GE’s Marine Solutions says that the world’s first Liquid Propane Gas (LPG)-fueled ferry design to use GE’s COmbined Gas turbine Electric and Steam (COGES) system has successfully completed Hazard Identification (HAZID) meetings.
A consortium consisted of Youngsung Global, DINTEC, Korea LPG Industry Association, GE’s Marine Solutions and Far East Ship Design & Engineering Co. (FESDEC) signed a multilateral memorandum of understanding, in November 2016, to cooperate on this ferry design. Bureau Veritas chaired the HAZID three-day meetings, that took place in Busan and aim to identify hazards and safeguards during the early ship design stage.
“Now with HAZID meetings successfully completed, the consortium will proceed with securing a shipbuilding contract and will seek Approval in Principle to further validate the safety of the ship design including the COGES propulsion system and the LPG fuel supply,” said Brien Bolsinger, GE’s Vice President, Marine Operations, Cincinnati, Ohio.
Normally, the processes that a new ship design undergoes vary from research and development to ship architecture and design, HAZID and AIP certification, and finally onto contracts with the shipyard and suppliers. Therefore, meeting HAZID requirements is considered a key milestone in ensuring the final success of the LPG COGES ferry design process.
Increased use of LPG worldwide has made this exciting ferry project feasible. The ship is designed to ensure both economic benefits and environmental performances, adopting LPG as the main fuel for lower fuel costs and no emission of sulfur oxides (SOx).
The COGES system consumes almost no lube oil and meets current and future regulations for SOx, nitrogen oxides (NOx), carbon dioxide (CO2) and particulate matter. Specifically, GE marine gas turbines meet International Maritime Organization Tier III and United States Environmental Protection Agency Tier 4 standards now without exhaust after treatment and no methane slip.
GE marine gas turbines are fuel flexible and can operate on a variety of fuels, including LPG, marine gas oil, biodiesel, bio-synthetic paraffinic kerosene blends and natural gas.
