Strategic collaboration to pilot hydrogen-diesel engine retrofits, reducing fuel consumption on average by 20% and accelerating maritime decarbonisation<\/p>\n
Savings of up to 30% demonstrated in workshop trials and new collaboration will seek to replicate this onboard vessels<\/p>\n
London, 19 March, 2025 \u2013 lomarlabs, the innovation arm of Lomar Shipping, has announced a strategic collaboration with Newlight, a technology company specialising in hybrid hydrogen-diesel engine retrofits, to accelerate the adoption of cost-effective, lower-emission solutions for the shipping industry. This collaboration will focus on retrofitting conventional diesel engines to operate on a hydrogen-diesel mix, reducing fuel consumption on average by 20% and significantly lowering greenhouse gas emissions. Savings of up to 30% have already been demonstrated in workshop trials and this new collaboration will seek to replicate this onboard vessels.<\/p>\n
As the maritime sector works toward meeting\u00a0IMO decarbonisation targets, shipowners are searching for solutions to extend the service lives of their existing vessels and future proof new vessels they build. Newlight\u2019s\u00a0dual-fuel retrofit technology\u00a0is a low CapEx solution that enables existing vessels to integrate\u00a0hydrogen as a cleaner fuel source, improving energy efficiency while maintaining operational flexibility.<\/p>\n
Stylianos Papageorgiou, Managing director of\u00a0lomarlabs<\/strong>:\u00a0\u201cWe believe in accelerating progress through energy efficiency improvements, emissions treatment and leveraging clean energy sources, always with a focus on maintaining costs at sensible levels. Newlight\u2019s solution fits right into this approach. Decarbonisation isn\u2019t about waiting for the perfect fuel; it\u2019s about acting now with every viable tool at our disposal.\u00a0Newlight\u2019s dual-fuel retrofit technology promises an immediate, scalable and cost-effective way to reduce fuel consumption and emissions. This is exactly the kind of practical innovation that will bridge the gap between today\u2019s operational realities and the long-term vision of a net-zero maritime industry.<\/em>”<\/p>\n Through this collaboration, lomarlabs\u00a0and Newlight will\u00a0conduct a pilot installation scheduled for summer 2025 on board a Lomar vessel to collect data and carry out harbour and sea trials.<\/p>\n “Hydrogen has enormous potential as a maritime fuel, but transitioning entire fleets to pure hydrogen is a long-term challenge. We believe the industry cannot afford to wait. By taking immediate steps with the current fleet, we can decarbonise ship by ship\u2014delivering real impact today.<\/em>”\u00a0said\u00a0Haran Cohen Hillel, CEO of Newlight<\/strong>.\u00a0“By retrofitting existing diesel engines to operate on a hydrogen blend, we provide an immediate, scalable solution that cuts emissions without requiring a complete overhaul of the propulsion systems.<\/em>”<\/p>\n Lomar CEO Nicholas Georgiou<\/strong> said: \u201cAs the global shipping industry adopts initiatives to move towards net-zero emissions, this lomarlabs-Newlight\u00a0collaboration represents an important step in deploying practical, short-term solutions that make vessels cleaner, more efficient and more cost-effective to operate.<\/em>\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Strategic collaboration to pilot hydrogen-diesel engine retrofits, reducing fuel consumption on average by 20% and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":23,"featured_media":255512,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[273,298],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-255511","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-maritimes-news","category-seagoing-maritimes-news"],"yoast_head":"\n