INPEX, Idemitsu join hands with ANA for carbon-neutral fuels

Energy companies, Inpex and Idemitsu Kosan has joined hands with All Nippon Airways (ANA) to jointly undertake carbon neutralisation of jet fuel across the airline’s supply chain to power all scheduled ANA flights departing from and arriving at Hiroshima Airport between May 1 and May 31, 2023. The effort is being undertaken in conjunction with

World’s largest dual-fuel LPG carrier named ‘Harzand’

The naming ceremony for the Harzand (60,000 dwt), the world’s largest dual-fuel LPG carrier, was conducted at the Jiangnan Shipyard in Shanghai. The vessel is part of what the China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC) is calling a fourth-generation design that improves fuel efficiency versus the yard’s earlier designs as well as increasing carrying capacity. The

UW and Agra Energy to convert manure to jet fuel

The University of Wisconsin, Oshkosh, and Agra Energy are operating Wisconsin’s first commercial facility to turn manure into fuel for trucks and jets. The project started six years ago when Agra Energy searched for waste streams to turn into fuel and that went into existing infrastructure such as tanks, pumps, and engines. Agra Energy refines

First barge-to-ship methanol bunkering completed

 Proman Stena Bulk, the joint venture between tanker company Stena Bulk and methanol producer Proman, announced the successful completion of the first ever barge-to-ship methanol bunkering on the U.S. Gulf Coast. The JV tankers Stena Pro Marine and Stena Prosperous were refueled with methanol via barge while discharging clean petroleum products at a terminal in

IIT Guwahati researchers develop a catalyst to produce green hydrogen

Researchers at Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, led by Dr Akshai Kumar A.S., Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry, have developed a catalyst that can release hydrogen gas from wood alcohol, with no side production of carbon dioxide.  Beyond being an easy and environmentally safe process, the method produces formic acid which is a useful industrial

Fraunhofer ISE optimises viable hydrogen plant design

Scientists from the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE have developed a technical concept and design for a hydrogen generation plant optimised for use at sea. The “OffsH2ore” project aims to define a technically and economically optimised design for an integrated offshore hydrogen production plant using proton exchange membrane (PEM) electrolysis, including the transport

SAF for aviation industry discussed by Civil Aviation Ministry

The Consultative Committee of the Ministry of Civil Aviation convened in New Delhi to discuss Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF). Chaired by Minister of Civil Aviation Jyotiraditya M Scindia, the meeting was attended by Members of Parliament and representatives of various airlines. The meeting addressed the pressing need for the aviation industry to develop and adopt

Tokyo University of Science researchers working on hydrogels

Introducing carbonated water into a mixture of low-methoxy pectin and calcium carbonate solution can accelerate the gelation process, improve the mechanical strength of hydrogels, and induce intrinsic structural changes in the gel material-found a recent Tokyo University of Science research. The insights from this study validate the use of carbonated water as a means of

Scaling up carbon capture technology is huge challenge

There’s been a stampede of investment into direct air capture, but some advocates worry the carbon capture process may not be scaled up fast enough to make an impact. Direct air capture is a new technology that vacuums carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere. The CO2 is trapped by a special filter inside a giant

X-Press Feeders to put dual fuel ships into operation

X-Press Feeders is on track to get its eight dual fuel ships operational in 2024 and also considering other zero-carbon fuels to achieve sustainable shipping in the long run. The dual fuel ships will be deployed in Europe and run either on LNG or green methanol, paving the way for the company to achieve carbon