Expleo has developed an innovative closed-loop, e-methanol fuel cell solution for global shipping that delivers a 92% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions (GHGe). With this the global engineering and technology service provider offers an OPEX savings of £1.4m a year per vessel.
Expleo modelled its ‘system-of-systems’ solution on the multi-tasking Bibby Wavemaster 1, a vessel used to service offshore wind farms.
The solution was defined during Expleo’s feasibility study into clean power propulsion systems, funded through the Department for Transport’s (DfT) Clean Marine Demonstration Competition (CMDC) and is detailed in the new white paper Clean Green Marine – a breakthrough for global shipping.
To meet the International Maritime Organisation’s (IMO) timeline for carbon emission reduction, many of the world’s 100,000 vessels will need to convert to low-carbon fuel by 2035 – making the development of a viable retrofit and new build system a high priority.
Tags: E-Methanol, Expleo, GHG, Shipping, wind farms
Recent Posts
Zero-carbon ammonia for shipping faces challenges
Wärtsilä signs lifecycle agreement for 7 Capital Gas LNG carriers
ABS releases report on nuclear LNG carrier design
NTPC develops indigenous catalyst for methanol production
Huangpu Wenchong receives AIP from CCS for ships using methanol and ammonia
Climate change will cause India’s GDP to decline by 24.7% by 2070: ADB
Masdar and EMSTEEL complete project using green hydrogen to produce steel
DNV Grants HHI AiP for ammonia DF large container vessel