accelerate plans to decarbonize seaborne container shipping<\/a> by putting the world’s first vessel powered by carbon-neutral fuel into operation in 2023, seven years ahead of its original plan.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
“There is a very real sense of urgency in curbing shipping’s emissions, and we must develop scalable carbon neutral fuels,” Henriette Hallberg Thygesen, Maersk’s head of fleet & strategic brands, said in a statement.<\/p>\n
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“Therefore, we welcome this project as an important development of green ammonia supply in the future.”<\/p>\n
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The 1 gigawatt plant is expected to reduce CO2 emissions by about 1.5 million tons a year, the equivalent of removing 730,000 cars from the roads permanently, according to CIP.<\/p>\n
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To be build in Esbjerg on Denmark’s west coast, it will cost around 1 billion euro ($1.21 billion), with a final investment decision expected in 2023 and operations planned to begin in 2026, CIP said.<\/p>\n
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The firm said was in the process of attracting investments from Danish pension funds.<\/p>\n
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The plant is planned to produce 50,000 tonnes of ammonia for the shipping industry and 600,000 tonnes for agriculture each year.<\/p>\n
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Apart from Maersk, shipping company DFDS, dairy company Arla Foods and pork producer Danish Crown had also committed to working towards realizing the project, CIP said.<\/p>\n
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($1 = 0.8232 euros)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p>\n
(Reporting by Tim Barsoe; editing by Jacob Gronholt-Pedersen and Jason Neely)<\/em><\/p>\nmaritime professional<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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