HPCL’s Rajasthan refinery to start operations by Jan 2025

Public sector refiner and fuel retailer Hindustan Petroleum Corporation (HPCL) plans to start commercial production of fuels at the country’s newest refinery in Rajasthan’s Barmer by January 2025. The refinery-cum-petrochemicals complex, being built at a cost of nearly Rs 73,000 crore, will have a crude processing capacity of 9 million tonnes per annum (mtpa) and

IGX, Acme to develop green hydrogen, ammonia

Renewable energy company Acme Group and Indian Gas Exchange have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to collaborate on developing the green hydrogen and ammonia market in India. Acme said the MoU was signed by Manoj Kumar Upadhyay, founder and chairman of Acme Group, and Rajesh Kumar Mediratta, managing director and CEO of IGX, at

Europe to give shipping priority access to greener fuels

The European Commission published on Tuesday its proposal for a 2040 climate target laying out the pathway to make the European Union climate neutral by 2050 with shipping shown its green pathway, and a noticeable rapprochement with the industry’s global regulator, the International Maritime Organization (IMO). European shipowners welcomed the commitment of the commission to

Maersk becomes first to have climate targets validated by SBTi

A.P. Moller – Maersk´s (Maersk) greenhouse gas emissions targets have been validated by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) to be in line with the 1.5-degree pathway from the Paris Agreement. This marks an industry first under SBTi’s new Maritime Guidance. While Maersk continues to aim for Net-Zero* greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions for the entire

New nuclear fusion record brings us one step closer to unlimited clean energy

Researchers have set a new nuclear fusion reaction record and produced more power using the technology than ever before. They used the Joint European Torus, (JET), a large and powerful fusion machine at the Culham Centre for Fusion Energy near Oxford, England, to reliably generate fusion energy. JET’s final deuterium-tritium experiments generated high fusion power

Aston University research team develops greener fuel for ships

UK-based Aston University said its scientists have blended leftover cooking oil, lamb fat and agricultural waste to develop a cleaner bunker fuel for ships. The researchers have mixed waste pellets with either used oil or animal fat to develop a form of energy which meets international marine fuel standards. The team combined waste material supplied

Singapore tightens bunker fuel testing regime

Singapore, the world’s largest bunkering hub, is enhancing its bunker fuel testing regime in a bid to ensure compliance with stricter international regulations. According to a port circular issued by the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore on February 7, all MPA-licensed bunker suppliers should follow “enhanced testing parameters for marine fuel batches intended to

Hydrogen-powered vessel H2 barge 2 delivered

Holland Shipyards Group announced it has delivered H2 Barge 2, the second hydrogen-powered vessel for Future Proof Shipping. The vessel has undergone a complete retrofit from traditional internal combustion technology to cutting-edge hydrogen fuel technology. The project involved removing the main engine and reduction gearbox, replacing the diesel engine driving the bow thruster and diesel

Chinese vendors dominate supply chain of Indian solar PLI

Renewable energy sector leaders in India have listed Chinese vendors as major suppliers in the PLI scheme. Reliance New Energy Solar and Tata Power are among the companies that have listed Chinese suppliers. A majority of the winners of India’s PLI scheme have listed supply chain partners and service providers from China, according to a

NITI Aayog, the Netherlands release ‘LNG as a transportation fuel

NITI Aayog and the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands released report titled ‘LNG as a Transportation Fuel in Medium and Heavy Commercial Vehicle’ on February 6 2024, at India Energy Week. NITI Aayog and the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands have been actively collaborating in the field of energy transition under