The subject of which fuel will be used by the worldwide marine industry in the future has been discussed in different threads before. Time to get it under one umbrella. Here is first instalment; Hydrogen or Methanol: [image] Methanol backer takes swipe at proponents of hydrogen - The ba…

So as I see it people don’t want nuclear fuels because it might pose safety issues? But methanol and ammonia are okay? Those fuel vapors cause blindness and death. And for anyone that thinks that these fuel systems will be made ‘safe’ just remember that current fuel systems are designed to be ‘le…

Oh, no … someone might go blind, let’s stop developing alternative fuels before someone gets hurt! Messing with that stuff has already killed 4 people since 2020 and injured another 16 since 2019! Oh the humanity! Care to redirect some of that fear into the real killer and maimer of seafarers - li…

Lifeboats today are no question the most dangerous thing on ships. This could quickly change if we start adapting methanol/ammonia into common fuel systems on hundreds or thousands of ships. Since methanol/ammonia use is limited now I’d be surprised if it caused a lot of injury/death yet. This wil…

Most newer ships has free fall lifeboats so the problem with control wires that has been discussed here is a thing of the past. (Except on old ships, that is) Ammonia is a way of storing Hydrogen in liquid form without the need for deep refrigeration: [image] Ammonia’s Role in a Net-Zero H…

I hope the ships of the future have a 5 year shelf life. Or really high quality resperators.

[image] China looks to dominate building of cleaner-fuel ships China is targeting building more than half of global vessels powered by lower-carbon fuels by 2025. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Not everybody think that Methanol is the Marine Fuel of the Future: [image] Powering the fleet with alcohol - Splash247 Pierre Aury points out all the shortcomings of methanol as shipping’s proposed fuel of the future. Between COP1 and COP28, world CO2 emissions have gone from 23.5bn ton…

Can e-fuel be the Fuel of the Future (not just Marine)?: [image] Infinium Plans To Develop Commercial eFuels Project in Northern Norway |... US-based eFuels provider Infinium and the Norwegian Mo Industrial Park (Mo Industripark AS) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding for E…

Lots of different projects are trying to come up with the best Marine fuel of the future. Here is one of them: [image] Unveiling the power of Maritime Hydrogen with the HyTime Project Unveiling the power of Maritime Hydrogen with the HyTime Project Bramble Energy, an innovator and disru…

Is LNG even a “stop gap” fuel for ships?: [image] Methane slip from gas-fuelled ships back in the spotlight - Splash247 Within the space of a week there have been three future fuel reports with very different takes on today’s controversial leading alternative fuel, LNG. Likely grabbing t…

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