Hurtigruten says it plans to fuel its fleet with dead fish

Hurtigruten is to fuel its ships with liquefied biogas (LBG), fossil-free, renewable fuel produced from dead fish and other organic waste

NOVEMBER 19, 2018 — Rotten fish as a ship’s fuel? Norwegian expedition cruise line Hurtigruten says yes. With a growing fleet of 17 ships, Hurtigruten has invested heavily in green technology such as battery solutions and it now plans to fuel cruise ships with liquefied biogas (LBG) – fossil-free, renewable gas produced from dead fish and other organic waste.

“What other see as a problem, we see as a resource and a solution,” says Hurtigruten CEO Daniel Skjeldam. “By introducing biogas as fuel...

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