Natural Gas Roundtable to Discuss Natural Gas for Marine Vessels
Marine Market Poised for Significant Growth
Recent regulatory changes require more stringent emissions standards for marine vessels. And, new marine engine technology allows natural gas to be used as a primary or alternative fuel source. As a result of these trends, natural gas demand for the marine sector is poised for significant growth. The upcoming Natural Gas Roundtable discussion on September 9, 2010 will focus on the growing potential marine market for natural gas.
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What: Natural Gas Roundtable Lunch
When: Tuesday, September 9, 2010; 12:00 pm
Who: Guy Caruso, CSIS Energy and National Security Program; former Administrator, Energy Information Administration (EIA); http://csis.org/
John Hatley, Americas Vice President, Ship Power for Wartsila North America; http://www.wartsila.com/us
Where: University Club, 1135 16th Street NW, Washington, DC
RSVP: Ella Proctor [email protected] (202) 824-7000
Owners of marine vessels are considering natural gas as a preferred fuel for powering the engines found in workboats, harbor vessels, commercial ships of all sizes, and cruise vessels. These engines are often extremely large-scale, ranging from a low of 3,000HP to over 100,000 HP, and are highly energy intensive. Marine operators are closely scrutinizing the possible transition to natural gas in order to achieve emissions reduction and operational savings.
Ever tighter marine emission environmental requirements are driving change as new rules are implemented over the next few years. These new environmental rules present compliance challenges for traditional diesel engines which would require space consuming and expensive after-treatment devices to clean up exhaust plumes. This is in stark contrast to natural gas engines, which provide emissions reduction at the point of combustion because of the ultra-clean gas burn.
For more information about the Roundtable, please visit http://www.aga.org/Events/naturalgasroundtable/