Confusion over new fuels will not be helped by the fact that each one has a good and bad version. The science on grey ammonia, grey methanol, and palm oil biofuel show
Confusion over new fuels will not be helped by the fact that each one has a good and bad version. The science on grey ammonia, grey methanol, and palm oil biofuel show that these are probably worse for the planet, if adopted, than unfettered continuation of fossil fuel consumption. Conversely, green methanol, green ammonia and biofuel made using genuine wastes and residual products could create a substantial dent in production and consumption of fossil fuels. For this reason, clarity on which fuels shipping lines intend eventually to use is vital.
Höegh Autoliners is set on ammonia, CEO Andreas Enger explained, and is making a commitment to the fuel on which its peers are stopping short. “Ammonia is more scalable and will be cheaper than methanol, full stop,” Enger said. “We don't really want to take a strong position on green versus blue… [but] we have no intention of using grey ammonia. We might end up using it for testing.
“We would be happy … if mass balance is organized through certificates allowing us to swap the molecules. We would be happy to do that. But if it's using these vessels to scale grey ammonia consumption – no, we would not
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