Amogy’s NH3 Kraken Completes Traditional Maritime Renaming Ceremony
Amogy’s NH3 Kraken Completes Traditional Maritime Renaming Ceremony
The world’s first carbon-free, ammonia-powered vessel now one step closer to demonstration
Amogy, a provider of mature, scalable, and efficient ammonia-to-power solutions, hosted a traditional renaming ceremony for the NH3 Kraken, officially welcoming the vessel to water. The historic tugboat is set to complete its maiden voyage on a tributary of the Hudson River in late summer.
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Seonghoon Woo, CEO at Amogy, reads to Poseidon as a part of the renaming ceremony. (Photo: Business Wire)
“Today’s ceremony marks a significant moment as we edge closer to making maritime history and transforming one of the world’s oldest industries,” said Woo. “The retrofit of the NH3 Kraken is nearing completion, and, soon, we will celebrate not just validation of our proprietary technology in maritime vessels, but also the beginning of a new era. This venture allows us the extraordinary opportunity to forge a greener future for generations to come.”
Amogy CEO Seonghoon Woo led the traditional renaming ceremony, which included the symbolic purging of the boat’s former name – a maritime tradition believed to appease Poseidon, the God of the sea, ensuring the vessel’s safe passage and good fortune.
Originally built in 1957, the NH3 Kraken has passed through multiple owners and has been known by various names. Changing hands from the Virginian Railroad Company, to the Boston Fuel Transporation Company, to Breakwater Marine, the tugboat most recently supported ice-breaking operations for Feeney Shipyard before being sold to Amogy.
The NH3 Kraken will prove how ammonia can be safely used as a primary fuel, either in new builds or retrofitted vessels. The vessel is named for Amogy’s innovative ammonia “cracking” technology, which converts liquid ammonia (NH3) into its base elements of hydrogen and nitrogen, then funnels the hydrogen into a fuel cell, generating high-performance power with zero carbon emissions. Amogy is focusing this new clean technology on applications in hard-to-abate sectors such as maritime shipping and power generation.
For more information on the NH3 Kraken and its upcoming demonstration, please visit here.
About Amogy:
Amogy provides carbon-free energy solutions to decarbonize hard-to-abate sectors such as maritime, power generation, and heavy industry. Proven in real-world applications, its patented ammonia cracking technology is mature, scalable and a highly efficient method for splitting liquid ammonia, generating electrical power in combination with hydrogen fuel cells.
Amogy is headquartered in Brooklyn, New York, with additional locations including Houston, Texas, Norway, and Singapore. Amogy is backed by investors including Amazon’s Climate Pledge Fund, Temasek, SK Innovation, Aramco Ventures, Mitsubishi Corporation, and AP Ventures. For more information, follow Amogy on LinkedIn, X, Instagram, Threads, Facebook, and YouTube, or visit www.amogy.co.
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