- Uniper Energy DMCC (UED) and Neutral Fuels announce that they will collaborate to provide maritime biofuel in Fujairah, UAE.
- The two companies will blend UED’s VLSFO and Neutral Fuels biofuel, creating a maritime fuel.
- The fuel is to meet the IMO standard under their ISO8217:2010 RMG380 specification cutting carbon dioxide emissions.
- Limiting sulfur in shipping fuels to 0.5% as mandated by the IMO reduces a significant source of atmospheric pollution.
- Also cutting carbon emissions enables the maritime industry to become part of the solution to climate change rather than remaining part of the problem.
A recent article published in Neutral Fuels deals with the collaboration of providing biofuels in Fujairah, UAE by Uniper Energy DMCC (UED) and Neutral Fuels.
Attempt to replace fossil fuels
Both leaders in their fields, UED supplies very low sulfur fuel oil (VLSFO), and Neutral Fuels, winner of the ADIPEC 2020 Company of the Year Award in the Solutions to Climate Change category, pioneered the commercial viability of net zero biofuels to replace fossil fuels.
Climate protection is the key
Lars Liebig, Managing Director of UED, said, “The collaboration is aimed to address climate protection, the predominant social issue in the world today. UED’s mission is to help countries build up reliable and environmentally friendly energy supplies to support a global transition to cleaner energy. Collaborating with Neutral Fuels enables us to accelerate our efforts.”
Maritime biofuel
Gary Hubbard, Chief Commercial Officer of Neutral Fuels said, “It is fitting for the UAE to lead the way in making maritime biofuel widely available to the shipping industry. The UAE was quick to adopt the UN’s sustainable development goals and has been particularly active in working to cut emissions of CO2. This is the main culprit that creates the greenhouse gases which cause climate change.”
Switching to new clean fuel not difficult
Switching to the new clean, green maritime fuel requires no capital outlay, no change to existing engines and no investment in aftermarket scrubbers for shipowners and their cargo-owning clients. Neutral Fuels biofuels are made exclusively from used vegetable cooking oil and have no land-use issues, they are not in competition with food production, and do not cause or support deforestation.
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Source: Neutral Fuels
