BP invests in WasteFuel to study potential of bio-methanol

BP has invested $10m in WasteFuel, a California-based biofuels company, to research the potential of bio-methanol in hard-to-abate sectors like shipping. BP said that solid waste production totals about 2bn metric tons annually and would increase to 3.4bn metric tons by 2050. According to the company, WasteFuel’s deployment of anaerobic digestion and methanol production technologies

TEMP awards contract to KOTUG offer escort towage

Trans Mountain operates Canada’s only oil pipeline servicing the West Coast of Canada providing tidewater access to foreign markets for Canada’s petroleum resources.

COSCO and PetroChina order two more LNG newbuilds

COSCO Shipping and PetroChina are returning to CSSC-affiliated Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding for two additional 174,000 cu m liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier newbuilds..

Indian Oil, Praj to form JV for biofuels production

Various biofuels covered under this MoU include Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF), Ethanol, Compressed Bio-Gas (CBG), Biodiesel and Bio-bitumen among others, Praj Industries said.

IOC considering setting up green hydrogen units in TN and Kerala

The company has proposed ₹54,000 crore investments, including the ₹35,580-crore greenfield refinery project, in Tamil Nadu.

Ethanol blending can bring down petrol prices to Rs 15

Addressing a gathering in Rajasthan's Pratapgarh, Gadkari said such a blend will also help reduce pollution and the cost of imports. The import amounts to Rs 16 lakh crore, this money will go to the homes of farmers instead, he added.

Monjasa expands its fleet in Asia  

The company, which supplies 1m tonnes of marine fuels across Asia each year, has already deployed one tanker to service Singapore, and two further ships are expected to join later this year.

Green hydrogen to be India’s future fuel

The remarks by the minister for power, new and renewable energy were made at the first International Conference on Green Hydrogen 2023.

Maharashtra introduces hydrogen policy

In order to boost renewable energy projects in the state, the Maharashtra state cabinet gave approval to the state’s Green Hydrogen Policy to promote renewable energy and green hydrogen projects in Maharashtra. The state cabinet also approved Rs 8,562 crore for the implementation of this policy. Maharashtra has become the first state of the country

NIT Jamshedpur collaborates with TIFAC

NIT Jamshedpur, in collaboration with the Technology Information, Forecasting, and Assessment Council (TIFAC), organised a specialized brainstorming session on its campus aimed at reducing carbon emissions. The session, which focused on decarbonizing hard-to-abate sectors, brought together esteemed individuals from academia and research institutes, with a particular emphasis on the steel and cement industries—the major contributors