Towards zero emission shipping

Engineering Marine Engineering
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No because it uses MGO as pre-igniter. FCs do not require fossil fuels only green or blue H2

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Lots of activity to find the right fuel to replace fossil fuel in shipping.
Even Saudi Aramco is in on it, although they may be more interested in getting their hands on CO2 to use for more recovery from oil fields that is nearing depletion:

Singapore shipping giant Eastern Pacific is going for Ammonia and Methanol as future fuel to reach the IMO 2050 goal:

While Hydrogen is the fuel of choice for inland shipping in Europe:

The dream of Zero emission shipping require ample supply of Green Hydrogen and Ammonia:

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Good question:

Any opinions to be offered here??

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The “competition” between the various fules that may be used by shipping in the future is going on:

China may take steps to impose shipping in emission trading scheme before EU:

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Is wind power the way to, or even exceeding, IMO 2050?:

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no.

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Maybe this would find more favour:

Especially if the winner is Ammonia, made with green hydrogen produced in Oz?

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No, again. No ‘zero emissions’ anything. Cost efficient carriage of cargo should be the aim, not virtue signalling.

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I should have guessed. Back to coal fired ships?

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We will eventually convert coal to liquid economically and that gives Australia another three centuries of good fuel. So, why not? Emissions don’t count. It’s all economics. The environment LOVES more CO2 - it greens the planet.

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So does fertilizer runoff and sewage spills.

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Maybe this meet with your approval, even if it does involve climate change prevention?:

Don’t know if it’ll work on coal fired steamships though.

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No. It’s a stupid idea based on a false premise. CO2 is good for the environment. Why pay to scrub it?

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A short sea Car carrier has been running on Biofuel for a year:

But is a stop gap solution, just like LNG/LPG as it reduce carbon emission by 60%, but do not eliminate it.

What can eliminating it is solid oxide fuel cells:

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Everybody is joining in the effort to decarbonize shipping and port operations:

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Not zero emission, but a step in that direction:

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So the US Navy carriers are OK, they just have to stop flying the jets. :grin:

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