Projects & Initiatives
Alcohol Fuel Engine Testing (DUT)
Independent testing of methanol, ethanol and blended alcohol fuels in a two-stroke marine engine, validating fuel compatibility and performance.
Output: Technical report
Alcohol Fuel Engine Testing (DUT)
Independent testing of methanol, ethanol and blended alcohol fuels in a two-stroke marine engine, validating fuel compatibility and performance.
Output: Technical report
Industry Initiatives
Mema 2026-27 Action Roadmap
One Roadmap. Four Workstreams.
MEMA's Working Groups operate as an integrated framework that moves alcohol fuels from policy development to commercial deployment. Every initiative is linked to a real-world project, owner, outcome, and timeline to ensure industry discussions translate into action.
MEMA's Working Groups are designed to turn industry ambition into deployment.
Policy
creates the enabling environment.
Technical
validates solutions.
Safe Handling & Bunkering
prepares operations.
Fuels & Logistics
delivers scale.
Together, they create a practical pathway from regulation and testing to bunkering, supply, and vessel deployment
Priority Initiatives
The following initiatives were identified by industry participants as priority areas for advancing ethanol and methanol adoption across the maritime sector.
Priority Initiative
Why It Matters
Intended Outcome
IMO Recognition & EU Alignment
Ethanol Marine Fuel Standard
Engine Testing & Validation
Singapore Pilot & Bunkering Development
Training & Safe Handling
Brazil Ecosystem Scale-up
Fuel Availability Mapping
Offtake Development
Development
Regulatory certainty for deployment
Consistent fuel quality and specification
Commercial approval
Build operational experience
Support safe industry adoption
Demonstrate scalable supply pathways
Improve visibility of supply
Strengthen commercial confidence
Experience
Recognised alcohol-fuel pathways
Marine fuel specification
Demonstrate operational performance
Repeatable bunkering operations
Qualified personnel
Repeatable bunker operations
Improved physical availability
Bankable demand
Operations
Priority Initiative: IMO Recognition & EU Alignment
Why It Matters: Regulatory certainty for deployment
Intended Outcome: Recognised alcohol-fuel pathways
Priority Initiative: Ethanol Marine Fuel Standard
Why It Matters: Consistent fuel quality and specification
Intended Outcome: Marine fuel specification
Priority Initiative: Engine Testing & Validation
Why It Matters: Commercial approval
Intended Outcome: Demonstrate operational performance
Priority Initiative: Singapore Pilot & Bunkering Development
Why It Matters: Build operational experience
Intended Outcome: Repeatable bunkering operations
Priority Initiative: Training & Safe Handling
Why It Matters: Support safe industry adoption
Intended Outcome: Qualified personnel
Priority Initiative: Brazil Ecosystem Scale-up
Why It Matters: Demonstrate scalable supply pathways
Intended Outcome: Repeatable bunker operations
Priority Initiative: Fuel Availability Mapping
Why It Matters: Improve visibility of supply
Intended Outcome: Improved physical availability
Priority Initiative: Offtake Development
Why It Matters: Strengthen commercial confidence
Intended Outcome: Bankable demand
Priority Initiative: Development
Why It Matters: Experience
Intended Outcome: Operations
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