{"id":27115,"date":"2023-02-07t12:59:50","date_gmt":"2023-02-07t12:59:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dev.planetforward.com\/2023\/02\/07\/can-wind-decarbonize-great-lakes-shipping-cargo-vessels-veer-into-alternative-power\/"},"modified":"2023-03-15t20:45:51","modified_gmt":"2023-03-15t20:45:51","slug":"decarbonize-great-lakes-shipping","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"\/\/www.getitdoneaz.com\/story\/decarbonize-great-lakes-shipping\/","title":{"rendered":"can wind decarbonize great lakes shipping? cargo vessels \u201cveer\u201d into alternative power"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>a start up company recently obtained design approval to build a ship that moves cargo with sails rather than fuel.<\/p>\n<p>the 330-foot-long, hydrogen cell powered sailing vessel is proposed by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.veer.voyage\/clean-about\/\">veer group<\/a>, a bahamas-based company committed to zero carbon emissions. the design was approved by the american bureau of shipping.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cif there was a desire for this in the great lakes, it would just make me super happy to be able to fulfill that,\u201d said veer ceo danielle doggett.<\/p>\n<p>whether such vessels will someday enter the great lakes is uncertain. but interest is high in decarbonizing shipping. globally, the shipping&nbsp;industry&#8217;s 100,000 vessels are responsible for 3% of carbon emissions, according to maersk mc-kinney moller center, a nonprofit research company affiliated with the&nbsp;m\u00e6rsk&nbsp;shipping company that is committed to decarbonizing the maritime industry.<\/p>\n<h2>the past and future of shipping<\/h2>\n<p>the maritime administration recently announced a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.maritime.dot.gov\/newsroom\/diverse-research-team-explore-future-energy-options-great-lakes-shipping\">study<\/a>&nbsp;to explore low carbon options for shipping on the great lakes. the group, which includes the international council on clean transportation, the american bureau of shipping and others, is looking at alternative fuels and power.&nbsp; the study will examine environmentally friendly fuel alternatives like biofuel and how to incorporate different power systems, like hydrogen fuel cells, into great lakes shipping, according to a press release.<\/p>\n<p>combustion engines have dominated the shipping industry since the 1930s. veer is looking to bring sailing cargo back, doggett said. the company seeks funding to begin an 18-month build and have two vessels sailing by 2024 and six by 2026.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"image\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"a large blue shipping vessel with many containers stacked on its deck rests at a dock with cranes towering above it.\" height=\"329\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/maersk_mc_kinney_m\u00d6ller_&amp;_marseille_maersk_(48694054418).jpeg\"><figcaption>a maersk cargo ship in 2019. (wikimedia commons\/cc by-sa 2.0)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>greenhouse gas emissions significantly contribute to climate change. they <a href=\"https:\/\/nca2018.globalchange.gov\/chapter\/2\/#key-message-8\">increase global temperatures<\/a>, weather variability and air pollution. the great lakes have seen the effects of emissions from increased flooding, <a href=\"https:\/\/oceanservice.noaa.gov\/hazards\/hab\/great-lakes.html#:~:text=cyanobacteria%20blooms%20(blue%2dgreen%20algae,both%20human%20and%20ecosystem%20health.\">algal blooms<\/a> and soil erosion.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cveer sail ships in the great lakes would make a lot of sense,\u201d&nbsp;doggett said.<\/p>\n<p>one reason is that veer\u2019s plans are consistent with the clean shipping goals of the u.s. and canada, doggett said. another component for the great lakes is that the hydrogen fuel cells produce freshwater. it would be nice to excrete freshwater into a freshwater lake rather than into the ocean, doggett said.<\/p>\n<p>growing up around the great lakes ships in kingston, ontario, inspired her field of work, she said.<\/p>\n<h2>addressing climate change and its effects<\/h2>\n<p>cleaner shipping comes at a crucial time for action, said university of michigan naval architecture and marine engineering professor matthew collette.<\/p>\n<p>in 2021, the u.s. joined a united nations&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/en\/climatechange\/net-zero-coalition\">coalition<\/a>&nbsp;to reach net zero emissions. the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/briefing-room\/statements-releases\/2021\/12\/08\/fact-sheet-president-biden-signs-executive-order-catalyzing-americas-clean-energy-economy-through-federal-sustainability\/\">executive order<\/a>&nbsp;emphasized the goal to reach net zero carbon emissions from federal operations by 2050. reaching zero means replacing energy sources that produce man-made emissions with renewable energy sources, like solar and wind power.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cif we want to be at zero carbon by 2050, the decisions we make in the next five years are really going to shape what fuel will become dominant,\u201d collette said.<\/p>\n<p>great lakes vessels primarily see the impact of climate change through variability in lake levels, extreme cold weather and major weather events, said jim weakley, president of the lake carriers\u2019 association, a group participating in the maritime administration study.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cif the levels are low, or lower than normal, for each inch of water we lose as much as 270 tons of cargo per vessel load,\u201d said weakley, whose organization moves over 90 million tons of cargo throughout the great lakes each year.<\/p>\n<p>the group wants to reduce the risk of climate change and is open to using veer group vessels once they are sailing, said debra dicianna, director of environmental affairs for the lake carriers\u2019 association.<\/p>\n<p>but using the existing ships on the great lakes would be better, she said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cwith our membership and their existing fleet, they are doing well at hauling the cargo that they need to,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<h2>all about balance<\/h2>\n<p>veer\u2019s sailing vessels may be part of the solution, collette said. but figuring out a balance of technologies and fuel is the way to a more sustainable future.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cwe don\u2019t have a single winning technology today that everyone is pointing to and saying this is the way forward,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>while veer\u2019s methods may not be in the cards for the great lakes for another few years, the idea of sail-assist to reduce emissions is relevant today, collette said.<\/p>\n<p>it is easier to update existing great lakes vessels by adding sails or replacing combustion engines with a lower sulfur level fuel cell, he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cadding sails to existing ships might reduce emissions from 10% to 30%, he said. \u201cbut i think we are also going to have to figure out a zero carbon fuel 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