Consulting group Elomatic has developed a concept design for
the NYK Super Eco Ship 2050. The aim was to create a concept
for an emission-free car and truck carrier concept, in cooperation
with NYK of Japan. The concept ship incorporates various
futuristic but feasible modern technologies.
M
r. Tomas Aminoff – Senior Con-
sultant for Marine Technology
for E lomatic Group in Espoo, Finland –
recounts that the Japanese NYK Group
contacted Elomatic for cooperation in a
design consept for an emission-free cargo
carrier, ready to comply with next-genera-
”
The upper side of the ship
will be covered by 9000
square metres of solar panels.
the process of being developed, with a ENERGY DEMAND
”The project was started before IMO view to determining how they might be MINIMISED
published their latest emission regulations utilised for minimising environmental emis- According to Mr. Aminoff, the essential
for ships. NYK Group wanted to be pre- sions of ships.” thing was to utilise fuels that would reduce
tion environmental regulations.
pared for even stricter rules and regula-
tions,” Mr. Aminoff says.
”Consequently, Elomatic reviewed
the new marine technologies that are in
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Ships that resemble this concept for CO 2 emissions by 100 percent. Instead of
a futuristic car and truck carrier – at least fossil fuels, the ship might be powered
remotely – may be in commercial use in by hydrogen produced from renewable
or around 2050. energy sources.