Morocco moves ahead to invest in green hydrogen

John Cockerill has announced the formation of a joint venture with a Moroccan company with the aim of investing in the development of the nascent green hydrogen industry in Morocco. The two partners plan to build an electrolyser production plant there. This is another step forward in the use of natural resources in the North

L&T signs pact with H2C to develop floating green ammonia projects

Engineering and construction conglomerate Larsen & Toubro (L&T) said it has signed a pact with Norway-based H2Carrier (H2C) to develop floating green ammonia projects for industrial-scale applications. Under this Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), L&T will become a partner for engineering, procurement, construction, installation and commissioning of the topsides for H2C’s floating process plants. Tags: EPC,

Study finds record efficiency in using artificial photosynthesis to make hydrogen

A study published has reported a way to achieve a relatively high efficiency in an artificial photosynthesis reaction in which water is split into oxygen and hydrogen using sunlight and a catalyst. The technique is called photocatalysis. Were this to work to plan, it could help lower the cost of green hydrogen. India’s Union Cabinet

Record orders for LNG tankers in 2022

Shipbuilders enjoyed a record year for liquefied natural gas tanker contracts in 2022 — and they expect the boom to continue for some time as demand for the fuel rises. Global orders for the specialist vessels reached 163 in 2022, data from Refinitiv show, more than double the the previous year’s figure and the highest

Alcoa cuts WA alumina production amid gas crisis

Alcoa has been forced to reduce production at its Kwinana alumina refinery in Western Australia and Wesfarmers has resorted to emergency gas in storage as the impact of an ongoing outage at a major production plant owned by Chevron worsens across the state. WA’s biggest gas retailer, Alinta Energy, has turned to gas stored in

CMES to install air lubrication technology

China Merchants Energy Shipping (CMES), the Shanghai-listed energy transport unit of China Merchants Group, has signed up to install air lubrication technology on up to six LNG carriers being built at Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Company (DSIC). A deal with the London-based cleantech company Silverstream Technologies for four firm installations and two options will see the

IOC to monetise hydrogen units

Country’s largest public-sector refiner Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) plans to hive off hydrogen producing units and sulphur recovery facilities at its refineries to a separate entity and then sell stakes in it to the private sector to raise close to Rs 10,000 crore. The plan is in line with the government’s asset monetisation programme where

MOL to supply LNG to Japex and Hokkaido

MITSUI O.S.K. Lines Ltd. (MOL) signed an agreement with Japan Petroleum Exploration Co. Ltd. (Japex) and Hokkaido Gas Co. Ltd. (Hokkaido Gas) for the supply of liquified natural gas (LNG) fuel to two of its newly built LNG-fueled ferries. The ferries are operated by the MOL Group company, MOL Ferry. Each is berthed at the

South Korea to import hydrogen

The South Korean government announced that hydrogen produced in Malaysia and the UAE would be imported in 2027 and later for the purpose of power generation and export after conversion into ammonia. The hydroelectric power generation-based hydrogen in Malaysia is scheduled to be supplied by Samsung Engineering and Lotte Chemical. In the UAE, Korea Electric

ABS, HD Hyundai to work together on autonomous navigation

ABS and HD Hyundai, formerly known as Hyundai Heavy Industries, have penned a comprehensive memorandum of understanding to continue working together on autonomous navigation technologies for shipping. The scope of the deal builds on the previous strategic framework agreement that the companies signed in 2022 under which ABS worked with HD Hyundai subsidiaries, Avikus and