Catator and Alma Clean Power have agreed to collaborate on a groundbreaking Ammonia Cracker project aiming to decarbonize the maritime industry. This initiative is a testament to both companies’ commitment to innovation and a sustainable, clean-energy future.
Alma Clean Power is a pioneering company that provides high-temperature fuel cell technology for power generation to the maritime sector.
This initiative represents a significant step towards a fossil-free future, with green hydrogen playing a pivotal role.
The ammonia cracker, based on Catator’s CataRex® concept, integrates catalyst coating technology into a heat exchange reactor, coupling endo- and exothermic reactions and heat transfer into one compact system.
The project aligns with Alma Clean Power’s current EU-funded ShipFC project, where an ammonia-operated solid oxide fuel cell module is planned to be retrofitted onboard the offshore vessel Viking Energy. The goal is for the vessel to sail solely on ammonia for up to 3,000 hours annually, marking the world’s first ammonia-powered fuel cell system ever installed on a vessel.
The project aims to reach the cost and performance targets of a commercial solution and to verify the solution, ultimately in sea trials.