Especially it is difficult for the average sailor, who doesn´t fully understand the difference between the applications. Not to mention the decisions behind the engineering selections.
For example: Why don’t they just put a second battery in the cars, to make their range sufficient? Or, why isn’t the ammonia good for the yachting, if it is for the cargo ships?
Let’s leave all those thoughts out and try to clear view what actually could come outside the industries? Here are my TOP 3 solutions that should already be in industrial distribution alongside hybrid and fully electric concepts which are our daily bread and butter. I’ll try to do better than the market and give an example of why this looks promising.
1. Solid oxide fuel cell (for fishing vessels, yachting (hotel use), accommodation vessels, crew boats) as a part of the hybrid power plant.
- Absolutely flexible process allows the use of several green or transfer-period fuels to be used. Very high electrical efficiency is a backup with a capabilty to produce high temp water (120 °C) that can be used for the heating or cooling.
- Strong market entry of several suppliers. Typical applications are very small, like 5-10kW modular scaling up to 60kW.
- Perfect match with our portfolio development (DeeCee Microgrid)
2. Use of plasma power (LENR) for all kinds of boating and shipping where there is continuous need for the power.
- Sounds a bit scary when you read out LENR meaning Low Energy Nuclear Reaction, but in common sense this is an electric continuous arc. This arc is held between an anode and a cathode by having the electric current through the arc. Anode is made from the secret material that releases electrons in this hot, plasma-like condition. This electron sacrificing is producing more power than the continuous current requires.
- Your first doubt is the radiation, but actually (I have been witnessing this myself in the lab) there wasn’t any.
- Next you may think of the thermal runaway conditions, but in reality you need to keep this process alive. If you don’t it will be shut down automatically.
- We are some years away for having it on the market. Together with a manufacturer, we have provided commercial offer already to the market. Delivery time was 3 years.
- If and when this happens, it will certainly be a revolution, as the investment will be made in a 10-year energy contract. Use as much as you want.
3. Methanol-electric power plant concept (long distance or long stay offshore, such as yachting, offshore, fishing, patrol boats…marinas, islands, remote sensitive areas)
- A concept that has had all the elements on the market for 20 years already.
- There is not much demand for the green methanol yet, although new builds is strongly turning in that direction and demand will follow with a delay of a few years. Industrial methanol is already available almost everywhere and could be used as a transitional fuel until the increased demand for green methanol production makes sense to start its production worldwide. This is very interesting concept for the islands, as the manufacturing of the methanol is possible locally. Why don’t the big operators start producing their own fuel? There are several ways to execute this concept. Design study for 45m yacht proves that zero-emission operation with this concept can be extended all the way up to 5000nm, just like in diesels.
- Our DeeCee Microgrid and Pulling-e Propulsion products were developed for this concept.
Propulsion House participates in the design and delivery of all kinds of projects that reduce emissions or aim for a zero-emission result.
Contact Propulsion House CEO / Desing Director Heikki Bergman
heikki.bergman@pulling-e.com