Amogy to buy Ballard fuel cells

Ammonia power solutions company Amogy has agreed to purchase fuel cell marine engines from technology provider Ballard Power Systems.

PHOTO: A working diagram of liquid hydrogen fuel cells in ships. Ballard Power Systems

Amogy chief executive Seonghoon Woo said “With access to their leading fuel cell technology and team of experts, together we can expedite commercialization of scalable, ammonia-to-power solutions for the maritime industry and support global sustainability goals.”

Upon the successful completion of these projects, Amogy expects to order another seven engines.

"We believe Amogy’s onboard capabilities to convert ammonia to gaseous hydrogen combined with our fuel cell engines will be a major milestone to achieve decarbonization in the marine sector,” said Ballard Power Systems Europe general manager of marine and stationary Soren Ostergaard Hansen.

By Nitin Sharma

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