Asia Pacific ports focus on e-fuel development

A new report from Switzerland’s Accelleron, called Accelerating to Net Zero: Asia Pacific as the Proving Ground, has revealed how Asia Pacific ports are pioneering developments in new sustainable marine fuels including green hydrogen and e-fuels. The company, a leader in turbocharging, fuel injection, and digital systems, says that the regional drive is not only a result of decarbonisations, but also because of a focus on long-term energy security across the region.

The ships are ready, the fuels are missing, Accelleron declared. “While vessel technology has advanced rapidly and dual-fuel ships capable of running on methanol and ammonia are setting sail, fuel production remains very slow due to fragmented demand, high upfront costs, and the scale of infrastructure required,” the company said.

Christoph Rofka, president of Accelleron’s Medium- and Low-Speed Division, said: “Where e-fuel projects succeed, energy and multiple hard-to-abate industries move together. Combining demand creates contracts large enough to start building, shares risk so projects become insurable, and allows developers to build infrastructure once instead of duplicating it. Ports can anchor that process by planning and developing bunkering infrastructure to supply inland power generation and industrial demand first, preparing the way for future maritime uptake.”