Can eFuels really be used in container shipping as early as 2027?
The new report “Availability of E-fuels and E-fuel-capable Vessels from 2027-2030” by the Zero Emission Maritime Buyers Alliance (ZEMBA) clearly says: YES. The report summarizes the results of a request for information (RFI) that ZEMBA and the Lloyd’s Register Maritime Decarbonization Hub conducted jointly in early 2024. Key finding: The forecast supply of eMethanol and eMethanol-capable ships in the container segment will be sufficient to focus ZEMBA’s efforts on the introduction of eFuels. The next ZEMBA tender is expected to start at the beginning of 2025. Ingrid Irigoyen, President and CEO of ZEMBA, on the goals of the alliance, which also includes Tchibo, Ikea, Amazon and Nike, among others: “As these low-carbon fuels based on biogenic feedstocks have limited scalability, a rapid deployment of hydrogen-based eFuels in this decade is crucial to ensure that the maritime sector embarks on a path towards full decarbonization by 2050 at the latest.” We keep our fingers crossed!
To the summary with report download:
https://www.shipzemba.org/e-
