UCL Energy Institute

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

A new study has warned that no major maritime nation is fully prepared for tightening decarbonisation rules at the International Maritime Organization, highlighting risks even among the world’s leading shipping economies.

Importer · 19th March 2026

Nations unprepared for IMO rules

Importer · 19th March 2026

AMMONIA

AMMONIA

A new academic study warns that growing investment in liquefied natural gas (LNG) and methanol-fuelled ships could slow the shipping sector’s transition to zero-emission fuels rather than accelerate it.

Importer · 13th March 2026

Are LNG and methanol climate dead-ends?

Importer · 13th March 2026

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

A new insight brief by the UCL Shipping and Oceans Research Group for the Getting to Zero Coalition warns that weakening the International Maritime Organization’s proposed Net-Zero Framework would significantly increase transition…

20th February 2026

EXCLUSIVE: IMO net-zero framework delay risks

20th February 2026

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

Voluntary insetting schemes could play a crucial role in accelerating shipping’s decarbonisation before formal regulations take effect, according to new research by the UCL Energy Institute, supported by UMAS.

18th July 2025

Maritime insetting key to decarbonisation

18th July 2025

ENERGY SAVING DEVICES

ENERGY SAVING DEVICES

BAR Technologies is urging for a broader discussion on the future of shipping fuels, highlighting the overlooked potential of wind propulsion.

20th March 2025

Bar Technologies champions wind propulsion

20th March 2025