Unconventional bunker fuels, a safety comparison
report
There is a strong urge to replace conventional bunker fuels such as heavy fuel oil (HFO), marine diesel oil (MDO) and marine gas oil (MGO) by ‘fuels’ which do not give a net emission of greenhouse gasses or emit pollutants when combusted. Candidate fuels are methanol, dimethyl ether (DME), ammonia, pressurised hydrogen and liquefied hydrogen. Liquefied natural gas has already entered the maritime domain, albeit initially primarily for pollutant emission reasons. Introducing alternative fuels on board ships has many far stretching implications in terms of safety. Hence a need exists to familiarize with the most important safety aspects, measures and regulations associated with usage of these alternative fuels. This report is the result of a safety assessment on the usage of alternative bunker fuels, in the context of the Green Maritime Methanol (GMM) project.
TNO Identifier
875427
Publisher
TNO
Collation
22 p.
Place of publication
Delft