By Ella Sagar | March 31, 2025| 12:55 Norway professional Havila Voyages has joined a collaboration to create an LNG gas solution to help the shipping sector decarbonize. The LNGameChanger job, which will be led by HAV Group, Natural Gas Norway, and research institute SINTEF, will combine high-efficiency onboard carbon monoxide compression and storage with LNG-fueled good dioxide fuel cell power trains. This is intended to aid in the capture and storage of emissions, ensure energy efficiency and output goals, and create a user case for vessel design and operation. The project owner will be HAV Group, who “has the evident intention to more mature the solution toward commercialization.” LNGameChanger also wants to contribute to the development of port-based facilities for decentralized CO2 selection and transport. The initiative received a grant of Na 5 million over the course of its two-year length from the Scandinavian Research Council. The LNGameChanger project, according to Gunnar Larsen, the CEO of HAV Group, aims to provide the foundation for a new product in the form of a low- or zero-emission solution for the maritime industry, which is firmly positioned for a growing LNG market and infrastructure with excellent efficiency to substitute solutions. If this goal is met, LNG can become both a transitory fuel and a completely viable option in low-emission maritime transportation, along with hydrogen. The four-ship fleet of” Havila Voyages” currently uses battery power and LNG as fuel. With our current fleet, Havila Voyages ‘ CEO Bert Martini stated,” We have clear goals to achieve carbon neutrality and, hopefully, zero emissions.” Because LNG is our main source of electricity right now, this project is of great interest to us. We must look beyond the options open to find the best solution, both from a business perspective and to meet future requirements and achieve the goals for a greener future. Hurtigruten has begun a project to create a ship that can sail on Norwegian coast without being polluted in regular operations starting in 2030. Havila Polaris in the Hjrundfjorden is depicted.
