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Shell charts pathway to net zero shipping using hydrogen fuel cells

Cecilia Keating
Cecilia Keating
clock 30 September 2020 •
Shipping accounts for roughly three per cent of global emissions
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Shipping accounts for roughly three per cent of global emissions

Hydrogen, liquified natural gas and technologies geared at improving the energy efficiency of ships are among Shell's proposed solutions to decarbonise its shipping business

Shell has unveiled plans to tap hydrogen fuel cells and liquified natural gas to wean its carbon intensive shipping business off heavy fuel oil as it works toward its aim of becoming a 'zero emissions...

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