ar o u n d a t a bl e is al w a ys m ore e ffe cti v e t h a n n ot h a vi n g it. F or i nst a n c e, if t h ere’s a s afet y q u esti o n y o u h a v e t h e cl ass s o ci et y t h ere, t h e m ariti m e a ut h oriti es or t h e v e n d ors of s af et y e q ui p m e nt,” s a ys Mj øs.
S u c c e s sf ul pil ot s A m o n g t h e 2 6 pil ot pr oj e cts t h er e h a v e b e e n s o m e n ot a bl e s u c c ess es. O n e of t h e first pil ots l a u n c h e d i n t h e i niti al p h as e of t h e pr o gr a m m e w as a pr oj e ct l e d b y Alt er a I nfr astr u ct ur e, (f or m erl y Te e k a y) t o d e v el o p a n e xt g e n er ati o n S u e z m a x s h uttl e t a n k er w hi c h r u ns o n L N G, v ol atil e or g a ni c c o m p o u n ds c o m bi n e d wit h a h y bri d b att er y s yst e m f or t h e m ai n m a c hi n er y t h at c uts r u n ni n g h o urs. Te e k a y or d er e d a n i niti al si x of t h e e-t a n k ers fr o m S a ms u n g He a v y I n d ustri es wit h t h e first, A ur or a S pirit , b ei n g d eli v ere d i n Ja n u ar y. Mj øs n ot es: “ T h e c al c ul ati o ns d o n e b y
Alter a I nfr astr uct ure s h o w t h at t he e missi o ns r e d u cti o ns f or f o ur E-s h uttl e t a n k ers ar e 1 0 0, 0 0 0t o n n es, c orr es p o n di n g
t o 6 0, 0 0 0
Tesl a v e hi cl es. B y c o m p aris o n, j ust o v er 4 6, 0 0 0 Tesl as were re gist ere d i n N or w a y i n N o ve m b er 2 0 1 9. fhe g o ver n me nt s u p p orte d t he ‘ E-s h uttle’ vess els wit h [t he e q ui v ale nt of] £ 1 0- 1 2 milli o n. I n re alit y, N or w a y h as recei ve d l ar ge c uts i n C O2
t o £ 5 0 0- 6 0 0 milli o n, o n electric c ar s u p p ort.” A n ot h er pil ot i n v ol v es A S K O, t h e l o gisti cs
c o m p a n y f or N or w a y’s l ar g est f o o d s u p pli er, t h e est a blis h m e nt of a n e missi o n-fre e s u p pl y
r o ut e fr o m its m ai n st or a g e f a cilit y i n Vest b y a n d a re gi o n al distri b uti o n c e ntre i n S a n d e, o n t h e ot h er si d e of t h e Osl o Th or d. “ Th er e will b e el e ctri c tr u c ks t a ki n g c o nt ai n ers d o w n t o t h e p ort at M oss, a ut o n o m o us z er o- e missi o n c ar g o h a n dli n g i n t h e p ort, a n a ut o n o m o us b att er y- p o w er e d f err y t a ki n g t h e c ar g o a cr oss t h e fj or d a n d t h e s a m e f a ciliti es a cr oss t h e ot h er si d e. “ A S K O’s b o ar d of dir e ct ors h as
j ust
a n n o u nce d t he y h a ve a p pr o ve d t he pr oj e ct, s o n o w it’s j ust a m atter of i niti ati n g t he p urc h as e of t h e di ffere nt c o m p o n e nts i n t h e s ol uti o n. It’s a n e x a m pl e of h o w we’re s e ei n g f or w ar d- l o o ki n g c ar g o o w n ers t a ki n g a n a cti v e p art i n d e vel o pi n g t he s ol uti o n, t h e n t h e s ol uti o n is n’t j ust gre e n b ut als o c ost e ffe cti ve.” Mj øs
is als o k e e n t o hi g hli g ht t h e
E n vir o n m e nt P ort I n d e x, a P h as e III pil ot w hi c h h as est a blis h e d a m et h o d ol o g y f or q u a ntif yi n g a n d r e p orti n g s hi p s’ e n vir o n m e nt al p erf or m a n c e i n p orts. “ Th ere ar e alr e a d y 1 3 N or w e gi a n p orts stri vi n g t o w ar ds t his i n d e x, w hi c h is a m e as ur e wit h r es p e ct t o C O2
e missi o ns, N O x, S O x a n d
p arti c ul at e m att er. S hi p o w n ers t h at s c or e w ell p a y a l o w er p ort f e e, w hil e a b a d s c or e is m or e e x p e nsi v e.” N at ur all y, n ot e v er y pil ot is a c o m pl et e
f or s m all m o ne y c o m p are d
s u c c ess; a pr oj e ct t o d e v el o p a n L N G b u n k eri n g v ess el w as a m o n g t h e e arli est b ut h a d t o b e dis c o nti n u e d w h e n t h e pil ot o w n er w as u n a bl e t o fi n d t h e c ust o m ers t h at w o ul d est a blis h a b usi n ess c as e. Th er e w as
als o a pr oj e ct t o d e v el o p a f err y p o w er e d b y bi o di es el w hi c h w as n’t f o u n d t o b e e c o n o mi c all y f e asi bl e at t h at ti m e i n t h e n ort h of N or w a y.”
T h e f ut ur e P h as e I V of t h e pr o gr a m is d u e t o fi nis h at t h e e n d of t his y e ar b ut t h er e ar e alr e a d y pl a ns t o e xt e n d it f or a f urt h er o n e t o o n e a n d a h alf y e ars. It h as als o g ai n e d c o nsi d er a bl e att e nti o n i nt er n ati o n all y, h a vi n g r e c ei v e d a Ll o y d’s List Gl o b al E n vir o n m e nt al A w ar d s e v er al y e ars a g o a n d b ei n g est a blis h e d as a f or m al pr oj e ct t o pr o m ot e t h e U nit e d N ati o ns’ s ust ai n a bilit y g o als. Alt h o u g h p art n er m e eti n gs ar e h el d i n N or w e gi a n t h e e xt e nt of f orei g n i nt erest h as l e d t o s o m e pil ots als o b ei n g m a d e a v ail a bl e i n E n glis h. “ We’ v e h a d a l ot of i nt er est fr o m ot h er
c o u ntri es s u c h as t h e U K, S we d e n, Si n g a p ore a n d t h e N et h erl a n ds. I d o n’t t hi n k t h es e c o u ntri es w e nt o n t o d e v el o p a n yt hi n g b ut i n Was hi n gt o n st at e i n t h e U S t h e y st art e d u p a si mil ar pr oj e ct a c o u pl e of y e ars a g o.” A k e y di ff er e n c e, Mj øs b eli e v es, is t h at
t h e G S P h as a pri v at e a n d p u bli c f u n di n g w hil e t h e A m eri c a n pr oj e ct h as p u bli c f u n di n g o nl y. “ Th e t hi n ki n g w e h a v e i n N or w a y is t h at
wit h j oi nt f u n di n g a n d c oll a b or ati o n w e c a n c o m e u p re alisti c a n d c ost e ffe cti v e s ol uti o ns. B y w or ki n g t o g et h er e v er y b o d y l e ar ns
a n d t h er e’s a hi g h er li k eli h o o d t h at s m art, i nf or m e d d e cisi o ns ar e m a d e.” N A
A ur or a S pirit , t h e Thr st of T e e k a y’ s e - s h uttl e t a n k er s w hi c h l a u n c h e d i n J a n u ar y, h a s it s ori gi n s i n t h e G S P
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