In the field of sustainable boating, the shipyard led by Massimo Perotti has embarked on a ten-year journey aimed at illustrating the progress made and, above all, the approval of new projects of great interest on the occasion of the Düsseldorf boat show.
These also include the design of a superyacht fueled solely by methanol: "In this way - it was explained - the generation of the power necessary for navigation at maximum speed will no longer be tied to diesel engines, but will be based on a combination of fuels- cells and internal combustion engines fueled by green methanol”.
In the press conference held in Düsseldorf, Perotti also recalled that the basic design of the methanol/water supply systems, power management, condensation and ventilation has just been completed. "At the moment - informed the number one of Sanlorenzo - the components of the complete system are being prepared which at the beginning of 2024 will be installed on board the first 50 Steel unit in the La Spezia shipyard".
At the same time, the project team is engaged in the risk assessment of the entire power generation system together with Lloyd's Register. Once completed, this innovative application will represent the first concrete step in the generation of carbon neutral power originating from new generation fuels (E-methanol and bio-methanol) for the entire nautical industry.
A note released by the shipyard explains that "it will be possible to navigate at low speed and wide range in carbon neutrality conditions through a hybrid propulsion system capable of overcoming the limits of current systems".
The engineers of the Research & Development department and the shipyard's technical office together with Lloyd's Register will face this challenge by focusing on the development of large structural tanks suitable for the new fuel. These will be compatible with the limited spaces available on board and will take into account the strict regulations currently applied to large ships for the transport of methanol.
