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A PROMISING SOLUTION FOR
RELIABLE, EFFICIENT, AND
ECONOMIC ELECTRICITY
— SECURING THE ENERGY
TRANSITION VIA POWERSHIPS
By Can Murtezaoglu, member of the Karpowership’s Business Development Team
ABSTRACT: The Caribbean, despite abundant natural of fast-track, reliable and economic electricity. It
resources, has faced numerous challenges in efforts analyzes the advantages of dual-fuel Powerships
to scale its renewable energy objectives and secure equipped with medium-speed Internal Combustion
affordable and reliable electricity. The objective Reciprocating Engine technology and the potential
of this paper is to investigate how floating power offered by them specifically to island nations, and
plants, specifically Powerships, are well-suited to how by creating a diverse, robust and redundant
complement the development of renewable energy energy portfolio, these nations can fast-track their
projects in Caribbean, whilst ensuring the supply energy transition.
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