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Hopefully not. Like anything else, risks can be mitigated. The main concern for me is at dockside where there are lots of people nearby. Ideally I think they'
by HPsquared 2y ago
Hopefully not.
Like anything else, risks can be mitigated.
The main concern for me is at dockside where there are lots of people nearby. Ideally I think they'd "lock down" and depressurise the ammonia system (except the storage tank) when close to port, and only bring it online when out at sea and far from population.
Also the refuelling process seems a bit risky. But these things are already quite routine; ammonia is already a large-volume industrial commodity with well-developed controls.
- _aavaa_ 2y agoRisks can be mitigated. But the first step is always eliminating the hazardous material if possible. And many options exists that are less inherently dangerous than ammonia. Like methanol. At least it’s a liquid and not nearly as bad. But ammonia is chosen as a predatory delay strategy. They build the engines to be dual fuel (ammonia and methane) and then feign surprise when they have to run it on methane since the ammonia supply chain “isn’t ready yet” and the prices “need to come down a bit”.
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