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ABSTRACT
The energy transition of the maritime sector relies on a range of technical, operational and economic solutions to reduce energy consumption and emissions, and is particularly complex due to the diversity of the fleets involved and the difficulty of estimating the energy and financial resources to be mobilized. The present article focuses on the development of models for estimating maritime decarbonization pathways, leading to a useful tool for the national industry, for example, to evaluate different scenarios and contribute to decision-making by stakeholders in this sector.
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Jean-François SIGRIST: Research engineer, science journalist - Expertise & communication scientifiques (eye-PI) – Tours, France
INTRODUCTION
Maritime transport performs particularly well in terms of energy efficiency and CO 2 emissions compared with other modes of transport, but given the scale of volumes transported, it accounts for between 3% and 4% of global emissions. Like other industrial sectors, this mode of transport needs to accelerate its energy transition, and all the more so as international and European regulations come into force as early as 2023 and could soon be aiming for carbon neutrality by 2050.
To make this transition a success, players in the marine and energy sectors will have to innovate and make unprecedented investments in a very short space of time, in a regulatory and technological context that is still highly uncertain.
We offer feedback on an R&D project aimed at developing an energy transition model for maritime transport: developed by two experts from the maritime and naval sector, the tool helps guide decision-making (conditions for achieving objectives, assessment of necessary resources) based on a comparison of different decarbonization scenarios.
Fields: innovation, maritime.
Companies concerned: shipowners, banks, design offices, shipyards/equipment manufacturers, shippers, local authorities, energy producers, classification societies.
Technologies/methods involved: numerical modeling.
Sectors: maritime transport, blue economy.
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KEYWORDS
sustainable development | modelling | energy transition | maritime
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