Monarch Energy proposes to invest to create hydrogen plant

In Louisiana, Louisiana Economic Development reported that Monarch Energy is exploring building a $426 million facility in Ascension Parish, in Louisiana. The company estimates the proposed facility would employ a carbon-free process to manufacture 120,000 kilograms of hydrogen per day to be sold as a “green” feedstock for a wide range of industrial and chemical

Blue ammonia expected to be available for maritime industry by 2027

Blue ammonia, an attractive fuel for the maritime industry, is expected to become available in significant quantities by 2027, with the potential for significant scale-up in production over subsequent years, according to a recent report by Maersk Mc-Kinney Moller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping. The report titled ‘Will CO2 storage limit blue fuel availability for

Regulators push for low-carbon bunker transition

Maritime trades have been powered by residual fuels that emit high levels of air pollutants and greenhouse gases for decades, but a growing number of regulators are pushing vessel operators to use greener energy sources. Now Having lowered the global sulfur cap for bunker fuels earlier this decade, the International Maritime Organization has set decarbonization

Incat Tasmania selects Wärtsilä solutions for world’s first zero emissions

The uniquely designed vessel will be fully battery powered, with e-motor driven Wärtsilä waterjets as the main propulsors.

India’s oil import bill declines by 35%

India’s oil import bill declined 35.3% during the first four months of FY24 due to easing crude oil prices over the past year. Refiners imported 79.4 million metric tonnes of crude oil for $41.6 billion during April-July, compared to 81.3 MMT for $64.3 billion in the same period of last fiscal, according to the Petroleum

Gadkari to launch 100% ethanol-fueled car on Aug 29

Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari on Wednesday said he will unveil a 100 per cent ethanol-fueled variant of Toyota’s Innova car on August 29. The Union minister, who has been exhorting automakers to come out with alternative fuel-powered and green vehicles, had last year launched a hydrogen-powered car, Toyota Mirai EV. This

Foundation stones laid for three renewable storage power projects in AP

After laying foundation stone for three renewable pumped storage power projects producing 5,314 MW of power in Nandyal district, chief minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy said these projects were environment-friendly and would reduce dependence on fossil fuels. Andhra Pradesh chief minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy exuded confidence that the state would become number

NewHydrogen to produce cheapest green hydrogen

NewHydrogen, Inc, the developer of a disruptive technology that uses clean energy and water to produce the world’s cheapest green hydrogen, announced that the Company recently entered into a research agreement with UC Santa Barbara to work with a team of world-class chemical and materials engineers to develop a better way to efficiently split water

Global south countries forced to rely on fossil fuel

Poor countries with heavy debts have been forced to continue to rely on fossil fuels for generating revenue to return the loans taken from richer countries and private lenders to meet various economic exigencies like the pandemic three years ago, a new report said. These countries, mostly in the global south, may find it impossible

China emerges as global LNG trading power

China is expanding its presence in the global LNG trading world, with Chinese traders setting up new or expanding their trading desks in Singapore and London. This would put China in direct competition with LNG trade leaders including Shell, BP, TotalEnergies, and Equinor, the report pointed out. The trading presence expansion comes even as China