Towards Very Low Carbon Shipping

M Traut; A Bows; P Gilbert; C Walsh; R Wood

Towards Very Low Carbon Shipping

M Traut, A Bows, P Gilbert, C Walsh, R Wood

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Abstract

In order to meet broadly legitimised climate change mitigation targets, all sectors need to decarbonise over the coming decades. In this paper, the potential scope for decarbonising the individual ship is assessed,
considering the case of a bulk carrier of 40,000 GT. The study comprises of three stages: (i) Reducing the demand for propulsion power by reducing speed and incorporating estimates of efficiency gains from hull shape
modifications and propeller optimisation; (ii) Estimating the maximum feasible contributions from wind and solar power, using historical weather data and technology characteristics from the literature; (iii) Assessing and
comparing marine diesel, LNG, biofuel, and hydrogen for their potential to deliver the remaining propulsive energy demand with low associated carbon emissions.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the International Conference on Technologies, Operations, Logistics and Modelling for Low Carbon Shipping. Glasgow
Publisher	Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council
Publication status	Published - Jun 2011
Event	International Conference on Technologies, Operations, Logistics and Modelling for Low Carbon Shipping. - Glasgow Duration: 1 Jan 1824 → …

Conference

Conference	International Conference on Technologies, Operations, Logistics and Modelling for Low Carbon Shipping.
City	Glasgow
Period	1/01/24 → …

Keywords

Climate change
Step changes
Technology

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

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Traut, M, Bows, A, Gilbert, P, Walsh, C & Wood, R 2011, Towards Very Low Carbon Shipping. in Proceedings of the International Conference on Technologies, Operations, Logistics and Modelling for Low Carbon Shipping. Glasgow. Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council , International Conference on Technologies, Operations, Logistics and Modelling for Low Carbon Shipping., Glasgow, 1/01/24.

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Towards Very Low Carbon Shipping

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UN SDGs

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Towards Very Low Carbon Shipping

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UN SDGs

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The High Seas Project: Assessing the technical and operational scope for rapid carbon emission reductin for global shipping.

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