Rubbish as Fuel for Marine Propulsion

Studies calculate that Europe could sustain a fleet of 100 large container ships powered by Refuse Derived Fuel.

An interesting new proposal for a marine propulsion fuel source was presented at the World Maritime Technology Conference in London last month. Worldwide Ecological Shipping & Transport (WEST) of Rome has developed a patented process whereby large container ships could be powered by Refuse-Derived Fuel (RDF).

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