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19 Apr 2021 (Last Updated April 19th, 2021 12:30) UK-based Silverstream Technologies has completed trials of its air lubrication system, Silverstream System, on a Shell-chartered 170,000m³ liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier, named Methane Patricia Camila. Share Article UK-based Silverstream Technologies has completed trials of its air lubrication system, Silverstream System, on a Shell-chartered 170,000m³ liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier, named Methane Patricia Camila. The system is claimed to have shown approximately 6.6% net savings afte...

The Shell-chartered 170,000 m3 LNG carrier Methane Patricia Camila tested the system at various speeds during normal operations after its retrofit in October 2020.

Retrofit of air lubrication technology achieves verified performance of 6.6% net savings during initial testing. Silverstream Technologies' air lubrication system, the Silverstream System, has reportedly delivered 6.6% fuel and emissions savings during testing on the Shell-chartered 170,000 cbm LNG carrier Methane Patricia Camila. The Silverstream System is designed to enable fuel and emissions efficiencies by producing a thin layer of microbubbles along the full flat bottom of the vessel, reducing frictional resistance between the water and the hull. The System was successfully retrofitted o...