Following the conclusion of the International Maritime Organisation’s (IMO) Maritime Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) 77, the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) have released the following statement: ICS Secretary General, Guy Platten, said…
‘Missed opportunity’ to decarbonise shipping at MEPC 77, says ICS Read More »
The Danish Centre for Environment and Energy (DCE) at Aarhus University has estimated that air pollution from shipping causes about 50,000 premature deaths in Europe every year. However, the new global sulphur cap from 2020 has reduced the mortality an…
Cleaner Shipping: Air pollution, climate, technical solutions and regulation Read More »
Class society RINA, together with technology providers ABB, Helbio (subsidiary of Metacon AB), the Liberian Registry, Wärtsilä and an Energy Major have entered in a common effort to deliver a solution with hydrogen as fuel that would exceed IMO 2050 ta…
A scalable and sustainable proposal with hydrogen as fuel to meet IMO2050 targets Read More »
International shipping is overwhelmingly reliant on fossil fuels, with annual carbon dioxide emissions equivalent to a country the size of Germany. Actions to reduce its emissions are therefore an important element of global efforts to combat climate c…
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According to IRENA, floating solar is an emerging market with a high potential for rapid growth. While freshwater floating PV is being installed in more than 40 countries worldwide, seawater floating PV is a new market. In contrast to freshwater floati…
Why conventional floating solar PV systems will fail in the ocean Read More »