Business as usual is no longer an option in shipping’s decarbonisation, the well-known green advocate Sönke Diesener will argue at next month’s Propulsion & Future Fuel Conference.
While the ideal deep-sea shipping fuel remains uncertain, as Senior Policy Officer at NABU (the Nature and Biodiversity Conservation Union) Diesener will make the case that methanol offers a flexible, comparatively easy-to-handle, potentially climate-neutral alternative.
Understanding methanol’s benefits, operational challenges, and spill response is essential, he will say in the session: Methanol in Practice: Operational Insights from Ship to Shore.
As methanol gains traction as a viable alternative fuel, real-world experience is becoming critical. The session explores operational lessons learned across vessel performance, maintenance requirements, and efficiency outcomes, alongside the practical realities of methanol bunkering.
Joining Diesener for the conference’s penultimate session are Dave Lee, Executive Director at e1 Marine, Jarle Opheim, Sales Manager at Air Products, and Kristian Mogensen, Promotion Manager at Everllence.
Along with his advocacy for the green transition of the shipping sector, Diesener is an experienced international project coordinator. He has supported campaigns towards regional and international implementation of environmentally and climate sound regulation, and manages an NGO-Network supporting the establishment of Emission Control Areas that help to drastically reduce air pollutant emissions.
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