据世界天然气网3月11日消息 六家日本公司决定结成战略联盟，旨在通过开发日本第一艘甲醇燃料油轮来减少环境影响。
该联盟的合作伙伴包括航运公司商船三井（MOL）、海运服务公司MOL Coastal、Tabuchi Kaiun、海运服务提供商Niihama Kaiun、造船和修船服务提供商Murakami Hide以及船舶发动机制造商阪神柴油机公司。
据了解，新造船计划于2024年交付。
该船舶开发项目被选中，通过日本经济产业省（METI）和国土、基础设施、交通和旅游部（MLIT）获得公共资金。
该资金通过引入软件方面的措施（如船舶运行规划和货物装卸操作优化）以及基于硬件的步骤（如节能船舶设计）来补贴开展示范项目所需的成本，以优化整体运输，高效推进系统，以及增强货物装卸操作的系统和设备。
与使用常规燃油的船舶相比，甲醇可减少高达99%的二氧化硫、高达95%的颗粒物（PM）、高达80%的氮氧化物和高达15%的二氧化碳排放量，而传统燃油目前是船舶的主要燃料。甲醇作为燃料具有优异的性能，因为它在常温和常压下为液体。
据两家公司称，甲醇燃料作为一种环境友好型燃料已被更广泛地引入远洋船舶，包括四艘MOL操作的船舶，但这将是第一艘以甲醇为燃料的国内船舶。
此外，甲醇可以以二氧化碳和氢气为原料生产。因此在未来，可以通过利用二氧化碳捕获和运输业务合成氢气来生产甲醇，氢气使用来自可再生资源的电力，如海上风力发电和波浪发电。这些公司解释称，如果这种甲醇可以用作燃料，就可以建立一种环境循环型商业模式，从而减少二氧化碳净排放。
六家公司将各自协调各自在技术、专业知识和网络方面的优势，以实现脱碳。
吴恒磊 编译自 世界天然气
原文如下：
Six firms join forces to build Japan’s 1st methanol-fueled tanker
Six Japanese companies have decided to form a strategic alliance aimed at reducing environmental impact through the development of the country’s first methanol-fueled tanker.
The alliance partners are shipping company Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL), marine transport services company MOL Coastal Shipping, ocean shipping services firm Tabuchi Kaiun, marine transport services provider Niihama Kaiun, shipbuilder and ship repair services provider Murakami Hide Shipbuilding, and ship engine manufacturer The Hanshin Diesel Works.
As informed, the newbuild is planned for delivery in 2024.
The vessel development project was selected to receive public funding through the Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) and Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT).
Specifically, the funding subsidizes the costs required to conduct the demonstration project with the aim of optimizing overall transport by introducing measures on software aspects such as ship operation planning and optimization of cargo handling operations, as well as hardware-based steps such as energy-saving ship designs, high-efficiency propulsion systems, and systems and equipment to enhance cargo-handling operations.
Methanol can reduce emissions of sulfur oxide (SOx) by up to 99%, particulate matter (PM) by up to 95%, nitrogen oxide (NOx) by up to 80%, and carbon dioxide (CO2) by up to 15%, compared to vessels using conventional fuel oil, which is currently the main fuel for marine vessels. Methanol has outstanding properties for use as a fuel, as it is liquid at normal temperatures and normal air pressure.
Methanol fuel has been more widely introduced on ocean-going vessels as an environmentally friendly fuel, including four MOL-operated ships, but this will be the first methanol-fueled domestic ship, according to the companies.
In addition, methanol can be produced with CO2 and hydrogen as raw material, so in the future, it can be produced by utilizing the CO2 capture and transport business to synthesize hydrogen, which uses electricity derived from renewable resources such as offshore wind power and wave power. If this methanol can be used as fuel, it can establish an environmental circulation type business model, enabling a reduction in net CO2 emissions, the companies explained.
The six alliance partners will each orchestrate their advantages in technology, expertise, and networks aiming to realize a decarbonized society.
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