CMA CGM chooses methanol ship

France’s CMA CGM has made its first methanol orders, following in the footsteps of Denmark’s Maersk. The company has so far been most heavily investing in LNG propulsion. The Marseille-headquartered firm has revealed in its Q1 report further fleet expansion, which takes its orderbook to 69 ships. As well as confirming orders for 10 smaller

Record number of LNG-fuelled ships ordered in Q2

As per the DNV’s Alternative Fuels Insight (AIF) platform data released recently the containerships continue to lead the charge for LNG fuel. About 30 orders for LNG fuelled vessels were placed in May alone taking the total for 2022 to 151 with car carriers also proving a strong backer of LNG fuel. In terms of

Global carbon dioxide increased to highest levels in May 2022: NOAA

According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the main US climate agency, concentrations of CO2 in the atmosphere in May this year were 50 percent higher than during the pre-industrial era, reaching levels not seen on Earth for about four million years. The global warming caused by humans – through the production of

Scaling up green energy production helps India reduce dependence on coal

Record green energy output reduced Indian dependence on coal in May, despite 23.5% growth in power demand, contributing to a rise in utilities’ coal inventories. According to government data released recently the share of renewable energy sources in power output rose to 14.1% in May from 10.2% in April. Coal made room for it, dropping

Yesen Sustain introduces renewable kits to reduce carbon footprint

Yesen Sustain, a Kochi-based company has launched E-Marine technology that provides solar and electric modular kits for boats and other watercraft. The technology offers to help reduce the carbon footprint globally by revolutionising the way fisheries and water-tourism industries work by replacing fossil fuels. For Indian operations, the company has tied up with shipyard partners,

Vitesco sets to achieve 100% carbon neutral production goal for 2030

Vitesco Technologies aims to achieve 100% carbon neutral production by 2030. The international manufacturer of modern drive technologies and electrification solutions now generates its own green energy with photovoltaic systems. To achieve carbon neutrality, the company lowered CO2 emissions from 10,000 T to 0.2 T within a year. Vitesco Technologies’ Pune plant facility is spread

GranBio secures European patent for 2G ethanol production

GranBio secured European in August 2021, which has been successfully validated in 31 countries for patent protection. The 31 patents cover the production of cellulosic ethanol (or another fermentation product) in these countries. GranBio’s patented GP3+® technology converts non-food lignocellulosic biomass into low-carbon renewable biofuels. In order to license this technology worldwide, the Brazilian and

Toyota introduces new hydrogen cartridge for transport sector

Toyota has launched a working prototype of a hydrogen cartridge that could help clean energy use in transport. The company along with its subsidiary Woven Planet will now conduct Proof of Concept trials in various places including Woven City and in Shizuoka Prefecture in Japan. Hydrogen has long been considered one of the greenest ways

Technip Energies bags Iverson eFuels green ammonia project

Technip Energies has bagged the engineering design of a complete green ammonia plant in Norway from Joint venture Iverson eFuels. As part of the contract, Technip Energies has to perform the engineering design of a complete green ammonia plant located in the municipality of Sauda, on the southwestern coast of Norway. The green ammonia production

Atlantic LNG ramps up LNG cargo deliveries to Europe

In order to cashin on the higher prices and to assist in the growing energy insecurity in Europe, Atlantic LNG has increased shipping more than 40% of all its cargoes that region. The company has ramped up cargoes to Europe with some of the rest going to Caribbean and Latin American markets and Asia. The