Starting in fiscal 2024, Japanese shipping company NYK plans to launch full-scale trials of the long-term use of biofuels in navigating its existing heavy oil-fired vessels.
Biofuels are produced from biological sources (biomass), such as waste cooking oil, and are considered to have net-zero CO2 emissions during combustion.
Biofuels are gaining traction in the maritime industry also due to their compatibility with existing infrastructure enabling vessels fitted with heavy oil–fired engines with an option to operate more sustainably.
NYK has already conducted several biofuel trials over the past couple of years. Specifically, the company’s data shows that since the 2019 fiscal year, short-term biofuel trials were carried out in about 10 vessels.
Tags: Biofuels, NYK, Trials
Recent Posts
Vedanta Aluminium signs pact with GAIL for supply of natural gas
HMM introduces South Korea’s first LNG-powered vessels
NGEL inks pact with NREDCAP in Andhra for RE projects
Global warming won’t end if net zero is redefined
The Liberian Registry and Korean Register (KR) grant AiP to Samsung
To satisfy decarbonization targets, Big Oil invests billions in the manufacture of biofuel
ISO issues standards for methanol as a marine fuel
Amazon, partners to test electric trucks on a freight corridor in India