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Carnot Engines – Reducing the cost & emissions for heavy-duty power

The world's most efficient engine Carnot Engines is a UK Startup making next generation engines to decarbonise heavy-duty power and replace diesel engines.  Ever wondered what Carnot is all about? See George Hunter pitching at the EcoSummit in Berlin: Carnot's goal is to become the world leading manufacturer of decarbonised heavy-duty power. With next generation…

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Carnot joins the Getting to Zero Coalition

Carnot is now a member of the Getting to Zero Coalition! The Getting to Zero Coalition is managed by Global Maritime Forum, an organisation founded in 2019 by the World Economic Forum and Friends of the Ocean. The Coalition brings together all major actors from the Marine industry including Shipping Companies, Port Operators, Shipyards, Engine…

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Partnership & Investment announced with Mitsui O.S.K. Lines

We are delighted to announce our latest partnership with Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, a Japanese shipping conglomerate with a global fleet of over 800 vessels. MOL are investing directly in Carnot, becoming our latest shareholder and partner for the maritime industry.  Signing Ceremony at MOL (Europe Africa) Ltd London Office, with the Carnot Team and Mr Toshinobu…

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Decarbonising Port emissions with novel Cold Ironing solution

Carnot is leading a £3m grant to decarbonise the largest source of in-port greenhouse gas emissions with a novel Cold Ironing Solution. When in Port, most vessels use diesel generators to power onboard operations. Globally, this produces around 35Mt of CO2e generated per year and accounts for roughly 60% of total port emissions. This project…

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High Efficiency Ammonia Power for the Maritime Industry

Carnot is leading a consortium which has successfully won a £2.1m grant to decarbonise maritime power using Ammonia fuel. This grant, part of the Clean Maritime Demonstration Competition delivered by Innovate UK, will develop a novel liquid Ammonia engine concept, delivering unrivalled efficiency whilst eliminating emissions from maritime power. We will be targeting heavy-duty maritime…

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Carisbrooke Shipping becomes our latest investor!

Carisbrooke Shipping is a family-owned British shipping company established more than 50 years ago. They have pioneered increasing vessel efficiency and reduced vessel emissions with a continued dedication to innovation and improving vessel design. We have had the great pleasure of working with Carisbrooke Shipping for several years including co-operating on a series of Clean…

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Carnot wins £2.3m grant to deploy Hydrogen Auxiliary Power unit for Marine

Carnot has been awarded £2.3M to develop a zero-emission 50kW Hydrogen auxiliary engine demonstrator in conjunction with our partners Carisbrooke Shipping, Brunel University and the Manufacturing Technology Centre. Following design and simulations, the hydrogen-fired engine will be bench tested in one of Brunel University’s world-leading, hydrogen-approved test cells before being integrated into a containerised system…

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Decarbonising marine industry

Carnot wins £500,000 grant to develop hydrogen/ammonia Auxiliary Power Unit

Carnot is leading a consortium to decarbonise Auxiliary Power in marine applications We are delighted to announce Carnot is leading a consortium which has won a £500,000 Clean Maritime Demonstrator Competition 2 Grant to develop a Hydrogen/Ammonia fuelled, Auxiliary power unit for the maritime industry.   Following the successes from our first CDMC grant, the…

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Carnot is leading a project to accelerate the development of decarbonised ammonia power for Marine applications.

The project aims to deliver the design for a 500kW retrofittable Ammonia Auxiliary Engine developed by Carnot Engines. When looking to improve vessel efficiencies and comply with upcoming maritime regulations, it is generally not possible to retrofit Marine Main Engines around which the vessels are built. Auxiliary Power Units (APUs) however, are often replaced several times during a vessels lifetime and contribute a significant proportion of the total GHG emissions. This provides an opportunity to increase a vessel efficiency and reduce emissions by retrofitting existing onboard Auxiliary power with a clean, efficient alternative. 

Our consortium efforts have been made possible with about £920,000 in funding secured from Innovate UK’s Clean Maritime Demonstration Competition 6 (CMDC 6).

A key consortium partner is global shipping company Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL), the world’s fifth largest shipping operator. MOL (Europe Africa) Ltd will be providing operational insights, fleet management expertise, and strategic guidance on implementing technology and future fuels and will be instrumental in shaping the phased adoption strategy to ensure practical deployment.

As Tatsuro Watanabe, Managing Director of MOL (Europe & Africa) and Managing Executive Officer of Mitsui O.S.K. Lines says;

“We are pleased to support this pioneering initiative under the UK Government’s Clean Maritime Demonstration Competition. While ammonia engine technology continues to evolve toward commercial readiness, we believe that supporting projects like this – with innovative partners such as Carnot – is vital to exploring future pathways for maritime decarbonisation. This aligns with MOL’s broader sustainability ambition and our long-term vision of supporting innovation for a greener maritime future. (Tatsuro Watanabe, Managing Director of MOL (Europe & Africa)”

The project is supported by Houlder Ltd, the renowned Naval Architects, who will provide their design insight and technical expertise toward system integration. Clean Air Power Ltd are developing high-pressure hydrogen and ammonia injectors, critical to the overall technology in combination with the University of Southampton who will carry out combustion simulations to optimise the fuel injection, ignition and wider combustion strategy. De Courcy Alexander Ltd will also support the project helping to accelerate market adoption by identifying market opportunities and refining the commercialisation strategy.

As Archie Watts-Farmer, CEO of Carnot Engines says;

“The Maritime sector and in particular the UK Shore Clean Maritime Demonstration Competition (CMDC) has been a key source of support for Carnot over the last several years. Our win in this latest round 6 competition demonstrates the commitment of UK funding toward key emerging technologies for heavy duty global shipping, a sector that cannot transition to pure electric or fuel cells. Carnot is very grateful for this continued support of our efforts! This project will see our technology take the next step toward suitability for heavy duty marine with the design for an upscaled engine and a staged design for the integration of the engine into an MOL vessel for future demonstrations. It is our intent to engage extensively with regulators to ensure we completely de-risk a future capitally intensive demonstration.”

With a huge thanks to the consortium members and contributions from Innovate UK, the Carnot team are looking forward to delivering yet another step towards clean, low-cost power for the maritime sector.

 

This project is funded by UK Government through the UK Shipping Office for Reducing Emissions (UK SHORE) programme in the Department for Transport (DfT), United Kingdom. UK SHORE has allocated over £230m since 2022 to develop the technologies necessary to decarbonise the UK maritime sector and capture the economic growth opportunity of the transition. Innovate UK, part of UK Research and Innovation, is the main delivery partner for UK SHORE interventions