MoCA suggests measures for carbon emissions

The Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) has advised the authorities at the state level to ensure that carbon emission reduction measures are incorporated into the design and standards for greenfield airport development proposals, detailed project reports, and airport master plans before submitting them to the nodal ministry. Further, the ministry has also advised the Airports

Kandla and Tuticorin to be green hydrogen ports

Kandla and Tuticorin ports will be India’s first green hydrogen and green ammonia refueling hubs for green shipping, Union minister for power and renewable energy RK Singh told. On January 13, the government released the blueprint for its ambitious National Green Hydrogen Mission (NGHM) with a total initial outlay of Rs 19,744 crore, of which

Kumiai Navigation orders third LPG/ammonia carrier

Kumiai Navigation has ordered its third liquefied petroleum gas (LPG)-fuelled 86,700 cu m very large gas carrier (VLGC) at Japanese shipbuilder Kawasaki Heavy Industries (KHI) for delivery in 2026. No price has been revealed for the 230 m long vessel that will be delivered from KHI’s Sakaide Works and be able to carry LPG and

Neste charters Terntank’s methanol tankers

Finnish oil refiner Neste has signed a charter-in deal for a pair of Terntank’s methanol and wind assist-ready product tankers booked for construction in China. The 15,000 dwt ships were ordered by Terntank, designed by Kongsberg, and will be built by China Merchants Jinling Shipyard in Yangzhou. The ships are due for delivery during the

L&T to collaborate with McPhy for green hydrogen

L&T announced a tie-up with the French company McPhy, for technology for electrolyser manufacture, will be present in both segments of the green hydrogen ecosystem – electrolyser manufacturing and production of the gas. But the company is starting its hydrogen innings with electrolyser manufacturing. The tie-up with McPhy is, for the present, only a technology

Jio-bp to install EV charging stations

Jio-bp, a joint venture between Reliance Industries and bp, is set to install EV charging stations in all of Piramal Realty’s residential projects in Mumbai. Jio-bp has already established India’s largest EV fleet charging hubs and several public charging points across different cities and highways in the country. Additionally, the company provides battery-swapping services through

Maersk signs MOU with SIGP for green methanol bunkering

A.P. Moller-Maersk (Maersk) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Shanghai International Port Group (SIPG) on strategic cooperation for Shanghai port’s methanol marine fuel project. The two parties will collaborate to explore green methanol fuel vessel-to-vessel bunkering operations after Maersk’s green methanol container vessels arrive in 2024. Maersk and SIPG will deepen cooperation in

MathPro study for ICCT finds hydrotreating an inexpensive approach

A study by MathPro Inc., prepared for the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT), has found that hydrotreating is an inexpensive approach to produce near-zero naphthalenes petroleum jet fuel (PJF) for contrail abatement. The report estimates an incremental cost of 0.09 to 0.12 USD/gallon (~€0.03/L) to hydrotreat fossil jet fuel at the conversion refineries that

Decarbonisation tech centre opens in Genoa

CapLab, a centre for the development of new decarbonisation technologies, has been launched in Molo Giano, in the heart of the port of Genoa. The new laboratory is the result of the partnership between Ecospray, a subsidiary of cruise giant Carnival, and the University of Genoa. It will be used to study new fuel cell-based

India needs $900 bn for just energy transition

India needs an estimated $900 billion for a just energy transition vis-a-vis coal mines and thermal power plants over the next 30 years, a report of independent non-profit environmental research and innovation organisation International Forum for Environment, Sustainability & Technology (iFOREST) has said. India has set goals of net zero emissions by 2070 and energy