INNOVATIVE R & D AT UNIVERSITY OF VAASA
Various cruise lines have also started implementing Ship Energy Management Plans to reduce CO 2 emissions and to improve energy efficiency in seafaring . The plan aims at reducing carbon emissions by 30 percent by the year 2025 .
On the engineering side , new technologies for low-carbon shipping are constantly being developed and tested .
A consortium led by the University of Vaasa – on the west coast of Finland – is engaged in a project to reduce shipping emissions by bringing low-carbon energy forms and various technologies to vessels , as well as developing the way vessels are designed and operated . These energy forms include hydrogen , wind power , electric batteries , heat-recovery technologies , plus air lubrication and new anti-fouling technology .
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Stricter regulations for emissions are to be expected in the near future .
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