Hydrogen shipping from Scotland to Rotterdam explored

An international consortium has launched a study on the feasibility of shipping hydrogen at scale from Scotland to the Port of Rotterdam in the form of methylcyclohexane. Methylcyclohexane (MCH) is a chemically stable liquid produced from toluene and hydrogen that can be transported under ambient temperatures and pressure in chemical carriers. Parties behind the project

Samudera Shipping buys stake in NYK LNG EW

Samudera Shipping Line is boosting its stake in the liquified natural gas shipping joint venture LNG East-West Shipping (LNG EW). The Singapore-listed company said in a filing it had struck a deal to purchase close to 8.6m ordinary shares from Japan’s Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK) corresponding to about 25% stake in the LNG EW. The

South Australia seeks proposals for world’s biggest hydrogen power plant

The South Australia government has launched the formal process for partners in its ambitious green hydrogen power plant proposal for the steel city of Whyalla, a plan it hopes will be as transformational for the state as the original Tesla big battery. The state Labor government plans to invest $593 million to build a 250MW

Matheson to supply hydrogen to NRL

Matheson Tri-Gas, Inc. will construct a hydrogen plant in Assam, India after winning an award for the supply of hydrogen and co-product steam from Numaligarh Refinery Limited (NRL), a public sector affiliate of the Government of India. The deal will also see Nippon Sanso Holdings Corporation (NSHD)-owned Matheson supplying 285 tonnes per day of hydrogen

Plug Power to get 75 hydrogen-powered trucks from Nikola

Nikola Corp said that it would sell up to 75 hydrogen-powered trucks over three years to fuel-cell technology developer Plug Power Inc. Nikola Corp, an Electric vehicle (EV) maker is looking to capitalize on tax incentives provided by the US Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) to lower costs of adopting EVs for commercial purposes. Plug Power

Gentari partners with IHI Corp for green ammonia development

Petroliam Nasional Bhd’s (Petronas) subsidiary and clean energy entity Gentari Hydrogen Sdn Bhd has inked a memorandum of understanding with IHI Corporation to evaluate the feasibility of using solar energy producing green ammonia derived from renewables. Under the memorandum, IHI and Gentari will consider a business model for ammonia production and a suitable site for

Railways to get 20 hydrogen-powered trains in next Budget

Twenty hydrogen trains, 25 high-capacity parcel vans and 300 AC Electric Multiple Unit (EMU) coaches are slated to be part of the rolling stock programme in the 2023-24 Union Budget. Besides, 250 Mainline EMU coaches for the suburban section are also to be included in the next Budget proposal for facilitating local travel in the

FFI partners with Puget Sound Energy for green hydrogen

Fortescue Future Industries (FFI) in partnership with Puget Sound Energy intends to convert an old coal mine in the US into a green hydrogen-making plant in a bid to accelerate a clean energy transition in the North American Pacific Northwest. FFI earlier this year said it was evaluating the feasibility of transforming the former Centralia

Provaris Energy gets nod for compressed hydrogen carrier design

Australian hydrogen shipping start-up Provaris Energy, formerly Global Energy Ventures (GEV), has secured design approval from the class society American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) for its 26,000 cu m compressed hydrogen carrier. In 2021, the company received ABS approvals in principle for the 26,000 cu m ship dubbed the H2Neo and the larger 120,000 cu

Vancouver port tests alternative fuels

The Vancouver Fraser Port Authority, together with partners from across the port community, are testing various low- and zero-emission fuels and technologies at the Port of Vancouver, as part of the port authority’s efforts to phase out all port-related emissions by 2050 in support of the Government of Canada’s goal to achieve net-zero emissions by