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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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Powering sub-Saharan Africa with Environmental, Social & Gender inclusion

In his recent book, ‘How to avoid a climate disaster’, Bill Gates focuses on electricity as the first major priority to consider in his manifesto for how to tackle the climate emergency. The reliable and low-cost supply of electricity has countless benefits across the economic and social spectrum. Gates also highlights that of the 860…

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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 Builders, Financial Partners, Academia, Technology providers, and Maritime Clusters, who come together with the shared ambition of delivering commercially viable Zero Emission vessels to the Maritime industry by 2030. 

The Coalition has two key objectives:

      1. Support the deliver of first of a kind projects 
      2. Deliver a comprehensive transition at scale.

The Carnot, Coalition Ethos

Carnot is already pioneering in these areas. Currently, both Diesel and Hydrogen engine programs are underway, with Ammonia and CH4 (LNG, Biomethane and Biogas) programs beginning shortly. The same engine can be used for all of these fuels, demonstrating Carnot’s fuel agnostic capability. This fuel flexible capability can also accelerate the transition, by reducing emissions immediately with Diesel before upgrading the same engine to use Zero Emissions Hydrogen or Ammonia when available. 

By matching decarbonised fuels with lower costs, it is vital to reduce the volume of fuel used. With the revolutionary high efficiency Carnot Engines using half the fuel of conventional engine technology, the cost savings are achieved. It is the combination of simultaneously reducing cost, emissions and risk which is unique to the Carnot Engine.

Carnot is also delivering projects to prove this capability, with the UK’s first Hydrogen APU Sea Trials delivering in 2025. Transiting between Bristol & Belfast for 40 days across the Irish Sea, this project will demonstrate how Hydrogen can be used at sea, with all stakeholders and Classification Societies engaged. 

Time to get going

The Carnot technology can be applied across the Maritime industry, including Auxiliary Engines, Power & Propulsion for Unmanned Surface Vessels, Hybrid Power for Pilot & Work Boats, Port Power and Cold Ironing plus Hybrid Main engines later in development. 

Carnot is always looking for partners looking to try or adopt this technology so please get in touch to discuss any aspect of interest to you!