Peterson: Transoceanic shipping cannot currently be electrified due to energy density
Alyssa Peterson · What climatetech can learn from the oceans · Oct 13, 2022 · at 11:24
Alyssa Peterson of SeaAhead evaluates technical constraints facing zero-emission propulsion for long-haul maritime transport.
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“When we're talking about getting things, you know, across oceans, right, something from Shanghai to LA, then we need to talk about decarbonization a little bit differently, because doing that through electrification is just not possible right now. And based upon energy density and how far that distance is.”
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