EPA’s renewable fuel standard to ethanol encourages US states to for it  

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released a final rule for the Renewable Fuel Standard June 3 that sets a goal of 15 billion gallons of conventional renewable fuels for 2022. Some Midwestern states are turning to higher blends of ethanol in hopes it will help them respond to rising fuel costs. Ohio Gov. Mike

Neste and VTT agree to build e-fuels facility at Espoo

VTT and Neste have agreed to build a technology demonstration facility at VTT Bioruukki Pilot Centre, Espoo in Finland. As part of the deal, VTT will provide the fuel synthesis unit and technology and Neste carries out upgrading of the synthetic crude oil into fuel products fulfilling the specifications. The work has started by first

Samsung bags orders for 14 LNG carriers construction

South Korea’s Samsung Heavy Industries has bagged orders worth $3bn for the construction of 14 liquefied natural gas (LNG) carriers. The shipbuilder said it would build twelve 174,000 cu m units for an undisclosed Bermuda-based shipowner, who is paying $2.57bn to have the vessels delivered by July 2026. In a separate order the shipbuilder received

Toshiba to collaborate with Echandia for developing fuel-cell tech

Echandia, a developer of energy solutions for maritime electrification, has entered into an agreement to deepen its collaboration with Toshiba. As per the agreement, both companies will focus on the development of fuel-cell technology combined with batteries to accelerate the electrification of the maritime sector. The objective of the partnership between Toshiba and Echandia is

H2FA partners with CLARA Energy for green hydrogen distribution network

Hydrogen Fuels Australia (H2FA) and CLARA Energy have agreed to plan and build a green hydrogen distribution network along the Hume Highway corridor. The project is worth about $600 million, with the first hydrogen refuelling station scheduled to open in 2025. The two companies have agreed to fast-track their joint development of up to five

ESL Shipping to use low emission Neste Marine fuel

ESL Shipping will become the world’s first shipping company to start utilising new low-emission Neste Marine 0.1 co-processed marine fuel in its vessels in Finland and Sweden. The ISCC PLUS certified marine fuel enables up to 80% reduced greenhouse gas emissions over the life cycle compared to fossil fuels, the fuel’s developer claims. Neste Marine

ConocoPhillips now joins QatarEnergy’s NFE LNG project

QatarEnergy signed a deal with ConocoPhillips COP.N for the Gulf state’s North Field East expansion, the world’s largest liquefied natural gas (LNG) project, following agreements with TotalEnergies TOTF.PA and Eni ENI.MI. Qatar is partnering with international companies in the first and largest phase of the nearly $30 billion expansion that will boost Qatar’s position as

Sugar producers in India happy with ethanol blending and rising demand

The government’s decision to implement the ethanol blending target of 20% to 2025-26 from 2030 has brought an added optimism to sugar producers in the country. Now, under the renewed target, 10% blending of fuel-grade ethanol with petrol should happen this year, increasing gradually each year thereafter and reaching 20% by 2025-26. India’s sugar industry

China’s first methanol-powered tanker delivered

China’s first indigenously built dual-fuel tanker powered by methanol has been delivered in Guangzhou City in south China’s Guangdong Province. The 49,900-deadweight tonnage (dwt) vessel, which runs on a methanol dual-fuel drive system, can be driven by four fuel modes: fuel, fuel hydrate, methanol and methanol hydrate. It is also equipped with a variety of

ABS AIP for project Sabre ammonia-fueled, ammonia bunker vessel

ABS has issued approval in principle (AIP) to Keppel Offshore & Marine for the ammonia-fueled ammonia bunker vessel at the heart of Project Sabre, an initiative from a consortium of leading maritime organizations to develop an ammonia bunker supply chain in Singapore. As well as ABS, the consortium includes A.P. Moller – Maersk, Fleet Management