Natural Gas Propulsion Options for Short Sea Shipping Routes

摘要

With strict emission rules and regulations coming into place, natural gas presents itself as a favorable option in helping to reduce the amount of harmful emissions compared to diesel fuel. A team has been assigned to asses the performance, weight, safety, and volume implications of a range of various natural gas systems for a vessel designed for short sea shipping, which is an interest of the American Marine Highways Program. The vessel is currently being designed under the sponsorship and direction of the Center for Commercial Deployment of Transportation Technologies (CCDoTT) by Herbert Engineering Corporation (HEC). The focus of this document is to outline the various natural gas systems, storage options and implications resulting from the installation of these systems aboard a vessel.