Canadian exhaust-gas cleaning systems specialist Ionada is to test its semi-dry scrubbing technology onboard Dutch marine contractor Van Oord's hopper dredger Lelystad. The technology is projected to halve fuel costs and enable vessels to comply with the International Maritime Organization's 0.5% sulphur emissions regulations, which come into force in 2020. The system requires no structural renovations nor washwater to function. In a paper published this week by Marine Technology, Ionada's research team describes how it has been able to reduce energy consumption for the vessel from about 10 tonnes of diesel per day down to just over
Canadian exhaust-gas cleaning systems specialist Ionada is to test its semi-dry scrubbing technology onboard Dutch marine contractor Van Oord's hopper dredger Lelystad. The technology is projected to halve fuel costs and enable vessels to comply with the International Maritime Organization's 0.5% sulphur emissions regulations, which come into force in 2020. The system requires no structural renovations nor washwater to function. Sea trials are set to conclude by the end of the year.