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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? 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. Read More Read More Read More Read More Read More
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Five-generation framework for wind
A new white paper from Norsepower and Kongsberg Maritime has proposed the first structured taxonomy for mechanical sail generations, aiming to bring clarity to a sector shifting from standalone devices to integrated, fleet-wide systems
Ville Paakkari, head of R&D at Norsepower and Henrik Sjöblom, vice president Business Concepts at Kongsberg Maritime, outline a five-generation model classifying mechanical sails by automation, integration and data intelligence.
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