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a portion of its “round-the-world”
service. However, future regulation
will necessitate the use of compliance
solutions, like scrubbers, on the high
seas, too.
“While the basic technology is well
proven, there is no operational experience
with the size and kind of installation
required for our type of vessels” said Per
Brinchmann, Vice President Technical
for Wilh. Wilhelmsen ASA. “So, in line
with our continuous effort to explore new
technology, we are conducting a pilot
project over 2012-2014 to evaluate the
design, technical, operational, safety,
environmental and regulatory matters
related to the scrubber solution.”
Mike Derby, General Manager for
WWL’s Environmental Affairs in North
America, elaborates further. “WWL is
taking a four-stream approach to finding
the most sustainable solutions to the
sulfur regulation challenge,” Derby said.
“Leveraging our years of experience in
low-sulfur operation and being proactive
in the search for solutions prepares us
for a constantly changing regulatory and
cost environment and reduces the risk of
service disruption when new regulations
are implemented.”
In addition to Exhaust Gas Cleaning
Systems, such as the one installed
onboard Tarago, WWL is examining
upstream (fuel) solutions including
distillates and <0.5% bunker oil. “The
fourth approach,” said Derby, “focuses
on alternative energy sources and is what
really gets everyone’s imagination going.
It includes a wide range of emerging
technologies such as solar power and
fuel cells, which hold the promise of
eventually being able to decouple from
fossil fuels altogether. However, the
most short- to medium-term potential is
thought to lie with natural gas. There are
major challenges to be met with each of
the four streams, but we believe that by
adopting a ‘why not’ mentality we are
most likely to find the solutions needed.”
The future of sulfur regulation
compliance is not likely to be a one-size-
fits-all solution. With forward-thinking
companies such as Royal Caribbean
and Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics,
the Chesapeake Bay watershed and the
residents of Maryland will benefit from
environmental innovation for years to
come.