The GLEAMS project had a successful time at the Seawork International 2014 exhibition held between the 10 -12 June in ABP\u2019s Southampton Docks with many attendees viewing its work.<\/p>\n
During the 3 days of the show visitors were able to see the world\u2019s first glycerine fuelled marine engine operating aboard an Alicat workboat owned by Dalby Offshore. The project\u2019s test engine, a Cummins C44-D5 generating set was displayed as a \u2018stand-alone\u2019 system with emissions monitoring equipment providing real-time analysis of exhaust gas. By operating on a \u2018dual-fuel\u2019 system visitors were able to see the significant reduction in emission levels when the engine was switched from diesel to glycerine operation.<\/p>\n
Additionally, the project\u2019s second \u2018Can my vessel run on this\u2019 workshop was held in the Seawork Conference facility. The keynote presentation \u2018Shipping Visions on the Horizon\u2019 was given by Dr Paul Gilbert (University of Manchester) who spoke of the challenges faced by the maritime sector in meeting the forthcoming emissions legislation and possible ways to mitigate its impact.<\/p>\n
Professor Pat Harvey (University of Greenwich) described the \u2018Glycerol Supply Chains\u2019 and the work being done to establish them. This included the production of glycerol from microalgae.<\/p>\n
John McNeil (Aquafuel Research) spoke on \u2018Glycerine \u2013Fuel?\u2019 and presented the results of the formal emission tests which have been conducted by Redwing Environmental on the project\u2019s Cummins marine engine.<\/p>\n
Due to operational reasons Mark Bobby (Gardline) was unable to present his thoughts on the use of glycerine from the vessel operator\u2019s point of view. However, David Blake (Business Development, Alicat Workboats) stepped in at short notice to cover this aspect and spoke about the considerable interest the GLEAMS engine had attracted from designers, engineers and operators who had visited the Alicat Workboat.<\/p>\n
The presentations file from the \u2018Can my ship run on this?\u2019 can be downloaded from the link on this email and photos of the engine can be viewed on the \u2018Interest Group\u2019 web site on the following link
\nwww. http?:\/\/groupspaces?.?com\/GLEAMSInterestGroup\/photos\/album\/52511<\/p>\n
The GLEAMS Project would like to thank Alicat Workboats and Dalby Offshore for their support and assistance.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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