Exploring 'Future Fuels' - Methanolās Superstorage Solution
Technical inquiries to SRC Group ramped up after it received Approval in Principle (AIP) for a concept which āreinvented methanol fuel storageā on board ships. Delivering the answers has seen technical talk converting into project discussions āGreenā methanol has the ability to one day run vessels almost emission-free, and commercial shipping increasingly investigates. Derived today principally from natural gas, methanol is nonetheless available, relatively easy to handle and predictable.
Sunken Ships to be Considered for Storm Barriers
Marine scientists and Louisiana officials are floating the idea of sinking some of Uncle Sam's cast-off ships along the water's edge to create a steel barrier against hurricane flooding. The barrier would be made up of aging and obsolete tankers, research vessels and cargo ships. Since Hurricane Katrina hit, Louisiana is looking at every option for shoring up its storm defenses especially quick fixes. Levees take years to build, and restoring lost marshes and cypress forests even longer. The catastrophic flooding, St. Bernard officials say, was due in large part to a navigation channel that runs through the parish. The channel, called the Mississippi River-Gulf Outletā¦