Revolutionizing Ship Propulsion: Hanwha Group and Baker Hughes Develop Ammonia Gas Turbine Engines
Key Ideas
- Hanwha Group and Baker Hughes collaborate to develop a new generation of small-size ammonia gas turbine engines for eco-friendly ship propulsion.
- The partnership aims to leverage Baker Hughes' gas turbine technology and Hanwha's ammonia combustion system to achieve 100 percent ammonia combustion.
- The project targets commercial availability of the ammonia gas turbine (~16MW power range) for orders by the end of 2027, impacting the global shipbuilding and shipping industry.
- Baker Hughes is also exploring the transition to ammonia and hydrogen-powered turbines, with a successful 100 percent hydrogen turbine already commercially available.
Hanwha Group, in collaboration with Baker Hughes, is working on developing a new generation of ammonia gas turbine engines for eco-friendly ship propulsion. The aim is to utilize ammonia's benefits to provide carbon-free emissions in various applications like marine, onshore, and offshore, as well as electric generation. The partnership combines Baker Hughes' expertise in gas turbines with Hanwha's ammonia combustion system. Successful tests on the combustor and initial turbine feasibility studies have been completed, with a target for the full engine test with ammonia by the end of 2027. The upcoming ammonia gas turbine, based on Baker Hughes' technology and a newly developed ammonia combustion system, could revolutionize the shipbuilding and shipping industry by enabling a completely carbon-free mode of propulsion. The project also plans to incorporate the ammonia gas turbine into LNG gas carriers and containerships by 2028, with support from the American Bureau of Shipping. Baker Hughes is simultaneously exploring transitions to ammonia and hydrogen-powered turbines, with a 100 percent hydrogen turbine already available for commercial use.
Topics
Utilities
Partnership
Shipbuilding
Energy Technology
Marine Applications
Carbon-free Emissions
LNG Carriers
Eco-friendly Fuel
Small-size Turbines
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