Towards the IMO's GHG goals: A critical overview of the perspectives and challenges of the main options for decarbonizing international shipping

P Serra, G Fancello - Sustainability, 2020 - mdpi.com
The Initial Strategy on reduction of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from ships adopted by
the International Maritime Organization (IMO) in 2018 commits the IMO to reduce total GHG …

Towards a marine green power system architecture: Integrating hydrogen and ammonia as zero-carbon fuels for sustainable shipping

Z Wang, B Dong, J Yin, M Li, Y Ji, F Han - International Journal of Hydrogen …, 2023 - Elsevier
A broad consensus has been formed around global greenhouse gas emission reduction,
and the task of realizing carbon reduction and decarbonization in the shipping industry is …

[HTML][HTML] Decarbonization of maritime transport: sustainability assessment of alternative power systems

F Zanobetti, G Pio, S Jafarzadeh, MM Ortiz… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2023 - Elsevier
The growing concern for the emission of greenhouse gases and several recent international
regulations promote the introduction of innovative solutions aiming at the reduction of …

Configuration of Low-Carbon fuels green marine power systems in diverse ship types and Applications

Z Wang, B Dong, M Li, Y Ji, F Han - Energy Conversion and Management, 2024 - Elsevier
The current global consensus to reduce greenhouse gas emissions has placed the maritime
industry under increasing pressure to achieve carbon reduction and decarbonization. Low …

Is electric battery propulsion for ships truly the lifecycle energy solution for marine environmental protection as a whole?

B Jeong, H Jang, W Lee, C Park, S Ha… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2022 - Elsevier
This paper was inspired to answer the fundamental question on whether electric battery
powered ships can ultimately be a promising solution for future maritime environmental …

Evaluation of the lifecycle environmental benefits of full battery powered ships: Comparative analysis of marine diesel and electricity

B Jeong, H Jeon, S Kim, J Kim, P Zhou - Journal of Marine Science and …, 2020 - mdpi.com
The paper aims to investigate the holistic environmental benefits of using a battery system
on a roll on/roll off (ro-ro) passenger ship which was originally fitted with a diesel engine …

[HTML][HTML] Electrification of inland waterway ships considering power system lifetime emissions and costs

M Perčić, N Vladimir, M Koričan - Energies, 2021 - mdpi.com
This paper deals with the applicability of alternative power system configurations to reduce
the environmental footprint of inland waterway ships. Its original contribution includes …

An innovative index system and HFFS-MULTIMOORA method based group decision-making framework for regional green development level evaluation

S Luo, J Liu - Expert Systems with Applications, 2022 - Elsevier
Economic green development has received increase attention. However, the uncertainty
decision processes in the development of green economic growth has brought challenges to …

Evaluation of the environmental and economic impacts of electric propulsion systems onboard ships: case study passenger vessel

NR Ammar, IS Seddiek - Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2021 - Springer
Abstract The International Maritime Organization (IMO) announced that maritime transport
share by 2.89% in global greenhouse gases. Electric propulsion system appears as a …

Ship power plant decarbonisation using hybrid systems and ammonia fuel—A techno-economic–environmental analysis

P Karvounis, JLD Dantas, C Tsoumpris… - Journal of Marine …, 2022 - mdpi.com
The shipping sector decarbonisation has attracted great attention due to the sector
contribution to worldwide carbon emissions. This study aims at investigating the techno …