Kochi, Oct. 31 -- Dr. M.V. Baiju, Senior Scientist at the ICAR-Central Institute of Fisheries Technology (ICAR-CIFT), has been honoured with the Best Scientific Paper Award - 2024 by the Society of Fisheries Technologists (India).
The award-winning research paper, titled "Evaluating LNG-Diesel Dual-Fuel Systems in Trawling: Results from Trials off Cochin, Kerala," was co-authored by V.R. Madhu, Dhiju Das, P.H. Vipin Kumar V., Sajeev Nambiar, Nilender Kumar, Upinder Kumar, and Veerasamy Manimaran.
The study assessed the feasibility of operating trawlers using a combination of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) and High-Speed Diesel (HSD).
The findings confirmed that LNG, when used as a dual fuel, is a technically viable, cleaner, and more sustai...