Report: Preparing tankers for conversion to green fuels
The LR2 tanker (pictured) and a VLCC were focused on in the tanker conversion report (Source: Mike Hood)
The Maersk McKinney Møller Centre for Zero Carbon Shipping has published a technical, environmental and techno-economic analysis of the impact of the preparation and conversion of tankers to green fuel options.
Using insights from project partners, the project aimed to understand the technical requirements and cost of converting from fuel oil to methanol or ammonia and from LNG to ammonia.
The report considered reference designs for two types of tankers: LR2 and VLCC. These vessel types are two of the largest in the tanker segment, often travelling long routes, and have a high fuel consumption – therefore, they can provide a good illustration of the economic and environmental impacts of different choices relating to vessel conversion.
For each vessel design, the report defined five levels of preparation for alternative fuels, ranging from no preparation (Level 0) to a dual-fuel newbuilding ready to operate on methanol or ammonia (Level 4).
