Alternative Fuels – a Reality

17:00 – 17:05 Opening by organizers

by Peter Blach, Maskinmestrenes Forening & Harshit Tripathi, Ultrabulk

17:05 - 17:30 Ammonia and methanol in the marine space is already a reality. How do we deal with the hands-on issues coming up? by Anders C. Erlandsson, Professor and Sustainable Propulsion & Decarbonization, DTU Maritime

Description
Fuels for ships are part of the green transition with focus on amongst others combustion, emissions, storage and transport of fuels.  How could we deal with hands-on issues coming up, including combustion, emissions and the bunkering facilities- and transport supply chains? Part of Anders’ research deals with the techno-economic energy-system models directly applicable to the maritime industry.

17:30 - 18:00  Competence needs in the future within alternative fuels, by Niels Tingleff Haastrup, associate professor, Fredericia Maskinmesterskole and Chief Officer, Molslinjen and Anne Panknin Kristensen, educational manager, Danish Shipping

Alternative fuel competence needs in the future will be different than today. The maritime industry and their educational institutions recognize that education and training is required to mitigate the risks with new fuel. But it can be difficult to pin-point where. Which products can educational institutions develop, seen from the perspective of a shipping company? And is it specific to each alternative fuel type, including safety protocols, fuel handling procedures, and maintenance requirements? Let’s listen and let’s discuss!

18:00 - 18:30 Refreshments

18:30 - 19:00 Development of an ammonia engine and its efficiency, by Nichita Claudiu, director, Wintherthur Gas and Diesel

WinGD has tested burning ammonia in their ammonia test engine. What were some of the results and learnings? What could be improved? Where are the challenges?

19:00 - 19:30 Tackling ammonia’s safety challenges, by Christian Schack, Director Business Development at American Bureau of Shipping (ABS)

In a pioneering safety development, ABS is using advanced modeling and simulation technologies to develop emergency response methods to assist ports and crew in responding to ammonia leaks or spills. In addition to dispersion analysis, discrete event simulations can be performed to study the response of crew, port authorities, and emergency services after dispersion. Where is this going, and can fundamental, computational CFD be leveraged into something the world needs right now?