India, Sept. 21 -- Birmingham City University (BCU) may be miles from the coast, but it is now at the forefront of the UK's efforts to decarbonise the maritime industry.
It has become the newest member of the UK National Clean Maritime Research Hub (UK-MaRes Hub) - a collaboration of 14 universities and more than 70 industry partners seeking to tackle the urgent challenges of reducing greenhouse gas emissions across the shipping sector, responsible for 90% of global trade, and 3% of global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.
Prof Jean-Baptiste Souppez, Professor of Mechanical Engineering and STEAM Education at BCU, says the move is a major step forward for the University.
"Despite joining very recently, BCU has already made a strong impact w...