Houston, Texas – September 30, 2024 – W-Industries, a provider of engineering, technology, manufacturing, construction and services, is proud to announce its involvement in Amogy’s successful demonstration of the world’s first carbon-free, ammonia-powered maritime vessel. The NH₃ Kraken, a tugboat originally constructed in 1957 and retrofitted with Amogy’s ammonia-to-electrical power system, recently took its maiden voyage in upstate New York. For this pioneering project, W-Industries provided the design, engineering, fabrication and integration of Amogy’s process modules and the turnkey delivery of the vessel battery storage container.

Successfully sailing the NH₃ Kraken is the largest and most significant application of Amogy’s technology to date. Amogy’s patented ammonia-to-electrical power system splits, or “cracks,” liquid ammonia into its base elements of hydrogen and nitrogen. The hydrogen is then funneled into a fuel cell, generating high-performance power with zero carbon emissions. This technology offers a sustainable, clean energy solution, tailored for hard-to-abate sectors like maritime shipping, as well as stationary power generation applications. During this demonstration, the NH₃ Kraken was fueled with green ammonia, produced entirely with renewable energy, further reducing its carbon footprint.

“We were very excited to support Amogy in achieving this historic milestone and seeing the NH₃ Kraken sail under ammonia power.” says Michael Bain, SVP at W-Industries. “We are looking forward to continuing our partnership with Amogy to provide carbon-free energy solutions globally.”

“We are grateful to W-Industries for their role in making our tugboat demonstration a success,” says Seonghoon Woo, CEO at Amogy. “Collaboration is crucial to accelerating the energy transition and we look forward to continued partnership with W-Industries.”

The global shipping industry emits close to 1 billion tons of greenhouse gases per year. The successful first voyage of the NH₃ Kraken validates the vast potential ammonia holds for transforming the shipping industry, and other sources of power generation in the future.

W-Industries Contributes to Historic Launch of Amogy’s Carbon-Free Ammonia Powered Maritime Vessel

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 at five times the energy density of lithium batteries.

Amogy is headquartered in Brooklyn, New York, with additional locations including Houston, Texas, Nordbøgaten, 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, Facebook, and YouTube, or visit www.amogy.co.

About W-Industries
W-Industries provides engineering, technology, manufacturing, construction and aftermarket services to the global energy, maritime and infrastructure industries. From turnkey process and utility packages, to automation and cybersecurity services, electrification and industrial power systems, and instrumentation, electrical and site construction services, W-Industries has been at the forefront of providing full project lifecycle solutions for over 40 years.

W-Industries is headquartered in Houston, Texas with additional locations throughout Texas, Louisiana, New Mexico and Mexico City. W-Industries is part of the CSE Global group of companies with corporate headquarters in Singapore. For more information, follow W-Industries on LinkedIn or visit www.w-industries.com.