Japan, and Australia agreed to work together on hydrogen supply

Japan announced the launch of a hydrogen supply chain with Australia as the two countries and Southeast Asian nations gathered for their first ministerial meeting on the reduction of carbon emissions in the fast-growing region. In a joint statement issued after the one-day meeting in Tokyo, a total of 11 nations joining AZEC said they

IINO conducts FAME biofuel bunker trial

IINO Kaiun Kaisha, Ltd. (IINO) said it has conducted a trial on one of its vessels using a marine biofuel blend. The chemical tanker Chemroad Echo was supplied with B24 marine biofuel, consisting of 24% fatty acid methyl easter (FAME), blended with very low sulphur fuel oil (VLSFO). The biofuel blend was delivered in Singapore

Haropa Port and SOGEPP look to the Seine for biofuel distribution

A river barge carrying ethanol – operated by riverboat line SOGESTRAN – discharged its load on Friday 17 February at the river terminal of SOGEPP’s depot at the port of Gennevilliers. The barge was delivering ethanol transhipped on board from a seagoing vessel at Le Havre. A specific biofuel logistics chain is ramping up capacity

NSE to launch WTI crude, natural gas futures

National Stock Exchange (NSE) in India is set to launch rupee-denominated Nymex WTI crude oil and Henry Hub natural gas futures contracts in its commodity derivatives segment. The exchange has received approval from the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) and will announce the date of the launch soon. NSE had earlier signed a

Umwelt Energy invests on methanol plant in Tamil Nadu

Umwelt Energy is investing $850 mn to build a fully-integrated green methanol plant in Tamil Nadu. The announcement came during a visit to IIT Madras Research Park in Chennai by the energy delegation of the Denmark-based company officials. The facility will comprise 500 MW of wind-solar hybrid plants which would supply electricity to an electrolyzer

Adani Green’s green energy project becomes operational

Adani Green Energy on Thursday said its 700-MW hybrid green energy project has become operational, which took its total operating renewable portfolio to 8,024 MW, the largest in India. The project is its fourth wind-solar hybrid power plant fully operational at Jaisalmer in Rajasthan, a company statement said. It stated that the 700-MW plant is

Thyssenkrupp Nucera signs electrolyzer production capacity agreement

Thyssenkrupp nucera and a European customer from a carbon-intensive industry have signed a reservation agreement for production capacities for green hydrogen. Under this contract the customer secures production capacities for the manufacturing of standardized 20 MW alkaline water electrolysis modules with large scale capacity from the supplier of world-leading technologies for high-efficiency electrolysis plants. The

US considering policy shift to boost ethanol blend

The Biden administration is expected to recommend for approval a rule that would allow expanded sales of gasoline with a higher ethanol blend in certain US Midwest states, based on a request from governors in those states. The approved rulemaking is not expected to take effect until summer of 2024. The rule would be a

Signature Aviation achieves carbon neutrality

Signature Aviation has announced that it has achieved carbon neutrality for 2022 across its global network of more than 200 FBO locations. Signature’s investment in carbon neutrality covers greenhouse gas emissions from all of its ground equipment, vehicles, facilities, electrical and natural gas heating and buildings (known as Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions). It

Climate-friendly aviation is a long way off

Switching to sustainable fuel is also key to the government’s aim to reach “jet zero” flying by 2050. But the Royal Society concludes there is currently no single, clear alternative to traditional fuel. The trade body for UK airlines said the sector was committed to the 2050 target and that sustainable fuels would be a