Ammonia power technology provider Amogy Inc., Brooklyn, N.Y., on Dec. 8 announced the signing of a contract to purchase fuel cell engines from Ballard Power Systems, Vancouver, and said that it has ordered fuel cell systems and related services from PowerCell, Gothenburg, Sweden.
Ballard’s FCwaveTM engine is a scalable fuel cell system certified for operation in marine environments. Amogy’s platform relies on an ammonia cracking technology, facilitating the extraction of hydrogen onboard for fuel in a hydrogen engine. Amogy’s platform was successfully demonstrated in several industrial applications. The Amogy team is currently scaling the technology for use in maritime vessels, with plans for a tank barge and tugboat operations.
Amogy agreed to purchase an initial order of three 200kW FCwaveTM engines, and Ballard will support integration of the fuel cell engines with Amogy’s proprietary ammonia reforming system. Ballard will deliver the initial FCwaveTM engines to Amogy in 2023 for maritime deployment. A follow-on order for an additional seven FCwaveTM engines is expected upon successful completion of the initial projects.
The fuel cell system that PowerCell will deliver will be integrated in Amogy’s process, where ammonia is reformed into hydrogen for a workboat. Amogy said it is possible to provide continuous power to a workboat over extended periods. The workboat will be used to demonstrate how to build a complete power system targeted to the marine industry. PowerCell will deliver the fuel cell systems and related services during the coming 15 months.