon dioxide, the study points out. It also emits nitrogen in

Study by Sphera suggests ammonia to achieve GHG reductions

A new study suggests that greenhouse gas (GHG) reductions of up to 61% are now achievable from using ammonia as a marine fuel, depending on the marine technology employed. This figure is compared with the emissions of current oil-based marine fuels measured from well-to-wake (WtW). The study was carried out by Sphera, a provider of

Joint feasibility study on green ammonia bunkering

American Bureau of Shipping, A.P. Moller – Maersk, Fleet Management, Georgia Ports Authority, Maersk Mc-Kinney Moller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping, Savage Services, Sumitomo Corporation and TOTE Services have announced the execution of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to jointly conduct a feasibility study with the aim to be one of the pioneers in establishing

Unceasing fossil fuel usage results in disappearance of glaciers  

In yet another case of the effects of global warming, a study has said that four out of five glaciers, or over 80 per cent, may be lost by the end of this century if an unabated use of fossil fuel continues. This century, according to the study, the world could lose as much as