TECHNOLOGY
Advancement, maturity and availability of the technologies of the different alternative fuels and the means of propulsion, storage on board, on land, and associated supply equipment.
In recent times, hydrogen fuel cells are the best option for truck fleets and in confined spaces such as ports, airports and warehouses where hydrogen forklifts help reduce emissions. The long-term cost of hydrogen-powered equipment is in line with diesel-powered equipment, making it an attractive alternative. Furthermore, hydrogen produced on a large scale by electrolysis from renewable sources is today on par with diesel for the automotive, bus and truck industries.
Greenhouse, prepared for the International Maritime Organization by an international consortium made up of ten consultancies, research institutes and universities from four continents and directed by CE Delft (Netherlands), in alphabetical order ClassNK (Japan), Dalian Maritime University (China ), Fudan University (China), the Economic Research Institute Foundation, the University of São Paulo (Brazil), the International Council for Clean Transport, Manchester Metropolitan University (United Kingdom), the National Institute for Maritime Research, the National Institute of Maritime, Port and Aviation Technology (Japan), Purdue University (USA) and UMAS, University College London (UK).
With this document, the Shell company shares its ideas and the measures it is already taking to decarbonize maritime transport. Their vision is to open and explore different alternatives for this complex challenge, they foresee that there will be multiple solutions that are needed in the sector and that it will depend on the evolution of the energy market as a whole.
Ships are capital intensive assets with typical operational lives of 20-30 years, longer for some types of ships. Therefore, at maximum, we have only ...
The Observatory of Alternative Fuels for maritime transport has updated the data on LNG supplies in Spanish ports as of August 2020.
A prototype fuel cell that will be able to use different fuels - including green ammonia and LNG - will be tested at the Norwegian Sustainable Energy catapult center before being installed on an Odfjell chemical tanker.