Red Funnel, a UK ferry operator, has been testing the use of biofuel in its ferries for nine months, but the company commented that although biofuel can be burnt, supply and legislation issues mean that the fuel is not currently viable for them.
Thus the company announced that they will look for alternative fuel and future developments in propulsion in order to shift their fleet away from traditional fuels.
The ferry company is planning for a greener and more sustainable future; Yet, as they noted, ‘going green’ doesn’t happen over a night.
It will take time and we’re going to keep doing the best we can bit-by-bit, because it all adds up. We’d also love to hear of other initiatives that we may not yet have considered.
Therefore, CEO Fran Collins highlighted that the ferry company will continue looking for alternative ways in reducing fuel emissions, adding that this would not include the use of biofuel.
The UK ferry operator supports that they have mitigated their emissions by more than 50%, following the installation of new power management systems onboard its vessels.
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In light reducing emissions, the company’s new power management systems have been fitted to the electrical generation machinery on Red Funnel’s Ro-Ro ferries, improving fuel efficiency and reducing emissions by more than 50%, allowing more efficient use of only one generator rather than two.
