s ati o n c o n c er ni n g s u bsi di es pr o vi d e d b y t h e S o ut h K or e a n g o v er n m e nt f or its o w n s hi p b uil di n g i n d ustr y. “I n t h e c o nti n u o usl y sl u g gis h m ar k et, t h e C hi n es e


a n d K or e a n s hi p b uil d ers h a v e b e e n tr yi n g t o s ur vi v e wit h g e n er o us s u p p orts ai d e d b y t h eir g o v er n m e nts. I n p arti c ul ar, t h e s u p p ort m e as ur es K or e a n g o v er n - m e nt h as pr o vi d e d t o its d o m esti c y ar ds h a v e o b vi o usl y b e e n dist orti n g t h e s hi p b uil di n g m ar k et,” s a ys a n S AJ s p o k es p ers o n. Hi g hli g hti n g t h e stre n gt h of t h e Ja p a n es e s hi p b uil di n g


cl ust er of b uil d ers, o p er at ors, e q ui p m e nt, cl assi fi c ati o n fi n a n c e t h e S AJ a d ds: “ Al o n g wit h f urt h er rei nf orc e m e nt of rel at e d i n d ustri es, w e t hi n k it is i m p ort a nt t o i n cre as e o ur c o m p etiti v e n ess wit h t h e str at e g y of usi n g hi g h t e c h ni c al st a n d ar ds w e i n h ere ntl y h a v e.”


Alt er n ati v e f u el s


B P i n v esti g at es h y dr o g e n e n er g y pr o d u cti o n


B P A ustr ali a is c o n d u cti n g a f e asi bilit y st u d y i nt o a r e n e w a bl e h y dr o g e n pr o d u cti o n f a cilit y i n G er al dt o n, West er n A ustr ali a, w hi c h t h e c o m p a n y s a ys will b ett er t h e e n er g y s e ct or’s u n d erst a n di n g of usi n g h y dr o g e n as a r e n e w a bl e e n er g y at e x p ort-s c al e. B ot h a p ot e nti al pil ot a n d c o m m er ci al s c al e gr e e n


a m m o ni a pr o d u cti o n pl a nt will b e t e c h n o- e c o n o m - i c all y e v al u at e d d uri n g t h e c o m p a n y’s f e asi bilit y st u d y, as w ell as t h e pl a nts’ t e c h n ol o gi es a n d pr o c ess c o n fi g ur ati o ns w hi c h ar e n e e d e d t o m a n uf a ct ur e gr e e n h y dr o g e n a n d a m m o ni a. fh e pil ot pl a nt will us e o nsit e a n d/ or gri d-s o ur c e d


r e n e w a bl e p o w er t o pr o d u c e gr e e n h y dr o g e n w hi c h, o n c e c o n v ert e d, will c ulti v at e a b o ut 2 0 kil o-t o n n es p er a n n u m ( kt p a) of gr e e n a m m o ni a. W h er e as B P’s c o m m er ci al-s c al e pl a nt, ai m e d at d o m esti c a n d e x p ort m ar k ets, will r e q uir e 1. 5 G W of p o w er s o ur c e d fr o m s ol ar a n d wi n d r es o ur c es i n West er n A ustr ali a, a n d c o ul d i n cr e as e pr o d u cti o n t o a n esti m at e d 1, 0 0 0 kt p a. Fr é d éri c B a u dr y, B P c hi ef o p er ati n g o ffi c er f or Asi a


P a ci fi c, s a ys: “ West er n A ustr ali a is t h e st u d y l o c ati o n, d u e, i n p art, t o its v ast s ol ar a n d wi n g res o urc es, e xisti n g p ort i nfr astr u ct ur e a n d pr o xi mit y t o l ar g e, l o n g-t er m m ar kets f or gre e n h y dr o g e n.”


P erf or m a n c e m o nit ori n g


Mir os l a u n c h es s u p eri or S T W m e as uri n g s yst e m


Te c h n ol o g y c o m p a n y Mi r o s h a s c o m m e r ci all y l a u n c h e d its r e al ti m e w a v e a n d c urr e nt m e as uri n g s yst e m, Mir os S p e e d Thr o u g h Wat er ( S T W), w hi c h t h e c o m p a n y cl ai ms is m or e a c c ur at e t h a n tr a diti o n al i nstr u m e nt ati o n.


T h e N a v al Ar c hit e ct J u n e 2 0 2 0 9


A n d r e a s B r e k k e, C E O of Mi r o s, c o m m e nt s:


“ M e as ur e m e nts of wi n d, c urr e nts a n d w a v es h a v e hist ori c all y r eli e d o n i n a c c ur at e e q ui p m e nt, m o d el d at a, or t h e c a pt ai n’s tr ai n e d e y e. H o w e v er, a c c ur at e s e a st at e is s u c h a n i m p ort a nt f a ct or i n m e as uri n g a ct u al v ess el s p e e d, t h at s u c h i n a c c ur at e err or is n o l o n g er a c c e pt a bl e.” B uil di n g o n t h e c o m p a n y’s pri or r es e ar c h (s e e T N A


J u n e 2 0 1 9), Mir os’ S T W s ol uti o n is a c o m bi n ati o n of its Wa v e x dr y s e ns or a n d Mir os Cl o u d s er vi c es, w hi c h pr o vi d e c o nti n u o us a n al ysis of s e a st at e. Th e dr y s e ns or us es d at a a v ail a bl e fr o m a n X- b a n d


r a d ar o p er ati n g i n s h ort p uls e m o d e ( 5 0- 8 0 ns), G P S a n d g yr o o n b o ar d a v ess el t o c al c ul at e w a v e s p e ctr a, w a v e p ar a m et e rs, s u rf a c e c u r r e nt s a n d S T W


i n


r e al-ti m e. Mir os st at es t h at its S T W s ol uti o n c a n n ot o nl y


i m pr o v e s p e e d a n d f u el o pti mis ati o n, b ut als o pr o vi d es dir e cti o n al w a v e d at a t h at c a n b e us e d t o r e d u c e v ess el m oti o n a n d c ar g o d a m a g e, w hi c h is of i nt er est f or L N G/r o-r o c arri ers, as w ell as f erri es/ cr uis e s hi ps f or p ass e n g er c o mf ort. T h e c o m p a n y a d ds its S T W a n d s urf a c e c urr e nt


m e as ure m e nt s yst e m, w hi c h o bs er v es w a v e dire cti o n i n 3 6 0 d e gr e es, h as a n a c c ur a c y of 0. 0 5 m/s, c o m p ar e d t o s p e e d l o gs w hi c h c a n b e s e v er al m/s, a n d a w a v e s p e e d c al c ul ati o n r a n g e of 0 – 5 m/s irr es p e cti v e of t h e a ct u al s p e e d t h e v ess el is tr a v elli n g. G u n n ar Pr yt z, c hi ef t e c h n ol o g y o ffi c er at Mir os,


c o m m e nts t h at t h e Wa v e x s e ns or m e as ur es u n a ff e ct e d w at er 1 0 0 m i n fr o nt of t h e v ess el, c o m p ar e d t o s p e e d l o gs w hi c h o bs er v e w at er n e ar t o t h e v ess el t h at is s u bj e ct t o t h e i n fl u e n c e of n ois e a n d s yst e m ati c err ors. H e a d ds t h at ot h er t e c h, s u c h as m o d el d at a, is o Th e n u ns uit e d. “ M o d el d at a f ails t o c orr el at e at all w h e n t h er e is a q ui c k s hi Th wit hi n t h e c o n diti o ns t h e s hi p is s aili n g t hr o u g h.” N A


W a v e x t e c h n ol o g y h a s pr e vi o u sl y b e e n tri all e d o n b o ar d L N G c arri er Ar cti c L a d y


N e ws


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