Pinnacle Marine, NTU MESD, Weichai Singapore and China Classification Society will conduct a 1000-hour continuous run of pure FAME biodiesel in a newly built harbour craft in Singapore.
Shipbuilder Pinnacle Marine (Singapore) recently signed a Research Collaboration Agreement with NTU Maritime Energy & Sustainable Development Centre of Excellence (MESD), Weichai Singapore Pte Ltd, and the China Classification Society Singapore.
Pinnacle Marine said the agreement focuses on a 1000-hour continuous run of pure FAME (fatty acid methyl ester) biodiesel, known as B100, in a newly built 16-metre aluminium hulled harbour craft within Singapore Port Limits.