On October 13th, 2016, the Nathan E. Stewart — an articulated tug - barge — grounded, sank, and spilled over 100,000 liters
of marine diesel and hydraulic oil into a key commercial and traditional harvest area.
Already, the USS Ford has cruised from Washington State to San Diego on a 50 - 50 blend
of marine diesel and biodiesel, among other demonstrations in recent years.
Not exact matches
IEnova, Sempra Energy's subsidiary in Mexico, announced it's investing about $ 130 million in a
marine terminal that will receive, store and deliver gasoline and
diesel fuel at its facility a few miles north
of Ensenada.
The port is taking a number
of measures to improve its performance, including: expanding hours
of operation at the truck gates; shifting more vessel services to Portsmouth
Marine Terminal; having activated its truck reservation system at NIT on March 1; and delivering eight new
diesel - electric shuttle trucks to Virginia International Gateway (VIG) on February 28.
Its superior environmental performance also allows significant reduction
of CO2 and SO2 emissions compared to
diesel engines, thus helping
marine vessels meet various environmental regulations.
The Chrysler / Fiat EcoDiesel engine is a 3.0 - liter turbocharged V6, manufactured by an affiliate
of Fiat, longtime
Marine diesel engine builder VM Motori.
«One
of the most potent «short - lived climate forcers» in
diesel emissions is black carbon, or soot,» says the study's lead author, James Corbett, a University
of Delaware
marine scientist.
Particle emission characteristics for a medium - speed four - stroke
marine diesel engine (Wärtsilä Wasa, 4R32) with different loads (25, 75 %) were studied using a variety
of sampling systems.
Black carbon and other aerosols, also emitted during combustion
of diesel and
marine oil fuels, are relatively short ‐ lived radiative forcers compared with carbon dioxide and their reduction is emerging as a key strategy for mitigation.
The EPA regulates
diesel marine engines, which are «among the highest contributors
of hydrocarbons (HC) and oxides
of nitrogen (NOx) emissions in many areas
of the country,» adding to both air and water pollution.
Along with all the runoff that is regularly dumped into the Bay, there is the added burden
of pollutants from
diesel marine engines.
The
marine diesel engine in the Emma Mersek is ca 150 ft log and about 2 stories high, and it consummes ca 45,000 liters
of fuel per hour.
GCC writes: «In 2009, MGO (
marine gasoil) must have a sulfur limit
of 1.5 % (15,000 ppm), while MDO (
marine diesel oil) would have a limit
of 0.5 % (5,000 ppm).
These cells are currently fueled by a wide variety
of fuels including pure hydrogen, carbon monoxide, natural gas, propane, methane,
marine diesel, and stimulate coal gasification products.