UK-based Armada Technologies, an EcoOne group company, is to collaborate with LNG carrier operator Cool Company (CoolCo) as they jointly work towards a more sustainable future.
Under the partnership, Armada will design, engineer, procure, and provide support for the installation and commissioning of its innovative air lubrication system on a CoolCo vessel scheduled to dry dock in 2024. Once commissioned, CoolCo will conduct sea trials and provide documentation to Armada, following ISO or ITTC guidance, to measure the system’s performance.
Armada CEO Alex Routledge said: “We are delighted to introduce our advanced passive air lubrication system (PALS) to the maritime industry through this collaboration with CoolCo. Our PALS, which utilises tailored bubble production design for each ship’s characteristics, including speed, draught and weather conditions, eliminates the need for continuously running compressors. Conducting sea tests with CoolCo will enable us to optimise the system even further using our machine learning algorithms.”
CoolCo CEO Richard Tyrrell added: “We are pleased to be working with Armada Technologies. We selected Armada for its system’s performance potential and its minimal impact on the crew due to the absence of rotating equipment.”
CoolCo is committed to reducing its fleetwide carbon intensity and surpassing the IMO targets for 2030. Its goal is to achieve a 35% reduction in fleetwide carbon intensity compared to 2019, which would significantly exceed the IMO’s target. Through the partnership with Armada Technologies, CoolCo considers it is taking a meaningful stride towards achieving its sustainability goals.
Image: LNG carrier ‘Kool Firn’ (source: CoolCo)
