Methanol for Maritime Course

About the Course

Methanol serves as an excellent alternative marine fuel for the shipping world because it can be stored onboard in liquid form at ambient temperature and atmospheric pressure. On top of that, methanol handling and power conversion technologies are mature, not to mention a strong level of infrastructure already exists in ports.

Furthermore, methanol’s comparatively low pollutant emissions make it a good fuel choice for owners looking to meet environmental targets. It is also considered one of the most promising alternative marine fuels to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions within the maritime industry, which aligns with the International Maritime Organization (IMO) strategy to reduce CO2 emissions by 2050.

Methanol will be an important future marine fuel and adoption. However, there are still economic, availability, technical, infrastructure and safety challenges that need to be overcome. Additionally, there needs to be greater knowledge of the characteristics of methanol-fuelled shipping operations in the maritime industry, particularly among shipping companies & port operators, before it can be adopted at scale as a maritime fuel.

This Methanol for Maritime training will dive deep into best practices and solutions around the use of this alternative marine fuel, technologies, strategies & business models around it, technical & safety aspects of ammonia as a marine fuel, how ports & shipping companies can design, plan and develop their infrastructure & facilities to support the adoption methanol fuel.

Through case studies, practical insights and actual project experiences, this interactive methanol fuel training online will cover all of the above and more to provide you with information that can really help you grasp practical knowledge, technical understanding and economics to successfully adopt & support methanol as a marine fuel.

Who Will Benefit

This maritime course is aimed at all shipping & ports industry professionals, government agencies, marine energy companies, and technology & infrastructure players who are stakeholders of the ammonia value chain, with interest, responsibility and the need to grasp knowledge in developing infrastructure, plans and strategies to adopt methanol fuel in the maritime sector.

Key Learning Objectives

• Improve your knowledge of the characteristics & chemical properties of methanol and how it can effectively perform as a marine fuel
• Gain insights into how you can overcome the complexities of the end-to-end supply chain of methanol production and utilisation
• Understand the technical challenges for the utilisation of methanol fuel and how they can be overcome
• Evaluate how you can design and operate methanol bunkering vessels as well as related supply chain infrastructure
• Find out how port operators can plan, develop and operate methanol terminals and methanol fuel bunkering networks for cost-efficient and safe distribution, storage, transfer and utilisation
• Evaluate how methanol can be adopted at scale in a sustainable and economically viable manner
• Learn about feasible technologies, engines and systems that can be used for methanol adoption
• Understand the safety aspects and considerations around the use of methanol as a maritime fuel and how you can mitigate the safety risks involved
• Find out in-depth about ship design and bunkering infrastructure through case studies and practical insights
• Improve your knowledge of the economics and business models for the use of methanol fuel in the maritime industry

Course Information

Instructional Delivery Method: Live Digital
Prerequisite & Advanced Preparation: Reading material will be sent prior to the course

Delivered by Charley Rattan

The course is led by Charley Rattan, international hydrogen expert and respected energy insider and facilitator bringing over 25 years’ real-world renewable experience and a track record of successful major project delivery.

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