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 The ship.energy podcast allows subscribers to engage first-hand with the many discussions that are happening and evolving around shipping’s energy transition.

We talk regularly to maritime thought leaders, technology experts, policymakers and finance providers as shipping embarks on its huge learning curve towards decarbonisation.

Expect some tough talking, intelligent thinking, as well as some questions – nobody has all the answers!

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  • S6 Ep13: Rune Holmen, Head of Maritime Transport, Enova

    S6 Ep13: Rune Holmen, Head of Maritime Transport, Enova
    Jun 30 2025
    With shipping’s energy transition calling for huge investments in new ships, fuels, technologies and supply chains, Enova’s Rune Holmen discusses how governments can best support – and fund – maritime decarbonisation.
    Owned by the Norwegian Ministry of Climate and the Environment, Enova’s mandate is to allocate funds to projects that will help the country reach net-zero by 2050. It manages an annual budget of around $1 billion. A substantial part of this is allocated to maritime decarbonisation initiatives, ranging from battery installations to carbon capture, fuel production, and ships capable of using hydrogen or ammonia as fuel.
    In this conversation, Rune reflects on the results delivered by the funds, which have supported more than 900 maritime projects in the past 10 years. He recalls how one of the first projects – charging stations for Norway’s first fully-electric ferries – was initially dismissed by many as ‘science-fiction’, but ultimately helped build the battery value chain in the country, leading to about 45 battery-powered ferries hitting the water since. Today, such electrification projects often materialise without any public funding as they have become financially viable on their own, which he emphasises is Enova’s end goal.
    Rune describes how Enova is now attempting to replicate this success with ammonia and hydrogen, with funds being allocated for production and bunkering sites at the same time as investments in ships using those fuels. He insists that a ‘whole supply chain’ approach is essential, but explains why directly financing fuel purchases to cover the cost gap between renewable and fossil fuels isn’t the best option in his view.
    With public finances around the world feeling the squeeze and many competing demands for funding, he explains how Enova selects the projects it supports – and why it will no longer fund projects to fit wind propulsion or energy efficiency on newbuild vessels powered by LNG or fossil fuels, as those would reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions but fail to reach net-zero by 2050.
    Asked what lessons Enova’s experience can reveal for other countries that don’t have the same level of resources as Norway, he highlighted that even relatively small investments can make a big difference, if targeted wisely. Among his top tips: ‘think systematically and accept that this takes time’.
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    25 m
  • S6 Ep12: Erik Hjortland, Vice President, Technology, Odfjell

    S6 Ep12: Erik Hjortland, Vice President, Technology, Odfjell
    Jun 16 2025
    In this sixth episode of the First Movers series, Odfjell’s Erik Hjortland discusses the results and lessons learned from the installation of more than 140 energy efficiency technologies across the company’s fleet of 71 chemical tankers.
    The Norwegian owner and operator first embarked on an energy efficiency programme in 2007, using enhanced data collection to drive operational improvements, before rolling out a retrofitting programme to upgrade rudder systems, propellers and main engines across its fleet from 2015.
    In this conversation, Erik comments on the results achieved by the programme, which has improved the energy efficiency of Odfjell’s managed fleet by 53% compared to a 2008 baseline. He also sheds light on the company’s approach to selecting what technologies to install on its vessels, and shares his insights into which ones have delivered the best return on investment in real-life operations.
    He argues that the business case for energy efficiency is clear, revealing that Odfjell has invested $40 million in energy efficiency technologies since 2014, which led to $108 million in savings in the past five years.
    Erik also explains why Odfjell decided to move one step further with the installation of suction sails on the Bow Olympus, and the completion of a near carbon neutral transatlantic voyage which combined wind propulsion and biofuels. He calls on the industry to do more to harness the emissions reduction potential of existing technologies.
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    First Movers puts the spotlight on maritime companies that that were among the first to trial and adopt new fuels or technologies. The series goes beyond initial big announcements and headlines, and asks what happens in the months and years that follow. It aims to unpack the practical challenges that first movers experience, and implementing new fuels or technologies have transformed their operations and business.
    Listen to the previous episodes in the First Movers series:
    Episode 01: Rasmus Nielsen, Naval Architect / Officer at Scandlines, one of the first companies to install rotor sails on their ships
    Episode 02: Andrew Hoare, Group Manager of Green Shipping at Fortescue, which pioneered the world’s first ship to use ammonia as fuel
    Episode 03: Jordan Pechie, President of Seaspan Marine Transportation, about the deployment of fully-electric tugboats in their fleet
    Episode 04: Femke Brenninkmeijer, CEO of NPRC, which spearheaded the world’s first newbuild inland vessel that can use hydrogen as a fuel
    Episode 05: Henrik Røjel, Head of Decarbonisation & Climate Solutions at Norden, which became one of the first companies to trial 100% biofuels on a large ocean-going vessel
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  • S6 Ep11: Pia Meling, Managing Director, Evigo

    S6 Ep11: Pia Meling, Managing Director, Evigo
    May 19 2025
    In this edition of the ship.energy podcast, Lesley Bankes-Hughes talks to a very well-known and proactive leader in the maritime industry, Pia Meling.

    Pia has had an extensive career in shipping and the imperatives of sustainability and decarbonisation have informed and underpinned her job choices, including working on good practice in ship recycling and on zero emission, autonomous shipping.

    In March this year, she left Grieg Green where she was Managing Director, and she is now leading the team at EVIGO, the green services offshoot of the ship management company, OSM Thome.

    One of the largest global ship managers, OSM Thome handles the operations and crewing of around 1,000 vessels across a range of segments, and when it launched its EVIGO division in late 2024 one of its mission statements was ‘to tackle environmental targets head-on’.

    In this podcast, Pia discusses the business culture and values she is looking to inculcate in this new venture and also explains why she decided to take the job is its MD.

    She explores a changing relationship between shipowner and ship manager in the context of shipping’s decarbonisation, the challenges as well as the positives of stakeholder collaboration, the GHG emission reduction options available to the existing global fleet, fuel ‘demand signals’, and the importance of training the maritime workforce to be able to deliver the energy transition onboard and landside.

    She also offers her ‘take’ on EU regulation and the outcomes of IMO MEPC 83, as well her views on what leadership should be as shipping navigates its course through one of the biggest changes in its history.
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    36 m
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