Peter Van de Graaf - Decarbonisation Business Development Manager, Lloyd’s Register Marine
Peter Van de Graaf joined Lloyd’s Register in 1989 as a Surveyor and became Surveyor in charge 2008, primarily responsible for marine operations in LR’s Flushing and Antwerp offices and supporting Clients in this area. From 1 July 2021 he took the role of “Decarbonisation Business Development Manager”, supporting projects and Clients in Nord Europe.
Before joining LR, Peter Van de Graaf served onboard a variety of ship types for 9 years, first as Marine Engineer and then as Chief Engineer. Since 2012, Peter has been involved in several projects with alternative fuels.
Lloyd’s Register view on Hydrogen Guidance and Rules
As we are moving forward on our journey to look for safely deploying alternative fuels, rules and guidance is and must come readily available to the maritime industry. Standardization is one of the other actions that need to be taken on main components like FE connections and storage of hydrogen. During the presentation I’ll give an update on where we are at this stage with rules and guidance for a safe deployment of hydrogen as a fuel.
NEXT GEN Marine HYDROGEN - Workshop Objectives
With safety always front and centre, NEXT GEN Marine HYDROGEN highlights effective solutions for workboats, ferries, patrol craft, military vessels, SAR, wind farm support, super yachts and unmanned craft. With focus on sub 24m vessels, topics are also relevant for 25m to 100m vessels plus the ports and harbours they operate from. End-user organisations, industry and policy makers come together to identify technology readiness levels and viable solutions.