Wärtsilä decarbonisation modelling supports commitment to reducing GHG emissions

Technology group Wärtsilä has signed a strategic partnership agreement for Decarbonisation Modelling with Raízen, a major Brazilian energy company. The agreement focuses on both newbuilding and existing operation upgrade plans. Its aim is to build and implement a fleet-wide decarbonisation plan with a particular interest in the future marine introduction of ethanol as a marine

CSSC and DNV launch future ship joint innovation center for decarbonization

The Centre will be established and operated by SDARI and DNV China following the Strategic Cooperation Agreement Framework signed by CSSC and DNV in 2019.

Tunley Engineering with SDEV to decarbonize port of Detroit

UK-based Tunley Engineering will initially calculate baseline measurements of port activities with respect to greenhouse gas emissions, and other harmful emissions, such as PM2.

Honeywell’s new technology to turn CO2 into lower-carbon fuel

Honeywell International Inc announced a new technology to produce lower-carbon aviation fuel from green hydrogen and carbon dioxide captured from industry, which can help cut greenhouse gas emissions from aviation, one of the hardest sectors to electrify and decarbonize. Sustainable aviation fuel, or SAF, is typically made using biomass-based feedstocks such as soybean oil and

IOC plans green jet fuel plant

Indian Oil Corp. (IOC) is planning to build a Rs 1,000 crore ($122 million) sustainable aviation fuel plant as global supplies run significantly short of what’s needed by airlines to meet decarbonization goals. The facility will have capacity to produce 88,000 tons of SAF a year and Indian Oil is seeking to partner with other

Svitzer and Caterpillar partner on methanol newbuilds

Svitzer and Caterpillar Marine signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to adopt solutions that enable Svitzer to utilize methanol in their fleet. The implementation of dual-fuel methanol engines focuses on new tugs as well as conversions of existing Cat-powered tugs, which comprise the majority of Svitzer’s fleet. With a relationship spanning numerous decades, this agreement

Apple creates $400m fund for decarbonization

Apple announced a major expansion of its Restore Fund, doubling the company’s total commitment to advancing high-quality, nature-based carbon removal projects. First launched in 2021 with an up to $200 million commitment with Conservation International and Goldman Sachs, the Restore Fund is now set to grow with an additional fund, including new investment from Apple,

Decarbonisation tech centre opens in Genoa

CapLab, a centre for the development of new decarbonisation technologies, has been launched in Molo Giano, in the heart of the port of Genoa. The new laboratory is the result of the partnership between Ecospray, a subsidiary of cruise giant Carnival, and the University of Genoa. It will be used to study new fuel cell-based

MSC is ready to use alternative fuels for decarboisation

MSC is ready to embrace alternative fuels as part of its commitment to decarbonize its operations. Accordig to Claudio Abbate, Vice President of Maritime Policy and Government Affairs at MSC Group, the company is willing to adopt and embrace alternative fuel solutions. The panel examined the wider adoption of decarbonized shipping trade routes, also known

BHP’s call to innovators to pitch ideas for decarbonisation

BHP has launched an open innovation call, giving experts a platform to revolutionise personnel transportation.   In cooperation with Expande – an initiative co-run by sustainable technology company Fundación Chile – BHP has launched “E-Blueprint”.  E-Blueprint is a call to action aimed at start-ups, institutes, research centres and the like to pitch ideas for the decarbonisation