News / Fuel ‘trichotomy’ closer as OEM surmounts barrier to ammonia tech

The two-year dichotomy between methanol and LNG could become a trichotomy this year, with the news that an OEM has run a two-stroke main engine at 100% load for the first time.

This week, MAN Energy Solutions showed that major strides have been taken in getting ammonia engines to the stage of commercial viability, running its ME-LGIA (-liquid gas injection ammonia) proving it could provide all a vessel’s propulsion needs.

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