Kalmar to work with Toyota & Ricardo for fuel cell equipment

The Reach stacker and marine crane manufacturer Kalmar is to work with Toyota Tsusho America, and environmental engineering consultancy Ricardo on a project to develop fuel cell powered equipment, starting with its marine terminal tractors. As part of the project, a Kalmar customer in the USA will take two Kalmar Ottawa terminal tractors powered by

Porsche starts production of ‘e-fuel’ to replace gasoline

Porsche and several partners have started production of a climate neutral “e-fuel” aimed at replacing gasoline in vehicles with traditional internal combustion engines. The German automaker, owned by Volkswagen, said that a pilot plant in Chile started commercial production of the alternative fuel. By mid-decade, Porsche is planning to produce millions of gallons of the

Caterpillar to partner with Jackson Offshore for hybrid solution

Caterpillar Marine is partnering with Jackson Offshore Operators to pilot an integrated hybrid energy solution that will help the Louisiana-based offshore marine services firm reduce fuel consumption and diesel exhaust emissions on board one of its platform supply vessels (PSV). The solution, which will include a new energy storage system (ESS) to compliment the vessel’s

Shipping companies criticize CII operations clause

Heavyweight shipowners and charterers, including Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC), A.P. Moller – Maersk, Oldendorff Carriers, Trafigura and Vitol, have strongly criticised BIMCO’s Carbon Intensity Indicator (CII) operations clause, which makes charterers contractually responsible for the CII performance of their hired ships. New regulations on the carbon intensity of international shipping will come into force on

MOL signs charter contract with GAIL for LNG carrier

Japan’s Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) and state-run GAIL (India) Ltd have signed a time charter contract for a newbuild liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier, and for joint ownership of an existing LNG carrier. The newbuild vessel will be built by South Korean shipbuilder Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (042660.KS) with a charter period from 2023,

Greenzo Energy invests on green hydrogen technology

Greenzo Energy India Ltd is planning to invest $50 million for the development of a 250 MW manufacturing plant of electrolysers and the Balance of Plant (BoP) for generating green hydrogen at Sanand-II Industrial Estate, a part of Gujarat Industrial Development Corporation (GIDC), Gujarat. However, the manufacturing facility is expected to be completed by March

Fortescue to produce hydrogen-fuelled green steel

Fortescue group is has announced new plans to produce green steel on a commercial scale – and without burning fossil fuels. Fortescue has signed a memorandum of understanding with Austria’s only crude steel producer, voestalpine, Mitsubishi Corp and Primetals Technologies aimed at designing and engineering an industrial-scale prototype plant with a new process for net-zero-emission

Coal usage to continue in India despite netzero targets

Coal is dirty – it makes up for 40 per cent of carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuels, its mining wreaks havoc on the environment and burning it produces pollutants like mercury which are linked to acid rain and particulate matter that causes respiratory illnesses. But the war in Ukraine has caused a mini-energy crisis

Topsoe selected as EPF contractor for FlagshipONE project

Ørsted has taken a final investment decision (FID) to build Europe’s largest production facility, FlagshipONE, for green fuel for the shipping industry. Topsoe will provide engineering, procurement and fabrication (EPF) for the project’s e-methanol technology. According to IEA’s Net Zero-scenario for 2050, the shipping industry needs to reduce its emissions by almost 15% from 2021

Emission mitigation technologies key for energy transition

Emission mitigation technologies will play a key role in reducing the environmental impact of oil & gas operations as the industry’s energy transition takes place. Methods and alternatives such as biofuels, carbon capture, electric vehicles, and hydrogen, will be adopted by oil & gas companies to mitigate their net emissions. Biofuels (or ‘renewable fuels’) are