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Lynn Loo
Director, Andlinger Center for Energy and the Environment, Princeton University
Lynn Loo is a prominent figure in the field of energy and environmental research, with a distinguished career spanning academia and industry. She is the Theodora D. '78 & William H. Walton III '74 Professor in Engineering and Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering at Princeton University.13 Loo served as the Director of the Andlinger Center for Energy and the Environment at Princeton from July 2016 to July 2021.3
Currently, Loo is the Chief Executive Officer of the Global Centre for Maritime Decarbonisation (GCMD) in Singapore, a position she has held since August 2021.3 In this role, she leads efforts to accelerate decarbonization in the maritime industry through pilots, trials, and advocacy.2
Loo's research focuses on developing materials for lightweight and flexible solar cells and circuits, with applications in self-powered "smart" windows for improved energy efficiency.14 She has published over 150 papers and delivered more than 200 invited lectures globally.1
Throughout her career, Loo has received numerous accolades, including:
- Fellow of the American Physical Society
- Young Global Leader of the World Economic Forum
- John H. Dillon Medal from the American Physical Society
- Peter and Edith O'Donnell Award in Engineering
- Alan P. Colburn Award from the American Institute of Chemical Engineers1
Most recently, in February 2025, Loo was elected to the National Academy of Engineering for her contributions to developing processing-structure-property relationships in electronic materials and leadership in decarbonizing shipping.5
Loo received her BSE in Chemical Engineering and Materials Science and Engineering from the University of Pennsylvania in 1996 and her PhD from Princeton University in 2001.1
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🥳🥳 Woohoo!
In what seems like a blink of an eye,👁️ Global Centre for Maritime Decarbonisation (GCMD) is 3️⃣! 🎂
And what a thrilling ride it’s been.🎢
At the recommendation of the International Advisory Panel for Maritime Decarbonisation, which convened online through the COVID pandemic, we were set up in record speed 🏎️ by our friends at Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA).🙏🏻
6️⃣ key industry partners took a leap of faith and invested in our founding.🥰
And together with funds that MPA had ring fenced for qualifying projects, we were off to the races 🏃🏾 with a small war chest 🧳 to conduct pilots and trials to help accelerate decarbonisation in international #shipping.🚢
BHP, BW Group, DNV, Eastern Pacific Shipping Pte. Ltd., Ocean Network Express, Seatrium
And in the ensuing three years, we have:
🚀 Launched 4️⃣ major initiatives, with studies and pilots at varying stages of completion:
⛽️ Enabling #ammonia as a marine fuel 🌿 Assuring the quality, quantity and emissions abatement of drop-in green fuels 🔐 Unlocking the carbon value chain 💡Scaling the adoption of energy efficiency technologies
🚀 Published 5️⃣ reports, including seminal studies on ammonia #bunkering safety and onboard captured CO2 offloading, that saw >4000 unique downloads
🚀 Shaped standard and guideline development through active participation in technical committees and working groups of the Singapore Chemical Industry Council, IBIA, and SGMF - Leading safe maritime decarbonisation
🚀 Shared findings on countless international and national platforms including at COP27 - UN Climate Change Conference and -28, International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), Bloomberg New Economy Forum, Nor-Shipping Leadership Conference, Singapore Maritime Week (SMW), etc.
🚀 Expanded our circle of friends to >100 centre- and project level partners, including bp, NYK Line and Hapag-Lloyd AG as Strategic Partners
🚀 Mentored 15 passionate and energetic interns from Princeton University, King's College London, University College London, Singapore Management University, Nanyang Technological University Singapore and National University of Singapore
Our core team may be small, but we have consistently been able to punch 🥊 above our weight class thanks to the incredible support of our friends and partners.
That the latest Menon Economics and DNV report cited GCMD's efforts as a contributing factor for Singapore's ranking as the World's Leading Maritime City in 2024 is in no small part because of YOU. 🫵🏻
Thank you for believing in us. Thank you for being patient with us. Thank you for teaching us. Thank you for journeying with us. Thank you for making GCMD so special.🫶🏻
Together, we are stronger; together, we can; and together, we will 💪🏻
Latest team shot at our new digs🏠
Nothing beats working with friends!🥰
📣Launching Project #LOTUS 🪷 to explore the long-term impact of continuous #biofuels use on vessel operations! As part of our initiative to develop an assurance framework for drop-in green fuels, the team at the Global Centre for Maritime Decarbonisation (GCMD) will be partnering with our friends at NYK Line to trial biofuels use for 6 months to understand its impact on engine performance and onboard systems operations.🚢 While biofuel bunkering volumes remain small today (approximately 1 million tons bunkered in Singapore 🇸🇬 and Rotterdam 🇳🇱 in 2023), their use as a drop-in fuel is likely to rise significantly now with #CII and #EUETS in force starting January this year. FAME, or fatty acid methyl esters, are biofuels derived from feedstocks, like used cooking oil 🍳 and palm oil mill effluent.🌴 Their use – either wholly or blended with fuel oil, can reduce GHG emissions in shipping today.📉 Yet, FAME can be more susceptible to chemical degradation and microbial 🦠 growth, especially in the presence of moisture; the by-products from such chemical reaction(s) and physical processes can corrode shipboard engine and fuel delivery systems, and/or clog pipings and hoses.😳 Engine OEMs and classification societies have therefore recommended higher maintenance frequencies when using biofuels and their blends compared to conventional fuel oil as a preventative measure.🩹
Enter Project LOTUS, which will monitor engine and equipment performance onboard a RORO vessel 🚘 plying short-sea routes.
We chose this vessel so bunkering can take place at the same port with the same batch of biofuel to minimise variability in biofuels quality during the trial.
Using a vessel with frequent port calls also allows surveyors 👩🏻🔬 to go onboard regularly for sampling and testing the biofuels that is stored on the vessel. With this learning, we aim to establish industry guidelines for monitoring and maintaining engine and equipment performance,📑 and estimate the total cost 💵 of ownership when using biofuels. This information will also help shipowners and operators who are considering biofuels use for their vessels to comply with emissions reduction regulations with their decision making.⁉️
Critically, the findings from this pilot will complement the extensive emissions abatement data and combustion characteristics🔥 information from our biofuels supply chain trials and numerous other pilots out there.
Collectively, they paint a comprehensive picture that we hope will spur biofuels use to help shipping achieve its interim emissions targets.🎯
More details here: https://lnkd.in/dSv-wvsk
With friends, we are stronger; with friends, we can 💪
Photo taken at NYK HQ in Tokyo, Japan with some NYK members of Project LOTUS.
Nobuhiro Kashima, Jun Kato, Wei Jie Lau, Yohei Mozumi, Yu Suzuki, Ryuzaburo Takeda
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