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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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Solar Solve Marine International
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NewsMaersk orders Solasolv sunscreens
UK based marine sunscreen manufacturer, Solar Solve Marine, has received a number of orders from Maersk Line for its Solasolv anti glare, heat rejecting roller screens for navigation bridge and control room windows.
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NewsSunscreens for Irish catamaran ferry
Solar Solve Marine says it has received an order from Irish Ferries for its Solasolv anti-glare, heat rejecting roller screens for navigation bridge windows. Three screens will be fitted to the high speed ferry ‘Jonathan Swift’.
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NewsNew year’s honours for UK marine industry
Some well known names from the UK marine industry have featured on the Queen’s new year’s honour’s list – including awards for the top bods at the NCI, Solar Solve Ltd and Halyard (M&I).
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NewsContinued success for Solar Solve in Korea
Solar Solve Marine has returned from a visit to the Kor-Marine Exhibition in Busan with a contract worth in excess of $500,000 over the next 12 months.
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NewsFast response for marine sunscreens
Solar Solve Marine, the UK manufacturer of Solasolv anti-glare, heat rejecting roller screens for wheelhouse windows, says it was recently able to offer a rapid response to an urgent enquiry from Smit.
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NewsFurther sunscreen order for AHTS fleet
Solar Solve Marine, the UK manufacturer of anti-glare, heat rejecting roller screens for bridge windows, says it has received its 12th order from Swire Pacific Offshore for its fleet of AHTS vessels.
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Roller screens help reduce aircon costs
Solar Solve Marine recently commissioned a laboratory to carry out tests to quantify the actual value of cost savings, in US dollars, that can be made when Solasolv products are installed and in use in a vessel’s navigation bridge windows.
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News‘Maersk Lancer’ gets anti-glare treatment
South Shields based Solar Solve Marine recently received an order from LV Shipping & Transport to measure, supply and install 15 of its ‘Solasafe’ anti-glare, heat rejecting roller screens to some of the wheelhouse windows on Maersk Lancer.
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NewsPSVs get anti-glare screens
Solar Solve Marine’s worldwide distributor based in Norway secured an order for 66 of their Solarola anti-glare screens to be installed on the wheelhouse windows of two new sister ships.
