Japan, June 3 -- Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL) and Samsung Heavy Industries Co., Ltd (SHI) have jointly acquired Approval in Principle (AiP) from the Lloyd's Register for the design of a 174,000 LNG Carrier equipped with Solid Oxide Fuel Cell (SOFC) technology. The 174,000 LNG carrier will be equipped with a 300kW SOFC, supplied by Bloom Energy, to be used as an auxiliary power generator and the ship will be delivered in 2027.SOFC technology is a highly efficient, high-temperature process that converts fuels like natural gas, hydrogen, methanol, or ammonia directly into electricity and heat through an electro-chemical process - without burning them. This highly efficient energy conversion reduces the amount of fuel required to generate th...