Future perspective of the ship alternative fuels in Indonesia

Abstract

Ship operation has a huge demand due to the ability to achieve a low-cost operation with big cargo density worldwide. Meanwhile, the ship fuel is the highest cost of the operational spending thus increasing the fuel consumption efficiency is required. Alternative fuels have been proposed to achieve it over decades of research. Indonesia, as a maritime country, also encourages the shipowner to accept the alternative fuel application. However, apply a new type of fuel directly to the existing ships is very complicated. This study aims to contribute the future direction with the author’s perspective of the implementation of the alternative fuel in Indonesia. Gas fuel type is chosen as the main case on this point of view. There are several gas fuels that are evaluated based on the maturity level of the research study case, such as natural gas and hydrogen. Moreover, the possibility of gas fuel type implementation in Indonesia is also studied. In the last, the future of natural gas and hydrogen fuels is discussed.