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Guide provides owners and operators with technical information they need to find cost-effective solutions
Lloyd’s
Register’s has published a new guide, Understanding Exhaust Gas
Treatment Systems, to give shipowners and operators an overview of the
related technology and emerging regulations they need to make sound
business decisions.
The
technical teams at Lloyd’s Register worked closely with industry and
used project experience to develop the guidance. Exhaust gas treatment
systems (EGTS), or scrubbers as they are known, are one of a number of
options available to meet ever stricter emissions regulations. EGTS will
not be suitable for all ship types or operators, and the age of assets
also will be a factor in making commercial decisions.
“The
implications of emissions compliance will vary from owner to owner; for
example, the needs of a Baltic ferry operator are likely to be very
different to those of a bulk carrier owner whose ships trade globally,”
said Katharine Palmer, Lloyd’s Register’s Environmental Manager. “For
us, it’s not a question of being for or against these treatment systems.
It’s all about building understanding of how scrubbers work, when they
may be suitable, and providing operators with the information and
confidence they need to make investment decisions.”
With
new technologies emerging, providing the right support throughout the
decision-making and design process is critical, says Palmer, who adds
that the guide provides a clear picture of the technical realities
involved in installing and operating EGTS, using case studies and
real-world examples.
The challenge of meeting emissions-compliance requirements and reducing ship-energy consumption are closely related, she says.
Earlier
this year, Lloyd’s Register introduced its ECA Calculator, a
cost-scenario modelling tool, to help the industry to identify
cost-effective routes to emissions compliance. The new EGTS guide is
further support to the industry at a time when owners and operators are
preparing to decide on compliance strategies.
The
EGTS guidance provides technical insight and, together with the ECA
Calculator, are the latest products from Lloyd’s Register to support the
industry with the dual challenges of compliance and energy management.
The
guide was developed with the support of the Shipping Emissions,
Abatement and Trading (SEAaT), an organisation comprising
owner-operators who are looking for cost-effective compliance solutions.
“SEAaT
is happy to have assisted in the development of this very useful and
timely guide to the issue of shipboard exhaust gas treatment,” said John
Aitken, SEAaT’s General Secretary. “As regulations concerning vessel
emissions to air become more stringent, this guide will be of
considerable assistance to ship owners and operators as they look for
the most cost-effective means of compliance.Post to be found at:
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