THE FUTURE OF LPG SHIPPING
Discover the new XeroCarbon engine design concept
VISION
Ammonia - fuel for change
Ammonia has a chemical composition of NH3. When combusted in a conventional internal combustion engine, ammonia would produce nitrogen and water, making it a carbon-zero fuel. It is also an excellent green hydrogen carrier, overcoming significant transportation and storage issues of liquid hydrogen.
ENGINE DESIGN
A Mission to Fit a Carbon-Zero Engine into a Small-Size LPG Carrier
For cleaner LPG shipping
The entire shipping industry is responsible for around 940 million tonnes of CO2 emissions annually - 2.5% of the world's total CO2 emission. This might seem little compared to other areas like land transport. But shipping demands would definitely increase in the coming years to meet the demands of the growing population.
IMO - The Policy Makers
In recent years, the IMO (International Maritime Organization) has introduced various regulations that would reduce the greenhouse gas emissions. An example of this would be EEXI (Energy Efficiency eXisting ship Index). Since its introduction, surveys have been conducted on vessels which assessed their technical design relating to greenhouse gas emissions, and ship owners are required to receive the EEXI approvals to be able to operate their fleet. This rule is updated quite frequently, making it even tighter, requiring ship owners to make the leap to carbon-zero vessels which operate without regulations.