EcoPro tackles diesel combustion at source

South Devon-based Ecomotus is urging vessel operators not to overlook a solution it says is already available and proven, as the industry continues to weigh up longer-term answers to marine emissions.

The company’s EcoPro Catalytic Hydrogen Electrolyser System, an award winner at Seawork earlier this year, is a retrofit device designed to improve diesel combustion efficiency without engine modification, fuel replacement or hydrogen storage. It generates hydrogen on demand through catalytic electrolysis of a weak potassium hydroxide solution, drawing power from