BP joins shipping decarbonisation group
BP has agreed to work with the non-profit Maersk Mc-Kinney Moller Centre for Zero Carbon on ways to decarbonise the maritime industry.
BP will work with the centre on research and development of
alternative marine fuels and as methods for their safe use, and will join the
group's advisory boards.
"BP brings extensive expertise in production, storage,
handling, transportation and usage of fuels, and great experience in driving
safety and efficiency in shipping," said the centre's chief executive Bo
Cerup-Simonsen. The non-profit also plans to tap into BP's experience
developing tankers, inert gas systems, and LNG carriers.
The Maersk Mc-Kinney Moller Centre for Zero Carbon already
includes shipping classification society Lloyd's Register's Decarbonisation
Hub, Danish shipping company AP Moller-Maersk, German engineering company MAN
Energy Solutions, Japanese engineer Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Japanese
shipping company NYK Line, French major TotalEnergies, formerly Total.
The Maersk Mc-Kinney Moller Centre is already working on
developing guidelines for the safe use of green ammonia as a marine fuel. Green
ammonia is a hydrogen-based fuel and is considered a viable carbon-free fuel to
decarbonise shipping. The sector accounts for around 3pc of global CO2
emissions.
BP said that while industry will play a critical role in
decarbonising shipping, government action will be necessary to reach the
International Maritime Organisation (IMO) goal of reducing the sector's carbon
intensity by 70pc in 2050 compared with 2008 levels.
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