Biofuels can be the pathway to carbon-neutrality

Conference on biofuels sees automotive industry experts, academia, and other stakeholders share best practices, debate and disseminate learnings on biofuels, especially ethanol. Biofuels, which are produced from biomass such as plants, are among the promising alternative fuel sources for use in vehicles. Ethanol, the world’s most widely produced biofuel, is made from sugarcane or starchy

Tata Motors aims to ignite hydrogen in ICE

While the eventual goal of all commercial vehicle players is hydrogen-powered fuel cell electric vehicles, Tata Motors also wants to burn hydrogen inside the existing internal combustion engine to power its trucks and buses. Tata Motors, however, also wants to use hydrogen inside the existing internal combustion engine (ICE, which uses diesel and petrol/CNG as

It’s high time to rev up renewable energy sources

Wind and solar are the renewable sources of energy, which emit very tiny or no greenhouse gases. They are readily available and much cheaper than coal, oil and gas. Indeed, the fossil fuels like coal, oil and gas are the worst contributors to global climate change. Theay account for over 75 percent of global greenhouse

L&T to invest $2.5 billion for green energy sector

Larsen & Toubro is committed to work across the green energy value chain and plans to invest up to $2.5 billion over the next 3-4 years. The investment of such a large scale in the green energy sector depends upon how the market evolves. The statement comes in the wake of Larsen & Toubro (L&T)

Idemitsu Kosan targets to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050

Idemitsu, through its endeavors, hopes to move forward in the direction of achieving carbon neutrality. Idemitsu Kosan is an oil refining and oil chemical company in Japan. With the world’s most urgent mission being Carbon neutralization by 2050, Japanese firms like Idemitsu is trying to change their industrial constitution for becoming carbon neutral. Idemitsu Kosan’s

Hyundai to collaborate with KIER for carbon neutral technology

Hyundai Steel has reached into an agreement with the Korea Institute of Energy Research (KIER) to push for comprehensive cooperation on technologies in the energy and environment sectors with the goal of leading the steel industry’s movement towards carbon neutrality. The two sides agreed to work together to develop technologies of carbon capture, utilization and

California reveals roadmap to cut fossil fuel use

New homes built in California starting in 2026 need to be powered by all-electric furnaces, stoves and other appliances if California is to meet its ambitious climate change goals over the next two decades, according to a state pollution-reduction plan. The roadmap by the California Air Resources Board sets the state on a path to

‘Main challenge in the transition to zero carbon future is lack of clear pathway’

Mr Kari Hietanen, Executive Vice President, Corporate Relations and Legal Affairs, Wärtsilä in an exclusive interview with Future Fuels shared his thoughts green transition in Europe. Q. What are the technical solutions Wartsila offers for the green transition? Wärtsilä has a wide range of technologies enabling green transition both in marine and energy sectors. In

Taiwan to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050

Taiwan’s government has announced a roadmap to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050, including goals that all new scooters and passenger cars should be electric or powered by hydrogen by 2040. The long-awaited roadmap was announced by the National Development Council (NDC) during a press conference on March 30, attended by officials from economic, technology, and

The ‘net zero’ myth

Earlier this month, the world’s leaders got together to small talk about the weather and to big talk about the climate at the 26th edition of the UN’s climate change conference (COP26) in Glasgow. On the sidelines, activists (myself included) campaigned to persuade governments to replace platitudes with attitude, inaction with action. Nevertheless, the hot