August 23, 2024
Slashing fuel costs with methane-diesel hybrid engine
Now that her LNG tanks and unique power plant are out of sight in the bowels of the vessel, the MERV-1 looks like any other modern steel shrimp trawler as she undergoes completion and outfitting at Deep Sea Boat Builders in Bayou La Batre, Ala.
Fishing Back When: Story and photos by Linda Skupien from the June 1987 issue of National Fisherman.
A new breed of fishing vessel could reportedly cut more than $50,000 off annual fuel and refrigeration costs for commercial shrimp fishermen.
Recently completed at Bayou La Batre, Ala., boatyard and dubbed the MERV-1 (Methane Energy Research Vessel), the 70’ x 20’ x 10’ steel boat features an engine that has been modified to burn both methane gas and conventional diesel fuel. The work was…
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