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Maersk Makes $1.4B Bet on Methanol Ships

3 points by guerby 5y ago

guerby 5y ago
Financing: https://gcaptain.com/maersk-issues-first-green-bond-to-help-fund-methanol-powered-newbuilds/ https://gcaptain.com/maersk-issues-first-green-bond-to-help-...
guerby 5y ago
From maersk: * https://www.maersk.com/news/articles/2021/08/24/maersk-accelerates-fleet-decarbonisation https://www.maersk.com/news/articles/2021/08/24/maersk-accel... " In the first quarter of 2024, A.P. Moller - Maersk will introduce the first in a groundbreaking series of 8 large ocean-going container vessels capable of being operated on carbon neutral methanol. The vessels will be built by Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) and have a nominal capacity of approx. 16,000 containers TEU" * https://www.maersk.com/news/articles/2021/08/18/maersk-secures-green-e-methanol https://www.maersk.com/news/articles/2021/08/18/maersk-secur... "The methanol facility will use renewable energy and biogenic CO2 to produce the e-methanol. The fuel production is expected to start in 2023. The energy needed for the power-to-methanol production will be provided by a solar farm in Kassø, Southern Denmark. "
guerby 5y ago
Don't know if this is the process: https://info.topsoe.com/emethanol https://info.topsoe.com/emethanol "The required electrical input will depend on how the hydrogen is sourced, and whether the methanol process is integrated into an existing plant or a stand-alone plant. If the hydrogen is sourced from an electrolysis unit, the power consumption (for hydrogen generation only) will be approximately 10.5 MWh per ton methanol." https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/engineering/methanol-synthesis https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/engineering/methanol-sy... Transport Fuel, Arno de Klerk, in Future Energy (Third Edition), 2020 "Methanol synthesis, Eq. (10.9), is a very exothermic reaction" "With water-cooled reactor designs, higher once-through conversion is possible,"
guerby 5y ago
Engine: https://www.man-es.com/company/press-releases/press-details/2021/08/25/milestone-order-for-world-s-largest-methanol-dual-fuel-engine https://www.man-es.com/company/press-releases/press-details/... “This is a massive milestone as these engines will be the largest methanol-burning engines ever constructed. They will be based on their well-proven 50-bore counterpart, which has already been in our engine portfolio for some time gathering more than 100,000 running hours on methanol alone." "Methanol as Motor FuelSummary Report" IEA-AMF, page 31 for Marine Application: https://www.iea-amf.org/app/webroot/files/file/Annex%20Reports/AMF_Annex_56.pdf https://www.iea-amf.org/app/webroot/files/file/Annex%20Repor...

3 points by guerby 5y ago

Financing: https://gcaptain.com/maersk-issues-first-green-bond-to-help-fund-methanol-powered-newbuilds/ https://gcaptain.com/maersk-issues-first-green-bond-to-help-...

guerby 5y ago

From maersk: * https://www.maersk.com/news/articles/2021/08/24/maersk-accelerates-fleet-decarbonisation https://www.maersk.com/news/articles/2021/08/24/maersk-accel... " In the first quarter of 2024, A.P. Moller - Maersk will introduce the first in a groundbreaking series of 8 large ocean-going container vessels capable of being operated on carbon neutral methanol. The vessels will be built by Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) and have a nominal capacity of approx. 16,000 containers TEU" * https://www.maersk.com/news/articles/2021/08/18/maersk-secures-green-e-methanol https://www.maersk.com/news/articles/2021/08/18/maersk-secur... "The methanol facility will use renewable energy and biogenic CO2 to produce the e-methanol. The fuel production is expected to start in 2023. The energy needed for the power-to-methanol production will be provided by a solar farm in Kassø, Southern Denmark. "

guerby 5y ago

Don't know if this is the process: https://info.topsoe.com/emethanol https://info.topsoe.com/emethanol "The required electrical input will depend on how the hydrogen is sourced, and whether the methanol process is integrated into an existing plant or a stand-alone plant. If the hydrogen is sourced from an electrolysis unit, the power consumption (for hydrogen generation only) will be approximately 10.5 MWh per ton methanol." https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/engineering/methanol-synthesis https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/engineering/methanol-sy... Transport Fuel, Arno de Klerk, in Future Energy (Third Edition), 2020 "Methanol synthesis, Eq. (10.9), is a very exothermic reaction" "With water-cooled reactor designs, higher once-through conversion is possible,"

guerby 5y ago

Engine: https://www.man-es.com/company/press-releases/press-details/2021/08/25/milestone-order-for-world-s-largest-methanol-dual-fuel-engine https://www.man-es.com/company/press-releases/press-details/... “This is a massive milestone as these engines will be the largest methanol-burning engines ever constructed. They will be based on their well-proven 50-bore counterpart, which has already been in our engine portfolio for some time gathering more than 100,000 running hours on methanol alone." "Methanol as Motor FuelSummary Report" IEA-AMF, page 31 for Marine Application: https://www.iea-amf.org/app/webroot/files/file/Annex%20Reports/AMF_Annex_56.pdf https://www.iea-amf.org/app/webroot/files/file/Annex%20Repor...