Shareholders of the German company, Hanseatic Energy Hub, have given the green light to build Germany’s first land-based terminal for liquefied gases. Builders Técnicas Reunidas, FCC, and Enka, will build […]
Future fuel
Wärtsilä 32 Methanol Engine: A Familiar Four-Stroke Takes On Future Fuel
- The well-proven four-stroke engine platform, introduced in the 1980s, is reimagined as a flexible-fuel prime mover with the ability to burn green methanol.
- Wärtsilä has also developed retrofit solutions that will allow those engines to burn methanol, leveraging its past experience with Stena Germanica.
- Global production of methanol stands at about 100M tonnes, of which about one-third is traded globally.
Over the next few years, shipowners will have a widening...
https://mfame.guru/wartsila-32-methanol-engine-a-familiar-four-stroke-takes-on-future-fuel/
Future-fuel demand for shipping industry equal to entire current global production of renewables
By the International Chamber of Shipping
New data released earlier this week has revealed how the global shipping industry will require the equivalent of the world’s entire current renewable energy demand in order to replace fossil fuel use.
‘Fuelling the Fourth Propulsion Revolution’, authored by Professor Dr. Stefan Ulreich from Germany’s University of Applied Sciences, and commissioned by the International...
World’s first LNG-fuelled Newcastlemax bulker fills up in Singapore
Bulk carrier, Mount Tourmaline, said to be the world’s first liquefied natural gas fuelled Newcastlemax bulker. According to a statement from the operator, Eastern Pacific Shipping, the vessel has fuelled up at Singapore. A “Newcastlemax” is, as its name suggests, the biggest size of ship that can physically fit into the Australian port of Newcastle.
The 209,000 deadweight ship is one of a fleet of...
Maersk’s major move: methanol
“You cannot predict the future, but you can create it,” management guru Peter Drucker said.
Management at major container shipping line Maersk have evidently taken that message to heart. They are working to create a methanol-powered future.
Methanol is a potentially potent fuel for the maritime industry. As it happens, Shipping Australia recently wrote a review of the technology, which we published in...
https://www.shippingaustralia.com.au/maersks-major-move-methanol/
Maersk Reveals Possible Future Fuels
- The major container shipping company Maersk recently issued its financial performance results for 2020.
- Maersk highlights that despite the low volumes due to COVID-19, the company left 2020 with a strong balance sheet and plenty of firepower.
- The container major is working to find out what is the best fuel for the industry’s future.
- Maersk revealed that the alternative fuels based on alcohols (methanol and ethanol), bio-methane, and ammonia will be the basic principles of a combustion engine.
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HHI Group and DNV GL report on green tankers of the future
In a recent “Green Tankers towards 2050” industry webinar, classification society DNV GL and South Korea’s HHI Group, the world’s largest shipbuilder, presented the results of new joint research on the development of low and zero carbon solutions for shipping.
“Shipowners are faced with many uncertainties in the rapidly changing marketplace,” said Seong-Yong Park, COO and SEVP of HHI Group. “We believe our research results, including proven engineering solutions and alternative fuels, will...
https://www.marinelog.com/shipping/hhi-group-and-dnv-gl-report-on-green-tankers-of-the-future/
Perth, WA, based-GEV reveals hydrogen-carrier ship strategy to take advantage of future Australian exports
A growing list of Australian hydrogen-export projects, and the perception that Australia is a potential world-leader in hydrogen exports, has led Perth, WA-based Global Energy Ventures to announce...
Engineers test ammonia as a potential marine fuel
Global engineering company Wärtsilä has begun testing ammonia as a fuel that can be used in the shipping and energy sectors for power generation.
The International Maritime Organization’s vision of reducing greenhouse gas emissions from shipping by at least 50% by 2050. Ammonia is a candidate for being...
https://shippingaustralia.com.au/engineers-test-ammonia-as-a-potential-marine-fuel/