Shell Chemicals Park Moerdijk accelerates transition to netzero emissions

Shell Chemicals Park Moerdijk, a subsidiary of Shell plc, today announced a new investment that supports its plan to transition the chemicals park into a site able to serve the changing needs of our customers. Customers want more low-carbon products and products made using recycled material. Shell Moerdijk will build a new pyrolysis oil upgrader

DCARB introduces new fuel and emission reduction technology

DCARB has launched its new hydrogen technology. The newly-launched technology is geared toward decarbonization, improving the power and efficiency of engines and dramatically reducing emissions. DCARB has generated real excitement in marine, mining, and rail industries sectors by providing a “ready to go” hydrogen co-fueling solution. For large diesel operators, DCARB will supply their units

Quad nations agreed to endorse development of hydrogen, ammonia

At the first energy meeting of the Quad nations, Japan, the US, Australia and India have agreed to promote technological development for clean-burning hydrogen and ammonia as fuels. Energy ministers from the four countries gathered in Sydney, affirming the importance of enhancing the clean energy supply chain and ensuring energy security. The US and Australia

CNOOC Marine Supplies delivers first bunker fuel to YM Enlightenment ship

CNOOC Marine Supplies completed its first bunker fuel delivery. The company a subsidiary of CNOOC Group has earlier received a bonded bunkering business license from the Shenzhen Municipal Party Committee and Municipal Government. The company delivered 1,730 metric tonnes (mt) of low-sulphur bonded fuel oil to YM Enlightenment ship in Yantian Port. The company has

XFuel secures funding to speed up roll-out of low carbon fuel technology

XFuel has secured €8.2 million funding for laying the foundation for the commercialization of its next-generation synthetic diesel, marine and jet fuel technology. The fuels developed by the company comply with marine and road fossil fuel specifications, and can therefore be used in existing infrastructure and engines, either blended with conventional fuels or as a

EU to pump in $1.8bn investment in energy transition projects

The EU announced €1.8bn ($1.8bn) of funding for 17 large-scale renewable energy and decarbonization projects. The projects include hydrogen, renewable power generation and advanced biofuels projects. Collectively, the projects could save 136mn t/CO2 equivalent over their initial decade of operations. Successful applicants include three hydrogen projects, two of which could produce around 70,000 t/yr combined,

Delfin Midstream and Vitol Inc sign LNG sale and purchase agreement

Delfin Midstream Inc.  has finalized a binding liquified natural gas sale and purchase agreement with Vitol Inc. As per the agreement, Delfin will supply 0.5 million tonnes per annum on a free on-board basis at the Delfin Deepwater Port 40 nautical miles off the coast of Louisiana to VIC for a 15-year period. The SPA

Mitsubishi wins contract for a FEED study relating to CO2 capture

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Engineering, Ltd. (MHIENG) was awarded a Front-End Engineering Design (FEED) study of a CO2 capture plant applied to natural gas fired gas turbines for a repowered combined cycle (GTCC) power plant in Alberta, Canada. The objective of this FEED study is to implement the CO2 capture plant at the repowered Genesee Generating

Tata Chemicals opens the first CCU plant in UK

Tata Chemicals Europe has officially opened the UK’s first industrial scale carbon capture and usage plant. The plant captures 40,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide each year – the equivalent to taking over 20,000 cars off the roads and reduces TCE’s carbon emissions by more than 10%. The project will help unlock the future of

Methanol Institute, TERI, and IIT Kanpur agreed to encourage use of methanol in India

The Methanol Institute (MI), The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI), and the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to jointly drive the use of methanol as an alternative fuel for different applications. The companies have agreed to promote sustainable pathways of methanol production in India. The partnership