WINGD TO RAMP UP R&D EFFORTS

摘要

The adoption of alternative fuels by the shipping industry is unprecedented: it is the first such energy transition that is being driven by Legislation rather than international competition, as was the case with the wind-to-coal or coal-to-oil shifts. But no matter how the fuel landscape alters, we have yet to find a more efficient means of propelling a vessel than a low speed engine with direct transmission. "We think that the diesel engine will be there in the future," Klaus Heim reiterated. However, the range of research objectives continues to proliferate, "Ten years ago, we were focused on one fuel type, which still entailed research in a wide variety of areas, Now we have research in areas as diverse as alternative fuels, digitalisation and emissions control," Klaus Heim said.