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Ammmonia	Methanol	BioFuel & Clean Diesel	Nuclear	LNG

Using an abundant, if toxic, resource to power the maritime fleet.	A mature future fuel already in use - but will it become dominant?	Numerous NGOs protested against the IMO earlier this year putting biofuels in its Global Fuel Standard, but the “fuel versus food” debate seems to have been solved by deriving fuels from waste.	Technically the cleanest possible fuel source available to the maritime world and one that has the longest history, dating back to the 1950s. Why is it not in common, non-military use?	LNG is currently the most popular lower carbon fuel, but with bio and e-LNG it could move beyond its current transition fuel status supported by extensive existing infrastructure.
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MAN sees demand for methanol grow

2024-11-01T10:27:00Z

MAN Energy Solutions has received multiple orders for methanol engines advancing sustainable shipping efforts
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MAN Energy Solutions unveils methanol retrofit package for four-stroke engines

2024-07-30T08:33:00Z

MAN ES to offer methanol retrofits to 4-stroke engines from next year
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Engine makers ready engines for the 4-stroke methanol market

2024-04-19T13:31:00Z

The solutions available for methanol engines and retrofit packages are growing, but there are still financial concerns about their viability.