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MN e1 Marine Ecochlor e1 marine Ecochlor tegic alliances help to enhance its products and systems to

ECOCHLOR handle today’s increasingly sophisticated mission protocols

Ecochlor was founded in 2001 to provide reliable, cost- and marine communication applications.

effective, easy-to-use ballast water management systems (BWMS) that can stand up to the most stringent regula-

E ARINE1 M tions in the world. In 2021, Ecochlor introduced the ? lter- e1 Marine, a joint venture between Ardmore Shipping, less, EcoOne BWMS with hybrid variants which includes

Element 1 Corp. and Maritime Partners, was established all the bene? ts of its traditional system – no TRO sensors, in 2021 to deliver methanol-to-hydrogen technology to no electrodes or complex power supplies, no need to treat the marine sector as the industry explores cleaner burning or neutralize at discharge and an option to gravity ballast fuels to reduce vessel emissions. The company’s methanol- as well as low power and maintenance costs. This has been to-hydrogen generator solution serves as a link allowing a hugely successful enterprise, almost 98% of current sales easy-to-handle methanol—a top commodity globally, lo- are for the EcoOne ? lterless or hybrid systems. The savings cated in bunker quantities at more than 100 ports—to for installing this system can be signi? cant as it requires be converted into power-dense and clean hydrogen on 40% less piping and 30% less cabling. In August 2022 board, in real time.

Ecochlor announced the launch of a containerized design

Robert Schluter, managing director of e1 Marine, for the ? lterless, EcoOne BWMS for the offshore market. noted that the technology is already proven but has typi-

The ? lterless, EcoOne Container Unit has the unique ben- cally been used in smaller scale power generation applica- e? t of only needing one BWMS to handle four quadrants tions—less than 10 kilowatts of fuel cell power. Through for semi-submersible rigs or sea chests for jack-up rigs. It the years, the system has been scaled up and is now ready also allows for gravity ballasting on uptake and discharge, to support the multimegawatt power needs of marine ves- and has very low power requirements. Plus, a single unit sels. Hydrogen One, a ? rst-of-its-kind towboat being de- can be easily shared between multiple rigs and/or vessels.

veloped by Maritime Partners, will be the ? rst vessel to be

Ecochlor is diversifying and has invested substantial equipped with the system.

time and resource bringing to the market the most inno-

Earlier this year, the system received approval in principle vative “green marine” technologies available. Ecochlor is (AIP) from classi? cation society Lloyd’s Register following uniquely positioned to assist the shipowner with selection independent veri? cation that the e1 Marine generator can and implementation of these new environmental marine support megawatt scale fuel cell power applications and technologies and regulatory compliances through our col- meets all applicable regulations, codes and standards.

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