ABS AIP for DSME’s Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Technology
AIP Follows JDP to Replace a Diesel Generator Onboard a VLCC(OKPO, Korea) ABS has granted Approval in Principle (AIP) to Solid Oxide Fuel Cell (SOFC) technology developed by Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co., Ltd. (DSME). Granting of AIP follows two joint development projects between ABS and DSME, the latest to develop SOFC technology to replace at least one of three diesel generators typically on-board a Very Large Crude Carrier (VLCC). ABS is now working with DSME on future research and development areas to be carried out during detailed design and testing of the SOFC