Samsung Heavy Industries to Build LNG Carrier Powered by Fuel Cells Without Engines
Development of World's First Engine-Free Fuel Cell Propelled LNG Carrier... DNV Class Certification
Jung Ho-hyun, Head of Technology Development at Samsung Heavy Industries (left), and Shin Myung-seop, Head of Sales at DNV, are taking a commemorative photo after obtaining the AIP.
View original image[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Hyewon] Samsung Heavy Industries has developed the world's first liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier powered by fuel cells and has begun commercialization.
Samsung Heavy Industries announced on the 1st that it has succeeded in developing an LNG carrier propelled by a solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) for ships in collaboration with the U.S. company Bloom Energy, and has obtained Approval in Principle (AIP) for the basic design from DNV, the Norwegian-German classification society.
The fuel cell-powered LNG carrier developed by Samsung Heavy Industries uses SOFC fueled by naturally vaporized LNG, replacing the ship's propulsion engine, eliminating the need for internal combustion engines as well as various devices that use oil.
It is recognized as an eco-friendly ship that can effectively respond to strengthened environmental regulations, as it does not emit harmful substances such as sulfur oxides (SOx) and nitrogen oxides (NOx), and can also reduce greenhouse gases (CO2).
Samsung Heavy Industries previously received basic design approval for a fuel cell-applied crude oil carrier from DNV in September 2019, and in July last year, signed a joint development agreement with Bloom Energy.
Samsung Heavy Industries plans to conduct demonstration tests at the LNG demonstration facility established at the Geoje Shipyard and will begin full-scale marketing targeting global shipowners.
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Jung Ho-hyun, head of the Technology Development Division at Samsung Heavy Industries, said, "Fuel cell-powered ships are a new concept vessel that can drastically reduce air pollutant emissions, noise, vibration, and maintenance costs by replacing internal combustion engines with fuel cells," adding, "Samsung Heavy Industries will lead the international standardization of ship fuel cell propulsion systems."
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