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Ammmonia
Methanol
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Using an abundant, if toxic, resource to power the maritime fleet. A mature future fuel already in use - but will it become dominant? 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. 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? Read More Read More Read More Read More Read More
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Propulsion & Future Fuels Conference 2025
The Motorship’s Propulsion & Future Fuels is the leading international conference on powering shipping’s emissions-cutting ambitions.
The 2025 Conference will take place from 25th - 27th November in Hamburg, Germany and will offer a meeting place to learn, discuss and knowledge-share the latest developments in efficient power and propulsion technology plus alternative low flashpoint and low carbon fuels.
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ORCAN ENERGY
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NewsReusing onboard waste heat
A new solution to turn waste heat into usable energy is helping to decarbonise the shipping industry
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NewsAlfa Laval to distribute ORC solution in marine market
Alfa Laval has signed a cooperation agreement with Orcan Energy to market and distribute energy efficiency solutions based on Orcan’s Organic Rankine Cycle (ORC) technology in the marine market
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NewsESD SUPPLIERS SEE REGULATORY FACTORS FANNING INTEREST
Regulatory factors are stoking interest in energy-saving device solutions from some trades, although a broader industry-wide focus on fuel efficiencies, and altering fuel supply economics, are also contributing
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NewsOrcan Energy PACKS for new dredgers
Marine contractor Van Oord has installed efficiency PACKs, an organic Rankine cycle (ORC), from cleantech company Orcan Energy on two of its new hybrid water injection dredgers.
