Samsung and Kongsberg to jointly develop LNG ships

South Korean shipbuilder Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) and Norwegian marine technology firm Kongsberg Maritime have penned an agreement to jointly develop a design for an autonomous 174,000 cu m LNG carrier. The two parties will leverage the latest remote autonomous and low-emission technology, with SHI acting as a system integrator with overall design responsibility, while

Indian Oil and NEGL agree on green energy projects

NGEL, the renewable energy (RE) subsidiary of India’s largest electricity producer NTPC Limited, signed a joint venture agreement with Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL), for setting up renewable energy projects to meet round-the-clock (RTC) power requirement of refineries of IOCL. Through the JV, NTPC plans to help IOCL set up RE projects to the tune

LBNL says India can attain energy independence by 2047

India can achieve energy independence by 2047, when it celebrates 100 years of independence, according to a study by the US Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. The study titled “Pathways to Atmanirbhar Bharat” also notes India’s energy infrastructure needs an investment of $3 trillion in the coming decades. It determined that achieving energy

Shell meets netzero climate targets

Shell has published its Energy Transition Progress Report 2022, which shows it has again met its climate targets as part of its energy transition strategy. By the end of 2022, the net carbon intensity of the energy products sold by Shell had also fallen by 3.8%, compared with 2016. Our analysis, using data from the

India to introduce BS-VI engine standards

The Bharat Stage (BS) Emission Standards were introduced by the government of India to regulate the emission of air pollutants from motor vehicles. BS-VI norms are two stages ahead of the BS-IV norms in regulating emissions similar to the criteria in Europe called Euro 4 and Euro 6. Compliance with BS-VI norms would require superior

Medtronic joins SBTi to become carbon neutral

Medtronic is joining 4,600+ organizations worldwide that are leading the challenge to become carbon neutral by setting ambitious emissions reduction targets grounded in climate science through the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi). The SBTi is a partnership between CDP, the United Nations Global Compact, World Resources Institute (WRI), and the World Wildlife Fund for Nature

Buyofuel joins hands with Sai Vasudev Briquettes for environment-friendly biomass

Taking another leap towards making cleaner energy sources available, affordable and accessible for all, Buyofuel has entered a partnership with Sai Vasudev Briquettes. Under this partnership, the company, which is India’s leading online marketplace for green fuels, will make environment-friendly biomass briquettes available for buying and selling on its platform. Notably, Buyofuel has built a

Cedar floating LNG gets environmental certification

Canada’s first Indigenous majority-owned LNG facility received its environmental assessment certificate (EAC) from the British Columbia Environmental Assessment Office. It also received a positive decision statement from the federal Minister of Environment and Climate Change. Cedar LNG is a proposed floating LNG facility located on Haisla Nation-owned land in Kitimat, B.C., with the capacity to

Cummins displays fuel-agnostic engine platform

Cummins showcased its new fuel-agnostic 15-liter engine platform with hydrogen, natural gas and advanced diesel engines offering low-to-zero carbon fuel capability. The next-generation engine is designed to accelerate the decarbonization of heavy-duty off-highway applications. Cummins’ all-new platform takes internal combustion to a new level, capable of meeting future ultra-low emission standards, such as EPA Tier

Seawater could become a great source for green hydrogen generation

Several research teams are now reporting advances in producing hydrogen directly from seawater, which could become an inexhaustible source of green hydrogen. Today, nearly all hydrogen is made by breaking apart methane, burning fossil fuels to generate the needed heat and pressure. Both steps release carbon dioxide. Green hydrogen could replace this dirty hydrogen, but