Green Maritime Methanol 2.0. WP1 Development Safety Solutions
report
Green Methanol is one of the feasible alternative energy carrier candidates for replacing
fossil fuels on board ships. Unfortunately methanol is toxic to humans and it has a flashpoint
of 12 °C which is well below the minimum required temperature of 60 °C , according SOLAS,
hence also posing a fire risk. Therefore methanol needs to be regarded as hazardous. This
report gives technical information regarding methanol on board and how methanol behaves
when spilled. The other matter addressed is the concept of equivalent safety, which needs
to be followed according IMO regulations when prescriptive regulations are not complied
with. The aim is to increase the knowledge of designers, builders and crew. Finally, a list of
knowledge gaps is given.
It is noted that quite a few matters have been identified which require further investigation.
These will be addressed in a the next GMM project, GMM 3.0. Therefore for this report a 2nd
version, based on the relevant findings of GMM 3.0, is already foreseen.
fossil fuels on board ships. Unfortunately methanol is toxic to humans and it has a flashpoint
of 12 °C which is well below the minimum required temperature of 60 °C , according SOLAS,
hence also posing a fire risk. Therefore methanol needs to be regarded as hazardous. This
report gives technical information regarding methanol on board and how methanol behaves
when spilled. The other matter addressed is the concept of equivalent safety, which needs
to be followed according IMO regulations when prescriptive regulations are not complied
with. The aim is to increase the knowledge of designers, builders and crew. Finally, a list of
knowledge gaps is given.
It is noted that quite a few matters have been identified which require further investigation.
These will be addressed in a the next GMM project, GMM 3.0. Therefore for this report a 2nd
version, based on the relevant findings of GMM 3.0, is already foreseen.
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TNO Identifier
970822
Publisher
TNO
Collation
92 p.
Place of publication
Delft