SDTR Marine joins SDARI and ABS on methanol-fuelled bulker design

An 85,000 dwt methanol-fuelled bulk carrier has been designed in a joint development project between Singapore-based shipowner SDTR Marine, American class society ABS, and the Shanghai Merchant Ship Design & Research Institute (SDARI). Under the partnership, SDTR supplied operational data and SDARI developed the design with ABS support and review. ABS also provided an analysis

Blending of ethanol with Petrol is a proven technology

Union Minister of State in the Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas Rameswar Teli said that years of research has gone into the technology of blending of ethanol with Petrol and it is a proven technology. Many studies to prove the efficacy of Ethanol blended Petrol have been carried out jointly with the Original Equipment

Global energy transition to cause short-term economic pain

The transition to clean energy required to prevent temperatures from rising swiftly could shave 2% off global GDP by 2050 but is likely recoverable before the end of the century, a report by natural resources consultancy Wood Mackenzie said on Thursday. While investments in technologies like solar and wind farms, advanced batteries will generate jobs,

Why it matters to go beyond net-zero plan

’Net-zero’ pledges have been made globally over the past few years, committing organisations to manage greenhouse gases emissions. In 2021, more firms and governments committed themselves to becoming net-zero before 2050 with the aim of fighting climate change. Net-zero targets are a critical tool to fight climate change and stakeholders are pushing companies to make

Ørsted to acquire 45% stake in FlagshipONE from Liquid Wind AB

Ørsted, a Danish leading operator of offshore and onshore wind farms, solar farms, energy storage facilities, and bioenergy plants, will acquire 45 percent stake in FlagshipONE e-methanol project from Liquid Wind AB, a Swedish circular carbon energy company with focus on bringing renewable methanol to the market at scale. FlagshipONE is a late-stage development project

New ‘dawn’ as Aust ships hydrogen to Asia

Australia’s first commercial shipment of super-cooled liquid hydrogen will soon be on its way to Japan, project partners say. Scientists at CSIRO have been working with industry on the first stage of a $500 million hydrogen energy supply chain (HESC) project as the next phase for Victoria’s coalfields. Australia is separated by more than 1500km

Drop fossil fuel clients, over 450 scientists urge ad agencies

More than 450 scientists from across the world but mostly from the US, have together called on the executives of major advertising and public relations firms to drop their fossil fuel clients to help stop spread of disinformation around climate change. Stating that climate actions are hugely and negatively impacted by such publicity, the scientists,

‘A lot of climate tech start-ups will fail’ : Bill Gates

Bill Gates is excited about how many new climate tech start-ups have popped up in recent years. He also thinks that plenty of them won’t last. “The number of companies working on these things is very exciting,” Gates said in a virtual session of the World Economic Forum. “Some of them will fail. A lot

Clariant’s bioethanol plant mechanically complete and set for start-up

Bilfinger Tebodin has successfully delivered engineering, procurement, overall project and construction management services (EPCM) for the Swiss firm Clariant in Romania. Its first full-scale commercial sunliquid® plant for the production of cellulosic ethanol from agricultural residues is mechanically complete and is now ready for start-up. The flagship plant will process 250,000 tonnes of straw to

India & Denmark agree to work together on green fuels

India & Denmark agreed to initiate joint research and development on green fuels including green hydrogen, during the Joint S&T Committee meeting in January 2022. The Joint Committee discussed national strategic priorities and developments in Science, Technology, and Innovation of both countries with a special focus on green solutions of the future – strategy for