Adani Green Energy on Thursday said its 700-MW hybrid green energy project has become operational, which took its total operating renewable portfolio to 8,024 MW, the largest in India. The project is its fourth wind-solar hybrid power plant fully operational at Jaisalmer in Rajasthan, a company statement said. It stated that the 700-MW plant is
The global fleet’s annual consumption of plastic drinking water bottles at sea could build a 1.5 m wide bridge to the moon every year, according to IMPA SAVE, an initiative launched under the umbrella of the International Marine Purchasing Association (IMPA). IMPA SAVE was formed in June 2020 to bring together members of the maritime
Norwegian Cruise Line has consistently opted for greener options for their fuel for the past years. The cruise line has released a new statement in which they claim their last two Prima Class ships are to be modified for methanol as well as traditional fuel use. The two vessels are expected to be ready by
Thyssenkrupp nucera and a European customer from a carbon-intensive industry have signed a reservation agreement for production capacities for green hydrogen. Under this contract the customer secures production capacities for the manufacturing of standardized 20 MW alkaline water electrolysis modules with large scale capacity from the supplier of world-leading technologies for high-efficiency electrolysis plants. The
The Biden administration is expected to recommend for approval a rule that would allow expanded sales of gasoline with a higher ethanol blend in certain US Midwest states, based on a request from governors in those states. The approved rulemaking is not expected to take effect until summer of 2024. The rule would be a
Signature Aviation has announced that it has achieved carbon neutrality for 2022 across its global network of more than 200 FBO locations. Signature’s investment in carbon neutrality covers greenhouse gas emissions from all of its ground equipment, vehicles, facilities, electrical and natural gas heating and buildings (known as Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions). It
Switching to sustainable fuel is also key to the government’s aim to reach “jet zero” flying by 2050. But the Royal Society concludes there is currently no single, clear alternative to traditional fuel. The trade body for UK airlines said the sector was committed to the 2050 target and that sustainable fuels would be a
bp launched the green hydrogen cluster of the Valencia region (HyVal) at its Castellón refinery. Led by bp, this public-private collaborative initiative is intended to be based around the phased development of up to 2GW of electrolysis capacity by 2030 for producing green hydrogen at bp’s refinery. HyVal is expected to play an instrumental role
According to Alphaliner, methanol boxship orders have grown more rapidly than LNG in the last six months, while carriers have all but ditched orders for conventional fuel oil tonnage with just 8% of orders by capacity so far this year going for the old fashioned bunker fuel. LNG and methanol dual-fuel tonnage now represent 40%
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