Island country Jersey to test hydrogen in shipping

Island country Jersey plans to test the use of hydrogen fuel technology in its maritime sector, and hopes will put the Island at ‘the forefront of the global transition to net-zero’. A new partnership with marine-hydrogen accelerator OceansLab demonstrates the Island’s commitment to decarbonisation. OceansLab, led by Jersey round-the-world yachtsman Phil Sharp, and Ports of

GAIL to import ethane from the US

GAIL is looking to import ethane from the US, and, it has issued an expression of interest (EOI) for chartering a very large ethane carrier (VLEC) for 20 years, with an option to extend it for another five years. GAIL intends to use the same vessel for co-transporting ethane and LNG in different compartments. GAIL

PowerCell bags order to fit hydrogen fuel cells

PowerCell, a leading hydrogen fuel cell supplier, secured order for delivery of world’s largest marine hydrogen fuel cells to two Norwegian ferries, 6 MW hydrogen fuel cells to be fitted on two Torghatten Nord ferries, saving 26,500 tonnes of CO2 per year – representing a major milestone for shipping’s energy transition. The order, which was

Japan, and Australia agreed to work together on hydrogen supply

Japan announced the launch of a hydrogen supply chain with Australia as the two countries and Southeast Asian nations gathered for their first ministerial meeting on the reduction of carbon emissions in the fast-growing region. In a joint statement issued after the one-day meeting in Tokyo, a total of 11 nations joining AZEC said they

Adani Green’s green energy project becomes operational

Adani Green Energy on Thursday said its 700-MW hybrid green energy project has become operational, which took its total operating renewable portfolio to 8,024 MW, the largest in India. The project is its fourth wind-solar hybrid power plant fully operational at Jaisalmer in Rajasthan, a company statement said. It stated that the 700-MW plant is

bp launches green hydrogen cluster

bp launched the green hydrogen cluster of the Valencia region (HyVal) at its Castellón refinery. Led by bp, this public-private collaborative initiative is intended to be based around the phased development of up to 2GW of electrolysis capacity by 2030 for producing green hydrogen at bp’s refinery. HyVal is expected to play an instrumental role

AET partners with PTLCL to explore green ammonia tanker

AET has agreed to work with Petco Trading Labuan Company Ltd (PTLCL) to explore the potential deployment of a zero-emission aframax tanker that will be capable of running on green ammonia. The two companies have signed a memorandum of understanding, which is said to represent another opportunity for AET to advance its decarbonisation aspirations while

Government to make CBG blending into natural gas mandatory

As part of the next set of blending programme, the Indian government is looking at making it mandatory for city gas distribution companies to blend compressed biogas (CBG) into natural gas and a strategy for the same has been deployed. The petroleum ministry has started working on a strategy to start CBG blending into natural

GST membrane LNG storage tank enters operation

The world's first on-land GST membrane full containment LNG storage tank in Hejian, North China's Hebei Province.

Al Seer Marie books Kawasaki LPG/ammonia carrier

Al Seer Marine has booked another gas carrier newbuild as part of its ABGC DMCC joint venture with Dubai-based energy trader BGN International. Al Seer Marine, a subsidiary of the International Holding Company (IHC), announced an order worth around $90m for an 86,700 cu m liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) and liquefied ammonia gas (NH3) carrier