Introduction

Do you like to be innovative, creative and adventurous? Would you like to get an insight of the shipping industry of tomorrow? Would you like to combine this and play with new technologies that deal with environmental aspects?

We now have the opportunity to present to you a course within one of the most important industries in the world: "Sustainable Shipping". Right now the shipping industry is focusing on Research and Development to develop technology that reduces environmental impact and increases energy efficiency. Through this unique course you will come to understand important aspects in this field. The main focus will be on emissions to air from ship in normal operation, but we will also briefly cover topics such as antifouling, ballast water, sewage and garbage, noise etc.

This will not only be a mind opening and inspiring course, it will also be a unique way for you to visit our majestic mountains and fjords. Norway is an enchanting country of trolls, long days of the sun, rich in fish and oil. You'll get to visit companies focusing on green shipping, visit UNESCO world-heritage sites along with experiencing merrymaking the Viking-way. So come to Norway!

What are you waiting for?
Apply now for your BEST two weeks of 2008!.

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Lecture topics

Some of the topics covered by this course:

Subject	Learning goals
Emission types and their environmental impact	Know the major types of emission to air (CO2, NOx, SOx, CH4, VOCs, PM, etc. ) and their corresponding shipboard sources Know what impact (physical/chemical/biological) each of the different emission types have on the environment Understand the significance of the extent of impact (local, regional, global)
The environmental track record of shipping	Know different methods for estimating global emissions from world shipping (fuel-based vs. activity-based, top-down vs. bottom-up models), and their main strengths and weaknesses
Legislation and regulations from class and authorities	Obtain a broad overview of the current state of research and commonly accepted status for global warming
Shipboard sources	Know the core mechanisms, mainly focusing on the propulsion machinery, that causes today's shipboard emissions Know the main parameters (temp, pressure, fuel type, etc.) influencing the emission level
Emission profiles from alternative machinery, fuel and configurations	Comparative analysis of alternative propulsion machinery wrt to various types of emissions Fuel types
How to reduce emissions	Machinery parameter settings (pressure, ...) Cleaning technology (scrubbers, EGR, ...)
Economics of emissions	Contractual aspects, incentives to reduce
Fleet and logistics aspects