On March 31, 2023, IKEM hosted an interdisciplinary online workshop on the decarbonization of Baltic shipping and the use of alternative fuels in the Baltic Sea region with experts from science and practice. The discussion focused in particular on the legal options for establishing ammonia as a maritime fuel in the region. Further details on…
The subproject CF08_2 will realize the demonstration of the propulsion system for an inland waterway vessel, which is operated with ammonia as fuel. For stable ignition of the ammonia-air-mixture in the engine, as a novelty in this project, a partial stream of the ammonia is passed over a cracker before the engine, where it is…
In a two-day workshop by CAMPFIRE partner Port Rostock, the partners of the CAMPFIRE projects CF09 GreenBalticCruising and CF10 Flexible Refueling System were discussing fundamental and specific aspects of a safety concept for ammonia bunkering at Port Rostock. Different ship-to-ship, shore-to-ship and truck-to-ship scenarios for a cruise ship, a Baltic Sea ferry and a cement…
Two exciting days for all partners of our CAMPFIRE implementation project in the BMBF flagship TransHyDE! Prof. Hinrich Mohr, GKE — GasKraft Engineering, and Klaas Büsen, Wismar University of Applied Sciences, Institute for Innovative Ship Simulation and Maritime Systems (ISSIMS), Department of Maritime Plant Engineering and Logistics, represented the project teams of the CAMPFIRE project…
As part of the 14th Trilateral Wadden Sea Conference, where representatives of federal and state authorities from the Netherlands, Denmark and Germany discussed further action to protect the Wadden Sea, an exciting side event on the WATTfossilfrei project took place at the Logenhaus Wilhelmshaven. Various suppliers of fossil-free propulsion concepts such as Torqeedo and GPJoule…
Our this year’s partner workshop of the product category 2 generation of green ammonia took place in the new schooling room of the industrial park of YARA GmbH & Co KG in Poppendorf . Discussions of the approximately 30 participants moderated by Prof. Udo Kragl, Institute of Chemistry at University of Rostock, and Dr. Walther…
The focus of the Harbour-Workshop was the issue of transport as a decisive factor for the rapid ramp-up of the green hydrogen economy in Europe and worldwide. In addition to pipelines, ports in particular play a crucial role. Possible obstacles along this path must be identified and these must be translated into research questions that…
CAMPFIRE at the The European Hydrogen Week – a fantastic event joining industry, policymakers, researchers and the public to shape the potential for clean hydrogen technologies and discuss latest developments. The European Hydrogen Week 2022 was co-organised by the Clean Hydrogen Partnership and its members, the European Commission, Hydrogen Europe, and Hydrogen Europe Research. Our…
On October 21, 2022, around 120 national and international stakeholders from business, politics and research met for the CAMPFIRE Symposium 2022 at the Ozeaneum Stralsund. Under the motto “Green Ammonia Technologies for Energy Security, Climate Protection and Economic Growth”, companies presented their plans for new applications and implementation concepts. The event kicked off with the…