The EPA has announced its intention to mandate more biofuel use as part of the U.S. reaching its climate change mitigation goals. In late December, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed to increase the amount of ethanol and other biofuels that must be blended into the US fuel supplies over the next three years. Renewable
The first of several Hapag Lloyd’s Ultra Large Container Vessels was floated in South Korea by Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering (DSME). The vessel is the first in a coming series that will be dual-fuelled and will be the largest in Hapag Lloyd’s fleet. The vessel was ordered in December 2020 and its keel was
There may be big-bang announcements for railways in the upcoming Budget, including a plan to roll out 35 hydrogen-fuelled trains, around 400-500 Vande Bharat trains, nearly 4,000 newly designed automobile carrier coaches and approximately 58,000 wagons, all of which may be rolled out in the next three years. Sources said the railways is likely to
Tamil Nadu’s green-hydrogen policy, announced in the Assembly last year, may be taking shape at World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos.According to sources, eminent panellists from global energy industry would be sharing ideas on the proposed policy at a roundtable titled “Tamil Nadu: A Green Ecosystem for Investments in Clean Energy Supply Chain’’ at Tamil
LKAB in Sweden runs the world’s largest underground iron-ore mine in the Arctic city of Kiruna, with its site there representing 80% of all iron ore in the European Union. Iron is steel’s main component and will play a key role in the green industrial revolution. The new Hydrogen Breakthrough Ironmaking Technology (HYBRIT) will allow
Masdar, ADNOC, bp, Tadweer and Etihad Airways are set to carry out a joint feasibility study exploring the production of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and other products, such as renewable diesel and naphtha, using municipal solid waste (MSW) and renewable hydrogen. The feasibility study will evaluate the technical and commercial viability of such a project.
Gautam Adani’s group plans to spin off businesses like hydrogen, airports and data centre between 2025 and 2028 after they achieve a certain investment profile, it’s Chief Financial Officer Jugeshinder Singh said. Adani Enterprises Ltd, which is looking to raise ₹20,000 crore in a follow-on share sale, is the business incubator for the group. Over
Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) has taken delivery of a new dual-fuel methanol carrier at Hyundai Mipo Dockyard in South Korea. Named Cypress Sun, the vessel has been designed to operate using both methanol and traditional heavy fuel. Canada-based Waterfront Shipping Company (WFS) will charter the vessel from MOL under a long-term charter contract. Cypress Sun
BNSF Railway Co. will serve a biofuels terminal that USD Clean Fuels LLC (USDCF), a subsidiary of USD Group LLC, plans to build in National City, California. The terminal will provide transloading services for renewable diesel, biodiesel, ethanol and sustainable aviation fuel, and support transportation of those products to markets in the Midwest and Gulf
The government has put a number to its aim of being a leading exporter of green hydrogen in the world. Setting an ambitious target of capturing about 10 percent of the global green hydrogen market which is expected to touch 100 million metric tonne (MMT) by 2030. On January 13, the government released a blueprint