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Ammonia sounds very nasty. Wouldn't some artificial alcohol or other carbohydrate be a better choice?
by corty 6y ago
Ammonia sounds very nasty. Wouldn't some artificial alcohol or other carbohydrate be a better choice?
- e12e 6y agoEnergy density is a big issue. Bunker oil is nasty stuff, but weight/volume/energy is very hard to beat. And it's redicoulsly cheap, thanks externalities of local and global environmental impact/risk not being properly priced in. But ammonia-hydrogen at least approaches the ballpark of diesel fuel iirc (also much less concentrated energy - but a more "natural" replacement for toxic bunker oil, which is finally being banned due to the pollution from regular use and spills). Some numbers here (Esp concerning energy density etc): https://sea-lng.org/our-work/comparison-of-alternative-marine-fuels/ https://sea-lng.org/our-work/comparison-of-alternative-marin...