Titan LNG to supply fuel to Brittany Ferries’ new LNG-fueled vessels

Dutch independent LNG supplier Titan LNG and French shipping company Brittany Ferries have signed a long-term agreement for the supply of LNG and LBM to two new LNG-fueled hybrid Ro-Pax vessels. Brittany Ferries will operate these vessels between England and France from 2025. The ferries will serve routes connecting Portsmouth with Saint-Malo, and Portsmouth with

Protos Biofuels’ waste-to-biofuels plant enters into FEED phase

Protos Biofuels Ltd (Protos), a project developed by Advanced Biofuel Solutions Ltd (ABSL) and Greenergy, has announced that its first municipal waste to advanced biofuels project has progressed into the front-end engineering design (FEED) phase.  Petrofac has been appointed to deliver the FEED, with Sumitomo SHI FW (SFW) to supply the gasifier that converts the

NZ government to ban fossil fuel electricity generation

The New Zealand government is committing to making it increasingly difficult for businesses to rely on energy generated from fossil fuels. Further to banning new offshore oil and gas exploration in 2018, and committing to a “100 per cent renewable electricity by 2030” target, the Government is planning to ban electricity companies from investing in

$197 bn worth of renewable energy projects underway in India: Bhagwant Khuba

Bhagwant Khuba, Union Minister of State for New and Renewable Energy, has invited global investors to invest in India’s clean energy industry. Addressing investors at a conference in Munich, Germany, he stressed that projects worth around $196.98 billion are underway in the sector. Khuba delivered the keynote address at ‘Intersolar Europe 2022’ on “India’s Solar

Indian crude oil imports from Russia increased

India’s close ties with Russia have seen it ramp up purchases of bargain commodities in the two and a half months since the invasion of Ukraine began. Data from S&P Global Market Intelligence shows India’s seaborne crude oil imports surpassed 4.8m barrels per day in April, the highest on record, with higher Middle East and

JGC awards green ammonia technology contract to KBR

Japanese engineering company JGC Corporation has awarded US engineering firm KBR a contract for its green ammonia technology for a project sponsored by Japanese research and development agency NEDO. KBR’S K-GreeN solution produces green ammonia as a long-duration energy storage medium. Under the terms of the contract, KBR will provide technology licensing and basic engineering

Hyundai to expand its fleet with hydrogen technology

Hyundai recently reinforced its commitment to hydrogen technology by stating that its XCIENT Fuel Cell truck fleet would expand in 2023. The announcement was made at the 2022 Advanced Clean Transportation (ACT) Expo. Hyundai is set to share the progress of its NorCAL ZERO Project at the expo. This project will see Hyundai deploy 30

K Line, MPA join hands for development of ammonia bunker supply chain

Japanese shipping major Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (K Line) and the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) have joined a consortium which has set out to develop an ammonia bunker supply chain in Singapore, the world’s largest bunkering hub. The consortium, comprising A.P. Moller – Maersk, Fleet Management Limited, Keppel Offshore & Marine, Maersk Mc-Kinney

Global Ship Lease invests in carbon capture technology

London-headquartered containership owner, Global Ship Lease, is investing in a carbon capture initiative led by Norway’s Aqualung Carbon Capture, an innovator in membrane carbon dioxide capture and separation technology, alongside other industry leaders in shipping, energy generation and infrastructure, and lithium production. Global Ship Lease, with a fleet of 65 ships, said it was invited

Pertamina, ExxonMobil agree to conduct joint study on CCS and hydrogen

ExxonMobil and Pertamina, the state-owned energy company of Indonesia, have signed a joint study agreement to assess the potential for large-scale implementation of lower-emissions technologies, including carbon capture and storage (CCS), as well as hydrogen production. The agreement builds on efforts to advance carbon capture and storage (CCS) in Indonesia that have taken place since