Equinor teams up with Breeze Ship Design for ammonia-fuelled CO2 carrier developmet

Equinor has teamed up with compatriot Breeze Ship Design to develop an ammonia dual-fuel CO2 carrier concept with direct offshore injection capabilities. Carbon capture and storage (CCS) is a key enabler in the energy transition to a low carbon value chain, where CO2 shipping is an important part of the technology development. The Stord-based ship

Shipping community in Europe getting ready for ETS ruling

As the negotiations on the revision of the European Union (EU) emission trading scheme (ETS) enter their final stretch, European shipowners, ports, the cruise and ferry sectors, shipyards and equipment manufacturers, fuel suppliers, shippers, forwarders, port operators, shipmanagers and the European maritime clusters have called on the European Parliament and the Council to earmark the

ITPS Canada enters into partnership with LivClean for 100% carbon neutral goal

International Test Pilots School (ITPS) Canada announced to achieve 100% carbon neutral.  To help achieve this the company has partnered with LivClean, a top-ranked carbon offset retailer. Through the partnership, ITPS’s carbon offset purchase will support the Great Bear Forest Carbon Project, located inside the traditional territories of the Haida Nation, British Columbia, Canada, and

Serentica Renewables is tapping decarbonisation drive in India

Serentica Renewables India Pvt Ltd., a clean-energy startup backed by KKR & Co., wants to tap Indian industry’s decarbonisation drive. The company based near New Delhi will use a $400 million investment from the private equity giant to build 1.5 gigawatts of wind and solar across four Indian states.The projects will be built over the

Study by Ricardo calls for ammonia bunker fuel regulatory framework

The study by consulting firm Ricardo, on behalf of the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF), with support from Lloyd’s Register, into the potential marine environmental impacts from bunkering operations, ship collisions and sinkings found estuaries, mangroves and wetlands are particularly sensitive to potential ammonia fuel spills compared to the polar regions and deep sea. Within these

Magseis Renewables bags carbon capture contract

Magseis Renewables, a subsidiary of Norwegian ocean bottom seismic (OBS) technology and services provider Magseis Fairfield, has won a data acquisition contract for a carbon capture and storage (CCS) monitoring project in the North Sea. No further details have been disclosed, except that the survey would start in the fourth quarter of this year, utilising

Kazakhstan green hydrogen key to European decarbonization

Kazakhstan has an abundance of minerals such as copper, which will be critical to supporting the electric revolution, such as battery electric vehicles. At the same time, it is also prepared to produce green hydrogen for export. This places the country in a central position in Europe’s overall efforts for decarbonization. The country has developed

JERA signs an agreement with MOL and NYK

JERA, a joint venture between utilities TEPCO and Chubu Electric Power Company, has signed memorandums of understanding today with the nation’s two largest shipping lines, Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) and Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK), to cooperate in transporting ammonia for the Hekinan Thermal Power Plant, which is expected to begin commercial operation in the late

China signs agreement with Qatar for LNG

China signed a landmark $60 billion agreement for purchases of liquefied natural gas from Qatar, as the world’s second-largest economy looks to bolster its energy security for decades. Qatar Energy will send Sinopec 4 million tons of LNG a year starting in 2026, the state-controlled companies announced in a virtual ceremony. The deal will last

OOMCO and OARC sign green biofuel blends supply agreement

Oman Oil Marketing Company (OOMCO), and Oman Aluminium Rolling Company (OARC), have signed an agreement for the supply of green biofuel blends. the former is a leading marketer and distributor of multi-sector fuel and lubricant products, and the latter is a well-known producer of aluminium sheets in Sohar. This agreement makes OOMCO the first fuel