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Alternative marine fuels
  • The need for alternative marine fuels
    As the regulations on greenhouse gas emissions from ships are continuously strengthened, the use of alternative fuels that can fundamentally reduce them is expected to increase. Current GHG regulations can be dealt with by using low-carbon fuels, but in the mid- to long-term, carbon-neutral and net-zero carbon fuel should be used.
  • - Low carbon fuel
    • While existing fuels contain a large amount of carbon content, low-carbon fuels such as LNG, LPG, and Methanol contain relatively little carbon, which can reduce greenhouse gases at source.
  • - Carbon neutral fuel (or net-zero carbon fuel)
    • Carbon neutral fuels are fuels that emit CO2 like conventional and low-carbon fuels, but have a carbon dioxide neutral cycle because they involve capturing and utilizing CO2 in the atmosphere in the process of manufacturing the raw material itself. Synthetic fuels (Synthetic LNG, Methanol) and biofuels (biodiesel, bioheavy oil, bio LNG, etc.) are typical carbon neutral fuels.
  • - Zero Carbon Fuel
    • Zero carbon fuel is a fuel that does not contain carbon among the fuel components, and ammonia and hydrogen are representative fuels that can be used in ships.
  • What we are doing on alternative fuels (R&D)
    We, Korean Register, are conducting various research on the use of alternative fuels. In cooperation with domestic engine manufacturers and equipment manufacturers, we are conducting research on the development of low-carbon fuel propulsion engines, localization of equipment, and offshore/onshore verification for carbon neutral fuel and ammonia fuel.