Circular Economy Feasibility Study - Ecomar Propulsion (Clean marine propulsion systems for circularity and sustainable materials use)

Ecomar推进有限公司在设计和生产清洁电力船舶推进系统方面处于领先地位，其目标是“在10年内将航运业的有害排放物减少500万吨以上”。其最先进的电动舷外发动机，电动舷内系统和氢/电池混合能源控制系统将于2022年推出，面向大型商船，全球主要参与者的市场需求巨大。在向净零排放过渡的过程中，运输将需要千兆瓦的电池（即锂）和大量其他有价值的材料。人们越来越关注大量不可回收产品的使用，特别是动力系统中对技术金属（例如锂，钴，铂和钒）的要求，当这些材料不再能够为船舶提供动力时，没有明确的回收过程。真正的危险是，在向更清洁的海运业发展的热潮中，世界上最大的污染者将忽视采矿、有毒废物和稀土材料枯竭对环境的影响。建立循环经济方法至关重要，并尽可能在生产和二次使用中节省宝贵资源，不浪费任何投资。产品的生产也必须认识到在可能的情况下使用回收产品的要求，使用不会影响二次使用的材料进行加工，即（可拆卸或无胶水），并确保在设计和生产阶段考虑所有材料的二次使用。该项目与埃克塞特大学Met4Tech循环经济中心的技术金属循环经济专家合作，旨在根据Ecomar产品线的初始设计进行“全生命周期”排放评估，并将探索如何负责任地采购、回收、回收和再利用有价值的材料，以创建更强大的供应链。将循环经济纳入设计过程的各个阶段，可以获得巨大的潜在好处。Ecomar将利用这个项目的结果考虑重新设计产品，以取代不可回收的组件，用100%可回收和可回收的材料创建清洁能源系统，并包括符合公认的“公平贸易”措施的材料。结果将为大型电动机器的设计和制造设定新的基准，并将在全球脱碳进程加速的情况下为航运业提供明智的方向。

Ecomar Propulsion Limited is at the forefront of designing and producing clean electric marine propulsion systems with ambitions to 'reduce noxious emissions from the shipping industry by more than 5 million tonnes within 10 years'. Its state-of-the-art electric outboard engine, electric inboard system and hydrogen/batter electric hybrid energy control systems aimed at large commercial vessels, will launch in 2022 with significant market demand from major players globally.In the transition towards net zero, shipping will require Gigawatts of batteries (i.e., lithium) and huge amounts of other valuable materials. There is growing concern regarding the large amount of non-recyclable products used and in particular, the requirement for technology metals (e.g., Lithium, Cobalt, Platinum and Vanadium) in the power systems, with no clear processes for recycling these materials when they are no longer capable of powering a ship. There is a real danger that in the rush towards a cleaner maritime industry, the world's biggest polluters will ignore the impacts on the environment that come from mining, toxic waste and depletion of rare earth materials. It is essential that a circular economy approach is established and that wherever possible, valuable resources are saved in production and second life and none of the investment is wasted. Production of products must also remain cognisant of the requirement to use recycled products where possible, processed using materials that will not affect second life uses ie (removable or no glues) and ensure that the second life use of all the materials is considered in the design and production phases.In collaboration with specialists in the technology metals circular economy at the University of Exeter's Met4Tech Circular Economy Centre, this project aims to conduct a 'whole-of-life' emissions valuation based on the initial design of Ecomar's product lines, and will explore how valuable materials can be responsibly sourced, recovered, recycled and reused to create a more robust supply-chain.There are huge potential benefits to be gained from including the circular economy in all stages of the design process. Ecomar will use the results of this project to consider redesign of the products to replace non-recyclable components, creating clean energy systems with 100% recoverable and recyclable materials, and including materials that comply with recognised 'fair trade' measures. Outcomes will set a new benchmark for how large E Machines should be designed and manufactured, and will provide the shipping industry with informed direction as the decarbonisation process accelerates globally.