‘We see a chicken-and-egg scenario with regards to the sourcing of green fuels’

Kristian Mogensen, Two-Stroke Promotion & Customer Support, MAN Energy Solutions, in an exclusive interview with Future Fuels magazine explains what solutions MAN is offering to ship owners in the pursuit to energy transition. What is the engine technical solutions MAN Energy Solutions offers to ship owners for green fuel transition? Currently we offer several such

Tata Power plans invest in renewable energy

Tata Power announced to invest over $946.55 mn (₹75,000 crore) in renewables in the next five years. The company has decided to ramp up clean energy portfolio as India is transitioning to green fuels from fossil fuels. Tata Power chairman N Chandrasekaran said the firm aims to have an electricity generation capacity of 30 GW

NTPC and GACL agree to produce green fuels

NTPC REL has signed an agreement with Gujarat Alkalies and Chemicals (GACL) to mutually explore the opportunities for establishing commercial-scale green ammonia and green methanol project. NTPC REL is a subsidiary of state-run power Genco NTPC, while GACL, a Gujarat government PSU, is engaged in the production of industrial chemical products. This would be the

‘We are adopting fuel-flexibility approach regarding future fuels’

Mr Sachin Kulkarni – Head of Sales, Marine Power (South Asia), Wärtsilä shares his views with Future Fuels on how his company has been spearheading shipping’s decarbonisation efforts, and what needs to be done to accelerate lower emissions in the maritime industry. What is the engine technical solutions Wartsila offers to ship owners for green

Esvagt contracts Cemre Shipyard to build green fuel SOV

Danish offshore shipping player Esvagt has contracted Turkey’s Cemre Shipyard to build the world’s first service operation vessel (SOV) that can operate on green fuels. The vessel will be powered by batteries and dual-fuel and pure methanol engines, and be capable of sailing on renewable e-methanol produced from wind energy and biogenic carbon, which should

TN will soon announce policies on green fuels

Tamil Nadu government announced that new policies will be formed for Green and Blue Hydrogen and Ethanol. The Industries Department will draft a policy on Green Hydrogen as the state is getting many proposals for investment. The upcoming policy will give some clarity on Green Hydrogen. The new policies will be in line with the

Trial project on hydrogenating CO2 into green fuel achieves successes

The world-first facility, which was developed by the Dalian Insitute of Chemical Physics (DICP) and Zhuhai Futian Energy Technology, hydrogenates carbon dioxide into green fuels, which could help to reduce the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. A facility that will produce 1,000 tons of gasoline per year out of carbon dioxide has successfully

Kuehne+Nagel partners with Aker to offer green fuels for container shipping

Swiss-based logistics giant Kuehne+Nagel has teamed up with Norwegian green fuel producer Aker Clean Hydrogen to include hydrogen, ammonia and methanol in its container shipping portfolio. With the first vessels with engines that can run on these fuel alternatives expected to hit the waters in 2024, the companies said will work together to help scale

A green Budget as the turning point in India’s mission net-zero

India’s gross domestic product (GDP) is projected to grow between $8.5 trillion and $10 trillion by 2030. We can expect every budget in the intervening years to provide the platform to propel the economy at the required rate, but each will have its context. This year’s budget comes at a time when the context is

Fossil-fuel billionaire Ambani boosts green energy ambitions

The conglomerate led by Mukesh Ambani, Asia’s richest man, announced plans to invest $76 billion toward clean energy projects, dwarfing an earlier commitment of $10 billion by the world’s biggest fossil-fuel billionaire. Reliance Industries Ltd., controlled by Ambani, has signed pacts with the state government of Gujarat for a total investment of 5.96 trillion rupees