Enjoy this replay of the live presentation.
In 2016, Capt. Peter Wilcox and Bridget Bayer proposed the Inside Passage Decarbonization Project to tribes/bands, fuel dealers, ports, fishermen/women and commercial and recreational boaters from Washington to Alaska, throughout the Inside Passage. The goals of the IPDP are to make it easy for boaters who want to voyage petroleum-free in the Inside Passage, for marine dealers to gradually – beginning now – replace high carbon fossil fuels with renewable “green diesel” (which is 60-80% cleaner over its lifecycle) and renewable electricity – all in the next 20 years.
Inside Passage Decarbonization Project Website
IPDP Facebook Page with regular updates
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Speakers:
- Capt. Peter Wilcox – Co-Founder, Inside Passage Decarbonization Project
- Bridget Bayer – Co-Founder, Inside Passage Decarbonization Project
- Moderator: Nate Rooks, – Off Center Harbor and the Worldwide Classic Boat Show Crew
Peter and Bridget, excellent informative and well organized presentation of a great deal of carbon conservation information and environmentally responsible options for those who choose to sail on this earth responsibly. This precious ecosphere we seek to preserve and savor from our waterborne vantage points demands we treat that sphere with the respect it deserves and, as you demonstrate, the very doable list of options to minimize our impact. Let me add my own reminder that a good sailing sailboat in the hands of competent sailors has been the gold standard for eco-friendly travel, long before we realized that our petroleum augmentation could have such negative impact. I venture a guess that the Pardey’s circumnavigating without an engine left a carbon footprint we could all seek to envy. My two 140 watt glass panels on my sloop, Crescendo have precluded my need to run a diesel for electricity even once in the last 5 years, and I don’t use Marina power at the dock. Great to see you both and I look forward to when next we meet on the waters of the Salish Sea. Thank you for your inspirational information and continuing commitment toward these worthy goals.
thanks for the inspiration
What is the carbon cost of producing renewable diesel? Seems link the chemistry could be energy intensive. Is this factored into the carbon footprint?
Bill Theurkauf
Really informative. All kinds of things to think about. But let’s remember one important piece. Conservation. Simplifying reduces consumption.
We will post a link to Peter’s slides after the presentation.
When we released the Off Center Harbor video about AMA NATURA, a few people confused the manufactured green diesel you actually use with the waste oil their crazy uncle gets from the deep fryers at the local McDonalds. Your diesel is very different from that. If you haven’t already done so in the presentation, would you mind clarifying the difference to make sure all of us understand that?
Although we advanced a LOT on battery technology in the past 20 years, the main criticism over “electric dislocation” (cars, boats, scooters etc) is the long term cost of mining/manufacturing and later disposal of batteries/chemicals. Are we exchanging 6 for a half dozen? I’m extremely happy with my solar panels charging my lithium batteries every day! Feels so right. But…..?