Project Summary
Steamology zero-emission power turbines deliver ‘drop-in’ diesel engine replacement for marine, rail and road transport applications.Zero Emission Marine – Gas System (ZEM-GS) will raise Technology Readiness Level of the existing hydrogen and oxygen gas supply and regulation system in line with the requirements of the harsh marine operating and certification environment.Steamology has developed working demonstrable high power steam turbines. Next steps are certification, commercialisation and scale up. ZEM-GS will deliver, focused, detail design engineering, research, development and vibration/shock testing of the gas fuel supply system with specialists in preparation for marinisation Approval in Principle (AiP) and Class certification.
Project Achievements
We have conducted a gas system review aligned with the various guidelines and compliance requirements, resulting in a Steamology hydrogen and oxygen system design guide. The guide included an oxygen gas system calculator, addressing the most challenging system reliability and safety. We engaged with the supply chain to source adequate, certified, components suitable for marine applications. Following gas supply system design, development and test a prototype was produced based on the size and weight restrictions of the test house machinery. Limited component availability influenced the final system that was designed, manufactured and successfully tested
Conclusions
ZEM-GS allowed us to make significant progress towards certification and demonstration of robust and insurable gas systems to a wide range of products and industries, beyond the initial focus on marine applications. The motivation is the legislated requirement, for the rapid decarbonisation of the maritime sector. The project has helped advance and mature the gas system design and make further progress along the compliance roadmap. As a result, a modular, more robust design emerged at the end of the project. Significant progress was made towards a compliant gas system for Potentially Explosive Atmospheres.
Next Steps
ZEM-GS has raised the TRL of the Steamology hydrogen and oxygen regulation system and will allow us to build on the successful conclusion of our zero-emission propulsion project demonstration the World’s first zero emission hydrogen steam turbine vessel 130 years after Turbinia the World’s first steam turbine steamship launched in 1894. Steamology are embarking on three exciting maritime decarbonisation projects, Hydrogen Zero Emission Maritime (HyZEM) is an 18-month project as part of the UK-Australia Renewable Hydrogen Innovation Partnership Programme and AI-assisted power system optimization for green methanol/hydrogen Service Operation Vessels project as part of the Smart Shipping Acceleration Fund with a Marine Decarbonisation TRIG 2024 application that will raise TRL of the marine hydrogen and oxygen gaseous/liquid fuel, storage, supply chain Steamology has secured its first commercial contract with Arup and Eversholt Rail to support the evaluation of green steam to eliminate all freight train emissions. The New Dawn project will apply this innovation to rail by converting a Class 60 locomotive to a full powered prototype. Conversion work is planned to commence in the UK in 2025.
