Reducing CO2 Emissions

Wärtsilä 32 Methanol Engine: A Familiar Four-Stroke Takes On Future Fuel

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  • 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...

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Total & Siemens Energy Partners To Reduce LNG Carbon Footprint

Total and Siemens Energy signed a Technical Collaboration Agreement to study sustainable solutions for CO2 emissions reduction, says a press release published on their website. 

Collaboration’s focus

The Second Largest Private Global LNG Player, Total, and Siemens Energy agreed to study sustainable solutions for CO2 emissions reduction, under a Technical Collaboration Agreement. The collaboration will focus on natural gas liquefaction facilities and associated power generation. 

Partners...

https://mfame.guru/total-siemens-energy-partners-to-reduce-lng-carbon-footprint/

[Watch] World’s First Fully Electric, Autonomous & Zero Emission Container Ship

The vessel YARA Birkeland will be the world’s first fully electric and autonomous container ship, with zero emissions, says an article published in KONGSBERG  website. 

Development & Delivery

KONGSBERG is responsible for development and delivery of all key enabling technologies including the sensors and integration required for remote and autonomous ship operations, in addition to the electric drive, battery and propulsion control systems.

About the ship

A 120 TEU (Twenty-foot Equivalent Units)...

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Let’s Give IMO Some Time To Do Its Work, Says Leading Tanker Owners

Leading tanker owners Odfjell and BW Group believe working with the UN body globally to be the right way forward for the industry, says an article published in Seatrade Maritime News.

Carbon emissions reduction

Despite criticism of the outcome of last week’s IMO meetings on reducing carbon emissions from shipping, leading tanker owners Odfjell and BW Group believe that working with the UN body globally is the right way forward for the industry.

Speaking at a Norwegian Business Association...

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Ship CO2 Emissions Greatly Reduced by 1% by High-tech Surfaces

Lubricant for oil tankers

Research done by the University of Bonn showcases how ship hulls were coated with special high-tech air trapping materials reduces up to 1% of global CO2 emissions, says an article published in Phys.org.

The Study

This is the conclusion reached by scientists from the University of Bonn together with colleagues from St. Augustin and Rostock in a recent study. According to the study, ships could save up to 20 percent of fuel as a result of reduced drag. If so-called antifouling effects are also...

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