HyPT consortium to advance net zero hydrogen

A significant new international research project is aiming to advance net zero hydrogen production and explore the economic and policy requirements of building a just hydrogen economy. The Global Hydrogen Production Technologies Center (HyPT) is a £14.1m five-year programme featuring almost 20 universities from across the UK, US, Canada and Australia. Cranfield University, Arizona State

MOL orders more LNG-powered car carriers

Japan’s shipping giant MOL has ordered two more LNG-powered car carriers at compatriot Nihon Shipyard. A spokesperson for MOL confirmed the order to LNG Prime for two LNG-powered vessels with a capacity of 7,000 units. MOL now has six LNG-powered car carriers with a capacity of 7,000 units at Nihon, the spokesperson said. The spokesperson

ABS joins Maersk for vessel naming ceremony

ABS joined Maersk and global dignitaries for the official naming ceremony of the first containership ever to sail on green methanol, a Maersk feeder vessel built to ABS Class, the LAURA MAERSK. Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, served as the vessel sponsor, christening the LAURA MAERSK, following tradition, with a bottle

COSCO developing methanol as a future fuel

China’s state-owned shipping behemoths are going hard after methanol as a future fuel. To this end, COSCO, the world’s largest shipowner, has teamed with three other state-run firms – State Power Investment Corporation Limited (SPIC), Shanghai International Port Group (SIPG), and China Certification & Inspection Group (CCIC) – to develop a green methanol industrial chain

Lack of support threatens hydrogen sector: IEA

A lack of government policy support is threatening to derail the expansion of the low-emissions hydrogen production sector, according to an International Energy Agency report.  While the sector has grown in the past two years inflation, supply chain disruptions, and the high cost of capital are threatening the profitability of the sector, the report reads.

Itochu, Peninsula to work for development of ammonia bunkering

General trading company Itochu Corporation and marine fuels supplier Peninsula Petroleum have executed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on the joint development of ammonia bunkering in Spain. Itochu stated that, together with Peninsula and future partners, it aims to establish a global ammonia supply chain by promoting the joint development of an ammonia bunkering in

COP28 action agenda aims to cut 22 gigatons of emissions

Sultan Al Jaber, president of the 28th Climate Change Conference (COP28), said the first pillar of this year’s COP action agenda, aims to eliminate 22 gigatons of greenhouse gas emissions in the coming 7 years to meet the 1.5 degrees Celsius warming target. In a speech at the UN Climate Ambition Summit in New York,

GBA gets more international support

The Global Biofuels Alliance (GBA), launched in New Delhi recently, has received support from International Energy Agency, the International Civil Aviation Organization, the World Economic Forum and the World Liquified Petroleum Gas Association. India’s Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas, Hardeep Singh Puri, said such support will “strengthen global biofuels trade and best practices, allowing

Projects aimed at cutting carbon emissions classified likely junk

Nine renewable energy projects in India aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions have been classified as “likely junk” in an analysis by Corporate Accountability, a non-profit organisation, and The Guardian. The report, published in The Guardian, looks at the data provided by AlliedOffsets, a repository of carbon offset projects — which claim to reduce, or

EPA warns corn-based ethanol may not be green

The US government’s own scientists questioned whether corn-based ethanol is better for the environment than traditional petroleum-based fuels, nearly two decades after Congress first mandated its use. The EPA’s Science Advisory Board — a panel with dozens of experts that reviews how the agency uses research and technical information — agreed to advance a report