You are using an outdated browser For a better experience using this site, please upgrade to a modern web browser. Subscribe Get Daily Email Subscribe --> Contact Us Sign in Home News & Features Compliance Costs Bunker Prices Bunker Intelligence World News Latest Features World Americas EMEA Asia/Pacific Home News & Features World Shipping Must Look at Proven Technologies, Not Just Future Fuels: BAR Technologies Shipping Must Look at Proven Technologies, Not Just Future Fuels: BAR Technologies by Ship & Bunker News Team Wednesday July 29, 2026 Tweet Follow @shipandbunker John Cooper is the CEO of BAR Technologies. Image Credit: BAR Shipping should focus more on technologies that can cut emissions today instead of waiting for future fuels to become widely available, according to wind propulsion firm BAR Technologies . Responding to a new EY Greece report on shipping's path to net zero, the company said in an emailed statement on Wednesday that uncertainty over alternative fuels, regulation and infrastructure should not delay investment in proven energy-saving technologies. The report said that shipping’s energy transition to net-zero will be uneven and impacted by factors including alternative marine fuel availability and infrastructure. BAR Technologies said wind propulsion is already delivering fuel and emissions savings on commercial vessels and should be part of the industry's immediate decarbonisation efforts. “ Wind propulsion has already passed the technology test John Cooper "Shipping needs to stop treating decarbonisation as something that only begins when future fuels arrive or every detail of the IMO's Net-Zero Framework is settled," John Cooper , CEO of BAR Technologies, said. "The industry cannot allow the absence of perfect policy certainty to become an excuse for inaction. Proven technologies are available now, and owners can act today." BAR Technologies noted that more than 100 cargo ships are now equipped with wind propulsion systems, cit