Green Maritime Methanol. A call to action
report
The maritime sector must do its part to limit global climate change caused by emission of
greenhouse gases. The International Maritime Organization, in its 2018 Initial IMO GHG
strategy, agreed to a 40% reduction of carbon intensity of international shipping by 2030
compared to 2008 levels [1]. The European Union sets ambitious greenhouse gas emission
reduction targets for maritime transport under its FuelEU Maritime program, undergoing final
approval by legislators at the time of writing (Q4 2022).
Shipping emissions are mainly caused by combustion of fossil fuels in ship engines. Several
stakeholders are working on the development of new alternative maritime fuels in order to
reduce greenhouse gas emissions. In the Green Maritime Methanol project, a consortium of
Dutch and international maritime companies and knowledge institutes have joined forces to
investigate the application of renewable methanol as a maritime fuel.
The first stage of the project ran between 2018 and 2020. In our follow-up Green Maritime
Methanol 2.0 (GMM 2.0), the consortium continues its cooperation to research safety aspects,
engine development, development of ship designs for three additional vessel types and
long-term availability and business case development. The GMM 2.0 project is supported by
TKI Maritime and the Netherlands Ministry of Economic Affairs
greenhouse gases. The International Maritime Organization, in its 2018 Initial IMO GHG
strategy, agreed to a 40% reduction of carbon intensity of international shipping by 2030
compared to 2008 levels [1]. The European Union sets ambitious greenhouse gas emission
reduction targets for maritime transport under its FuelEU Maritime program, undergoing final
approval by legislators at the time of writing (Q4 2022).
Shipping emissions are mainly caused by combustion of fossil fuels in ship engines. Several
stakeholders are working on the development of new alternative maritime fuels in order to
reduce greenhouse gas emissions. In the Green Maritime Methanol project, a consortium of
Dutch and international maritime companies and knowledge institutes have joined forces to
investigate the application of renewable methanol as a maritime fuel.
The first stage of the project ran between 2018 and 2020. In our follow-up Green Maritime
Methanol 2.0 (GMM 2.0), the consortium continues its cooperation to research safety aspects,
engine development, development of ship designs for three additional vessel types and
long-term availability and business case development. The GMM 2.0 project is supported by
TKI Maritime and the Netherlands Ministry of Economic Affairs
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TNO Identifier
985467
Publisher
TNO
Collation
21 p.
Place of publication
Den Haag