MAN Energy Solutions reports the 1,036-TEU ElbBlue has reduced its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions 27 per cent by operating on a combination of synthetic natural gas (SNG) and conventional liquefied natural gas (LNG), reports Hellenic Shipping News Worldwide.
Compared with heavy fuel oil (HFO), GHG emission reduction was as high as 34 per cent, said the Augsburg-based company, 80 kilometres north east of Munich.
'With this project, we have proven the technical viability of our concept of the maritime energy transition. Today, more than ever, we are convinced that climate-neutral, synthetic fuels point the way to green shipping - and even further beyond,' said MAN Energy Solutions CEO Uwe Lauber.
'The current, global, political situation underscores the future role that synthetic fuels can play in a diversified energy supply in that they point the way toward less dependence on raw material deposits, suppliers, and price fluctuations,' said Mr Lauber.
'As a result of the military attack on Ukraine in violation of international law, LNG prices, for example, have risen massively in recent weeks and are now at a similar level to SNG. If production capacity can be built up quickly and synthetic fuels made available to the market, SNG could become a climate-friendly and - in the long term - economical alternative to fossil fuels in shipping.'
Meanwhile, pure SNG is expected to cut GHG 80 per cent.
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Compared with heavy fuel oil (HFO), GHG emission reduction was as high as 34 per cent, said the Augsburg-based company, 80 kilometres north east of Munich.
'With this project, we have proven the technical viability of our concept of the maritime energy transition. Today, more than ever, we are convinced that climate-neutral, synthetic fuels point the way to green shipping - and even further beyond,' said MAN Energy Solutions CEO Uwe Lauber.
'The current, global, political situation underscores the future role that synthetic fuels can play in a diversified energy supply in that they point the way toward less dependence on raw material deposits, suppliers, and price fluctuations,' said Mr Lauber.
'As a result of the military attack on Ukraine in violation of international law, LNG prices, for example, have risen massively in recent weeks and are now at a similar level to SNG. If production capacity can be built up quickly and synthetic fuels made available to the market, SNG could become a climate-friendly and - in the long term - economical alternative to fossil fuels in shipping.'
Meanwhile, pure SNG is expected to cut GHG 80 per cent.
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