Where several solutions exist, the simplest is often the best.
That’s the principle of Occam’s Razor - and in a new TradeWinds article, Sulnox CEO Ben Richardson applies it to shipping’s particulate emissions challenge.
While the industry has traditionally responded to emissions requirements with increasingly sophisticated exhaust treatment systems, Richardson asks whether greater attention should be paid to preventing pollutants from being created in the first place.
“Perhaps the more fundamental question is why we are creating them at all,” Richardson told TradeWinds.
The article explores how incomplete combustion, poor fuel atomisation and inconsistent fuel quality contribute to particulate formation - and why improving the combustion process itself could reduce particulate emissions without extensive vessel modifications or additional infrastructure.
“Occam's Razor reminds us that the simplest approach capable of solving a problem is often the one worth considering first,” Richardson concludes.
Read the full article on TradeWinds here (subscription required).
