NTPC signs agreement with Mitsubishi for hydrogen co-firing

Public sector power giant NTPC has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Japan and its subsidiary Mitsubishi Power India Private Limited to demonstrate the feasibility for hydrogen co-firing blended with natural gas in MHI 701D gas turbines installed at NTPC Auraiya Gas Power Plant in Uttar Pradesh, according to an official

Centre to apply PLI scheme for green hydrogen

Union Minister for New and Renewable Energy RK Singh informed that Centre may come up with production linked incentive (PLI) scheme for green hydrogen. Speaking at the third edition of CII’s ‘AatmaNirbhar Bharat in Renewable Energy’ conference, the minister said that the incentive would be required only for the initial green hydrogen projects in the

India Inc majors set to meet netzero targets

From investments in improving operational sustainability through higher efficiency and responsible sourcing of materials to enhancing disclosures, top Indian companies are raising their sustainability quotient, but a lot more effort is needed to meet the net-zero targets set for the country. Several Indian corporate houses have set decarbonisation targets internally to become carbon neutral by

Neste to add two dual-fuel product tankers to its fleet

Finnish oil refining and marketing company Neste has agreed to acquire two dual-fuel product tankers from Furetank Rederi for an undisclosed sum. The deal features the purchase of Fure Valö and Fure Ven vessels, which are part of the Vinga series. Furetank plans to replace these 17,999 deadweight tonnage (dwt) tankers with new buildings. When

Wavelength bags methanol fuel supply contract

Wavelength Technology Center, a Portugal-based energy and tech company, has secured a contract for a methanol marine fuel supply system. The company has been awarded the engineering supply contract to design a methanol fuel supply system for marine engines. The system will be installed at an undisclosed engine manufacturing site in China. Furthermore, it will

Vinci awarded contract to design and build LNG terminal in Germany

Vinci, in a consortium with Sener. has signed a contract to build Germany’s first LNG re-gasification terminal. The plant will have a production capacity of 10 billion cu m of natural gas per year and will have two 165,000 cu m storage tanks. The terminal will also be equipped with auxiliary operating systems, infrastructure, and

NYK, Astomos and Sustainable Energy to study marine biofuel output from trash

Japanese shipping firm Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK) and LPG importer Astomos, together with domestic energy supply firm Sustainable Energy, plan to work on producing marine biofuel from combustible trash on ocean-going vessels during voyages. The three companies have agreed to equip vessels by the mid-2020s with an integrated subcritical water organic waste power generation (ISOP)

Europe seeks African supplies to replace Russian gas

European leaders have been paying a lot of attention to natural gas projects in Africa. The interest comes at a time when European officials are trying to find new energy resources because of reduced natural gas flows from Russia. A new liquefied natural gas (LNG) project off Africa’s western coast has received visits from the

Rampini launches new hydrogen-electric vehicle

Rampini, an Italian bus manufacturer, unveiled its first hydrogen-electric bus, the HYDRON. The bus is powered by Loop Energy’s innovative hydrogen fuel cell system, says the company in a press release. Rampini developed the HYDRON bus using its battery-electric bus model, with modifications to incorporate fuel storage and a Loop Energy S300 (30 kW) fuel

NZTC gets funding for hydrogen project

The Net Zero Technology Centre (NZTC) has received a grant of £2.12 million ($2.36 million) from the Scottish government’s Just Transition Fund to support its Hydrogen Offshore Production Project (HOP2). HOP2, a four-year development, will demonstrate whether offshore hydrogen production and storage is feasible at a scale of 500 MW to 1 GW through repurposing