Read more about the cool flame NOx technology here

On March 9th, the new exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) system of Cool Flame Technologies (CFT) was installed for the first time. The goal of the installation is to reduce the amount of NO_x emissions by 50%. The system is currently running at the ship MF Selje, which traffics the coastal areas between Vangsnes, Hella and Dragsvik. The ship is operated by Fjord1.

The Technology is based on the cool flame technology of CFT, which enables the use of what is known as exhaust gas recirculation (EGR). The exhaust of the ship is led back to the combustion chamber after being cooled, which actively reduces the formation of NO_x in the engine. The system is expected to be fully tested and be fully operational within the end of the month. The technology is developed by CFT AS and was tested in cooperation with Marintek prior to installation.
CFT is now in dialogue with other shipping companies to install similar systems.

Read more (in Norwegian) here.

The ship “MF Selje”

Sulphur contamination is a major contributor to fuel cell degradation. Logistic fuels used by the military may contain as much as 3000 ppm sulphur making them unsuitable for fuel cell applications. HTPEM fuel cells for example require fuels with sulphur content of less than 10 ppm. In order for fuel cells to be adopted by the military, it is critical that they can run on a common fuel as mandated by single fuel policies.

NPS has developed a unique sulphur removal technology that allows the use of common logistic fuels in fuel cells. A laboratory unit that demonstrates the feasibility of continuously removing sulphur from liquid fuels has been built and tested in a field environment. Long term testing of the device was performed in cooperation with the Norwegian Defence Research Establishment (Forsvarets forskningsinstitutt, FFI) at their outdoor test facility in December 2011. 200 liters of F-34 fuel has been successfully desulphurized and sample analysis after the first 230 hours of operation showed that the sulphur level was reduced to less than 3 ppm, which is well within the acceptable range for fuel cell operation. This breakthrough in sulphur removal technology enables the use of fuel cells for military applications without the need for a separate fuel supply.

Picture :Cameron Lindberg (NPS) running the sulphur
removal unit at the FFI test site.

One of the largest defense exhibitions, DSEi, is arranged in London next week (September 13-16, 2011)

UK based Marshall Land Systems presents at their booth a demo of a silent diesel fuel cell generator.  The generator is the first result from a industrial partnership with Nordic Power Systems (NPS), and is based on NPS’ patented cool flame reformer technology. The fuel cell system is believed to be the first of its kind. It is expected to attract potential customers across the defense industry because of its ability to produce electricity and heat from regular diesel. The system operates silently and is virtually emission free.

Link to MLS Generator Datasheet

Pls see the enclosed press release distributed by Marshall Land Systems