2G marine biofuel’s first trial carried out by Cepsa

Cepsa has successfully carried out the first trial in Spain of advanced biofuels (2G) in one of the ships used by the company, the Montestena, owned by Ibaizabal, during several weeks of navigation. Thus, Cepsa reinforces its position as a pioneer in the energy transition and national leader in the supply of energy to maritime

EBP plant to be set up in Tamil Nadu

Tamil Nadu will soon hop on the Ethanol Based Petrol (EBP) bandwagon, as the expert appraisal committee (EAC) of Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has approved the construction of the State’s first grain-based ethanol plant in Virudhunagar. As per the EAC report, the new distillery will be set up by a private firm

FFI moves ahead hydrogen electrolyser for green ammonia plant

Fortescue Future Industries is moving ahead on plans to deliver Australia’s first commercial-scale renewable ammonia plant via a “world-first” conversion of an existing Queensland production facility to run on green hydrogen. FFI and Incitec Pivot Limited (IPL) said on Friday they would progress planning for the conversion of the Gibson Island ammonia facility, in Brisbane,

OPEC and Russia aim to raise oil prices with big supply cut

Saudi Arabia and Russia, acting as leaders of the OPEC Plus energy cartel, agreed to their first large production cut in more than two years in a bid to raise prices, countering efforts by the United States and Europe to choke off the enormous revenue that Moscow reaps from the sale of crude. President Biden

Natural gas markets expected to remain tight into 2023

Russia’s continued curtailment of natural gas flows to Europe has pushed international prices to painful new highs, disrupted trade flows and led to acute fuel shortages in some emerging and developing economies, with the market tightness expected to continue well into 2023, according to the IEA’s latest quarterly Gas Market Report. Natural gas markets worldwide

Cargill aims to boost using biofuel, methanol to cut emissions

Cargill Inc seeks to boost its use of biofuels in a bunkering trial and plans to order methanol-fuelled ships as part of its plans to cut emissions. One of the world’s biggest ship charterers, Cargill has been testing the operational performance of biofuels in its vessels since the start of the year as it steps

BOEM completes environmental review of wind energy

The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has completed its environmental review of potential impacts from offshore wind energy leasing activities in the Morro Bay wind energy area (WEA), located 20 miles offshore central California. The environmental assessment (EA) was undertaken with close coordination and engagement with the State of California, the Department of

Wärtsilä to help Capital Gas cut GHG emissions

The Finnish technology group Wärtsilä has partnered up Capital Gas Ship Management Corp. to develop a new Fleet Decarbonisation Programme aimed at boosting the efficiency of the company’s LNG carrier fleet. The agreement was signed in June 2022 and will be applied to a fleet of six 174,000 cbm LNG carriers within the Capital Gas

EC approves aid to Salzgitter for renewable hydrogen

The European Commission has approved state aid to the German steel producer Salzgitter to support the company to decarbonise its steel production processes using renewable hydrogen, the commission. Salzgitter is set to achieve this by producing renewable hydrogen on site at a new production facility. The aid will take the form of a direct grant,

De Nora joins hands with GES on hydrogen battery project

Italian electrode maker De Nora and Green Energy Storage (GES) said they had established a partnership to develop a hydrogen battery prototype. The companies said they will build a platform to test, develop and optimise the battery, which is in a pre-industrialised stage. The partnership will focus on, among other things, making the battery more