信德海事网-专业海事信息咨询服务平台 登录 | 注册 [ 设为首页 ] [ 加入收藏 ] 中文版 ENGLISH WeChat Mobile --> --> ENGLISH   >   MARKET --> LNG – From Waste to Wake 2026-03-02 09:02 By： xinde marine news 分享： --> --> --> 评论 --> --> Offering immediate emissions reductions, compliance advantages and drop in feasibility to replace LNG, Biomethane has growing potential as an alternative fuel . Mark Smith, Loss Prevention Director – NNE and Decarbonisation, NorthStandard provides points to consider. The adjournment of The International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) Net Zero Framework (NZF) increases the relative importance of the European Union (EU) regulations, including FuelEU maritime and EU Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS). In lieu of a global framework, the FuelEU Maritime strongly favours Biomethane (specifically Bio-LNG) as a compliance option because of its low to negative life cycle greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. In addition to their own decarbonisation targets shipowners with liquefied natural gas (LNG) engines are financially encouraged to switch to Bio-LNG under EU regulations. Biomethane is also a drop in fuel meaning it can be used on LNG fuelled ships without conversion. Ship operators can accrue FuelEU surplus which they are able to bank for future years or sell to operators using fossil fuel under a pooling arrangement. Compatible fuel source Bio-LNG is compatible with existing LNG engines, transfer systems and infrastructure, once it has been upgraded to Biomethane and liquefied. Significant GHG reductions are easy to achieve with minimal retrofitting of LNG vessels. Dual fuel engines can commonly burn LNG or Bio-LNG as well as diesel or biofuels if required. This provides more options should suitable infrastructure not be available in ports. This is known as de-risking. Bio-LNG is stored in cryogenic tanks at the same temperature as fossil LNG (–162°C) and the same insulated pipes are used for both. It can make use of the growing LNG bunkering network already in plac