Exploring Technologies

Wind propulsion technologies (WPTs) enable the harvesting of an inexhaustible, zero-emissions and zero-cost energy source. The use of renewable wind energy directly for ship propulsion has undergone remarkable modernisation over the last ten years to become a powerful emissions-reducing technology that reduces reliance on costly commoditized fuel.  A variety of modern WPTs are available that can be deployed as retrofit wind-assist, optimised new build wind-assist or as a primary wind ship.

Fuel cell technology has been around a long time but has only recently become commercialized in the transport sector for road vehicles and for stationary power generation. Currently, fuel cells are being demonstrated on coastal and inland vessels. In a fuel cell, electricity is produced by the oxidation of hydrogen with the emission of water vapour.

Onboard carbon capture and storage (OCCS) systems are a potentially important technical solution to the reduction of GHG emissions in shipping as the industry transitions toward ZNZ fuels. OCCS systems remove and store CO2 from exhaust for later deposit at appropriate onshore facilities.