COSCO and China Merchants exploring methanol fueled ships

China explores methanol shipping COSCO and Dalian developed the designs for China’s first domestic VLCC fueled with methanol (COSCO). Methanol is continuing to gain momentum as a leading option for the shipping industry to address decarbonization. Already adopted by an emerging group of shipping lines, two of China’s leading shipping companies are joining the effort

WinGD & HSD Engine to Work Together On Methanol Two-Stroke Engines

WinGD and HSD Engine have partnered to jointly advance the development of WinGD’s methanol-fueled big-bore engines. Swiss engine designer and Korean engine builder have agreed for the joint development project that will focus on some of the largest engines in the WinGD portfolio, the X92 and X82. According to WinGD, these engines will be suitable

Proman & Stena JV Completed First Methanol Bunkering Operation

The joint venture (JV) of Proman and Stena Bulk have completed first methanol bunkering operation at Ulsan Port in South Korea. The bunkering was executed despite South Korea not being a methanol-producing country and neither vessel – Stena Pro Patria and Stena Pro Marine, was carrying methanol as cargo. Proman Stena Bulk’s fully operational methanol-fuelled

Methanol as fuel for shipping gets support from COSCO and Bill Gates

Chinese giants COSCO and China Merchants are looking at Methanol as fuel for shipping, while Bill Gates has also invested in tech to support the switch. The Danish startup Blue World Technologies has just raised €37m ($36.9m) from investors including Breakthrough Energy Ventures, which is backed by Bill Gates, to help it scale up production

Green hydrogen and methanol from forest, and plastic waste

Leaders of a South Korean advanced technology company are in the Mountain State meeting with economic development officials, university researchers, and state and federal representatives to explore potential sites for a hydrogen gasification facility that would create green energy from forest, plant, and plastic waste products. Plagen Co., Ltd., technology produces hydrogen from various wastes

Efforts to convert carbon dioxide into bulk chemicals and liquid fuels

A team led by Prof. Yuhan Sun and Gao Peng from Shanghai Advanced Research Institute (SARI), Chinese Academy of Sciences reported recent efforts by their group aimed at developing high-performance heterogeneous catalysts for the conversion of CO2 and H2 in producing bulk chemicals (methanol, lower olefins, aromatics) and specific-range hydrocarbons (gasoline and jet fuel) with

Maersk enters into methanol supply agreement with Debo Energy

AP Moller – Maersk has entered into agreement with Debo Energy to purchase green methanol to provide secure fuel supply for Maersk’s 16,000 teu, methanol-powered, containerships. As per the agreement, Debo will produce around 200,000 tons green methanol annually, which is expected to commence commercial service in September 2024. In 2024, Maersk will introduce the

MPC partners with NCL and Elkem for new carbon neutral ships

MPC Container Ships (MPCCS) has announced that it is partnering with North Sea Container Line (NCL) and Elkem on an order for two 1,300 TEU ‘carbon neutral’ methanol powered container ships. MPCCS has contracted the two carbon-neutral 1,300 TEU newbuildings at Chinese-based shipyard Taizhou Sanfu Ship Engineering. The contract price of $39M per vessel is

MAN Energy Solutions signs MoU with Stena and Proman

MAN Energy Solutions has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Stena Teknik – Stena’s inhouse R&D division – and Proman – the world’s second largest methanol producer – regarding their mutual cooperation on a project to retrofit MAN 48/60 engines to make them capable of dual-fuel, diesel and methanol operation. Stena and Proman announced

Maire Tecnimont bags contract from Alia Servizi Ambientali

Maire Tecnimont has announced that its subsidiary MyRechemical, NextChem’s company dedicated to waste-to-chemical technologies, has been awarded a basic engineering contract by Alia Servizi Ambientali for a methanol and hydrogen from waste plant in Empoli in Tuscany. The scope of the work includes the basic engineering of the plant and the documentation necessary to start