???? 據烴加工新聞6月8日消息稱，全球大宗商品交易商托克公司(Trafigura)與挪威雅拉公司(Yara)簽署了一份諒解備忘錄，旨在為海洋行業提供無碳排放的氨燃料。

????他們表示，雅拉將為托克提供清潔的氨，兩家公司將共同研究和開發海洋燃料基礎設施，并為“綠色”和“藍色”氨提供市場機會。

????氨是一種攜帶氫的化學物質，可以用作肥料，也可以用于其他用途，如炸藥。它是船運行業首選的零碳運輸燃料之一。

????雅拉清潔氨部門負責人Magnus Krogh Ankarstrand對路透表示，雖然“純”氫可以很好地用作渡輪等短途船只的燃料，但氨被視為長途運輸的最佳替代品，因為它每單位體積儲存的能量更多，而且更容易處理。

????他表示:“就長途運輸而言，我甚至可以說，市場上的共識是，目前氨氣是最佳選擇。”

????用可再生電力生產的氨被認為是綠色的，而用化石燃料和隨后的碳捕獲和存儲過程(CCS)生產的氨被認為是藍色的。

????托克執行董事兼石油交易聯席主管 Jose Maria Larocca 表示：“越來越多的人認為，氫燃料最終將成為未來的航運燃料，但明確和全面的監管至關重要。”

????托克正與德國發動機制造商曼能源解決方案共同贊助一個項目，開發一種用于船舶的氨燃料發動機，預計到2024年可用于遠洋船舶。

????雅拉的 Krogh Ankarstrand 說：“根據我們目前所知，到2024-25年，我們可以看到新建造的船只安裝的發動機需要氨作為燃料。”

????朱佳妮 摘譯自 烴加工新聞

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????Trafigura, Yara sign deal on clean ammonia for shipping fuel

????Global commodities trader Trafigura and Norway's Yara have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) aiming to supply the marine industry with carbon emissions-free ammonia for fuel.

????Yara will supply Trafigura with clean ammonia and together the two firms will jointly conduct research and develop marine fuel infrastructure and market opportunities for both "green" and "blue" ammonia, they said.

????Ammonia, a hydrogen-carrying chemical used as a fertiliser but also in other applications such as explosives, is one of several candidates to become the shipping industry's preferred zero-carbon shipping fuel.

????While "pure" hydrogen could be a good fit as fuel for short-distance vessels such as ferries, ammonia is seen as the best alternative for long-distance shipping as it stores more energy per volume unit and is easier to handle, Magnus Krogh Ankarstrand, head of Yara's Clean Ammonia unit, told Reuters.

????"When it comes to long-distance shipping, I would go as far as saying that in the market, there is consensus that ammonia right now is the best alternative," he said.

????Ammonia is deemed green when produced from renewable electricity or blue when made with fossil fuel and a subsequent carbon capture and storage process (CCS).

????"There is a growing consensus that hydrogen-based fuels will ultimately be the shipping fuels of the future, but clear and comprehensive regulation is essential," said Jose Maria Larocca, Trafigura executive director and co-head of oil trading.

????Trafigura is co-sponsoring a project by German engine maker Man Energy Solutions to develop an ammonia-fuelled engine for vessels, expected to be commercially available for ocean-going ships by 2024.

????"By say 2024-25, given what we know now, we can see newbuilt vessels being fitted with engines that need ammonia as a fuel," Yara's Krogh Ankarstrand said.