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a v ail a bl e, s hi ps t h at tr a d e o n s p e ci al r o ut es or o p er at e i n a p arti c ul ar r e gi o n, p er h a ps o w n e d or s u p p ort e d b y a st at e. ffi er e ar e e v e n s e g m e nts w h ere t h e c ust o m er is willi n g t o p a y a pre mi u m f or d e c ar b o nis e d s hi p pi n g. “ Wit hi n t h at mi x t h ere are o p p ort u niti es
t o g et g oi n g wit h o ut h a vi n g t o pl a c e a n y wil d b ets. We’re s e ei n g a l ot of t h os e e x a m pl es n o w wit h, f or e x a m pl e, f err y o p er at ors a n d n e ar c o ast al v ess els, w hi c h are g oi n g t o gi v e us a l ot of i nsi g ht a n d c o n fi d e n c e a b o ut w h at’s t o c o m e i n t h e s e c o n d h alf of t h e d e c a d e. I d o n’t w a nt t o gi v e t h e p er c e pti o n t h at w e n e e d t o a n al ys e a n d w ait u ntil e v er yt hi n g is p erf e ct. B y 2 0 2 3 w e n e e d t o st art h a vi n g s u c h n e w s yst e ms o p er ati n g at s e a, w hi c h m e a ns t h at w e – i. e. t h e s e ct or – n e e d t o st art pl a n ni n g a n d b uil di n g t h e m ess e nti all y n o w, w hi c h is als o h a p p e ni n g t o s o m e e xt e nt. It’s re all y a b o ut a j o ur n e y of c o nti n u al l e ar ni n g a n d u ps c ali n g... u n d erst a n di n g t h e bi g g er pi ct ure, l e ar ni n g fr o m t h e c o n cret e a cti viti es o n g oi n g a n d t h e n s etti n g m or e c o n cr et e a cti viti es i n m oti o n.” T his, C er u p- Si m o ns e n b eli e v es, is t h e
ess e n c e of t h e tr a nsiti o n str at e g y: usi n g s m all er pr oj e cts t o t est t h e g a ps a n d b arri ers t h at mi g ht pr o v e s o m e t e c h n ol o gi es t o b e u ns c al a bl e or si m pl y t o o i n effi ci e nt. F or e x a m pl e (t o us e a n ill ustr ati o n fr o m t h e l e ct ur e), o n e p ossi bl e p at h w a y mi g ht b e c o n v erti n g wi n d a n d s ol ar e n er g y, vi a
l o w-t e m p er at ur e el e ct r ol ysis, i nt o
a m m o ni a or m et h a n ol w hi c h w o ul d t h e n b e b ur n e d o n b o ar d t h e s hi p i n a n i nt er n al c o m b usti o n e n gi n e. H o w e v er, if t his o nl y yi el ds a t ot al e ffi ci e n c y of s a y 3 0 % it m a y b e t h at alt er n ati v es, w hi c h ar e n ot m at ur e a n d pr o v e n y et, s u c h as hi g h-t e m p er at ur e el e ctr ol ysis a n d a s oli d o xi d e f u el c ell, re pres e nt a b ett er s ol uti o n f or t h e l o n g t er m. fi eref ore, e v e n bre a ki n g t h e t e c h n ol o gi es
d o w n t o a m a c hi n er y l e v el, s u c h as a n a m m o ni a v al v e or m et h a n ol r ef or mi n g c o m p o n e nt, c a n h el p c o n n e ct t h e d ots i n w or ki n g t o w ar ds m ore vi a bl e s ol uti o ns. “ Th e p oi nt is t o b e a bl e t o s h ar e t h at k n o wl e d g e a n d l e v er a g e it. Th at’s w h y w e h a v e cr e at e d t his pl atf or m; s o t h at t h es e pr oj e cts c a n b e c o n n e ct e d i n a w a y t h at’s m ut u all y b e n e fi ci al t o a n o v er all tr a nsiti o n str at e g y.” O n e f u el t h at w as n ot a bl y n ot m e nti o n e d
d uri n g t h e pr es e nt ati o n w as L N G. B ut C er u p- Si m o ns e n cl ari fi es t o T N A
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L N G is n’t d e c ar b o nis e d g as t e c h n ol o g y, wit h its pi pi n g a n d e n gi n e s yst e ms, it m a y pl a y a n
Fi g ur e 3: T h e C e nt er’ s w or k will b e b a s e d ar o u n d str u ct ur e d R & D pr o gr a m s
i m p ort a nt r ol e. “ B y b uil di n g L N G v ess els y o u’r e als o
b uil di n g a fl e xi bl e, m ulti-f u el v ess el. S u c h v ess els will h a v e fl e xi bilit y t o t a k e o n n e w s y nt h eti c bi o b as e d n at ur al g as, s o it h as t h e o p p ort u nit y t o g o d e c ar b o nis e d i n t h e f ut ure. I d o n’t w a nt t o e x cl u d e L N G at t his p oi nt as it c a n b e a g o o d o p p ort u nit y f or s o m e c o m p a ni es. We ar e i n a st at e n o w w h er e c o m p a ni es are fe eli n g t h eir w a y f or w ar d a n d w h at c a n b e a g o o d s ol uti o n f or o n e is n ot a g o o d s ol uti o n f or a n ot h er.”
C o m m o n st a n d ar d s ‘ Z er o c ar b o n’ is a t er m r e g ul arl y us e d, s o m e mi g ht s u g g e st fl o ut e d, wit hi n m ariti m e dis c o urs e o v er t h e p ast f e w y e ars. C er u p- Si m o ns e n s a ys t h at, d es pit e t h e C e nt er’s n a m e, a n i m p ort a nt p art of its visi o n is h el pi n g t o r e m o v e s o m e of t h at a m bi g uit y a n d est a blis h c o m m o n m etri cs a n d st a n d ar ds: “ F or us it’s n ot a m att er of ‘ z er o’, it’s
a c k n o wl e d gi n g t h at it’s a l o n g j o ur n e y a n d t h ere are al w a ys s o m e pl us es a n d mi n us es i n t h e s u p pl y c h ai n. It’s m or e a b o ut a j o ur n e y w h er e w e c a n s et t ar g ets a n d m e as ur e h o w w e’r e g oi n g. T h at’s s o m et hi n g w e’r e n ot a bl e t o d o t o d a y. We t al k a b o ut [ e missi o ns] S c o p e 1, 2 a n d 3 b ut w e’r e n ot r e all y m at ur e e n o u g h t o b e a bl e t o t al k a b o ut t h at i n a v er y pr e cis e m a n n er.” S u c h cl arit y is li k el y t o b e i m p ort a nt
if t h e s e ct or is g oi n g t o pr o v e its a bilit y t o s elf- g o v er n its w a y t o w ar ds t h e P aris A gr e e m e nt t ar g ets, r at h er t h a n f or c e d i nt o c o m pli a n c e wit h m a n d at es c o mi n g fr o m o utsi d e m ariti m e, s u c h as t h e E ur o p e a n P arli a m e nt. C e r u p- Si m o ns e n b eli e v es t h at w hil e t h er e is m u c h t o b e s ai d f or t h e
“c o nstr u cti v e r es o n a n c e” of i nt elli g e nt
dis c ussi o n b et w e e n t h e pri v at e a n d p u bli c s e ct ors, w hi c h l e a ds t o ti m el y r e g ul ati o n, i n v est m e nt i nt o r es e ar c h a n d ulti m at el y i nfr astr u ct ur e, c o n fli cti n g a g e n d as t hr e at e n t o sti fl e d e v el o p m e nt. E q u all y o bstr u cti v e c o ul d b e t h os e st a k e h ol d ers, w h et h er at a n ati o n al or s hi p o w n er l e v el, t h at ar e u n willi n g t o p ut t h eir o w n i nt erests asi d e f or t h e gr e at er g o o d. H o w e v er, h e e m p h asis es t h at h e is m ai nl y h o p ef ul: “ Th ere’s a h u g e o p p ort u nit y n o w, wit h a
m o me nt u m a n d l e vel of e n g a ge me nt o n t he i n d ustr y si d e w hic h we’ ve ne ver s e e n b ef ore. E ve n t h o u g h s o m e d e vel o p m e nts li ke I M O [ w here N o ve m ber’s M E P C 7 5 f aile d t o arri ve at a n y m a n d at or y ste ps t o w ar ds dec ar b o nis ati o n] are dis a p p oi nti n g, we als o h a ve a l ot of p ositi ve de vel o p me nts. S o I’ m ver y h o p ef ul we will get t o c o nstr ucti ve i nterfere nce.” O v er t h e n e xt t w o y e ars h e e x p e cts t h e
C e nt er’s o v er all str at e g y t o b e d e v el o p e d a n d t h e first d e m o nstr ati o n pr oj e cts d e fi n e d, wit h t h e assist a n c e of t h e m a n y c o m p a ni es, u ni v e rsiti es a n d c o aliti o ns b e c o mi n g i n v ol v e d. B ut h e a nti ci p at es 2 0 2 1 will s e e it pl a y a n i n cr e asi n gl y pr o mi n e nt r ol e i n s hi p pi n g’s d e c ar b o nis ati o n ‘e c os yst e m’ a n d m a ki n g its v oi c e h e ar d. As f or t h e n e xt 1 0 y e ars, a n d a c hi e vi n g t h e
g o al of i m pl e m e nti n g pr o v e n d e c ar b o nis e d t e c h n ol o gi es, h e h o p es a n d e x p e cts t o still b e l e a di n g t h e C e nt er’s w or k b y 2 0 3 0. “ To b e h o n est I’ m n ot s ure w h at o ur c e nt er will t ur n i nt o as w e m o v e t hr o u g h t his tr a nsiti o n, b ut t h e o p p ort u nit y w e h a v e is e n or m o us. I’ m t h e C E O, I’ m v er y pr o u d of t h at a n d it’s m y missi o n t o m a k e t his w or k a n d h el p g et t h e s e ct or o n t his tr a nsiti o n p at h. I’ m g oi n g t o b e i n t his f or a l o n g ti m e.” N A
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