KEY DEALS

GLEAMS workshop and networking event

13 years ago

‘Can my ship (or workboat) run on this?’ is the question under discussion at an event to be hosted by the GLEAMS (Glycerine fuel for Engines and Marine Sustainability) project team on Thursday, 27 February 2014 at Lloyds Register in London.

Glycerine is non-toxic, bio-degradable, water soluble, non-volatile and has a very low flammability rating combined with minimal environmental pollution impact. Presently used to fuel standard diesel engine Combined Heat and Power (CHP) generators, its use as an alternative marine fuel promises to provide significant benefits. This event will cover the work being done by the project on technological and regulatory issues and the testing of a glycerine fuelled diesel engine to a marine cycle specified by Lloyd’s Register.

Delegates will hear about the factors relevant to bringing glycerine to the marine marketplace from speakers including Keynote Speaker Ken Wittamore of Triskel Marine.

He is a marine technology adviser with a particular interest in hybrid power who has managed a number of collaborative EU R&D projects on behalf of the International Council of Marine Industry (ICOMIA). As a member of the EU Waterborne Technology Platform, he is editor of the new maritime research road map. Waterborne provides the primary input to the European Commission on strategic maritime research.

Also delivering the following presentations are:

· GLEAMS project introduction – Simon Powell, Marine South East, operations director

· Alternative marine fuels for today and the future – Tim Wilson, Lloyd’s Register, Fuel Oil Bunkering Analysis and Advisory Service – principal specialist

· The ‘true cost’ of fuel and glycerine; its potential for marine use – John McNeil, consultant to Aquafuel Research Ltd, physicist and inventor of the ‘McNeil Cycle’

· The vessel operator and engineer’s viewpoint for this alternative fuel – Mark Bobby, marine manager, Gardline Geosurvey

Presentations will be followed by a facilitated discussion session to explore further the use of this novel fuel. Delegates will be invited to use their professional knowledge and experience to inform the debate. The workshop will be followed by a networking reception.

To attend the event you will first need to register as a member of the GLEAMS ‘Interest Group’. Membership of the Group is free of charge and can be done through the following link: http://groupspaces.com/GLEAMSInterestGroup/join/

Following successful registration an invitation/RSVP to the free to attend event will be emailed to the new member.