DSME wins contract to build LNG carrier for Qatar

Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME), South Korean shipbuilder, has won a KRW 1.07 trillion ($851.7 million) order for the construction of four LNG carriers for the Qatar LNG project. The newbuild will be equipped with a low-pressure dual-fuel propulsion engine (ME-GA) and re-liquefaction facility, which is an eco-friendly ship that can significantly reduce air

Konecranes bags SFCT contract for delivering 12 electric RTGs

South Florida Container Terminal (SFCT) has ordered a fleet of 12 electric Konecranes Rubber-Tired Gantry (RTG) cranes for their full-service marine terminal at the Port of Miami. The order was booked for delivery in July 2023. They will be delivered carbon neutral. Carbon emissions from manufacturing are minimized wherever possible, and where not possible emissions

Research focuses on molybdenum disulfide for less expensive hydrogen fuel

It is often found that electrocatalyst platinum, a metal so rare that it’s typically more expensive than gold, and using it for hydrogen production makes production process more costly than traditional sources of renewable energy and fossil fuels. Recently, scientists have been studying a lower cost alternative called molybdenum disulfide, which is a two-dimensional compound

Mitsubishi Shipbuilding acquires approval in principle (AIP) from France’s classification society

Mitsubishi Shipbuilding Co., Ltd., a part of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) Group, has acquired Approval in Principle (AIP) from the French classification society Bureau Veritas (BV) for a spherical cargo tank system for liquefied CO2 (LCO2) carriers. A presentation ceremony was held on June 7 at the Metropolitan Expo exhibition center in Athens, Greece, venue

India placed at bottom in EPI rankings, but ministry disproves it saying unscientific  

The recently released Environment Performance Index (EPI) 2022 has ranked India last among 180 countries that have been ranked. The index was published recently by the Yale Center for Environmental Law and Policy and the Center for International Earth Science Information Network, Columbia University. It used 40 performance indicators across 11 categories to judge countries

Power ministry issues green energy open access rules for 2022 in India

According to the new rules issued by the Ministry of Power (MoP), the consumers will be eligible for green energy open access if they have a contracted demand or sanctioned load of 100 kW or more. For captive consumers, there will be no load limitation. All applications for open access to green energy will be

Sanctions against Russian gas hit Germany an extra $5.4 billion cost for replacement

According to a report by a German newspaper, Russia’s sanctions against Gazprom Germania and its subsidiaries could cost German taxpayers and gas users an extra 5 billion euros ($5.4 billion) a year to pay for replacement gas. Russia stopped supplying Gazprom Germania, which had been the German subsidiary of Gazprom in May 2002, after Berlin

Toyota Mirai gets registered in Kerala

Kerala became the first state in India to allow hydrogen-powered vehicle – Toyota Mirai – get registered with its RTO. The vehicle comes with a shade of flame red colour, and there are also other colours in which the Mirai is sold. The Mirai is registered to Toyota Kirloskar at Thiruvananthapuram’s RTO. Research is being

India-G7 partnership proposed for creating decarbonization fund

On behalf of the G7, the US and Germany have proposed setting up just energy transition partnership (JETP) partnership to help fund and support India’s transition from a fossil-based economy to a carbon-neutral economy. The JETP paper for India, which is currently under consideration of the government, has suggested a two-phased approach. In the first

MHI commences feasibility studies on use of ammonia for power generation

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI), with support from its power solutions brand, Mitsubishi Power, has begun a feasibility study on the use of ammonia as fuel for power plants in Indonesia. The two proposals to carry out this study were recently adopted by Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI), to uncover and leverage