Affordable and clean energy

In 2015 Stena Germanica became the world’s first RoPax vessel converted to run on both diesel and methanol. In 2020 methanol represented 25 % of the fuel consumption.

Methanol reduces sulphur and particles almost to zero and lowers NOx substantially. Methanol is usually produced from natural gas but in 2021 we will test methanol recycled from residual steel gases.

By connecting a vessel to the local electrical grid when in port, we reduce the CO2 emissions with more than 13,000 tonnes/year. This is equivalent to the annual emissions of 7,200 passenger cars.

We connected our first ship to the grid already in 1989. Currently 25 % of our terminals are equipped with green electric shore power supply. In December 2020 Kiel became the latest addition where we now connect Stena Scandinavica and Stena Germanica.