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28 Spring 2017 European Energy Innovation
LNG IN SHIPPING
LNG CASE
(Clean Available Safe Economical)
in shipping – early 2017 update
by Katarzyna Chrulska, Gas Infrastructure Europe (GIE)
ADVANTAGES OF LNG CLEAN regulations are now on the horizon
A previous GIE1 article published at An unquestionable benefit of LNG as for the shipping community. Some
European Energy Innovation in 2016 a marine fuel concerns its ecological examples are the EU CO2 monitoring,
expanded on the advantages of LNG character: compared to traditional oil- reporting and verification put in place
(liquefied natural gas) as a fuel. In brief, based marine fuels a nearly complete in 2018, the Energy Efficiency Design
these include what we refer to as the removal of SOX, low levels of particle Index (EEDI) phase 2 in 2020, the
CASE for LNG: (PM) emissions, reduction of NOX global IMO regulation setting a 0.5%
emissions of up to 90% and a reduction sulphur cap by 2020, additional ECAs
of CO2 emissions by at least 25%. to be established, and a global CO2
monitoring, reporting and verification
European and international system, among others. All these
environmental regulations are one of environmental regulations push fleet
the main catalysts for the use of LNG owners and shippers to find cleaner
transportation fuel (see SECA and ECA solutions and LNG fuelled vessels
zones). Several new environmental are a good choice for them from the
Liquified natural gas (LNG) is the alternative shipping fuel, reducing emmissions by
up to:
Source: GasNaturally. Air Quality Brochure2 …and emits few particulates.
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