LR awards AiP to e1 Marine’s methanol to hydrogen generator

e1 Marine M-series methanol to hydrogen generator has received Approval in Principle (AiP) for marine applications from Lloyd’s Register, a leading class society. The AiP represents an important landmark for demonstrating the compliance of e1 Marine’s technology with all applicable regulations, codes, and standards. This will act as a springboard for enabling the demonstration of

Seminar -The rise of methanol as future proof fuel

A seminar was organised by Sea Commerce Consulting and Institute of Marine Engineers of India (IMEI) with support from FedCom, Methanex Corporation, Methanol Institute, along with the classification societies ABS and IRS on April 29, 2022 at Banquet Hall MCA, at Bandra in Mumbai. It was a hybrid event conducted with title “The rise of

IOC introduces methanol-blended petrol M15

Indian Oil Corp (IOC) rolled out M15 petrol with a 15% blend of methanol over petrol on a pilot basis in Assam’s Tinsukia district. In the presence of Niti Aayog member VK Saraswat and IOC chairman SM Vaidya, Union Minister of State for Petroleum and Natural Gas Rameswar Teli on Saturday launched the M15 petrol.

GSI launches sea trial of Chinese-built methanol-driven vessel

Guangzhou Shipyard International (GSI) has commenced sea trials of the first Chinese-built methanol-driven dual-fuel tanker called Stena Pro Patria. GSI secured a contract from Proman Stena Bulk, a joint venture of Swedish firm Stena Bulk and Swiss firm Proman, for the construction of three 49,990 DWT dual-fuel tankers. The other two ships, named Stena Pro

Port of Gothenburg plans to become bunkering hub for methanol

By 2030, the Port of Gothenburg has set out an ambitious target to reduce shipping emissions by 70% within the port area. One key step to reach this goal is to provide a variety of shipping fuels that contribute to bringing down emissions – in the port as well as on a global scale. Many

NYK takes delivery methanol-fueled tanker from Hyundai

Japanese shipping group NYK has taken delivery of a third methanol-fueled chemical tanker, named Grouse Sun, from Hyundai Mipo Dockyard in Korea. The ship was handed over April 19th to Singapore-based owner NYK Bulkship (Asia), an NYK Group company, and will enter into a long-term charter to Waterfront Shipping, under NYK Shipmanagement management. Grouse Sun

World’s largest bio-methanol production project launched by Veolia in Finland

Veolia launches the world’s largest biorefinery project producing CO2-neutral bio-methanol from a pulp mill, located in Finland. The project allows to unlock the potential of this alternative source of feedstock for biofuel that is almost completely unexplored to date. Developed in close cooperation with Metsä Fibre, the largest cooperative forestry association in Europe, the refinery

Geely Emgrand powered by alcohol is presented in China

A Chinese source has published live photos and some technical details about the unusual version of the fourth generation Geely Emgrand. It’s all about its engine, more precisely, the power plant: the white sedan shown in the photo is equipped with a 1.8-liter engine running on methyl alcohol. At the same time, it does not

Greater use of cheaper methanol to cut transport costs: Gadkari

Union Minister Nitin Gadkari emphasized the need to explore the use of alternate sources of fuel, specially methanol, to reduce transportation costs. He also stressed on the need to boost waterways for facilitating trade and commerce as it is the cheapest mode of communication. On the concluding day of the two-day Waterways Conclave-2022 here, the

Collaboration formed to explore converting emissions into green methanol

Icelandic energy company Landsvirkjun and German investment company PCC SE have agreed to jointly explore the possibility of capturing and utilising carbon emissions that will be used to produce green methanol for ships. The companies intend to look into capturing and utilising carbon emissions from PCC’s silicon metal plant in northeast Iceland. The emission could