Technical Presentation –– 28 May 2024
Nick Bentley, Director, BE&R Consulting, gave a presentation on Decarbonising Shipping—Exploring the Marine Industry’s Technological Pathways to Net Zero to a meeting in the Auditorium at Engineers Australia, Perth CBD, and streamed live to the wider fraternity on 28 May.
According to the International Energy Agency, more than 5 000 million tonnes of CO2 per year is required to be captured and sequestered by 2050 to achieve net-zero emission goals.
Shipping is responsible for 3% of global emissions, set to rise to 10% by 2050, as shipping is seen as a hard-to-abate sector.
There is a range of technologies available and under development which can help shipping reach its Net Zero targets by 2050, including alternative low-emission fossil fuels, hydrogen-derived fuels, on-board carbon capture, and electrification through installation of fuel cells and batteries.
We have the potential through the application of technology, carbon management and logistic processes to eliminate or capture, transport and store CO2 in large quantities, transitioning shipping to enable the reduction of emissions across the value chain of energy products.
The presentation was not recorded.
The Presenter
Nick Bentley is a decarbonisation and sustainability-focussed energy professional who champions identifying and unlocking opportunities enabled by technological advances. A founding director of an energy-transition consultancy, Nick is a strong advocate of using Australia’s geographic and expansive natural resource position to develop a sustainable shipping industry.
Nick gathered 15 years’ experience in WA offshore oil and gas, working on floating production projects.
Currently he is a Director and R&D Lead for the energy transition consulting company BE&R in Perth. His focus is on alternative fuels and the phasing in of clean technologies to the transportation and power industries.
Ken Goh
