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Comment by defrost

4 hours ago

> Currently made from crude oil ..

Much of it is, just like ammonia (see comment I responded to) but green methanol ships have been trialled using output from pilot green hydrogen plants.

> You do realise a large container ship is 1/4 mile long

People still use miles? Wow. I'm more familiar with the shipping of a billion tonne of iron ore per annum from the NW Australian coastline in bulk carrier ships but please, do blather on in that condescending tone.

> green hydrogen plants.

Splitting fresh water (salt water is a non-starter) for hydrogen is a rather energy inefficient and expensive process.

> People still use miles?

In maritime world, yes we do; nautical and statute.

> do blather on in that condescending tone.

I do appear to have touched a nerve old sport.