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With the support of Transport Canada, Albion Marine Solutions is working on development of an innovative Advanced Air Emissions Abatement Technology for ocean-going vessels.

 Phase 1 of the multi-year project has been successfully completed this week. It involved a detailed survey of the existing environmental scenario at five of the largest ports in Canada. Albion’s dedicated environmental engineering team was also involved with interactive discussions with the port authorities. Albion Marine is thankful to all the port authorities as well as other stakeholders for their participation during this phase.

 This adaptable technology solution intends to reduce the actual air emissions across Canadian ports. Albion is confident of improving the general air quality near ports much more than current standards by targeting capturing of near cent percentages of sulfur oxides (SOx), Nitrogen oxides (NOx), Particulate matter (PM2.5 & PM10) emitted from the vessels. This technology would be applicable for vessels in port or at anchorage.

 Moreover, Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions from transportation are playing a significant part in global warming. With the greenhouse gas emissions targets already being laid out by IMO, many shipping giants committing to net-zero CO2 emissions from vessel operations by 2050.  As a leader in environmental engineering, Albion Marine would like to play its part by providing this solution to Canadian ports.

Albion’s R&D team is working hard to develop a modular, mobile solution for air emission treatment. This would operate irrespective of vessel size, type, length of port stay, type of fuel burnt, or an existing air emission abatement technology present onboard.

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Albion Marine Solutions has developed its own proprietary design of a zero emissions electric, renewable energy powered ferry, "Albion Zero".

The ferry has been designed in line to meet the latest as well as upcoming environmental legislations, making it a future-proof solution. Albion Zero’s sustainable design is also compatible to work with solar power and tidal power to charge the onboard batteries. The ferry is designed to be fitted with a wide range of Albion Marine’s latest technical solutions that will work seamlessly to provide optimal level of reliability and efficiency. The ferry would utilise the latest developments in this domain such as wireless charging and automatic mooring capabilities.

Albion Zero’s design has been kept modular to suit different types of vessel sizes and propulsion mechanisms. Although, it can be implemented globally, it has been designed to replace/ convert the huge number of diesel-hydraulic river-crossing ferries in Canada. This concept is well suited for remote, indigenous, and Northern communities which have no grid power around the ferry crossing area to charge the batteries. The adaptability to solar and tidal power gives Albion Zero a cutting edge in the river crossing ferry market.

As the COVID-19 pandemic has slowed down Albion Marine's team has been extremely busy. We have been of great support to our clients, colleagues, and business partners during this crisis. Our team just completed phase I for an Advanced Air Emission Technology project designed to reduce air pollution emissions in major Canadian ports. Our team works hard to help reduce the environmental footprint of marine transportation. We have also completed the concept design for a 250 PAX hybrid ferry and a HVAC design for FPSO.

An estimated 60-70 percent of the merchant fleet is yet to have a ballast water treatment system installed. Industry experience so far gives a clear warning of the pitfalls. Albion Marine offers end-to-end solutions, managing all aspects of the project from selection and procurement of the suitable system to detailed engineering design, completion of modifications, installation, training and support. We maintain an extensive technical and commercial database of BWTS currently available. Our team closely collaborates with a number of BWTS suppliers. More information: The Motor Ship