ADNOC Gas along with Baker Hughes turns methane into graphene, hydrogen

ADNOC Gas plc, in partnership with Baker Hughes announced they have installed British climate technology firm Levidian’s patented LOOP technology at the Habshan Gas Processing Plant. This marks the first-ever deployment of the technology at an operational gas processing site. Carbon will be captured from methane, the main constituent of natural gas, and transformed into

IIT Guwahati develops technology to convert methane, carbon dioxide into biofuel

Researchers from the Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati (IIT Guwahati) developed an advanced biological method to convert methane and carbon dioxide into cleaner biofuels using methanotrophic bacteria. The research, co-authored by Prof Debasish Das and Dr Krishna Kalyani Sahoo, Department of Biosciences and Bioengineering, IIT Guwahati, has been published in Fuel, a journal by Elsevier.

Methane-Fuelled ME-GI engines continue to lead way with lowest methane slip

Times Shipbuilding Co. Ltd. of Jiangsu province, China has ordered 12 × 8G95ME-GI (-Gas Injection) Mk10.5 main engines in connection with the construction of 12 × 18,000 teu container vessels for Eastern Pacific Shipping (EPS), the Singapore-based shipping company. Bjarne Foldager – Country Manager, Denmark – MAN Energy Solutions, said: “This new, sizable order reflects the

Scientists warn of threatening methane monster beneath Arctic ground

Scientists have warned that the Arctic has hidden beneath its frozen ground a methane monster that is threatening to show its ugly head. Scientists are still unaware of how big the threat is and who will suffer the most, however, what remains clear is that the permanently frozen soil – which is called permafrost –

MAN ES’ four-stroke engine aims for 70% methane slip reduction

German engine manufacturer MAN Energy Solutions (MAN ES) has revealed that it is developing an oxidation catalyst for four-stroke engines that will reduce methane slip by 70%. Called ‘IMOKAT II’ and developed at MAN Energy Solutions’ headquarters in Augsburg, Germany, the research project is currently undergoing testing at the company’s Frederikshavn, Denmark facility. According to

New version of the Wärtsilä 31DF engine reduces methane emissions

Technology group Wärtsilä has introduced a new ultra-low emissions version of its already efficient Wärtsilä 31DF engine. When operating on LNG, this new version can further reduce methane emissions on a 50% load point by up to 56% and nitrogen oxide (NOx) by up to 86%. On a weighted average, this new technology can reduce

Bayer, Shell, Temasek collaborate to cut methane emissions

Bayer, Temasek-owned investment company GenZero, and Shell Energy unite to revolutionize paddy rice cultivation in India by coming up with a reliable model to reduce methane emissions and advancing sustainable farming practices.  Their collaboration will involve support and training for farmers while using Measurement, Reporting & Verification (MRV) tools and remote sensing technology. Their project

The oil and gas industry in US emits more methane

According to scientists, planet-warming methane pollution from the US oil and gas industry was 70% higher than the Environmental Protection Agency’s own estimates between 2010 and 2019. The new study, published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, suggests the federal government’s current system for detecting methane leaks from fossil fuel pipes, wells

Study finds methane cools even as it heats

Most climate models do not yet account for a new UC Riverside discovery: methane traps a great deal of heat in Earth’s atmosphere, but also creates cooling clouds that offset 30% of the heat. Greenhouse gases like methane create a kind of blanket in the atmosphere, trapping heat from Earth’s surface, called longwave energy, and

Methane emissions from energy sector reached record high

Global methane emissions from the energy sector approached record highs last year, despite an industry environment that made capture of the greenhouse gas cost-effective, according to a new report from the International Energy Agency (IEA). The report  said methane emissions from the sector — including from oil, gas and coal — rose to 135 million