is up next doc films listed whether green fuel can help and clean up the dirty shipping industry. the we are all set and we are watching to see the, to bring you the story behind the new, the will on about come by as information for free might say, do 10 in the container ships or the giants of world trade,

whether bananas, t shirts, or televisions, most of our do to reach us by sea, but these huge ships leave a major environmental footprint. there stand spear the masses of greenhouse gases kind of shipping industry transition to green fuel before it's too late. the, it's a cold january day in berlin. and unusual folks, the electronic is about to embark on an important test voltage from berlin's big industrial harbor which has taken the best in athens and his colleagues years to get to the stage together. the

develop, the world's 1st. you addition to about the ship, some motors don't run on diesel, but on batteries in 3 hydrogen fuel cells, the team from berlin is technical university is nervous noise surfaces? no. if it's a new ship, a new system, it's all new, so anything might happen moving, you know, maybe a fuel cell won't start for the hydrogen system will leak. it may be an inverter will fail and we can switch over to the batteries, but there isn't anything to happen. and that makes me a bit nervous on, on. definitely, i hope everything goes to plan tomorrow for small, i'm offering to 7 stuckey. if the electro it doesn't pass that certification testimony, 16 years of work, will it be then the, the,

this is how the fits propulsion system works. hydrogen storage and fuel cells. we have oxygen which the ship takes in from the air, generating electricity to power the motors. only emission is clean water. gets a milestone in the fight against climate change. a lot depends on tomorrow's test. and not just for the project. is the last test is still running, it's done. i'm starting the fuel cell. the electricity become a model for the entire industry. most ships still run on marine, diesel, and heavy fuel oil, which negatively affect the claimant. all in all shipping consumes about $300000000.00 tons of fuel per year.

the shipping vessels are these massive amounts of air pollutants and greenhouse gases into the environment, including $1000000.00 tons of c o 2 per year. that's more than germany's total annual. i've cooked sideways of the ships travel international routes each year. they have long been exempt from claimant policy, the because the ships are always traveling between countries and coincidence. it is difficult to attribute their emissions to individual nations the the international maritime organization based in london is responsible for regulating motor time transport is 176 member countries all have very different interest

bucks in 2018. they did agree to the 1st joint claimant target a 50 percent reduction of c o. 2 emissions by 2050 from 20. we levels claimant activists called irresponsible and to, to the st. the point to the fact that many countries seem to be claimed that neutral by 2050 countries don't take responsibility for that right. in shipping missions, everything falls between the lines, the amount, the shipping, and it says it's moving countries it's, it's a vast amount on what's on the type of maintenance will know what it might come as a surprise at the push for increased claimant action is coming from the shit splinters, the shipping companies, one of the largest is a danish company mask. it wants to be c o. 2 neutral by 2050. their because recruited biologist backup sterling from the world wildlife fund to

devise a corresponding strategy for its police news . getting our ships a hell of a bit of a $700.00 ships actually image 0 point one percent of the global c o 2 emissions. so some one ever 1000 tons of c o 2 that is being made on this planet come from one of the options. i think that's a mess of responsibility that we need to to do something about but doing something would require building new types of ships. what should these vessels look like? and what fuel should they use? building a container, ship costs of 100000000 euros or more effect so normally has a life span of more than 20 years. that thing on the wrong technology would be a disaster. but time is running a claim, inspection and ecological responsibility or no key factor. she think many corporate

strategies our direct customer behavior is changing and how investors beginning to, to ask different questions about this and being much more serious about it. if we don't act, it would speed on this. as a company, we might become irrelevant. so far, shipping companies have focused on saving fuel to better ship design. because this also save some money. optimized, bocce produces energy consumption by up to 8 percent. streamlined, how can save up to 20 percent and reducing speed also cuts fuel consumption significantly

the ditch harnessing the wind can also help save energy. an idea of being pursued by mikhail fast ship's captain and university professor. lucky you can talk to one supposed to be able to on, on his own, we discovered a seal system invented by german engineer, antoine slip not fuel in the 19 twenty's the let no police rotating cylinders on the decks of ships since diesel was cheat back then his idea did not catch on the flip no, to the sweat. and the roader essentially when the system propulsion for ships always re emerges when the fuel prices are high, the production of pies, the whole percent this was the case in 20 o 7. mikhail fos decided to develop a flatten a realtor for modern cargo ships at the end in the university of applied sciences,

uses a model placed in a wind tunnel to test the rotating cylinders properties. he wants to know what type of surfaces best and how big the cylinder should be. this is how the flight know routes are system works. an integrated motor starts rotating the cylinder. the cylinder draws air pest. when, when it hits this here, it is carried along an accelerated on one side of the router and slowed down on the other side. this propels the ship forward, the, the amount of propulsion depends on when speed and direction as well as realtors to be. since the weather at sea cannot be controlled,

researchers are running tests to find the optimal routes or speed for different wind conditions. and they've learned that faster is a better realtor. speed must be adapted to wind conditions. that's why phones from planet always pull on. that was a bit of a breakthrough for us. so i, you know, we realized that and you get a lot more out of a road or when you control that. well, thank the central i think we were the 1st in the world to do. that's a large one, this, that's tom, and of course the others are now doing it to i believe our research led the way. let me share feeling this is squared ross ultimate is, comes. he studied with me co foss years ago, and it's been a fun that's a flat. no router ever since. he advises shipping companies, uninstalling rooters on their vessels. something that requires careful planning

the fundamental will reduce the diameter of the base and then it can go through the fox of the tactic doors. then they got some for installation, would require several changes to be made to the ship's decking, but ultimately must convince the ship schooner 1st. let's see. give a duty not doing. we'll go up through the bridge and cut through the deck and then into the wheel house in store house and on some of us he says, charles ultimate is determined both east motion to is this these i would like to see these rotors become standard equipment and the shipping secondary model is allowing it to become more sustainable. that's when on. now, how do i'd like to see that happen as soon as possible? it's like now for, that's my drink, that's my home. but things move slowly in the shipping industry. only a few ships hoping, equipped with water so far. although ship owners are reluctant to invest in the technology, a few projects are now in the planning stage. higher energy prices and the need to

reduce c o 2 are making the investment worth while. that's because us letting our realtor can reduce the fuel consumption by about 50 percent the fall improve propulsion systems like realtors, as well as better ship design and piloting can greatly reduce c o 2 emissions studies show this won't be enough for shipping to become claimant neutral. the industry needs a new fuel. football is alternative to diesel and heavy fuel. are there these days there's an especially good supply of liquefied natural gas, or l a. g. it's already used by german shipping company, lloyd, while it's still

a fossil fuel, ellen gee produces less pollution continually showing you and unless we are constantly looking at what is technically possible to reduce emissions and, and in and then g is widely available. the infrastructure exist. and regulations are in place, and this means we can reduce emissions herron's. now the world's 1st conversion of a container ship to the liquefied natural gas propulsion occurred in 2020. the seminal moment was the installation of the l energy tank. 1300 ton receptacles placed into the belly of the ship by a floating cream its precision work. an entire cargo hold had to make weight for the new piece of the conversion was a pilot project, incorporating many custom meet components,

planning and installation to 2 years. these, these, the brussels express transports containers between asia and northern europe. the tide lloyd has placed orders for more l n. g powered vessels because gas has several advantages over heavy fuel, oil and diesel. above all the cuts during the carbon footprint of these giants compared to diesel burning l. n. g release is 80 percent fewer nitrogen oxides about 20 percent less you too. but there's a catch some engines, a low methane to escape greenhouse gas, but measured over a century is 30 times more harmful than c o. 2 missing can also escape into the atmosphere during l. n. g production and transport as

a fuel is not yet the claimant neutral this to this client, the goal, these planning to become climate to neutral is and we went to achieve that with fossil fuels and then gene that sounds reduce emissions, but it's certainly an interim solution to, to show in the long term will need synthetic fuels into that. a lot of green energy must be available, which is not in yet, and the k just interested in just the top one such solution is green hydrogen has used on the electra tube of timberland. it's supposed to undergo a certification test, whether the electra can become a model for the future of shipping, depends on what the inspector see the ships hydrogen powered engine must be able to deliver enough power.

the electric power system, a novel combination of batteries and fuel cells, is up and running. a new one has any experience with such a system, but everything will have to work right away. first the team prepares for a speed test as much as the electron muscle reach 10 kilometers per hour. otherwise it may hold up other ships such as right now speed is definitely our biggest concern on the next question is whether we can travel as far as plan with the energy on board the that's the plan to time the electro reach 10 kilometers per hour.

now who's watson height system and i was a bit nervously during the speed test at full throttle. and actually we were all relieved when the speedometer showed 10.2 kilometers per hour hosting. we could have done more, but decided to pull back a proposal on this part of the canal. the speed limit is 10 kilometers an hour any way and we didn't want to take on necessary risks, the quantity maximum. what's the 1st stage completed? the electronics at the harbor in nearby spawn. but that was just the start, the 2nd 65 meter long var just washed to the boat. it looks empty, but it's loaded with many tons of ballast water. this will test the electron even further so far. sebastian often brings in his university call. these are pleased with how things are going. but

more challenges lie ahead. the team is an uncharted waters the, the. well, the boat perform pushing this huge barge is 150 meters long. the team is heading toward sponsor. the electra is no pushing a load of around $1500.00 tons. will the hydrogen and battery charge be enough? if all goes well, the elect trouble be pushing barges like this one from berlin to hamburg next year . the test run is over by 0 hassan. it was very interesting. it was my 1st time out on the ship and it was a really nice,

quiet like you're just gliding along and it was devoted. well, in all the test, it's great that everything works so well from the initial idea, all the way to realization was i stupidly to look up. okay, and for a few that was a lot of work to have lots of blood, sweat, and tears for many people. but we've reached a huge milestone or something, cause now we can carry on such pilot projects also interest marketing, thomas from one of germany's largest ecological institutes for over 15 years. he has been working to advance a transition to green energy in shipping and is just with an a study on alternative fuels for him. hydrogen propulsion has both benefits and drawbacks. to quote this preston hydrogen is certainly an option for shorter distance. and also i want to across the atlantic, we need other fuels and, and, but we're a bit skeptical as to whether hydrogen would be feasible for movie sign

the hydrogen supply in factories to the low. the electronic travel about 400 kilometers on a single charge for shits traveling close to shore. that's not an issue. the container ships spend many days crossing the atlanta and they would need to store so much hydrogen for their trips. there would be hardly any room for cargo on top of that, the batteries would have to be so big and heavy. the ship would sink to reasons, hydrogen isn't suitable for power and container ships. these vessels need a different climate friendly fuel. one that performs well, because these giants require massive amounts of energy. the engines

in their bottles are as big as houses on an average day at sea. they burn a 120 tons of fuel that corresponds to the daily energy use of around 30000 households in germany. what's more, all systems on board cargo ships are geared towards the use of diesel and heavy fuel oil. and their crews are only trained in using that type of engine another advantage of using fossil fuels bunkering for refueling is possible at any time and almost anywhere in the world. the, we've been used to basically using the diesel for the last 100 years and shipping.

now we have a fairly short timeframe to reimburse something completely different, but which fuel should be? yeah, of sterling and his colleagues agree that neither the production nor consumption of the new fuel should admit greenhouse gases. the team is considering hydrogen, ammonia and missing or coal 3 can be produced with lead energy but they only have one major drawbacks. the green fuse that we believe the future eh, green fuse that do not exist next to escape today. i think i'll main challenge is that we need to build a basically a completely new marine fuel industry from scratch. many experts believe that ammonia would be the most suitable. it is already mass produced and can be easily transported and stored tanks like here and rushed up.

ammonia is not yet produced using clean energy. but i can collect fruit and her calling in sparkman or convince this can change. both specialize in developing green technologies they are parts of a larger team seeking to advance the production of green ammonia in ne, germany, they hope the fuel can become a means dean, commercial shipping. to that end, they founded campfire or research and business consortium assaults when the advice, if we want to reduce emissions folks and stop producing c o 2. and we need an energy dense carbon free energy source. and ammonia is the solution to

this region is ideal for ammonia production. for years, large volumes of the chemical have been shipped to and from rushed on to the counselor consortium to make use of existing infrastructure. the how many of the port of ro stuck already has pneumonia storage facility. it's a relatively short distance across the baltic sea to scan to navia some cognitive green. ammonia is also being pioneered there, so that's a key focus for our collaboration. some of it or can speak to him, i hope to post office. next we in the region believe will soon be able to use ammonia shipping fuel. and i'm going to have to be to, to should fucking that. but as is the case with so many green fuel, there's a catch with ammonia to, to dates that are new market ready engines available. scientists from the university of ra, stuck, probably to change that. they are involved in developing ammonia engines for use on

ships. and here is the heart of the future. yes, it's 50 engineers and technicians are working on it now. it's called stuff for you to on the science has planned to install this engine in a your to research of ammonia fueled engines. behavior sees none of this has been done before. when i got something a, we've installed a lot of safety jobs, so if there is a leak, we won't get any flash back fine. we'll dismantle the engine and reassemble that on the yacht. safety measures are required because ammonia is toxic, even at low concentrations, it can damage the skin, eyes and lungs. while they work, the scientist must follow a strict set of guidelines.

there has been little research into how the media behaves when burned in an engine . nobody knows what to expect. the scientists hope they're work with this. we search engine will change that. they are ready to monitor everything from fuel consumption to engine temperature and composition of the exhaust the ship running on the moon. you would admit meaning nitrogen, which is already presence in the air. another byproduct, washer vapor burning ammonia doesn't produce carbon dioxide. but it can create harmful nitrogen oxides including nitrous oxide, quoting greenhouse gas that must not be released due to the atmosphere, the

sensors to the engine measure of what levels of nitrous oxide for other nitrogen oxides are produced during combustion. the research are still need to develop catalyst to neutralize those unwanted companions, but they are confident they will soon succeed. only then can this type of engine be use in a ship? the beyond spear heading the development of these engines can fires advancing the production of green ammonia. they needed renewable energy is expected to come from wind turbines in the region. kind of funds this out of sight. now we cannot wait another 20 years to bring ammonia fuel to the market.

will need to get this job done within 3 to 5 years if were to achieve our goal. at latest time, the most of this there is still a long way to go. but even industry leaders are interested in the mooney as a new shipping fuel yak of sterling and his team are expected to launch max for 0 emission ship soon. the company has brought its claimant target forward. it now seems to be claimant neutral by 2040. put the money up to the solution where the german physicists, bennett human head of green fuels sourcing at mercer is looking into it today. she will be inspecting our world 1st. the engineers at the research center of the marine engine builder, emmy,

and in copenhagen are developing a large ammonia engine that can be used to power container ships. ahead of the research center, the are not fully are, has come in to show him on the test engine where we have opened here for where you can see here at the bottom. here we have the piston with the piston connected to the crank shaft. at 1st, only one of the 4 cylinders will run on the moony or we can one step by step. the team aims to test the whole engine. at least we have so we have nothing more than 2000 census you, including also high speed cameras inside to combust in tampa. so we can follow exactly what happens in each revolution of the engine. then we can follow exactly how the flame is expanding and then how is facing the process. and we can make the adjustments. tammy and estimates that developing the ammonia engine will last

through 2024 because it will be very frequent showing the nobody knows exactly the when the 1st engine will reach the market. so it must be really difficult to prioritize. david, in a mind can see that ammonia isn't a viable option yet. assume dentist, the aspect of a lot of issues still need to be explored design. do you mean? how do we design the ship so it saves a bunkering bunkering. how do we get the fuel on board? we need to answer all these questions, single flight comb. perhaps ammonia will be a solution in the future, but man doesn't want to wait much longer. global trade is growing and with it the fleets of cargo ships according to the international maritime organization. this

could mean an increase of c o. 2 emissions of up to 50 percent by 2050 without counter measures are increasing, consumption will continue to burden the claimant. it presents an ever growing risk for humans and the environment. the calls for change are growing louder. impact of climate change is already being felt and legal frameworks are being tightened. in 2021 the you published it's fit for 55 program with new climate protection legislation. we now have a package that can take us to our goal, which is not a legal obligation of reducing our emissions with at least 55 percent by 2030,

which was set us in the past assignment neutrality by 2050. this proposal makes us frontrunners because this is the 1st legislative initiative of its time to for married time, trustful in 2024 regulators, added maritime transport to the european emissions trading scheme. the commission also ruled that by 2050 ships must reduce their greenhouse gas emissions by 80 percent the . it was pretty clear that we needed to step up. and if something happened i sation and one of the results of that was the establishment of at the coming us agency that's. that's just dedicated for this agenda only. and the way by now i think we are 5060 people working. actually the team is working hard on finding a solution. we fairly a quickly king. so the solution that if we want to have impact in this decade then

method evergreen method, oh, it would be the right choice because the engine technology is ready. the, the also speaking the institute has also decided to buy method or technology. the institute research has climate change and operate several research ships in 2019, they decided to replace the science special ton with a more claimant friendly ship. the biologist, mika ok, i guess, is overseeing the construction of the new ton. at the start, the team carefully considered various propulsion systems. batteries would have been too heavy, liquid gas too expensive of highly to receive this. now we're entering the engine room. you know

let's fix the engine is the heart of the ship. a mid t as in bible, these are the 2 special engine look for these were originally marine diesel engines . the 5th, even more drawing, but were converted to run on method all for this shipment. relisted. what else can be done to it for the rental expert had informed clogs that methanol was an option . i know that i should for the thing that either one of our ship building consultants had a leader bottle of method all in a suitcase. i will not be able to spruce there. he put it on the table and said, look, gentlemen, this is how easy it is for me to bring you the shipping fuel of the future for an off on 5. imagine the effort if i had wanted to bring liquefied natural gas in a pressurized container, i go to the diving site. so that's an all is only half of the energy densest diesel, require a much bigger fuel tank. so this is the room with all the scientific equipment.

it was a challenge for the team of the shipyard to fit everything in, but they seem to have succeeded. so it's amazing how much you can attack of such a small ship. and you can turn it on to the island one, so it will be the world's 1st ship of this size to run on green method. all the the construction at the new ton began in 2020, at the fast mass shipyard in northern germany. it took almost 2 years to complete the speeds of the vessels method. all engines, nothing old is mostly purchased from natural gas. but officials at the institute wanted these engines to run a produce from sustainably source hydrogen and c o 2. this is where things get

complicated a ship running on mess, an old limits, mostly walter of vapor but during combustion, the engines also released the c o 2 used to produce the method all for the method all to be considered climate neutral. this, you too must not come from fossil sources. the fuel is only green that the carbon dioxide was extracted from the hair or came from a natural source like a bio gas plant. the fuel powering that would con, matches these criteria. you might have cryptic, exact climate shift, someone recently said small ship, a big role model or vases to them. and there's a lot of truth to that. it should v i v. because with this specimen for, we're following a power, no one has ever taken with a ship of this size. i'm not to do that. we are putting a nearly c o 2 neutral research vessel into service is unique. just the phone i

just got, we're happy and proud that we've managed to do it yourself. the income of the ship was finally ready to launch. in the summer of 2022. the new ton santano launching grounds above the visa river. ready to be put into the water for the 1st time the the date had to be postponed twice because the central components could not be supplied due to the war in ukraine. the finally, everything was ready to go the

success, to see where the, the best. so was to, to a war for work could be completed the good khan was just about ready to depart. but there was just one more problem. the listeners for the event and get signs of. yeah, the next step is to find suppliers who can produce and sell us green method on the, on the grid is to be that's a job for our shipping company. has payment and phone calls from the mass space. the same problem puts on a much larger scale. a single container ship. it's almost $300.00 times as much method. oh, is it good con, around 50000 tons a year? what's in 2021. only 200000 tons of green method over produced worldwide. we found or say let's say one and

a half year back and this checking to make them aware we on the one hand, so we're ready to to order a ship that could run them free mess. no. but we couldn't really see who would, who would fill the tank. eh, i know, on the other hand they were, we talking, we were talking to a lot of different potential being mentioned or supply us is that will would want to supply us green metal. no. but they couldn't get started on building up the production because there was no customers that were willing to commit with american decision in favor of method. all this is no changing the shipping company is searching to meet the fuel soon. business in a month is responsible for procurement. a news, it won't be easy when you have always fun to share the challenges that these are completely new supply chains. now if we are, these are a new project on and plants for producing green method or green fuels on this scale has not yet been built on. this can only be done in partnership. investigate as of

vacation, autism and partners. we have mirrors of can't do this a lot. i know the whole industry must work together. the slayings p. o is it into them? all right. what's more, the transition to green fuels? could increase costs for shipping companies many times over the doesn't really make sense that the green fuels that do not preclude the planet a way more expensive. that the fossil fuels that do. and that has to change the very concrete and practical steps that both you and i'm all have to take now. it says implementing implementation office. you to techs i c o 2 techs on shipping. that would make it more expensive to use fossil pace to yup. sterling and his team are counting on that happening soon. they have ordered 19 method ocean, which are now being built in size korea. all of them can run a boost method all and diesel say addiction equipment and

they will be ready by 2025. may i ask, who's already secure the green method will need it for good shit. several of their partners will increase production to 2000000 tons over the next few years. but even that would be enough in the future. we also said just indicate a signal to, to everyone in the industry and both engine manufacturers and, and fuel produces that we route and from now on fully at or to ships that could run on green fields when items, i mean, when

a company leads the way that can affect which fuel prevail. i like this, but it also sets an example and may have a certain promotional effect that it takes mind home for the to my dream for the future is to get the 1st green fuel projects off the ground. the 1st green method, all projects, and we must start implementing the solutions in the shipping is on the brink of a transformation, new technology stand ready to power these giants of the scenes. the could soon be a revolution on the water. one that would make cargo ships, one of the cleanest means of transport in the world. the green shipping is ready so long. it's waiting for a tail wind from business and government the

or the fuse. it's a dozen miracle treatment that fights all kinds of diseases really exist. sport can be good for back pain, heart, disease, joy problems, even depression and cancer. we'll show you some exercises that will improve your health while having fun. so get off the sofa and start moving in good shape. in 30 minutes. on the w eco, india. the house is closed and the account needs to see growth

goes off time on the due occupations with extinction because they main fit, soul is disappearing. environmentalists that fishermen on the pricing for the survival of the stress p. c. eco indian. 1019 minutes on a d, w. the crises every single connection mapped out shows the reality. the on the board is what makes things the way they are mapped out. navigating a changing world. now on youtube, the

the this is dw, use live it from berlin, the pressure to correct down in migration here in germany. deportations to afghanistan, resume the 1st. since the tel yvonne returned depaul. jeremy government, promising to get tough on the silent and security headed to regional elections this weekend. also coming up is real agrees to limited pauses in fighting in the gaza strip, to allow the children more than half a 1000000 to be vaccinated against polio. and in her 1st sit down interview since becoming the democrats presidential candidate, come over here is makes it clear where she stands on israel. i am unequivocal and on way of.