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A similar technology was examined in a class I took back in 2016. As I recall, the ultimate reason why this and similar technologies are not in use has nothing
by btrettel 6y ago
A similar technology was examined in a class I took back in 2016. As I recall, the ultimate reason why this and similar technologies are not in use has nothing to do with whether the technology works or not. Apparently there is fairly little interest at present from the market for these technologies. That doesn't make a lot of sense to me (these technologies can clearly save a lot of money in the long run) but this is what I recall from the class. I'd speculate that the people with the power to implement the retrofits needed are skeptical of the benefits.
- worldsayshi 6y agoI've heard a story from someone working in naval logistics that they often ship loads of empty containers around the world (and back) just to avoid some contract clause that switch up the storage cost of idle containers after a few months. The incentive structures seem quite perverse.
- alimw 6y agoLooks like there's barely any tax on fuel for ships and planes. I guess it's tricky to raise such a tax unilaterally... "The extreme example of this price sensitivity was California’s 1991 decision to lift the fuel tax exemption and to tax interstate bunker fuel sales. Within a year, Californian bunker sales had collapsed as ships bunkered elsewhere especially Panama. The decision to impose a tax was reversed but California’s bunker business never recovered. " https://ec.europa.eu/clima/sites/clima/files/docs/0036/taxation_en.pdf https://ec.europa.eu/clima/sites/clima/files/docs/0036/taxat...