Turning wastes into lower-carbon-intensity fuels for marine transportation
WCP develops cost-competitive, lower-carbon-intensity fuels from waste for transportation sectors already committed to decarbonisation. A principal focus is the maritime industry, where regulation has created a clear mandate and timetable to reduce emissions.
Using secure, long-term waste-derived feedstocks and an innovative process based on proven technologies, WCP develops compellingly priced alternative marine fuel solutions that require no vessel retrofit and support regulatory compliance.
Practical Marine Fuel Solutions
WCP is developing lower-carbon-intensity marine fuels from waste for a shipping industry that needs credible, commercially realistic routes to decarbonisation.
Decarbonise without compromising operations
Ship owners and operators need to reduce absolute emissions and well-to-wake carbon intensity to meet FuelEU Maritime, IMO and EU ETS requirements — while maintaining reliability, performance and cost control.
Lower-carbon fuels for existing fleets
WCP produces synthetic marine diesel and other maritime fuels from waste as practical alternatives to conventional fossil fuels such as VLSFO and MGO, with compatibility for existing diesel engines and bunkering infrastructure.
Built around feedstock, bunkering and demand
Projects can be developed where secure local waste feedstocks intersect with marine fuel demand, and structured around the commercial route preferred by the customer and project partners.
A lower-carbon pathway that works with existing fleets
The maritime sector does not have a single universal route to decarbonisation. Different ship owners and operators are pursuing different fuels, propulsion technologies and fleet strategies.
WCP addresses the substantial part of the market that needs a solution capable of reducing carbon intensity without requiring an immediate transition to new engines, new vessels or entirely new bunkering infrastructure.
Designed around the needs of shipping
WCP’s approach is centred on the practical requirements that determine whether a lower-carbon fuel can be adopted at scale.
From Waste Feedstock to Sustainable Marine Fuel
WCP combines technical, commercial, financial and project-development expertise to take marine-fuel opportunities from early assessment through to delivery.
Secure the right feedstock
Identify suitable waste feedstocks with reliable long-term availability from credible counterparties at the required location.
Build the right process
Select and combine the most appropriate proven technologies into an innovative production process designed around the fuel, location and feedstock.
Deliver a viable fuel project
Convert waste feedstocks into compliant, lower-carbon-intensity maritime fuels through commercially viable plants supported by appropriate engineering, infrastructure, supply-chain and financing partners.
Independent thinking. Proven technologies. Deliverable projects.
Sustainable fuels must also be commercially viable
There is no silver bullet for the shipping industry. Some owners are pursuing methanol and ammonia through dual-fuel engines, vessel retrofits and investment in new fuel-production infrastructure.
Others favour LNG as a lower-cost route to compliance, while battery and hydrogen solutions are relevant in selected applications.
A very significant proportion of the global maritime sector continues to seek solutions that require no retrofit, can provide secure long-term alternative fuel supply and can move towards price parity with conventional fossil fuels.
Lower Carbon Intensity
Reduce lifecycle carbon intensity on a well-to-wake basis compared with conventional fossil fuels.
Cost-Competitive Production
Non-compliance may create significant financial penalties, but alternative fuels must still be made available at commercially realistic prices.
Waste-Based Feedstocks
Valorise genuine waste streams, with a focus on feedstocks that do not compete with critical industries such as food production.
Operationally Practical
Produce fuels that meet industry testing and certification requirements without imposing unrealistic or costly transitions in operations, safety, training or bunkering.
Every opportunity follows a clear development process
WCP applies a disciplined process to define, test, structure and deliver projects around the specific needs of the customer, location, feedstock and target fuel.
Identify
Define the market, feedstock, location and fuel requirement.
Assess
Evaluate technology, infrastructure, carbon impact and economics.
Design
Develop the best technical and commercial solution for the opportunity.
Validate
Confirm performance, compliance, cost and financeability.
Structure
Align feedstock supply, funding, partnerships and offtake.
Deliver
Take the project through engineering, construction and operation.
Independent by Design
Our independence allows us to select the best combination of proven technologies, commercial structures and partners for each project.
Built for Long-Term Relevance
We develop projects with future regulation, changing carbon requirements, feedstock resilience and long-term commercial performance in mind.
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