DSME wins contract to build LNG carrier for Qatar

Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME), South Korean shipbuilder, has won a KRW 1.07 trillion ($851.7 million) order for the construction of four LNG carriers for the Qatar LNG project. The newbuild will be equipped with a low-pressure dual-fuel propulsion engine (ME-GA) and re-liquefaction facility, which is an eco-friendly ship that can significantly reduce air

MOL joins FMC to boost decarbonization

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, (MOL) has announced that it has joined the First Movers Coalition (FMC) with an aim to to boost demand for decarbonization technology. MOL is the first Japanese company to take part in FMC. FMC was established to boost demand for decarbonization technology. It is a platform that has an objective to help

H2-Industries develops ship to collect plastic waste from oceans, converts to hydrogen

H2-Industries, a startup company developing hydrogen technologies, working with naval architecture company TECHNOLOG Services has developed a novel concept ship that they say could collect plastic waste from the world’s oceans and converts it into hydrogen. The ship is being designed to be more than 490 feet in length, with the exact size to be

EPA recognizes canola for its GHG emissions reduction

Canola’s contribution as a solutions-provider in helping to address climate change was recently recognized, with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed decision that canola oil-derived renewable diesel, jet fuel and other biofuels qualify as “advanced biofuels” under the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) program. The proposed decision found that greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from renewable

Radiation – A major overlooked source of natural gas generation in shales

A substantial fraction of shale gas – potentially more than 25% in some regions – has been produced by radioactive decomposition of organic matter, a mechanism that had been dismissed as unimportant, researchers claim. They believe the discovery could prove crucial for monitoring emissions near fracking sites to ensure that the potent greenhouse gas methane

Clean energy transition must be fast and fair

Emissions will have to be cut swiftly and deeply across economies to limit global warming to internationally agreed temperature limits, they said in a new flagship science report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). But “if you do that at the expense of justice, of poverty eradication and the inclusion of people, then

Caterpillar to put money on developing methanol engine technologies

Engine maker Caterpillar announced it is investing to develop methanol engine technologies as the commercial maritime sector continues to engineer and implement new solutions to reduce emissions. The company called the cleaner burning fuel a key to decarbonization in the marine industry. Compared to conventional fuels, methanol produces fewer emissions such as SOx, NOx and

What are we going to do with the batteries?

There is little question that electric vehicles make environmental sense on the road where their near-zero emissions offer an arresting alternative to internal combustion engines. The real green picture of course depends on the energy and carbon footprint of the design, manufacturing and deconstruction of these vehicles. The International Energy Agency predicts there will be

Netzero is priority for Startups

Net zero is a priority for four fifths (80%) of startups, with 72% working to achieve carbon neutrality and 8% already carbon neutral or negative according to research from Innovate UK, the UK’s innovation agency. Innovate UK found that while startups are passionate about their climate impact, they are divided over whether it should be

Why the LNG ‘gold rush’ could soon turn to dust

It was billed as a fuel for the energy transition. An incredibly dense, colourless fossil fuel that can be conveniently transported in ships around the world like crude oil, and which produces around half as much carbon as coal when regasified and burnt. Advocates of liquefied natural gas (LNG) predicted a final fossil fuel ‘gold