Direct power generation from methylcyclohexane

Methylcyclohexane (MCH), a type of organic hydride, is expected to be an excellent hydrogen carrier because it remains liquid at room temperature, is easy to transport, has low toxicity, and has a higher hydrogen density than high-pressure hydrogen. Dehydrogenation—the process of removing hydrogen atoms from molecules—in the presence of a catalyst, yields hydrogen and the

Maersk’s methanol ship makes maiden refuelling

The port of Rotterdam has for the first time refuelled a methanol-powered container ship as the shipping industry turns to the technology to cut its emissions, methanol producer OCI Global said. The Maersk-owned (MAERSKb.CO) ship began its 21,500 km (13,359 mile) journey to Copenhagen from South Korea’s Hyundai Mipo Dockyard on July 10. It also

BP to trial new feedstock for SAF

BP will trial carinata plant oil as a new feedstock for sustainable aviation fuel during a seven-day trial in September at its Lingen refinery, Germany, amid an intensifying scramble for limited feedstocks. The site became the first in Germany in February 2022 to manufacture SAF from used cooking oil, the company said. SAF currently commands

Nitin Gadkari launches first 100% ethanol-powered car

Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari unveiled the prototype of the world’s first Bharat Stage (BS)-VI-compliant electrified flex-fuel car, developed by Toyota Kirloskar Motor. The car, which runs on 100 per cent ethanol (E100), is based on the Toyota Innova HyCross. It can cover 40 per cent of its distance on ethanol

IOC invites global tenders for first green hydrogen plant

The Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL) has begun the process to set up its first green hydrogen generation plant in Panipat at 10 KTA (thousands tonnes per annum) capacity. The big project will be coming up in the next 30 months. The IOCL on Monday invited global tenders for setting up the unit next to

RIL prepares roadmap for $1/kg green hydrogen production target

Nearly three years after Reliance Industries (RIL) announced its target to bring down the cost of green hydrogen production to $1 per kilogram in India, its chairman Mukesh Ambani on August 28 said the company has now chalked out a roadmap towards achieving the target. In September, 2021, Ambani, while addressing the International Climate Summit,

Ramcharan company makes headlines with CO2-to-ethanol plant

Even as India aims to achieve a 20 per cent blend of petrol with ethanol by 2025, the price of ethanol could become a concern for oil-marketing companies (OMCs). If the claims made by Chennai-headquartered firm Ramcharan Company are to be believed, the company’s technology for converting carbon dioxide (CO2) into ethanol could produce fuel-grade

Hydrogen Vs battery electric buses

Italian researchers have compared the performance of hydrogen and electric buses in northern Italy, while DNV has released its guidelines to validate claims related to low-carbon renewable hydrogen and ammonia attributes. Eurac Research scientists have analyzed data from 21 fuel cell electric buses (FCEB) and battery electric buses (BEB) in Italy, comparing efficiency, consumption, temperature

CMES readies methanol-fuelled VLCC order

China Merchants Energy Shipping (CMES) is gearing up to order the world’s first methanol dual-fuel very large crude carrier. The board of the Shanghai-listed energy transport unit of China Merchants Group has unanimously approved the construction of one vessel costing $107.5m. The vessel will be built at Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Co (DSIC) for delivery by

North Star to power vessels using offshore wind

As one of the companies committed to absolute zero emissions, OSV operator North Star Shipping has made one more step towards making that a reality with a new partnership with Maersk’s offshore charging solution provider, Stillstrom. The two signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to accelerate the adoption of offshore charging and vessel electrification technologies