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GRADUATE PROGRAMS

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As certain fuels are banned (at least in emissions-control areas, or ECAs), the ability of FPPs to produce future fuels, like ammonia, might become “standard”. The Keppel deal

M.S. Maritime Business Management includes an “aside” MOU with Mitsubishi Heavy Industries

M.S. Emergency Management for “a feasibility study on the development of a 100-percent ammonia-fuelled power plant on a selected site in Singa-

M.S. Facilities Management pore”. That’s 3-for-1: gas-? ring at the same plant gives way to H2 either from water or natural gas, which is then con- 17 Months.17 Months.

verted to ammonia. Energy trilemma solved.

“When completed, this asset will grow Keppel’s power generation portfolio from the current 1,300 MW to 1,900 31 Credits.31 Credits.

MW,” Keppel says, although Mitsubishi Power CEO, Osamu

Ono, adds, “Mitsubishi … looks forward to supplying … $0 Application Fee.$0 Application Fee.

Sakra Cogen …with our hydrogen-ready JAC gas turbine.”

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There’s no word on whether compressed or lique? ed hy- drogen will be the goal at Sakra, or whether refrigerated or pressurized liquid ammonia will be made. There’s no cer- tainty, either. “Today 95 percent of (H) is produced from fos- sil fuels, more than half is used for ammonia production, and

Request more information almost 90-percent (of that) is used to produce fertilizers,” the

Lloyd’s Register report says (for perspective).

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As for the Ocean GeoLoop? The Norwegians whose de- signs and capital have helped fabricate many a gargantuan, super-complex, Singaporean ? oater newbuild are already building a small and a large pilot, at least of the CCS.

Whether a Sevan cylindrical semisub with GPP on top, or a barge, ship and fabrication yards are in our survey are not expected to have dif? culty building FPP ? oaties or their associate plant (although Siemens suggests the “controlled environment of Singapore” for a newbuild FPP). The plant providers have perfected their module stacking procedures, so “a crane” and secure wet dock are all the physical pieces that need to be in place (followed by heavy lift availability).

Forecasts “We haven’t done any benchmarking, but for a newbuild like this — with all the facilities available at a typical yard — it should be cheaper than purpose-building (a GPP with

CCS) somewhere on land, where they might be lacking in (key) people and (vital) equipment,” Rongland says, adding, “The hull doesn’t drive costs much, and inshore, we might change to a different hull to be cheaper to construct.”

The Blue Power partnership comprises many parts. “We provide the electricity and the transport (of gas and the

FPP with CCS). We can even own and operate the instal- lation if required.”

Indeed, looking around the North Sea and elsewhere, off- shore and grid operators seem to like that model. So do cer- tain national governments.

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