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Economic Analysis of Renewable Fuels for Marine Propulsion

To meet both growing fuel demand and more stringent air emissions regulations, MARAD recently worked with the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) to employ a preliminary techno-economic analysis of various biofuel pathways for the production of marine fuel.

Lifecycle Analysis of the Use of Methanol for Marine Transportation

MARAD partnered with the University of Delaware (UDEL) and the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) to complete life cycle emissions and energy analysis of methanol for marine transportation.  Methanol life cycle emissions were compared with other marine fuels such as LNG, low sulfur...