Clean Planet Energy unveil new marine fuels

Following Clean Planet’s recent announcement of ultra-clean aviation fuel, Clean Planet Oceans includes an ultra-clean marine residual fuel (also known as bunker fuel or fuel oil) meeting international ISO 8712 2017 standards, and also a premium marine distillate fuel which matches the highest EN15940 diesel specification.

In addition to the 75% CO₂e reduction, a significant benefit of these new fuels is the notable decrease in NOx (nitrogen dioxide) and SOx (sulfur oxide) emissions. NOx and SOx are some of the most common air-pollutants from the burning of fossil fuels and are estimated to be globally responsible for 9000 daily deaths (source: IHME). Clean Planet’s fuels can reduce sulfur emissions by 1500x when compared to the latest, stringent IMO regulations.

“Air-pollutants such as sulfur are measured by ppm (parts per million). Under the IMO 2020 [International Maritime Organisation] regulations implemented last year, a ship with a scrubber installed onboard is allowed to emit 35 000 ppm of sulfur into the sea when burning fossil marine fuel oil, whilst a ship without a scrubber is allowed to emit 5000 ppm of sulfur into the air,” said Clean Planet Energy’s CTO, Dr Andrew Odjo. “In contrast, Clean Planet Energy’s Marine Residual Fuel has a sulfur content of just 35 ppm, and Clean Planet Energy’s Marine Distillate has a sulfur content of just 3 ppm. This means that ships using Clean Planet Ocean’s marine distillate fuel can reduce sulfur pollution by over 1500x compared to ships using fossil fuel without a scrubber, and by more than 10 000x compared to ships with a scrubber”.

The UK-based renewable energy company will produce these ultra-clean circular fuels inside their ecoPlants. A Clean Planet ecoPlant® can accept and convert non-recyclable waste-plastics – that would otherwise be heading to incineration, landfill, or worse – into the oceans. According to data sourced by parties including the US EPA and the World Economic Forum, this year 203 million t of plastic will become non-recyclable waste, meaning that the Clean Planet process not only reduces CO₂e emissions and air pollutants, but also tackles the plastic crisis too.

“There is currently no legitimate and scaled alternative compared to using carbon-based fuels in the Marine and Aviation sector. Whereas cars are moving to electric, the lifespan of large vessels means we’ll be stuck using fossil fuel engines for many years to come. By using non-recyclable waste plastics as a feedstock for fuels in these industries, we can reduce the daily CO₂e emissions by 75%, keep fossil-oil in the ground, and win valuable time in the world’s battle to hit net-zero carbon emissions”, added Dr Odjo.

Currently Clean Planet have two ecoPlants in construction phase, with another 4 in development and have a mission to build ecoPlants to process over 1 million tpy of waste plastics. A standard Clean Planet ecoPlant can process 20 000 tpy of waste plastics.

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