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Baleària bets on gas for the decarbonisation of maritime transport

August 04 from 2022 - 13: 16

Baleària considers gas technology as a viable bet and the cleanest that currently exists, in a context where the debate on energy dependence and consumption models, with the horizon of decarbonisation by 2050, has come to the top of the list of urgencies of countries.

Javier Cervera, Head of Energy Transition of Baleària, recalls that energy consumption is overweight in shipping companies and that this sector is not easily decarbonizable because there is no technology with a sufficient degree of maturity. Therefore he explains the path he has chosen Baleària, with projects linked to gas since 2013: "Commit ourselves, beyond the requirements of community directives, to try to apply the cleanest technology possible at all times". Thus, in an opinion article published in ElDiario.es, he points out that, although natural gas is not the definitive solution, "it is a transition fuel in accordance with the objective of decarbonisation and a better option than using the classic derivatives of the oil". Baleària defends natural gas technology "because it is the only possible way to be more climate-demanding today, even than what the EU asks for".

Since October of last year, the shipping company has reduced its consumption in the face of escalating prices that threatened the company's viability. “The decision was made out of responsibility; if we are not viable, in no case can we be sustainable”, highlights Cervera. As a commitment to the future, the shipping company has nine ships with dual engines prepared to consume 100% biomethane and up to 25% green hydrogen mixtures, renewable gases that are neutral in CO2 emissions, in which Baleària is involved in several Projects.

Regarding biofuels, the shipping company's Energy Transition manager points out that many of them triple the emissions of oil itself "if you consider that the oils used to manufacture them are obtained from the deforestation of millions of hectares in poorer continents. ”.

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