• Research , Campus
• 08/02/2013

Environmentally friendlier sailing thanks to TU/e invention

As lorries and trucks have become ever cleaner, soot emissions from ships account for an increasing portion of the overall global emissions. TU/e researcher dr. ir. Michael Boot invented a more environmentally friendly fuel and the big Danish shipping company Maersk is going to use it eagerly. Maersk Oil Trading recently signed a so-called Memorandum of Understanding with Progression Industry BV, Boot’s TU/e spin-off.