KRIBHCO invests Rs 1,100 cr in ethanol plants

KRIBHCO, the fertiliser cooperative, is making an investment of approximately Rs 1,100 crore to establish three ethanol manufacturing facilities that will use maize and broken rice as raw materials. These plants, with a daily production capacity of 250 kilo litres, are being set up in the states of Gujarat, Telangana, and Andhra Pradesh as part

Strategic Biofuels receives air permit approval

Strategic Biofuels has announced that its Louisiana Green Fuels (LGF) project has been issued an air permit from the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ), another milestone in advancing the low carbon footprint liquid fuel plant. The facility will be classified as a ‘synthetic minor’ and will be subject to all applicable state and federal

HVS begins testing X1.5 prototype hydrogen truck

Hydrogen Vehicle Systems (HVS) has shown a number of concept vehicles but now the UK company had announced the delivery of its engineering prototype test mule, X1.5, to its test facilities. This marks the beginning of the crucial development phase to bring its first full-sized hydrogen HGV to market. X1.5, powered by the same hydrogen

Germany resumes trading in Russian LNG

Nationalized by the German government in the fall of 2022, the gas company SEFE (formerly Gazprom Germania) plans to start using Russian liquefied natural gas (LNG) once again for the first time since the beginning of last year’s energy crisis. This contradicts the federal government’s goal of reducing dependence on Russian supplies. The company Securing

HyPT consortium to advance net zero hydrogen

A significant new international research project is aiming to advance net zero hydrogen production and explore the economic and policy requirements of building a just hydrogen economy. The Global Hydrogen Production Technologies Center (HyPT) is a £14.1m five-year programme featuring almost 20 universities from across the UK, US, Canada and Australia. Cranfield University, Arizona State

MOL orders more LNG-powered car carriers

Japan’s shipping giant MOL has ordered two more LNG-powered car carriers at compatriot Nihon Shipyard. A spokesperson for MOL confirmed the order to LNG Prime for two LNG-powered vessels with a capacity of 7,000 units. MOL now has six LNG-powered car carriers with a capacity of 7,000 units at Nihon, the spokesperson said. The spokesperson

ABS joins Maersk for vessel naming ceremony

ABS joined Maersk and global dignitaries for the official naming ceremony of the first containership ever to sail on green methanol, a Maersk feeder vessel built to ABS Class, the LAURA MAERSK. Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, served as the vessel sponsor, christening the LAURA MAERSK, following tradition, with a bottle

COSCO developing methanol as a future fuel

China’s state-owned shipping behemoths are going hard after methanol as a future fuel. To this end, COSCO, the world’s largest shipowner, has teamed with three other state-run firms – State Power Investment Corporation Limited (SPIC), Shanghai International Port Group (SIPG), and China Certification & Inspection Group (CCIC) – to develop a green methanol industrial chain

Lack of support threatens hydrogen sector: IEA

A lack of government policy support is threatening to derail the expansion of the low-emissions hydrogen production sector, according to an International Energy Agency report.  While the sector has grown in the past two years inflation, supply chain disruptions, and the high cost of capital are threatening the profitability of the sector, the report reads.

Itochu, Peninsula to work for development of ammonia bunkering

General trading company Itochu Corporation and marine fuels supplier Peninsula Petroleum have executed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on the joint development of ammonia bunkering in Spain. Itochu stated that, together with Peninsula and future partners, it aims to establish a global ammonia supply chain by promoting the joint development of an ammonia bunkering in