Posted on 01/14/2014 2:09:57 PM PST by Berlin_Freeper
FERRY company Brittany Ferries has just placed an order for a new vessel that will be its largest, cleanest and most environmentally-friendly ship to date.
The €270million cruise-ferry will be powered by Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) which emits 25% less carbon dioxide than traditional oil engines – and, as it burns with a clean flame and no smoke, emits no dust, soot or sulphur and is low in nitrogen oxide emissions.
(Excerpt) Read more at connexionfrance.com ...
Burns with a clean flame - Why didn't we think of this?
Shell has been getting into LNG for shipping as well.
http://www.shell.com/global/future-energy/natural-gas/natural-gas-transport/lng-shipping.html
No doubt French will christen it “ La Bombe!!”
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