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Feasibility study of future energy options for Great Lakes shipping
Evaluates future energy options for Great Lakes shipping, analyzing alternative fuels and technologies against environmental regulations, costs, and emissions, aiming to guide the industry towards decarbonization by 2050.
Fugitive and Unburned Methane Emissions from Ships (FUMES): Characterizing methane emissions from LNG-fueled ships using drones, helicopters, and on-board measurements
The FUMES report, a collaboration between ICCT, Explicit ApS, and TNO, reveals that real-world methane emissions from LNG-fueled ships, including “methane slip” from marine engines, exceed E.U. and IMO assumptions.
Real-world NOx emissions from ships and implications for future regulations
This working paper utilizes real-world measurements of ship exhaust plumes to estimate and compare emissions of nitrogen oxides (NOx) from new and old engines.
Electrifying ports to reduce diesel pollution from ships and trucks and benefit public health: Case studies of the Port of Seattle and the Port of New York and New Jersey
Combines user-friendly, reduced-complexity tools to estimate the emissions reduction potential and health benefits of electrifying ocean-going vessels, harbor craft, and drayage trucks at two of the United States’ busiest ports.
How updating IMO regulations can promote lower greenhouse gas emissions from ships
Models and compares the attained Energy Efficiency Design Index (EEDI) scores of large container and cruise ships using different fuel and engine combinations and then explores the consequences of reforming the EEDI to regulate all climate pollutants, rather than solely carbon dioxide, in its fourth phase.
Comparing the future demand for, supply of, and life-cycle emissions from bio, synthetic, and fossil LNG marine fuels in the European Union
Estimates demand for liquefied natural gas (LNG) fuel for ships trading with the European Union in 2030 and compares the life-cycle greenhouse gas emissions of using fossil or renewable LNG to consider renewable LNG’s potential to support climate goals.
Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Seaway ship emissions inventory, 2019
A new, wide-ranging analysis of fuel consumption and emissions of air and climate pollutants from all ships identified as operating in the GL-SLS in 2019.
Decarbonizing bulk carriers with hydrogen fuel cells and wind-assisted propulsion: A modeled case study analysis
Investigates the potential of both liquid hydrogen and compressed hydrogen fuel cells to replace fossil fuels for bulk carriers, including when paired with wind-assisted propulsion in the form of rotor sails.
Update: Accounting for well-to-wake carbon dioxide equivalent emissions in maritime transportation climate policies
Outlines a methodology for calculating life-cycle CO2-equivalent emissions from four fossil marine fuels.
Global scrubber washwater discharges under IMO’s 2020 fuel sulfur limit
Global assessment of the mass of washwater discharges expected from ships that had scrubbers installed by the end of 2020, based on pre-pandemic traffic patterns.
