GCMD awards LCO2 study onboard ships to LR

The Global Centre for Maritime Decarbonisation (GCMD) has awarded its concept study on offloading liquefied CO2 (LCO2) captured onboard ships to Lloyd’s Register, supported by their partner Arup. The Singapore-based GCMD concept study will address safety and operational considerations surrounding offloading of LCO2 that has been captured onboard tankers, bulkers and container liners, including articulating

Rolls-Royce to work on methanol-fueled engine development

Rolls-Royce, fuel injection specialist Woodward L’Orange and non-profit research institution WTZ Roßlau are partnered in a new joint project called “MeOHmare,” which is receiving EUR 8 million in funding from the German Federal Ministry of Economics and Climate Protection. The goal is to develop a concept for a high-speed internal combustion engine for ships that

ABB drives emission-free river commute in Lisbon

The first of ten new, all-electric ferries opens a new age of emission-free commuter services along Lisbon’s Tagus River, in the latest example of green transformation from Portugal’s capital city. The vessel, whose operations rely on an integrated power, automation, energy storage and propulsion solution from ABB, has now been delivered to the ferry operator

Scientists working on new idea to capture CO2 from air

A new way of sucking carbon dioxide from the air and storing it in the sea has been outlined by scientists. They say that this novel approach captures CO2 from the atmosphere up to three times more efficiently than current methods. The warming gas can be transformed into bicarbonate of soda and stored safely and

PowerCell bags order to fit hydrogen fuel cells

PowerCell, a leading hydrogen fuel cell supplier, secured order for delivery of world’s largest marine hydrogen fuel cells to two Norwegian ferries, 6 MW hydrogen fuel cells to be fitted on two Torghatten Nord ferries, saving 26,500 tonnes of CO2 per year – representing a major milestone for shipping’s energy transition. The order, which was

World’s first carbon neutral golf club now in Singapore

Sentosa Golf Club in Singapore has announced that it has become the world’s first carbon neutral golf club. As part of its sustainability commitment, and to complement ongoing carbon abatement efforts identified during its carbon profiling, the Club has offset 5,000 tonnes of CO2, the annual equivalent of greenhouse gas emissions from 12.4m miles driven

ICS sends fund and reward green proposal to IMO

The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) has sent a submission to the International Maritime Organization (IMO) fleshing out its fund and reward proposal to get the industry on a green track, after previous decarbonisation plans from the lobby group had failed to garner interest in recent years. The revamped proposal calls for shipowners to make

TUI lays out sustainability roadmap

By 2030, TUI aims to reduce CO2 emissions across its cruise brands’ fleets by 27.5% compared to 2019 levels, and further establish energy efficiency in ship operations, including from fuel-saving route optimisation, shore power and the use of alternative fuels such as sustainable bio-fuels, bio-LNG and green methanol. Between 2015 and 2019, carbon efficiency from

LSU professor proposes plan to create less CO2 during oil production

Oil drilling has had its fair share of controversy as of late, leaving engineers trying to determine how to keep fossil fuels in play while considering environmentally-friendly solutions. LSU Craft & Hawkins Department of Petroleum Engineering Professor Dandina Rao has a plan that will not only create less carbon dioxide during oil production but will

More biofuel use mandated by EPA

The EPA has announced its intention to mandate more biofuel use as part of the U.S. reaching its climate change mitigation goals. In late December, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed to increase the amount of ethanol and other biofuels that must be blended into the US fuel supplies over the next three years. Renewable