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Posted on 10/30/2024 3:32:18 PM PDT by nickcarraway
Denmark wants to focus on renewable fuels to reduce the environmental impact from shipping. Svitzer, a major global provider of port and terminal infrastructure, has signed a deal with the Danish business Nordhavn Power Solutions to supply two methanol-based generator systems for a new hybrid tugboat.
The boat, built by Turkish shipyard Uzmar, will run on a hybrid system with batteries and a methanol-generating system that produces low emissions. The methanol system is planned to be used by Nordhavn Power Solutions as part of their environmentally friendly portfolio. The new tugboat is expected to be delivered at the beginning of 2026.
Methanol, an alcohol made from renewable resources such as biomass, carbon capture, and municipal rubbish, is a desirable alternative fuel for the marine industry due to its fuel adaptability and low emissions. In Sweden, Nordhavn Power Solutions and ScandiNAOS, a ship design firm, are collaborating to create and market methanol-powered engines for broader use in the marine sector. The marine industry’s heavy dependence on infrastructure along with its strict regulations, as well as collaboration with stakeholders, has made developing sustainable projects a daunting challenge few have attempted before.
International collaboration and investment are needed to transform the marine sector and secure sustainable transport solutions. The primary focus is on developing practical alternative fuels, with initiatives like methanol-powered engines that offer a long-term perspective. The transport sector is the world’s biggest source of carbon emissions. Projects like Nordhavn Power Solutions can go a long way to meeting environmental goals, but significant acceleration and ongoing collaboration between governments and industry leaders are still needed to make any significant impact around the world.
Methanol for the engines, ethanol for the passengers and crew and isopropanol for the injuries from the drunk crew.
They’ve done that in Florida for years...
It’s a meaningless gesture because the fuel economy on alcohol sucks because it’s 1/3rd less energy-dense than gasoline. So either you’re refueling more often or you’re hauling more dead weight around because of the larger fuel tank.
And what are they running the tractors on that cultivate, plant and harvest this “biomass” if not dead dinosaurs?
And it’s always a false economy to use a food product for fuel because the amount of arable land is fixed and finite. Water is near infinite but what’s available for irrigation isn’t. So you might save on fuel but it makes food more expensive in the exchange.
Isn't that what it's all about?
Turning food into fuel and burning it is a crime against humanity. Make no mistake, the diversion of food crops to creat alcohol takes food out of hungry mouths the world over.
Burning alcohol releases CO2 and water.
And a GP4 or diesel tug will be pulling these stupid things back to port where they will sit and never be used.
Great, so now when there’s a fire onboard the flames will be invisible. What could possibly go wrong?
I’ll drink to that!
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