Excellent coverage of the problems with finding carbon for producing methanol, and of the problem of releasing NO2 as a greenhouse gas. I'm very impressed 👍
Where is nuclear in all of this? I though SMRs are going to be having a sort of renaissance moment soon. South Korea just established a research institute for it. My money is that is the future right there.
I don't trust companies with SMRs in the ocean. Let us be real. Nuclear works perfectly in theroy. In reality if the design followed exactly right, for whatever reason. The fail-safes can fail. Like things like terrorist attacks. What then? What happens if the octopi get at it. You think of that dummy? Can't trust them. They go die off after giving birth. What if they decided to take us with em? Breaching containment. I seen them open lids, and solve puzzles. You've all been formally warned.
I think wireless electricity transmission deserves so much more R&D money. Wireless electricity transmission can decarbonize shipping with less battery capacity.
The only significant flaw in the video is that it doesn't cover the possibility of nuclear ships: Especially for the largest vessels. Otherwise it's very detailed.
Thank you for this insight. I had come across the potential of nuclear ships in my research but my understanding is that they would be held back by the need for new regulation and public perception. I could see these as a good solution later down the line as ammonia is not without its own flaws (efficiency of production, energy density) but I think lead times on nuclear ships would be too long to meet impending emissions targets. Nevertheless I agree it probably deserved a mention here!
@@theupshift2190 In the West that's true, regulation and perception would be a problem. But outside not so. Russia already has its fleet of nuclear ice breakers operating rn. And you just need 1 shipyard, in any country, to start mass-manufacturing them to create an industry. So I think you underweight the chance they become significant. But otherwise a very good video! I was extremely impressed you mentioned NO2 emissions from burning ammonia, cause everyone seems to forget that.
I really like your explanations, and the whole video quality is very clean and on point. Thanks for creating videos like this!
Thanks so much!
Excellent coverage of the problems with finding carbon for producing methanol, and of the problem of releasing NO2 as a greenhouse gas. I'm very impressed 👍
Where is nuclear in all of this? I though SMRs are going to be having a sort of renaissance moment soon. South Korea just established a research institute for it. My money is that is the future right there.
Looking more into SMRs, missing that in this video is kinda lame... That's clearly the future.
I don't trust companies with SMRs in the ocean. Let us be real.
Nuclear works perfectly in theroy. In reality if the design followed exactly right, for whatever reason. The fail-safes can fail.
Like things like terrorist attacks. What then?
What happens if the octopi get at it. You think of that dummy? Can't trust them. They go die off after giving birth. What if they decided to take us with em? Breaching containment.
I seen them open lids, and solve puzzles.
You've all been formally warned.
I think wireless electricity transmission deserves so much more R&D money. Wireless electricity transmission can decarbonize shipping with less battery capacity.
Thanks for the video!
2:51 you know what else is massive?
The only significant flaw in the video is that it doesn't cover the possibility of nuclear ships: Especially for the largest vessels.
Otherwise it's very detailed.
Thank you for this insight. I had come across the potential of nuclear ships in my research but my understanding is that they would be held back by the need for new regulation and public perception. I could see these as a good solution later down the line as ammonia is not without its own flaws (efficiency of production, energy density) but I think lead times on nuclear ships would be too long to meet impending emissions targets. Nevertheless I agree it probably deserved a mention here!
@@theupshift2190 In the West that's true, regulation and perception would be a problem. But outside not so. Russia already has its fleet of nuclear ice breakers operating rn.
And you just need 1 shipyard, in any country, to start mass-manufacturing them to create an industry. So I think you underweight the chance they become significant.
But otherwise a very good video! I was extremely impressed you mentioned NO2 emissions from burning ammonia, cause everyone seems to forget that.