MAERSK has invested in a Silicon Valley-based electrofuels startup to help decarbonise its fleet, reports Ventura, CA's gCaptain.
The investment in Prometheus Fuels is a vital component of Maersk's development of methanol-powered containerships.
Prometheus Fuels can produce alcohol using renewable energy, ambient air, and water.
'Prometheus Fuels is developing a very exciting and innovative technology to produce carbon-based electrofuels from direct air capture of CO2,' said maersk decarbonisation chief Morten Bo Christiansen.
'Electrofuels are expected to play a key role for the decarbonisation of shipping and, if scaled successfully, Prometheus Fuels' technology will address a key constraint for carbon-based electrofuels - namely the cost competitiveness of direct air capture.' said Mr Christiansen.
Maersk expects synthetic alcohols and other electrofuels to play a big role in the decarbonisation of shipping.
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The investment in Prometheus Fuels is a vital component of Maersk's development of methanol-powered containerships.
Prometheus Fuels can produce alcohol using renewable energy, ambient air, and water.
'Prometheus Fuels is developing a very exciting and innovative technology to produce carbon-based electrofuels from direct air capture of CO2,' said maersk decarbonisation chief Morten Bo Christiansen.
'Electrofuels are expected to play a key role for the decarbonisation of shipping and, if scaled successfully, Prometheus Fuels' technology will address a key constraint for carbon-based electrofuels - namely the cost competitiveness of direct air capture.' said Mr Christiansen.
Maersk expects synthetic alcohols and other electrofuels to play a big role in the decarbonisation of shipping.
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