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Marine Engineering: Alternative fuels for decarbonisation

New European regulations have asked to cut ship emissions by 2% as of 2025 and by 80% as of 2050, to help the EU become climate neutral. Therefore, uptake of alternative fuels to achieve a greater number of zero emission vessels is essential.

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Summary

New European regulations have asked to cut ship emissions by 2% as of 2025 and by 80% as of 2050, to help the EU become climate neutral. Therefore, uptake of alternative fuels to achieve a greater number of zero emission vessels is essential.

The shipping industry is turning to the use of front runners: hydrogen, methanol and ammonia for the future of low carbon propulsion. These fuels must provide robust energy density whilst being light enough to carry on long-haul journeys.

This technical seminar seeks to explore the range of mechanical engineering concerns associated with the low carbon fuelling of marine vessels. The marine sector serves a variety of purposes, from applications within the defence sector to challenges of shipping and commercial passenger ventures. Within all these areas, the maritime engineers responding to calls for net zero must balance safety and cost implications when considering the retrofitting of existing vessels to suit new, alternative fuels.

Attendees will also benefit from discussions on the growing concerns surrounding the formation of a strong supply chain, covering safe, compliant and cost-effective fuel storage, security, transportation and associated infrastructure. The question of how engineers and manufacturers might effectively sustain the ports where vessels dock and require safe refuelling will be addressed.

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Speakers include:

  • Jon Hood, UK Sustainable Shipping Manager, Transport & Environment
  • Louise Wright, Lead Technical Specialist – Risk Assessment & RBC, Lloyd’s Register
  • Thomas Beard, Clean Shipping Service Lead; Principle Marine Engineer, BMT
  • Alasdair Cairns, Director of Powertrain Research Centre, University of Nottingham and Programme Director, MariNH3
  • Chris Smith, Professor of Mechanical Engineering, University of Exeter and Director of the Centre for Future Clean Mobility
  • Paul Herbert, Principal Technology Specialist - Power and Energy Conversions, Lloyd’s Register

How will I benefit?

  • Gauge the current state of the shipping industry and the challenges facing mechanical engineers in efforts to switch to greener fuels and decarbonise
  • Meet with peers and marine engineering professionals to monitor the pace of change with regulatory updates
  • Hear more about the ongoing work to build more robust supply chains for hydrogen and other alternative fuels
  • Learn more about the safety cases associated with decarbonised shipping and the requirements for dealing with hazards
  • Understand the way in which the transport and shipping sectors are altering under reduced carbon regulation and adjust workings accordingly
  • Hear from relevant companies working to incorporate alternative fuels into their businesses
  • Network with industry experts and secure connections with engineers, manufacturers, tier 1 suppliers and OEMs
Contributes 7 CPD hours

Key topics

  • Regulatory Best Practice for Alternative Fuelling
  • Hydrogen Storage: Fire Propagation, Explosion Safety and Detonation
  • Adapting existing fleet for Alternative Fuels
  • Switching to Ammonia: Design, Engine Conversion and Safety
  • Ship to shore infrastructure
  • Facilities for Refuelling: Bunkering and Storage
  • Ensuring Alternative Fuel is Sustainably Produced

Mapped against UK- SPEC competencies: B and A

  1. Design and development of processes, systems, services and products - For Chartered Engineers: ‘Apply appropriate theoretical and practical methods to the analysis and solution of mechanical engineering problems’ For Incorporated Engineers ‘Apply appropriate theoretical and practical methods to design, develop, manufacture, construct commission, operate, maintain, decommission and re-cycle mechanical engineering processes, systems, services and products’
  2. Knowledge and understanding - For Chartered Engineers: ‘Use a combination of general and specialist engineering knowledge and understanding to optimize the application of existing and emerging technology’ For Incorporated Engineers: ‘Use a combination of general and specialist mechanical engineering knowledge and understanding to apply existing and emerging technology’

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  • Duration:
    1 day
  • Location:
    Southampton
  • CPD Hours:
    7
  • UK-Spec:
    B, A

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