Will My Ship Run on This? Glycerine Fuels workshop; guest speaker announced, 11th June 2014, Seawork Southampton
Marine South East will be organizing the ‘Will my ship (or workboat) run on this?’ workshop on Wednesday 11th June at 2.00pm at the Seawork International 2014 Exhibition and Conference held at the ABP Port of Southampton. The guest speaker at the event will be Dr Paul Gilbert a lecturer in climate change and sustainability within the School of Mechanical Aerospace and Civil Engineering at the University of Manchester
Hosted by the GLEAMS (Glycerine Fuel for Engines and Marine Sustainability) project this workshop will explain why glycerine is an attractive proposition for use as a marine fuel and gather feedback from delegates interested in alternative fuels for the ships and boats of tomorrow.
The workshop will present and discuss the potential benefits and drawbacks of using glycerine as a marine fuel and explore remaining commercialisation barriers.
Guest speaker at the event will be Dr Paul Gilbert, a lecturer in climate change and sustainability within the School of Mechanical Aerospace and Civil Engineering at the University of Manchester. Paul is a member of Tyndall Manchester within the international Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research. Paul has previously worked under the EPSRC Supergen Bioenergy consortium exploring the environmental impacts associated with a range of bioenergy systems from heat and power to bio-chemical production. He has since expanded his research profile to international shipping. Using emission accounting approaches Paul investigated the scope for unilateral policies to reduce the UKs share of international shipping emissions and; explored radical step-change mitigation of shipping emissions. His current shipping related research, EPSRC’s ‘Shipping in Changing Climates’ project, explores the impacts of the shipping system from changes to climate (sea level rise, storm frequency); regulatory climate (mitigation and adaptation policy) and; macroeconomic climate (increased trade, differing trade patterns, higher energy prices).
As part of the GLEAMS project a glycerine fuelled marine type-approved generator is being tested to a marine duty cycle specified by Lloyd's Register while comprehensive emissions measurements will be collected by Redwing Environmental. For those who may doubt if an engine can run on glycerine Gardline Marine Sciences and Aquafuel Research will be demonstrating the test engine during Seawork International.
The project is keen to gather feedback from the marine community and delegates will be invited to contribute their professional experience and help shape the future direction of this exciting new technology during the conference session.
To attend the event you will first need to register as a member of the GLEAMS 'Interest Group'. Membership is free of charge, to join please visit:
http://groupspaces.com/GLEAMSInterestGroup/join/
Following successful registration you will receive an invitation to the event. Further news and information on the project is available on the GLEAMS 'Interest Group' website.
Delegates wishing to attend the GLEAMS workshop during Seawork will also need to pre-register with the exhibition organisers at http://www.seawork.com
More information on the background to the GLEAMS project can be found at
http://www.marinesoutheast.co.uk/ongoing_projects/?link=collection.php&id=233
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