LNG power boat has obvious advantages, and the market potential is huge.

On September 1, the first domestic technical specification for natural gas fuel-powered ships issued by China Classification Society (CCS) – “Code for Natural Gas Fuel Powered Ships” (hereinafter referred to as “Code”) came into effect. On September 26th, the country's first floating LNG filling station – “Harbour Star No. 01” was put into trial operation in Baguazhou, Nanjing. The introduction of industry norms and the commissioning of the Ministry of Transport's demonstration project seem to mark a new era in which China's water transport is about to open "LNG power."
However, the reporter found in the interview that although the LNG power ship has a broad prospect, it is difficult to fully promote it because of the imperfect supporting facilities.

Obvious advantages, huge market potential
"The introduction of the "Regulations" has made the 'oil to gas' legal basis, and the trial operation of the Nanjing LNG water filling station has played a necessary demonstration leading effect." The manager of a ship rebuilding company in Chongqing analyzed that the current development environment is It is very beneficial to speed up the work of “oil to gas” for ships. The advantages of energy saving, environmental protection and low price of LNG fuel will attract more and more shipping companies to join the transformation.
In Chongqing, Changhang Phoenix's “Changxun No. 3” wheel successfully completed the “Diesel-Natural Gas” power system pilot transformation and actual ship performance test from August 2010 to April 2011. According to the comprehensive evaluation of “double fuel” for “Chang Xun No. 3”, the replacement rate of natural gas can reach 70%. When using gaseous fuel according to the blending ratio of 60%-70%, it saves cost compared with using 0# oil. 20-25%, saving 15% compared to using 30# oil. Compared with the use of diesel, it can reduce sulfur oxides by 100%, reduce emissions of 85%-90% of nitrogen oxides and 15%-20% of carbon dioxide.
The operation of Nanjing Water LNG Filling Station will greatly facilitate the refueling of LNG power ships and play an energy-saving and environmental protection effect in the water transportation industry. According to the introduction of a 5,000-ton bulk cargo filling ship owner, the power of the ship is currently composed of 70% liquefied natural gas and 30% fuel. The liquefied natural gas can be voyaged over 10,000 kilometers along the inland river route. "The two-way flight from Wuhan to Shanghai can save fuel costs by 9,000 yuan and save about 200,000 yuan a year."
"Now, there are regulations and LNG filling stations. It can be said that everything is only owed to the wind. At present, everyone is still waiting to wait for the subsidy policy given by the government to see how much money can be obtained." People analyzed that, driven by economic benefits, as long as the construction of supporting facilities such as gas stations in the later stage can keep up, even if there are fewer subsidies or even no subsidies, many ship owners will be willing to carry out transformation.
In fact, on September 2, the Ministry of Transport clearly stated in the "Several Opinions on Promoting the Healthy Development of the Transition and Upgrading of the Shipping Industry", which will accelerate the application of LNG in the water transport industry, promote the pilot transformation of LNG power ships in an orderly manner, and promote the inland rivers. LNG power ship application demonstration project, and subsidize eligible energy conservation and emission reduction projects. Local governments have also introduced a series of subsidy policies for the promotion and application of new energy. For example, Chongqing has allocated 11.8 million yuan from the comprehensive demonstration incentive subsidy for fiscal and taxation policies since 2011, and the Chongqing Municipal Communications Commission has supported energy-saving subsidies of 14.05 million yuan.
According to Gao Huijun, deputy chief engineer of the Institute of Water Transport Science of the Ministry of Transport, I estimated that there are about 30,000 vessels in China's domestic rivers that meet the transformation conditions, and the cost of retrofitting each vessel is between 1 million and 2 million yuan. According to this calculation, in the next few years. The market space for the transformation of China's LNG power vessels will reach at least 30-60 billion yuan. If LNG power vessels are added to the new market, the scale will be even larger.

Incomplete support, many constraints
Helplessly, the "Changxun No. 3" wheel of Chongqing Changhang Phoenix is ​​currently in a state of suspension.
"From the perspective of ship trial operation, the use of mixed fuels is indeed effective in terms of energy efficiency and economy, but the ship is still out of service."
Speaking of the company's LNG ship, a technical person in charge told reporters that the reason why the ship is currently closed is mainly due to two reasons: on the one hand, the LNG water filling station on the Yangtze River has not yet been established, and the ship cannot directly The air is refueled, so the refueling of the vessel must also take the way of disassembling the gas tank and transport it to the onshore gas station by car. This not only increases the cost of refueling, but more importantly increases the operating time consumption and the safety risk of production. . On the other hand, the vessel is required to discharge all the fuel in the tank through the Three Gorges lock to ensure the safety of the gate. “This leads to a waste of energy, while at the same time losing the low-cost advantage of new fuels, resulting in even higher cost costs than conventional fuels.” It is understood that there are two sites in the city of Banan Maliuzui and the Yongpei LPG hybrid terminal in Chongqing, which have entered the stage of substantial advancement, but they have not been completed.
At present, a few shipping companies have converted LNG-diesel dual-fuel ships to receive partial subsidies for energy conservation and emission reduction. The Ministry of Transport has adopted a project subsidy model to subsidize some LNG fuel ships with special funds for energy conservation and emission reduction. However, there are also some drawbacks in this type of project subsidy, such as the inability to cover small and medium-sized enterprises, and the concerns of shipping companies on the continuity of subsidy policies.
"At present, the cost of a ship renovation needs about 1 million. This is undoubtedly a big expense for the shipping industry that is in the quagmire." A boat company manager in Fuling District, Chongqing, said that the previous renovation The relatively high cost, coupled with the shipowners' concerns about whether LNG fuel prices will rise as demand increases, so everyone is worried that the cost of retrofitting will not be recovered.

Take more measures to promote new energy applications
In recent years, with the continuous implementation of local transportation transformation and development strategies, energy conservation and emission reduction work has also received increasing attention.
Taking Chongqing as an example, the city has taken many measures in the past three years. Through the organization and implementation of a number of energy-saving and emission reduction demonstration projects and supporting implementation of relevant policies and measures, it has achieved some results and laid a good foundation for the construction of a green recycling low-carbon transportation system.
For example, the “Chongqing Highway Waterway Traffic Energy Conservation and Emission Reduction Medium and Long-Term Plan”, “Chongqing Highway Waterway Transportation Energy Conservation and Emission Reduction “12th Five-Year Plan” and “Implementation Opinions on Strengthening Energy Saving and Emission Reduction Work” have been issued. file. The work focus and safeguard measures were clearly defined for Chongqing's transportation energy conservation and emission reduction work, and programmatic guidance documents were provided.
At the same time, actively optimize the structure of the comprehensive transportation system, vigorously promote the construction and improvement of the comprehensive transportation network, increase the adjustment of the water transport structure, and enhance the status of water transport in the transportation of the whole society.
In accordance with the Notice of the General Office of the Chongqing Municipal People's Government on Printing and Distributing the Implementation Opinions on the Efficient Use of LNG in Chongqing (Trial), the LNG filling terminal for marine construction will be planned and constructed, and the reserve capacity of 1000-5000 cubic meters will be built at the end of the 12th Five-Year Plan. LNG refueling terminals 6-10, reaching 10-15 in 2020, basically covering the city's major water transportation hub.
According to the requirements, Chongqing has carried out research on LNG filling site planning. According to estimates, the city's demand for marine LNG will be 870,000 m3 by 2015, equivalent to 390,000 tons; in 2020, the demand will be 1.14 million m3, equivalent to 510,000 tons. According to the estimated demand, Chongqing needs to deploy 31 1000-5000m3 marine LNG filling terminals, including 14 in 2015 and 17 in 2016–2020.

"System propulsion" is the real "power" of LNG powerboats.
Is the big era of LNG powerboats coming? Only by completing the calculations of the business economy can we get the standard answer.
In fact, the calculation of the business economy is very simple, that is: to maximize the benefits. Otherwise, let me say that the sky is in vain, the market does not buy it, everything is in vain. This is also a "can" that the LNG power ship must cross from conceptualization to large-scale commercialization, and is an inevitable choice for the environmental protection economy.
A project with a fire industry chain is not a myth. Indeed, the market prospects of LNG powerboats are very attractive! About 30,000 vessels in China's inland rivers meet the conditions for transformation. According to conservative estimates, the value of the LNG-powered ship reconstruction market is as high as 30-60 billion yuan. If new ships are built, the market space is expected to reach hundreds of billions of yuan. It is a huge increase created for the LNG industry cake. What's more, shipbuilding, engine manufacturing, filling stations, storage and transportation equipment, etc. are all expected to take this huge wheel and swim farther in the blue ocean of the LNG industry.
But the drawings are not equal to reality. If the LNG power ship wants to truly “walk” the commercial sea, it needs to complete a series of remarks. For example, at the policy level, it is necessary to improve relevant laws, regulations and technical specifications, and solve the policy “bottleneck” in the actual shipping situation of each place. The subsidy economic incentives of certain coverage; technical level, although the equipment technology of LNG power ship is near mature, due to the lack of relevant safety, technical guidance and the scientific and cultural quality of our domestic river shipping crew, the potential operational risk of ship operation is too high; From the market point of view, as the LNG power ship reconstruction technology has just started, the new ship and the modified ship can not achieve the effect of economies of scale, which leads to the low enthusiasm of the shipowners; in the supply of fuel supply, there is no national level of fuel supply planning, some places The layout on the screen has just started, and it has not achieved universality.
Energy conservation and emission reduction, green and low carbon have become the general trend and the only way for the development of the shipping industry. LNG power vessels must embark on the sustainable development of the environmentally-friendly economic road, and must not go it alone, but also need to work together and advance the system. Otherwise, any link that “drops the chain” will result in a “short-board effect”, and environmentally friendly products cannot be converted into economies of scale. This is also an important reason why some environmental protection projects are still high in the past.
Environmentally friendly but not economical, failed to commercialize successfully, then the best environmental protection projects will only be in the mirror and in the water.


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