S5 Ep23: Steve Price, Programme Director, MAMII, SafetyTech Accelerator

In this week’s ship.energy podcast we look at the issue of methane slip across the maritime fuel supply chain and, more specifically, onboard LNG dual-fuelled vessels.We hear a lot about the need to cut shipping’s carbon dioxide emissions but in terms of climate impact methane is much more pernicious than CO2. It has a global warming potential 28 times greater than CO2 over a 100-year timeframe, and when we are looking at a 20-year period, this rises to 87.The Methane Abatement in Maritime Innovation Initiative – or MAMII – was launched over two years ago, in September 2022, by SafetyTech Accelerator, which was established by Lloyd’s Register and has a mission to find and put to the test a range of technologies will measure and abate methane emissions in the maritime sector.To discuss the challenges posed by methane slip and the work being undertaken by MAMII, we are joined by its programme director, Steve Price.During the conversation, Steve explains current approaches and methodologies in measuring methane slip and the project’s selection of measurement technologies.He gives an overview of the methane slip abatement technologies that could be adapted for the maritime environment.Steve also looks at the increasingly complex regulatory environment for shipping and considers what role MAMII could potentially play in developing or harmonising a standard for methane measurement.For the last six years Steve has worked for Safetytech Accelerator, established by Lloyds Register, to bring innovation into safetytech critical industries including construction, shipping, ports, mining and nuclear). Challenges have included safety, sustainability and welfare. Steve has spent the last 20 years running innovation programmes for large corporates and the UK government’s innovation agency. He started his career with a computer science degree and went on to run digital transformation programmes throughout his management consulting career.