Samsung's fuel cell-powered LNGC design gets approval
Korean shipbuilder Samsung Heavy Industries on July 1 said classification society DNV has approved for commercialisation the design of its LNG carrier powered by solid oxide fuel cells.
The fuel cell-powered LNG carrier developed by Samsung Heavy does not require an internal combustion engine or other equipment that uses oil by replacing the ship's propulsion engine with solid oxide fuel cells using naturally vaporised LNG. Samsung Heavy said this will be the world’s first large cargo ship powered by solid oxide fuel cells running on LNG.
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The company said that the carrier does not generate harmful substances such as sulphur oxides and nitrogen oxides, and it can also significantly reduce greenhouse gas. Samsung Heavy now plans to conduct a demonstration test at its LNG technology testing facility at Geoje shipyard, which the company commissioned in May this year.
In September 2019, Samsung Heavy received approval for the basic design of a fuel cell-applied crude oil carrier from DNV, and in July 2020, it signed a joint development agreement with Bloom Energy, manufacturer of solid oxide fuel cells.