US MARAD to explore low-carbon options for shipping

The US Maritime Administration (MARAD) has launched a 16-month study exploring low-carbon options for shipping on the Great Lakes. The research group, led by the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) in partnership with the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) and the Conference of Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Governors & Premiers (GSGP), will assess

Study conducted on bunker costs for alternative fuels

The joint study conducted by German consultancies OCEANS ONE and GMW finds that bunker costs for alternative fuels will be significantly higher with biofuels. The consultancies penned a detailed report on expected bunker costs for the largest boxships afloat, the 24,000 teu so called megamaxes. The study predicted that the costs world be four times

MSC to collaborate with Quadrise for trials on glycerine-based biofuel

Cyprus-based MSC Shipmanagement has signed a framework agreement with London-listed alternative-fuels company Quadrise Fuels International to trial its emulsion fuel and glycerine-based marine biofuel. As per agreement MSC Shipmanagement will carry out proof-of-concept tests and operational trials using Quadrise’s bioMSAR and MSAR fuels on one or more container vessels, with the final aim of commercialising

Quadrise Fuels signs agreement to supply alternative fuels

Quadrise Fuels International PLC announced that it has signed a new agreement with its client in Morocco. As per the agreement, the company will supply trial quantities of its MSAR and bioMSAR alternative fuels for an industrial demonstration at one of the client’s sites. The company will then provide the client with a written report

Ethanol for agriculture and construction use in India: Gadkari

Union Minister Nitin Gadkari has stressed that India needs to switch to alternative fuels, he has said that efforts are on to launch ethanol in construction and agriculture equipment. While speaking at a conference in Pune the minister said that alternative fuels is the future. The minister further said that diesel-based agriculture equipment should be

Diesel engines can run on alternative fuels with software change

An Associate Professor at the Illinois Institute of Technology has developed a clever computer model that could allow diesel engines to run on alternative fuels. To take advantage of this, diesel-engine vehicles would only need to upgrade their suite of software, where applicable. The Associate Professor, Carrie Hall, utilized a combination of machine learning (ML)

Ashok Leyland lines up investment for developing alternative fuels

Bullish on the future of green mobility, the Hinduja Group flagship Ashok Leyland plans to set up a new manufacturing facility in the country to roll out electric vehicles, according to a top company official. The Chennai-based firm has also lined up a Rs 500 crore investment to develop powertrains based on alternative fuels like

Living and growing with energy: what are the alternatives?

If there is a consensus on this earth, it is that life is worth living. Far from being perfect, which would be very boring, the conditions of this life must be constantly improved, this is called aspiring to progress. As we realise the limits to the burden that human activity can place on the environment,

Nitin Gadkari urges construction sector to substitute diesel with alternative fuels

Expressing concern over the use of diesel in the construction industry, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari on Tuesday said the sector must work for substitution of the fossil fuel with alternative fuels like bio-ethanol, LNG and CNG, which will not only reduce hazardous emissions but also cut the huge import bill. Addressing an event organised by

Australia-first grain ship to test biofuel’s economic and green credentials

The country’s first grain ship powered by biofuel is set to leave port on Sunday, only the second time the renewable fuel alternative has been used in an Australian export ship. Edwine Oldendorff is carrying 30,000 tonnes of malting barley from Albany in WA for Vietnam in a trial commissioned by grain handling cooperative CBH.