From left to right: Richard MacLellen Managing Director Miawpukek Horizon, Craig Latimer CEO Katal Energy, Kendra MacDonald CEO Canada's Ocean Supercluster, Simone Charron Halifax Regional Municipality Climate Change Specialist, Geoff Green Students on Ice Foundation President.

Photo by: Lyndsay Doyle Photography

Press Release - October 4th, 2022

Calgary, Alberta – October 4th, 2022 /EINPresswire.com/: Katal, in collaboration with Canada's Ocean Supercluster and Miawpukek Horizon Maritime, today announced a major milestone in their corporate mission to provide cleaner air to communities and industries that rely on diesel burning-engines.

This past September, Katal's latest environmental product, Ionic Clean, moved from testing facilities at their headquarters in Calgary, AB to real-world application in Halifax, NS. The Ionic Clean was added aboard the Polar Prince vessel, prior to its Students on Ice Ocean Conservation Expedition off the coasts of Nova Scotia and New Brunswick. Katal’s engineered fuel technology provides a drop-in solution for reducing harmful emissions such as NOx and particulate matter prevalent in ocean-going vessels.

“Using the Katal fuel helps Miawpukek Horizon minimize our environmental impact,” says Richard MacLellan, Managing Director of Miawpukek Horizon. “I am excited to use an iconic Canadian vessel like the Polar Prince as a platform to prove out environmental innovation.”

Katal’s near-term goal is engage more companies in hard-to-abate fuel sectors like marine, mining, construction, public transit and rail who are conscious of the impact their operations have on air quality.

“After joining Canada’s Ocean Supercluster, Katal was not only supported financially in our efforts to create a path to cleaner air, but more importantly, we were introduced to a consortium of companies like Miawpukek Horizon who are very invested in reducing their emissions footprint.” says Craig Latimer, CEO of Katal. “For a low cost, the Ionic Clean product can be used immediately, with no engine modifications, to achieve these emission reductions."

Running Ionic Clean aboard the Polar Prince is a vital first step for Katal to enter the growing marine diesel market. Within the market, there is already a significant reliance on diesel engines and other distillate fuel-burning engines. For example, the Polar Prince requires 460,000L of diesel per fill. Worldwide there are 50,000 ships the size of the Polar Prince or larger. Katal Ionic Clean will be able to reduce the emissions from these ships without any engine modifications, thus providing cleaner air to the local marine communities.

“Knowing most of the world’s goods are moved through marine shipping, efforts to help decrease emissions in the industry with solutions that make an impact right now, is critical,” said Kendra MacDonald, CEO of Canada’s Ocean Supercluster. “This collaborative project is an example of what we can achieve when we work together across the country to tackle some of the biggest challenges in ocean. We are thrilled to be a part of the work of Katal Energy and Miawpukek Horizon Maritime, and others, in this milestone and as we begin to see the exciting benefits both from an environmental perspective and as an economic opportunity derived from this made-in-Canada solution.”