MNRE and IREDA host conference highlighting Green Energy Potential

Ministry of New & Renewable Energy (MNRE), in collaboration with the Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency Ltd. (IREDA), organized a pre-event conference for Global Wind Day at the Welcome Hotel in Bhubaneswar. The speech of Lalit Bohra, Joint Secretary (MNRE) was read out by Dr. B. K. Mohanty, Director (Finance), IREDA, in which he emphasized

IRENA Council convenes amidst UN Secretary General’s call for urgent climate action

The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) convenes its 27th Council meeting in Abu Dhabi, after United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres issued an urgent call for climate action recently. The two-day meetings gather representatives from 105 countries to discuss critical issues facing the energy transition. Over the next two days, IRENA members will focus on scaling

Strategic Marine enters into MoU with Mainprize Offshore

Following the recent successful delivery of two Supa Swath Vessels to the established UK based operator Mainprize Offshore, Strategic Marine announced that it has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the acquisition of six state-of-the-art Supa Swath vessels, with an option for an additional six vessels. This strategic agreement looks to further enhance

Aramco and NextDecade announce Heads of Agreement for offtake of LNG

Aramco, one of the world’s leading integrated energy and chemicals companies, and NextDecade Corporation (NextDecade) announced that their respective subsidiaries have executed a non-binding Heads of Agreement (HoA) for a 20-year liquefied natural gas sale and purchase agreement (LNG SPA) for offtake from Train 4 at the Rio Grande LNG Facility at the Port of

Berg Propulsion wins LDA Airbus ships hybrid propulsion system contract

Berg Propulsion has won a contract covering the hybrid propulsion solution that will ensure that three wind-assisted Louis Dreyfus Armateurs (LDA) RO/RO vessels maximize efficiency regardless of their mode of operation. The vessels are being built for charter to Airbus and will transport aircraft subassemblies between Saint-Nazaire, France, and its single-aisle aircraft final assembly line

India is world’s second largest emitter of N2O

India is the world’s second largest source of nitrous oxide (N2O), a greenhouse gas that heats up the atmosphere far more than carbon dioxide. Nearly 11% of such global man-made emissions in 2020 were from India, topped only by China at 16%. The major source of these emissions comes from fertiliser usage, according to a

All new ships should be built to a seawater-lubricated sterntubeless ship design

Future newbuild ships of all types should be built without a sterntube and with a seawater-lubricated propeller shaft bearing arrangement, according to Blue Ocean Alliance’s Chris Leontopoulos. Speaking at a recent maritime industry forum in Hamburg, Leontopoulos said the sterntubeless ship design – jointly developed by Blue Ocean Alliance members ABS, Thordon Bearings, Shanghai Merchant

LNG availability and EU elections keep EU ETS allowances flat

EU allowances are showing some signs that the gas-driven rally may be running out of steam, as a rebound in Norwegian North Sea production relieves energy supply fears. The UK ETS also snapped its weeks-long winning streak as speculative buying took a breather. Carlton Carbon data for the week shows that EUAs fell by €2.71

Scientists at Skoltech discover new way to produce hydrogen

A team of Russian scientists from Moscow’s Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology (Skoltech) has unveiled a potentially groundbreaking approach to hydrogen production within gas wells. This method eliminates the need for capturing carbon at the surface, potentially bypassing the costly and complex carbon capture and storage (CCS) technology. Their lab experiment suggests extracting up

Carbon Clean signs MOU with AGRA Industries to provide semi-modular CCS

In the UK, Carbon Clean has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with AGRA Industries. Under the strategic partnership, AGRA Industries and Carbon Clean will collaborate to provide Carbon Clean’s semi-modular CaptureX technology to companies in agriculture-related sectors, including the production of biofuel ethanol and sustainable aviation fuels. Carbon Clean’s CaptureX technology is proven across