Hydrogen at sea, from ammonia
Ships carry more than 80% of world trade and cause close to 3% of global emissions. Hydrogen is the cleanest alternative to fuel oil, but hard to store at sea. Our technology can produce hydrogen on board, from ammonia. However, change happens when rules, supply and investors move together.
We have not stopped. The world is simply moving slower than we hoped.
Where things stand
The technology
Turning ammonia into hydrogen already works on land. Our mission is bringing the technology safely to sea.
The market
Clean ammonia projects are slower than planned. IMO rules are delayed, and shipowners wait for clarity before investing.
Our approach
Patient and step by step. We aim to prove the marinized technology on land with class and partners, ready when the market moves.
The ammonia-to-hydrogen technology comes from Metacon
Metacon is a listed Swedish hydrogen company and a major shareholder in Pherousa. Its reforming business is built on the patented HIWAR® reactor, which makes hydrogen from biogas, ethanol and ammonia. Pherousa brings the ammonia version to sea.
Starting with the ships already sailing
All ships have generators producing electricity on board. That is a natural place to start. Replacing part of the fuel oil in those generators with hydrogen from ammonia cuts emissions, especially in port, and helps existing ships meet stricter rules as they come. Each step keeps the next option open, towards the end goal: ships running fully on hydrogen, with zero emissions.
She who carries
In Greek mythology Pherousa is a sea nymph who helped sailors face the ocean.
For us, the name stands for ammonia as a carrier of hydrogen.
Board of Directors
Hans BredrupChairman
Christer WiknerDirectorCEO, Metacon AB
Jeff WakkerDirector
Pherousa is owned by its chairman Hans Bredrup (51%) and by Metacon (36%), together with a small group of private shareholders (13%).
Want to know more?
hans@pherousa.no