UGhent - Fastwater Project

Challenges tackled by the project

1. Four-stroke methanol engines, and retrofits of marine engines to
methanol operation, not commercially available
• i.e. power range 100 kW – 10 MW
2. No demonstration of the full chain of renewable methanol
production to ships sailing on it
3. Production – distribution – bunkering – sailing
Rules and regulations not mature yet
4. Need practice, on different vessel types, need to be challenged if required 4y project, started June 1st 2020, 14 partners, 6.4 M€ (5 M€ EU funding)