Session 1: DNV Spadeadam: Advancing the Maritime Energy Transition Through Large-Scale Testing

‘Alternative fuels bring new flammability and toxicity risks to maritime operations. This session shows how large-scale experiments help understand, and manage, these hazards.’

Hosted by Mike Johnson, VP Senior Principal Consultant – Laboratories and Testing, Energy Systems, DNV

 

Session 2: Fuels & Geopolitics

‘An interactive session exploring future fuel scenarios, emerging geopolitics, and the associated risks and opportunities for the UK.

The session will open with scene‑setting presentations from Professor Gavin Bridge (Durham University), Professor Rachael Rothman (University of Sheffield), and Mike Green (World Fuel Services), followed by facilitated discussion’

Hosted by the Hub’s Policy Unit, led by Dr Claire Copeland, Durham University

For further information on this session, please view our Clean Maritime Assembly 2026 Fuels and Geopolitics post.

 

Please note that some slides may have been amended or removed to protect confidential information.

We thank all our speakers for being part of the Clean Maritime Assembly 2026, and hope to see you again next year!

Further presentations from CMA 2026 are available to view in our Resources Library, for ease of navigation, posts can also be accessed using the links in the table below

Day 1 Day 2
Keynote speakers
‘Highlights and Headlines’

  • Technology & Innovation
  • AI, Digitalisation & Data
  • Skills & Workforce Development
 ‘Highlights and Headlines’

  • Enabling the Clean Maritime Transition
  • Risk & Asset Management
  • Decarbonisation in Practice
‘Academic Insights’

  • Economics, Technology & Systems Perspectives
  • Engineering Future Vessels: Safety, Efficiency & Innovation
  • Advancing Marine Propulsion
 ‘Academic Insights’

  • Integrated Maritime Power Systems
  • The Clean Energy Transition
  • Smarter Shipping: Ports, Scheduling & WAP
‘Beyond the Horizon’

  • DNV Spadeadam: Advancing the Maritime Energy Transition Through Large-Scale Testing
  • Fuels & Geopolitics