GreenZo Energy will set up green hydrogen capacities totalling 50 MW at various locations in Nepal. The company has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with API Power Company Limied to develop 50 MW green hydrogen plants. The plant can generate 4,000 million tonnes of hydrogen annually within a span of three years. Under the
The Ørsted-led Green Fuels for Denmark consortium has received the European Commission’s Important Project of Common European Interest (IPCEI) designation, allowing it to receive state aid. A large-scale Danish project for green hydrogen production for shipping has received the green light for government subsidies. In addition to offshore wind powerhouse Ørsted, the group behind the
Russia’s Gazprom says it cannot guarantee natural gas deliveries to European customers – as its exports to China hit an all-time high. Russia’s Gazprom has tried to claim “force majeure” — or an act of God — in its natural gas contracts with European buyers. Force majeure clauses allow parties to be released from their
Expleo has developed an innovative closed-loop, e-methanol fuel cell solution for global shipping that delivers a 92% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions (GHGe). With this the global engineering and technology service provider offers an OPEX savings of £1.4m a year per vessel. Expleo modelled its ‘system-of-systems’ solution on the multi-tasking Bibby Wavemaster 1, a vessel
TotalEnergies and Adnoc have agreed to work together on supplying UAE diesel to France as part of a new strategic partnership agreement. The agreement also includes jointly evaluating opportunities for new oil and gas developments in the UAE and assessing the possibility of a carbon capture, utilisation and storage (CCUS) project in the Mideast Gulf
Hexion, the chemical company, has started using bio-based methanol in the production of formaldehyde. The bio-based fuel which can be made from feedstock mixes and technologies will ultimately help the company make more sustainable materials with lower emissions. The formaldehyde will then use bio-benzene to produce methylene diphenyl diisocyanate (MDI), which will have more sustainable
Indian authorities plan to introduce amendments to the Energy Conservation Act within the Parliament’s monsoon session to put in place enabling provisions to make the use of clean energy, together with inexperienced hydrogen, necessary and to institute a regulatory framework for carbon buying and selling. Once the Parliament approves the Energy Conservation (Amendment) Bill, 2022,
JSW Steel has announced to collaborate with Boston Consulting Group (BCG) for its decarbonisation and sustainability agenda. JSW Steel has committed to combat climate change challenge by incorporating sustainability in its business operations. The partnership is a step in that direction. As part of this, BCG will leverage its proprietary CO2 AI platform along with
Shell, Engie, Anthony Veder and Vopak have agreed to study the feasibility of shipping hydrogen from Portugal to the Netherlands. The new collaboration has indicated the progress for a project that was hit by the exit of Portugal’s two largest energy companies last year. The companies plan to produce 100 t/d of hydrogen via electrolysis
The California Air Resources Board (CARB) has released the results of a multiyear study evaluating exhaust emissions from the use of California Reformulated Gasoline (CaRFG) that contains 15 volume percent ethanol (E15). The study was performed by a team from the University of California at Riverside (UCR) Bourns College of Engineering – Center for Environmental