What are the challenges and opportunities in the adoption of ammonia as a marine fuel?
Dr Laura Norris takes a look at the current state of play in the adoption of ammonia when it comes to policy, legislation and market demand.
New Test Engine Facility to Accelerate Net Zero Shipping
MariNH3 partners - University of Nottingham and University of Brighton - have won a new project to commission world-class large single cylinder engine testing facilities for academia and industry to accelerate disruptive high power decarbonised engine technologies and fuels from within the UK.
Ammonia as a shipping fuel: a clean and green alternative
Dr Ajith Ambalakatte is a Research Fellow at the University of Nottingham's Powertrain Research Centre. His focus on MariNH3 is to understand the fundamentals and application of ammonia in internal combustion engines
MariNH3 Conference Highlights Viability of Green Ammonia to Decarbonise Commercial Shipping
Over 80 delegates from industry and academia gathered in Nottingham for the MariNH3 conference on 28 June, where the research team shared updates on the progress that’s been made during the first 12 months of the five-year research programme.
Researcher Event Drives Career Development
MariNH3 Research Fellows and PhD students came together face to face for the first time for a two-day event at University of Nottingham enabling them to get to know one another, encourage collaboration and to help them define and drive their own career development.
Ammonia’s achilles heel
Burning five times slower than fossil fuels and producing NOx emissions, researchers are invested in developing faster and cleaner combustion systems for green ammonia and exploring retrofit engine technology solutions.
MariNH3 Conference – June 2023
Join the first MariNH3 conference to find out more about the research we are undertaking across each programme theme.
Former President of Maldives Highlights Importance of MariNH3 Research Programme
A research programme focused on developing engines for commercial shipping that run on green ammonia to reduce greenhouse gas emissions has been endorsed by H. E. President Mohamed Nasheed, Climate Ambassador for the Climate Vulnerable Forum.
Clean marine: £5.5m research effort to fuel ships on green ammonia
The University of Nottingham is leading a new project to investigate the potential of ammonia to fuel and decarbonise the long-haul shipping industry, and to boost the UK’s powertrain sector.
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