SBM Offshore signs deal with Ocean Power on floating power generation

Dutch floater expert SBM Offshore has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Ocean-Power to collaborate on a floating power generation hub with CO2 capture and storage. The purpose of the partnership is to assess the technical feasibility and commercial readiness to collaborate on the concept, exclusive to the Norwegian Continental Shelf and United Kingdom

Role of innovation and digital technologies in achieving aviation netzero

The global aviation industry has committed to achieving net-zero flying by 2050. However, the path to reaching the goal is complex, with innovation serving as a crucial solution. Aviation accounts for at least 2% of global CO2 emissions, according to the International Energy Agency, and these emissions have a significant impact on global warming due

IITM professor gets Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar award for carbon sequestration

Professor Rajnish Kumar received the prestigious 2022 Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar award for his three-year research on ways to return CO2 to earth. Rajnish Kumar, a faculty member in the chemical engineering department of the Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IITM), who has bagged the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar award in the field of engineering for the

Hydrogen fuel cells offer a viable zero-emissions solution

Around 90% of everything we consume is moved by sea and maritime transport is responsible for around three per cent of global CO₂ emissions. According to Siemens Energy, due to these revised IMO standards, thousands of container vessels, yachts, and ferry operators worldwide will need to replace their heavy fuel oil and diesel generator drive

Trials on green hydrogen production completed

Trials running a Bergen gas engine on a blend of green hydrogen and natural gas have been successfully completed at Viscofan, the international meat products processor, at its Cáseda plant in northern Spain. It is the first time a Bergen engine has run with hydrogen in a full-scale industrial application. The trial confirmed laboratory tests

Celsius orders LNG carrier from Samsung

Celsius Tankers has ordered an additional 180,000 cu m LNG carrier at Samsung Heavy Industries. With this its orderbook of ultra-eco ships at the yard reaches to 10 and adding to the fleet of four units already delivered in 2020 and 2021. The vessel will be built to Lloyds’ Register class EEDI 3 meeting IMO