First CO2 storage in the Danish North Sea

A consortium of 23 organisations led by UK-based chemicals giant Ineos and Wintershall Dea, is behind Project Greensand which demonstrated for the first time the feasibility of CO2 storage from being captured at an Ineios Oxide site in Belgium, to being transported cross-border and permanently stored offshore. Hailed as a “big moment for Europe’s green

Scientists working on new idea to capture CO2 from air

A new way of sucking carbon dioxide from the air and storing it in the sea has been outlined by scientists. They say that this novel approach captures CO2 from the atmosphere up to three times more efficiently than current methods. The warming gas can be transformed into bicarbonate of soda and stored safely and

Olectra Greentech to supply electric buses to TSRTC

Olectra Greentech Limited, a subsidiary of Megha Engineering & Infrastructures Limited (MEIL), has been awarded a contract to supply 550 pure electric buses to the Telangana State Road Transport Corporation (TSRTC). The order is the largest single order for electric buses in South India and a significant milestone in Telangana’s push for large-scale clean, green

Shipping is the vehicle for the clean energy transition

The ABS Chairman, President and CEO underscored the pivotal role of shipping in driving the global clean energy transition in a series of appearances at the energy industry conference CERAWeek. Christopher J. Wiernicki told the annual gathering of ministers and CEOs from global energy and utilities, as well as automotive, manufacturing, policy and financial communities,

MSC is ready to use alternative fuels for decarboisation

MSC is ready to embrace alternative fuels as part of its commitment to decarbonize its operations. Accordig to Claudio Abbate, Vice President of Maritime Policy and Government Affairs at MSC Group, the company is willing to adopt and embrace alternative fuel solutions. The panel examined the wider adoption of decarbonized shipping trade routes, also known

ICA’s pathway to reach netzero by 2050

The International Copper Association (ICA) members have aligned on an ambition to reach net zero in Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions by 2050, and work toward the same goal for Scope 3 emissions. As copper demand is set to double by 2050, the roadmap, Copper – The Pathway to Net Zero, sets out a

BHP’s call to innovators to pitch ideas for decarbonisation

BHP has launched an open innovation call, giving experts a platform to revolutionise personnel transportation.   In cooperation with Expande – an initiative co-run by sustainable technology company Fundación Chile – BHP has launched “E-Blueprint”.  E-Blueprint is a call to action aimed at start-ups, institutes, research centres and the like to pitch ideas for the decarbonisation

Hunter Group joins hands with DNV for CO2 shipping

Hunter Group has joined forces with class society DNV to develop a low-pressure midstream shipping solution for carbon capture and storage. The parties have agreed to work together on a 40,000 to 70,000 cu m liquified CO2 carrier with 20,000 to 30,000 cu m feeder vessels to be operated on the Norwegian Continental Shelf and

EU prioritizes five clean sectors for energy shift

The European Union plans to prioritize the growth of five clean technologies – from solar energy to hydrogen – to meet its emissions-reduction goals and stave off competition from the US and China in the race toward a climate-neutral economy. The European Commission, the bloc’s regulatory arm, wants to accelerate permitting procedures for key projects

Japan to support decarbonisation efforts of ASEAN countries

Japan’s government pledged financial and technological support to help ASEAN countries accelerate their efforts to decarbonise their economies and combat global climate change. Energy-poor Japan aims to turn into the world’s leading hydrogen economy to reduce dependence on traditional polluting fossil fuels such as coal and oil. As the chair of the Group of Seven