Niedersachsen Ports’ contract for construction of first LNG terminal in Germany

The first pile driving was set in Wilhelmshaven to build Germany’s first LNG terminal. In view of the need to reorganize the energy supply, the project is being advanced under enormous time constraints. The necessary steps must be taken to prevent the occurrence of a gas shortage and to achieve independence from Russian gas supplies.

CMA CGM joins in exploring green hydrogen from renewable power

CMA CGM is joining an innovative demonstrator project underway in Europe exploring the production of green hydrogen from renewable power, e-methane, and the reuse of captured CO2 to produce new synthetic fuels. Known as the Jupiter 1000 project being piloted by GRTgaz, the operator of France’s gas transmission network, the goal is to convert renewable

LNG for PGNiG to Klaipeda terminal delivered

The delivery of almost 65 000 t of LNG from the US is a step towards further integration of gas markets in this part of Europe and strengthening of their energy security. The gas came from a liquefaction plant in Freeport, Texas. Iwona Waksmundzka-Olejniczak, President of the PGNiG S.A. Management Board, said: “The first delivery

Ethanol blending in petrol reached 9.99% in India

The level of ethanol blending in petrol in India has reached 9.99 per cent, Petroleum Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said. India had targetted 10 per cent ethanol blending in petrol by the end of 2022 and 20 per cent blending by 2030. The Centre has also targetted 5 per cent blending of biodiesel with diesel

Australian R&D puts low-cost hydrogen within reach

Local researchers have unlocked a way to produce low-cost hydrogen from renewable electricity, which is now on the road to commercialisation. Australian hydrogen technology developer Hysata says its breakthrough puts within reach the cost of producing hydrogen at a cost competitive with gas – $2 per kilogram. Hard-to-abate sectors including steel manufacturing, heavy transport and

First hydrogen’s LCVs operational testing to begin soon

First Hydrogen Corp. has announced that its two MAN-based fuel cell-powered light commercial demonstrator vehicles (LCV), equipped with Ballard Power Systems’ (Ballard) fuel cells and currently being built by AVL Powertrain UK, are on schedule to commence operational testing next month. These two vehicles are expected to be road legal by September 2022 allowing for

NREL looks to perovskites for enhanced hydrogen production

Perovskite materials may hold the potential to play an important role in a process to produce hydrogen in a renewable manner, according to analysis from scientists at the US-based National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL). The NREL team analysed an emerging water-splitting technology called solar thermochemical hydrogen (STCH) production. The technique potentially can be more energy

HTEC opens first public hydrogen station in Canada

The Hydrogen Technology and Energy Corporation (HTEC) has opened the first hydrogen fuel station opened to the public in Vancouver Island. As part of the firm’s partnership with 7-Eleven, the new facility has been built at an Esso gas station in the Saanich district. According to a report by local news, the new station is

Gas Entec, completes conversion of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) carrier

GAS Entec, a subsidiary of Atlantic Gulf & Pacific International Holding (AG&P), has completed the conversion of a 125,000m³ LNG carrier (LNGC) for KARMOL, a joint-venture between Turkey’s Karpowership and Japan’s Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL), into an 84 mmscfd Modular Floating Storage and Regasification Unit (M-FSRU) with capacity to scale from 15 to 300 mmscfd

MOL orders four LNG-fueled ships

Japanese shipping company Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) has reached an agreement with compatriot Nihon Shipyard and Shin Kurushima Dockyard for the construction of four 7,000-unit capacity car carriers that will use environment-friendly liquefied natural gas (LNG) as their main fuel. The newly ordered ships are scheduled for delivery in succession, from 2024 to 2025. This