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Alfa Laval starts testing new fuels to support the transition towards more sustainable shipping
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LUND, Sweden, March 8, 2021 /PRNewswire/
Alfa Laval - a world leader in heat transfer, centrifugal separation and fluid handling - will soon start testing two new types of marine fuels; biofuels (made from waste) and methanol, in its Test & Training Centre in Denmark. To make these non-carbon fuels commercially viable can have a big impact on the marine industry in its strive towards zero carbon shipping.
The International Maritime Organization (IMO) targets a 50 percent reduction of vessel-related greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. To achieve the long-term target of decarbonization, the industry must shift to new fuel types and technologies. The Alfa Laval Test & Training Centre in Aalborg, Denmark is taking a key role in testing new types of fuels to adapt and develop equipment for the vessels engine rooms and support the industry s journey to
Alfa Laval begins testing new fuels to support shipping’s transition March 8, 2021, by Naida Hakirevic
Swedish company Alfa Laval will soon start testing two new types of marine fuels biofuels (made from waste) and methanol, at its Test & Training Centre in Denmark.
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Making these non-carbon fuels commercially viable can have a big impact on the marine industry in its strive towards zero-carbon shipping, Alfa Laval believes.
The International Maritime Organization (IMO) targets a 50 percent reduction of vessel-related greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. To achieve the long-term target of decarbonization, the industry must shift to new fuel types and technologies.
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