Silverstream named BloombergNEF Pioneers Winner

Silverstream Technologies, the London-headquartered clean maritime technologycompany, has been named a winner of the BloombergNEF (BNEF) Pioneers 2026competition, recognising the company’s contribution to advancing a scalabledecarbonisation solution forglobal shipping through its air lubrication technology.

 

Silverstream was selected in the ‘Decarbonizing Shipping and Heavy-Duty Transport’category, after BloombergNEF reviewed more than 600 applications, identifying 29finalists globally before selecting this year’s winners. The BloombergNEF Pioneersprogrammerecognises climate technologiesthatdeliver measurable impact in sectorswhere commercial deployment remains critical to accelerating the energy transition.

 

The Silverstream® System reduces frictional resistance between hull and water bygenerating a carpet of microbubbles beneath the vessel, improving fuel efficiency andlowering emissions across a broad range of vessel types and operating profiles, includingCruisevessels, Ro-Ro,PCTC,Containershipsand LNG carriers.Silverstream’stechnology delivers proven fuel and emissions savings whichhave been verified byindependent third parties, including leading classification societies, HSVA, Carnival,Shell andthe University of Southampton.

 

Asthemarket-leader in air lubrication technology, Silverstream now has an orderbook ofmore than 250 systems, with over 150 vessels inoperation, reflecting increasing adoptionacross both retrofit and newbuild programmes.

 

Noah Silberschmidt, Founder and CEO of Silverstream, commented: “We are delightedto receive this recognition from BloombergNEF, which reflects the sustained effort,technical depth and commitment of colleagues across Silverstream who have worked togrow the company, deliver excellence for our customers and build trust in our system.”

 

“What is increasingly clear is that shipowners are looking to balance fuel economics,carbon intensity and asset competitiveness against a backdrop of complex regulatoryrequirements. Embedding energy efficiency technologies into vesseldesignsfrom theoutset is a great way to future-proof fleets and fuel-agnostic, proven solutions suchasour patented Silverstream®Systemoffer a practical way to help decarbonise maritime.”

 

BloombergNEF’s recognitionemphasises thecontinued international momentumachieved bySilverstream and further reinforces the company’s position as one of theleading providers of operational energy efficiency solutions for shipping.

 

Silverstream’s success and commitment to driving innovationin maritime efficiency anddecarbonisationhas also been recognised in the UK. The company has won two King’sAwards for Enterprise, for International Trade and Innovation for its contribution to UKmaritime technology and export growth.

 

About Silverstream

 

Founded in 2010, Silverstream Technologies is a market-leading maritime cleantechnology company specialisingin hull air lubrication for commercial shipping. It isheadquartered in London with offices in Southampton (Global Operations Centre) andShanghai.

 

The Silverstream® System reduces frictional resistance between the water and the hullsurface, significantly reducing net fuel consumption and associated emissions. Thesavings thattheSilverstream® System deliversforits customershave been verified byindependent third parties, including classification societies, academic institutions and shipping industry leaders.

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