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Bio-methane, produced from biomass, and synthetic methane made using renewable energy could emulate liquefied natural gas as a marine fuel, according to a study conducted by Dutch researcher CE Delft and commissioned by industry group SEA-LNG. The analysts assessed the use of the green fuels for the years 2030 and 2050.<\/p>\n
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Production costs of LBM and LSM could be on par with those of some other low- and zero-carbon fuels, such as hydrogen and ammonia. If fueling infrastructure and ship costs are comparable as well, LSM and LBM would be viable candidate fuels for a decarbonized shipping sector at least by 2050, it said.<\/p>\n
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\u201cThe growing LNG-fueled fleet can use LBM and LSM; and they can be transported, stored and bunkered in existing LNG infrastructure,\u201d the study said.<\/p>\n
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LBM is already globally available and scalable, while availability of LSM will depend on build-out of renewable electricity capacity, which is also seen as a key driver for the development of other synthetic fuels such as green hydrogen and ammonia.<\/p>\n
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Current renewable electricity supplies are insufficient to produce enough LSM to power a significant share of the global shipping fleet, the study showed.<\/p>\n
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The International Maritime Organization aims to reduce annual greenhouse gas emissions from shipping by at least 50% by 2050 compared with 2008.<\/p>\n
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