Sustainable Energy in
Marine Transportation
IMarEST Conference,
Sustainable Shipping, 1-2 February 2005
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Content
• International initiatives;
• Technology developments;
• Market-based mechanisms;
• Conclusions.
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Marine Transport
Energy Use and Exhaust Emissions
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World Oil Demand
World Oil De mand
100
90
80
70 64
% Oil Demand
60 55
50 2002
40 2030
30
19
20 16 16 14
10
10 6
0
T ransport Indust ry P ower Gen. Ot hers
S ector
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Bunker Demand
Maritime
7%
Aircraft
12%
Rail, inland
w ater
6% Light duty
road
vehicles
45%
Heavy duty
road
vehicles
30%
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Summary on Fuel Consumption and Emissions
Freight Transport
Energy Sustainability Analysis
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Sustainable Energy Indices
14000
Energy Intensity [kJ/t-km]
12000
10000
8000
6000
4000
2000
0
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Comparisons: CO2 Intensity
1200
1000
CO2 Intensity [g/t-km]
800
600
400
200
0
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Comparisons: NOx Intensity
6000
5000
NOx Intensity [g/t-km]
4000
3000
2000
1000
0
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Comparisons: SOx Intensity
1200
1000
SOx Intensity [g/t-km]
800
600
400
200
0
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Energy Intensity versus Ship Size (Tankers)
Ene rgy Inte ns ity ve rs us Dis pla c e m e nt
200
Energy intensity [kJ/t-km]
150
100
50
0
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Dis p lace m e n t [to n n e ]
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Overall Picture
International Initiatives
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Climate Change Convention
UNFCCC
COP Agreed: Rio 1992
(Conference of Parties) Ratified: 1994
IMO ICAO
(Shipping) (Aircraft)
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International Maritime Organisation (IMO)
IMO Assembly
MEPC MSC
(Marine Environment Protection (Marine Safety Committee)
Committee)
Current Working Groups
• Alternative Technologies:
Natural gas (dual fuel) engines;
Fuel cell;
Electric ship;
• Energy Efficiency
Energy efficient technologies;
Operational controls;
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Low Sulphur Fuel
• Move to lower sulphur fuel seems to be inevitable (Unless
cost effective flue gas desulphurisation systems become
available);
• Issues:
Fuel price differentials and economic consequences;
• Issues:
Availability;
Cost;
Storage;
Infrastructure;
Conversion technology.
- ve + ve
End plate
Oxidant
channel Bipolar Cathode
plate
Anode Electrolyte
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Fuel Cell
• Compared to thermal power plants:
Very effective in reducing pollutant;
• Issues:
Technical (low power density, high specific weight, high
specific volume, low reliability and so on);
Cost.
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Electric Ship
• Mainly naval applications and to some extent passenger
ships;
• Significant flexibility in terms of machinery arrangement;
• Not yet as efficient as conventional mechanical drive ships;
• Driving force:
Specific operational requirements;
Advent of podded propulsors;
Multi-engine power management systems;
Future potential use of fuel cells;
Future use of shore power;
Future potential use of electrical storage devices;
Moves in automotive sector towards hybrid-electric
systems.
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Technology Roadmap
H FO or D iesel D irect/geared
MDO drive
• Emissions Trading;
• Fuel price.
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Fuel Price
• It is an effective market mechanism for uptake of new
technologies;
• Advantages:
Cleaner fuels become more cost-effective;
Makes the ETS activities more cost-effective by
correspondingly raising CO2 prices;
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