India committed to increase hydrocarbon production

Petroleum Minister Hardeep Puri said that India remains focussed on energy efficiencies, laying impetus on fuels of the future, including biofuels and hydrogen as well as increasing the use of renewable energies. Speaking at the inauguration of the India Energy Week in Bengaluru, the petroleum minister said that the government is taking transformative measures to

RIL and Ashok Leyland showcase heavy-duty hydrogen truck

Reliance Industries (RIL) and Ashok Leyland unveiled India’s first Hydrogen Internal Combustion Engine (H2-ICE) powered Heavy Duty truck. The vehicle was flagged off by Prime Minister Narendra Modi today in Bangalore at the India Energy Week. Ashok Leyland, along with RIL, has been developing this unique technology over the past year and has been under

Tianjin Southwest choses two more LPG carrier dual-fuel retrofits

Tianjin Southwest Maritime has exercised the option to retrofit the main engines on board another two liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) vessels to dual-fuel operations at Cosco Shipping Heavy Industry (Guangdong). Last October, the operator reached a contract with MAN Energy Solutions’ after-sales division, MAN PrimeServ, for the dual-fuel conversions of its Gas Gemini and Gas

PowerCell to negotiate final terms for hydrogen fuel cell marine project

PowerCell has signed a Letter of Intent (LoI) to negotiate final terms concerning a marine hydrogen fuel cell project. The Sweden-based company is in the final negotiations of what it says is ‘one of the world’s largest’ hydrogen fuel cell projects in the marine industry. The project in Norway is headed by Norwegian electrical integrator

Wärtsilä contracted to supply LNG-powered dual fuel engines

Wärtsilä has been contracted to supply dual-fuel engines and high-performance axial flow waterjets for Baleària’s new high-speed RoPax ferry powered by liquefied natural gas (LNG). As explained, the ship, Margarita Salas, is being built at the Astilleros Armon Gijon yard in Spain on behalf of the Spanish shipping company Baleària. It will have the same

Reliance unveils first hydrogen combustion engine technology

Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) unveiled India’s first Hydrogen Internal Combustion Engine technology solution for heavy duty trucks flagged off by Honourable Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the India Energy Week in Bangalore. The Hydrogen Internal Combustion Engine (H2ICE) powered trucks will emit near zero emissions, deliver performance on par with conventional diesel trucks and reduce

Researchers made hydrogen directly from seawater

Researchers at the University of Adelaide announced that they made clean hydrogen fuel from seawater without pre-treatment. Demand for hydrogen fuel, a clean energy source that only produces water when burned, is expected to increase in the coming years as the world continues to pivot away from fossil fuels. The findings could eventually provide cheaper

LNG infrastructure expansion not good for global climate goals

What will happen if the natural-gas industry carries through with its plans to build a lot more infrastructure for shipping liquefied natural gas (LNG) around the globe? The world will be much more likely to blow past safe climate limits, according to a report from research group Climate Action Tracker. The U.S. is expected to

Honeywell launches research on hydrogen fuel cells

A consortium led by Honeywell met recently to launch a European Clean Aviation project that will develop a new generation of hydrogen fuel cells for the aviation industry. Project NEWBORN will involve multidisciplinary collaboration between 18 partners from 10 European countries to develop an aerospace-qualified megawatt-class fuel cell propulsion system powered by hydrogen. Green hydrogen,

India’s first hydrogen train to be ready by December 2023

Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw announced that India will have its first hydrogen train designed and manufactured locally by December 2023 on the Kalka-Shimla historic circuit. Although hydrogen-powered train technology is still in its infancy with only a few countries using it on a limited basis, India’s early adoption is regarded as a significant step toward