Princess Cruises in an agreement with Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri has announced to build two new cruise ships on a next-generation platform. The new builds are slated to be delivered in late 2023 and spring 2025, respectively. The new vessels will be Princess Cruises’ first ships to be dual-fuel powered – primarily by Liquefied Natural Gas
Karnataka, which ranks third among sugarcane-growing states in the country, is coming up with a new ethanol policy that will provide for bigger profits for sugarcane growers. Ethanol can also be used to make disinfectants, sanitisers, medical spirit and bio-compressed natural gas. If all goes well, Karnataka will be the first state in the country
Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport (BEST) general manager Lokesh Chandra said that BEST has proposed to convert 220 diesel buses from Mumbai in order to make it run on “green hydrogen”. He also said that a pilot project for the same has been planned with the Union Transport Ministry. The decision comes a few days
Larsen & Toubro (L&T) commissioned a new green hydrogen plant at Hazira in Gujarat. The development comes five months after the company inked a joint venture with Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) and ReNew Power for the production of green hydrogen. L&T and IOC had also inked a separate joint venture for the production of electrolysers.
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
Hy2gen and partner Technip Energies are launching the feasibility study phase for the Hynovera project, which aims to produce renewable fuels for aviation and seafaring on an industrial scale. Hy2gen AG, through its subsidiary Hy2gen France, has commissioned Technip Energies, strategic shareholder of Hy2gen. Technip Energies will be responsible for conducting the feasibility studies using
Funding for researchers at Cranfield University to look at new ways to generate hydrogen energy from biomass has been announced by the UK Government. The Project, which is called Bio-HyPER, is a collaboration between Cranfield University, Helical Energy, Bioenergy Infrastructure Group, Gas Technology Institute, Petrofac, and Origen Power. The £250,000 funding for the Bio-HyPER project
Essar Oil UK Ltd said it has signed a five-year deal to supply 60 million litres of fuel to D A Roberts which runs bunks to sell fuel. The deal will see D.A Roberts’ Grindley Brook garage in Whitchurch, Shropshire, rebranded as an Essar outlet, enabling the business to buy fuel directly from its manufacturing
Researchers from Cambridge University have developed floating artificial leaves that generate clean fuels from sunlight and water, and are hopeful they could eventually operate on a large scale at sea. The researchers designed ultra-thin, flexible devices, which take their inspiration from photosynthesis – the process by which plants convert sunlight into food. Since the low-cost,
The US Department of Energy (DOE) has awarded class society ABS a contract to research barriers to the adoption of advanced nuclear propulsion on commercial vessels. The $800,000 research project will address challenges to adopting new reactor technology in commercial maritime applications at a time where a host of companies around the world are looking