1. Small methanol engines
- a possible green bridge from sea to shore
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2. A short history
EffShip - identified methanol Stena Scanrail - pilot installation
Stena Germanica - first full scale test
Experience for:
Class, flag, engine manufacturers, designers, etc
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3. Why marine? SECA – 2015 Large operators Easy infrastructure
Limits on SOx in northern Europe, US coastlines
Large operators
Easy infrastructure
Defined ports and schedule
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4. Waterfront shipping – Stena Line
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5. Next target Inland waterways, costal “Small engines” – 250-1000 kW
Main engine for small vessels
Auxiliary for small ships, inland water ways
Very similar to engines for larger agricultural and forestry heavy machinery
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6. Ships offer good opportunity for introduction of new fuel
Ship “independent” of engine
Space available for retrofit solutions
Multiple engines – redundancy
No need for network of fuel stations (in the beginning)
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7. Next step for marine methanol
Advance engine technology for smaller engines
Investigate methanol combustion concepts and ship fuel system that will lead to cost effective alternatives
Provide recommendations for introduction of methanol to costal and inland waterway vessels
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8. Main drivers for the next step
Vision of zero net emissions of greenhouse gases to the atmosphere in Sweden by 2050.
Impact of particles has gained more and more attention as a big health risk
Global warming can be limited to 2 degrees with major technological and institutional change
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9. Large operators – small engines
1591 65 30
3240
1401
6313
2747
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10. SUMMETH Development of engine technology Lund University, Sweden
VTT, Finland
Scania
Design of methanol retrofit for road ferry
Development of rules and safe design for non-SOLAS ship
Arrangement of auxiliary systems on board
Market analysis and strategy
Financed through:
summeth.marinemethanol.com
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11. Green Pilot Demonstration of methanol propulsion on a small craft
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12. Small Methanol Engines
What we need
APPROVED APPROVED
Small Methanol Engines
Safe Design
Green Methanol
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13. Fuel supply? no Annual oil consumption [ton]
Methanol alternative [ton]
Road ferries 65
11 500
24 500
Pilot boats 30
2 700
5 800
Ice breakers 5
8 300
27 700
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14. Horizon 2020 –FORMAGE
Demo of most promising advanced liquid bio fuel pathways
GHG neutral fuel for:
Smaller marine applications
Farm and forest equipment
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15. CRI

16. Joakim Bomanson joakim.bomanson@scandinaos.com
Thank you
Joakim Bomanson
marinemethanol.com
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