Dual-fuel vessel trial using SNG starts in Germany
LNG backers say synthetic fuel is a drop-in solution for decarbonising shipping. But like methanol, obtaining enough renewable energy to make it presents the biggest challenge, plus the number of gas retrofits would have to surge
German engine maker MAN Energy Solutions has bunkered a containership with 20 tonnes of synthetic liquefied natural gas made using renewable power sources, the first time SNG has been used in commercial shipping