“Carbon neutrality” might be a buzzword for some, but PONANT has committed fully to this environmental policy by designing its new transoceanic ship with no less than six “groundbreaking technologies that will redefine future navigation.”
“By 2030, our future ship aims to have zero greenhouse gas emissions when sailing, maneuvering, in port or at anchor. Her carbon footprint will be reduced throughout her life cycle. Renewable energy supplied by the wind and sun will be combined with low-carbon non-fossil energy associated with fuel cells,” explained Hervé Gastinel, CEO of PONANT, in a press statement.
The company states this extraordinary next-gen ship will be ready by 2030.
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The vessel will be small, with only around 100 staterooms and an overall length of 594 ft (181 m), but it will be huge in terms of its eco-design. Considering the new European and international regulations on greenhouse emissions, the company is even selecting its equipment and materials based on an analysis of their life cycle through to the recycling of waste.
In addition, the project has what they call strong applicability potential, which can result in a speeding up of the decarbonization of the entire shipbuilding industry. The project, named Sqap2Zero, focuses on zero CO2 eq emissions in operation by combining six “decarbonization technology building blocks,” among them a sail power system and a hull that will provide an average of 50 percent of the propulsion energy using wind, the use of photovoltaic panels integrated into the structures and the sails and other high-tech components that will place this ship at the forefront of the clean energy revolution occurring on the water.
For more information, visit us.ponant.com.
