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Classification society looks to treble size of Singapore centre
he one-year old DNV Clean Technology Centre (CTC) in Singapore is looking to more than triple its existing staff strength as it
continues to see growing demand for clean technology innovation and incubation services in Singapore and SoutheastAsia. Established in March 2010, the centre seeks to
increase its staff strength from around 30 at present to around 100 over the next four years, according to BjørnTore Markussen,managing director of DNV CTC.“We believe that Singapore's roadmap towards a global clean tech hub is world class and have therefore made Singapore the home of our CTC,”Markussen says. DNV CTC seeks to ensure, on behalf of its
clients, that emerging clean technology solutions in the maritime, energy and power industries are fit for purpose, investment and
commercialisation.The centre is already delivering projects together with partners in the fields of green ship and offshore solutions, green ports, climate change adaptation and carbon markets and renewable energy. DNV has formed partnerships with the
Economic Development Board of Singapore, the Energy Research Institute at Nanyang Technological University,National University of Singapore and the Maritime Port Authority of
Singapore.The agreements involve joint research and development activities in various areas within clean technology. DNV CTC delivers four main research and
innovation services: conduct technology qualification, facilitate and manage joint industry projects, develop new recommended practices, guidelines and standards, and conduct risk and asset management services. In the maritime domain, the centre offers solutions in greater use of the cleaner LNG, ballast water management systems and energy efficiency onboard ships and at ports. A DNV-initiated Joint Industry Project (JIP),
which started about nine months back and consists of a consortium of 16 participants from all aspects of the LNG value chain, is studying two areas of future use of LNG in
SoutheastAsia.These are LNG for small-scale power production in off-grid island regions and LNG as fuel for ship propulsion. In ship propulsion, the JIP study predicts that
container feeders, as well as local and regional ferries, might be well suited to adopt LNG as bunkers. Singapore is already identified as the region's preferred site for future LNG bunkering due to
its large shipping volumes and calm seas for bunkering operations.“The problem is that we are lacking demand to justify the cost of establishing the [LNG] infrastructure. But if you have a consortium to back a certain level of demand, then infrastructure investment will be justified,”Markussen believes. The Norway-based DNV had last December
introduced a new crude oil concept vessel named Triality that is powered by LNG.DNV's research shows that theTrialityVLCC will emit 34% less CO2 and use 25% less energy compared to the
conventionalVLCC.This new concept tanker has two high pressure dual fuel slow speed main engines fuelled by LNG,with marine gas oil as pilot fuel. TheV-shaped hull form and cargo tank
arrangements will remove the need for ballast water,which could add 80,000-100,000 tonnes of extra weight to aVLCC and require more energy to transport this extra sea water.A formal ratification of the BallastWater Convention is expected either in late-2011 or
early-2012.The convention aims to prevent the potentially devastating effects of the spread of harmful aquatic organisms carried by ships' ballast water from one region to another. The anticipated number of existing ships
subject to the implementation of type approved ballast water treatment systems is over 70,000 installations needed, to be completed by 2020. “The global retrofit market for ballast water
management system, according to various sources, is in the order of $50-70bn over the next five to 10 years,”Markussen says. Currently there are approximately 100 various
types of technologies available to meet the ballast water convention, but only about 10 are type approved. Markussen says:“Maybe 20 to 30 more
technology types might be approved over the next three to five years. It is still an industry with immature technology, and it means owners will face a high degree of complexity in regards to choosing the right technology. “If owners make the wrong investment
decision, it can be very, very costly in the long run,” he cautions. He says DNV CTC has delivered several
technical and financial feasibility studies for owners over the past year in helping them make retrofitting decisions.DNV CTC also works closely with its affiliate DNV Petroleum Services to help shipping companies identify improvement areas and implement solutions on managing and reducing their vessel fuel consumption.
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We believe that Singapore's roadmap towards a global clean tech hub is world class.
Bjorn Tore Markussen, managing director,DNV CTC
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