Govt may devote more sugar to ethanol

The government is considering a proposal to permit factories to use an additional 800,000 tons of sugar for biofuel this year, as the crop is likely to be higher than predicted, said the person, who asked not to be identified as the talks are confidential. That would be on top of 1.7 million tons allocated

China completes its first methanol ship-to-ship bunkering operation

The Port of Shanghai  completed China’s first methanol ship-to-ship bunkering operation. The country’s first operational methanol fuel bunkering vessel, the Haigang Zhiyuan, provided 504 tonnes of eco-friendly methanol to the Astrid Maersk, a large methanol-powered container vessel at Yangshan Port, part of the Port of Shanghai. This groundbreaking operation not only represents the first methanol

Blackjacks launches Alberta’s first commercial hydrogen fueling station

Blackjacks Roadhouse has announced Alberta’s first commercial hydrogen fuelling station, which will be situated along Highway 2 in Leduc County. Alberta Ministry of Energy and Minerals Brian Jean, Premiere Danielle Smith, Blackjacks Roadhouse Owner Clarence Shields, and Leduc County Mayor Tanni Doblanko cut the ribbon during the announcement of the new commercial hydrogen fuelling station.

€780m plant in Spain to turn farm waste into SAF

Spanish green energy company Solarig will spend €780m on a plant for making aviation fuel from agricultural waste in northeast Spain. When complete in 2026, it will produce 60,000 tonnes a year, enough for 12,000 flights between Madrid and Mallorca. Built in an industrial park in the municipality of Garray, it will be powered by

STX Group,Titan Clean Fuels complete largest ship-to-ship LBM bunker

Liquefied natural gas (LNG) and biomethane (LBM) supplier Titan Clean Fuels and environmental commodities trading and climate solutions provider STX Group successfully concluded a ship-to-ship bunkering of 2,200 metric tons of LBM to the Brussels Expresss in the port of Rotterdam. This transaction marks Hapag-Lloyd’s entry into using LBM as sustainable bunker fuel, representing the

Vitesco Technologies and DHL enter into strategic partnership

Vitesco Technologies focuses on maximum sustainability, resilience and efficiency in logistics. Key to this is a new strategic partnership with DHL Supply Chain as a Lead Logistics Partner (LLP). As of March 2024, the logistics flows of Vitesco Technologies’ twelve European locations will be centrally managed by DHL through the LLP Center of Excellence in

MNRE extends deadline for R&D proposals under NGHM

The New & Renewable Energy Ministry has extended the deadline until April 27 for the submission of research and development proposals under the National Green Hydrogen Mission, a release said. The ministry on March 16, 2024, invited R&D proposals under the mission from the industry. The last date for submission was April 12. While the

Getting Zero Coalition recommends on green shipping corridor

The Getting to Zero Coalition, convened by the Global Maritime Forum, has submitted recommendations to the Federal Government for the establishment of a green shipping corridor between Western Australia and East Asia. The potential for a corridor powered by zero or near-zero carbon ammonia has been explored over the past year by a 15-member taskforce

SGMF explores methanol and ammonia as alternative marine fuels

The Society for Gas as a Marine Fuel (SGMF) has issued two publications, exploring methanol and ammonia as alternative maritime fuels. SGMF is a membership based non-governmental organisation (NGO) established to promote safety and industry best practice in the use of gaseous marine fuels including methane (fossil, bio and synthetic), ammonia, hydrogen as well as

Researchers design catalyst that turns CO2 into green fuel

The University of Nottingham worked with an international team of researchers to develop a new form of carbon nitride AN INTERNATIONAL research team has developed a copper-based material that can turn CO2 into methanol using sunlight. Researchers from the University of Nottingham’s School of Chemistry joined forces with the University of Birmingham, and universities in