A Collaborative Approach to Developing Decarbonised Technology for Shipping and Power Generation

Autoren

Sebastiaan BLEUANUS
Wärtsilä

Zusammenfassung

"electrify everything"; an oft-heard mantra as we scramble to limit global warming. Direct electrification is a powerful decarbonisation tool but some industries and applications do not lend themselves to it. Shipping is one of them, and renewable fuel technologies are required to enable deep emission cuts in this sector.

Besides shipping, also the increased renewable penetration in electricity generation needs fuel-based technologies for long term storage, backup and grid balancing. Transitioning to renewable fuels spans the whole energy supply chain and collaboration is key to its success.

This paper describes a collaborative approach to the development of the knowledge and technology required to transition to renewable fuels. Besides highlighting examples from recent collaborations, it highlights the process and planning requirements for success.