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By SM Moshiur Rahman,
In support of the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goal 13, IMO set up an initial strategy to reduce CO2 emissions from shipping by 70% by 2050. To comply this requirement, a lot of research is going on at various university and industry levels.
The main source of CO2 production from shipping is the result of fossil fuel combustion which contains the hydrocarbon chain. So, we must look for carbon-free fuel or alternative power for ship propulsion.
The following alternatives can be considered:
Nuclear power: This can be used to produce steam in the nuclear boiler which will operate a turbine to run the ship’s propulsion and power. But it has the possibility of tremendous environmental impact in case this nuclear reactor fails.