Ship&Offshore | Ausgabe 06/2023
Approval for Methanol Superstorage system
Lloyd’s Register (LR) has awarded approval in principle (AiP) to SRC Group for a new methanol storage retrofit system. The fuel has been identified as one of the frontrunners for existing ships as their owners seek to decarbonise their operations by key dates, including 2030 and beyond. IMO targets set goals of a 20% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions from ships by 2030 and 70% by 2040, compared with 2008 levels. However, some of the zero-carbon fuels currently under development are still years away from being commercially available, and the corresponding engine technologies are also still at an early stage of development....