Mitsubishi Shipbuilding Co., Ltd., a part of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) Group, has acquired Approval in Principle (AIP) from the French classification society Bureau Veritas (BV) for a spherical cargo tank system for liquefied CO2 (LCO2) carriers. A presentation ceremony was held on June 7 at the Metropolitan Expo exhibition center in Athens, Greece, venue
The recently released Environment Performance Index (EPI) 2022 has ranked India last among 180 countries that have been ranked. The index was published recently by the Yale Center for Environmental Law and Policy and the Center for International Earth Science Information Network, Columbia University. It used 40 performance indicators across 11 categories to judge countries
According to the new rules issued by the Ministry of Power (MoP), the consumers will be eligible for green energy open access if they have a contracted demand or sanctioned load of 100 kW or more. For captive consumers, there will be no load limitation. All applications for open access to green energy will be
According to a report by a German newspaper, Russia’s sanctions against Gazprom Germania and its subsidiaries could cost German taxpayers and gas users an extra 5 billion euros ($5.4 billion) a year to pay for replacement gas. Russia stopped supplying Gazprom Germania, which had been the German subsidiary of Gazprom in May 2002, after Berlin
Kerala became the first state in India to allow hydrogen-powered vehicle – Toyota Mirai – get registered with its RTO. The vehicle comes with a shade of flame red colour, and there are also other colours in which the Mirai is sold. The Mirai is registered to Toyota Kirloskar at Thiruvananthapuram’s RTO. Research is being
On behalf of the G7, the US and Germany have proposed setting up just energy transition partnership (JETP) partnership to help fund and support India’s transition from a fossil-based economy to a carbon-neutral economy. The JETP paper for India, which is currently under consideration of the government, has suggested a two-phased approach. In the first
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI), with support from its power solutions brand, Mitsubishi Power, has begun a feasibility study on the use of ammonia as fuel for power plants in Indonesia. The two proposals to carry out this study were recently adopted by Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI), to uncover and leverage
The technology group Wärtsilä will supply its industry-leading hybrid propulsion system for eleven new Pure Car & Truck Carrier (PCTC) vessels. The ships are being built at the Jingling and Weihai shipyards in China for Singapore-based Eastern Pacific Shipping, a leading tonnage provider. By opting for Wärtsilä’s hybrid solution, fuel efficiency will be optimised and
The potential for carbon markets and pricing to reshape global shipping, as well as the impact of the emerging hydrogen and carbon value chains, are explored in-depth in the latest support for the industry’s decarbonization ambitions from ABS. The groundbreaking analysis is at the heart of the fourth edition of the ABS Setting the Course
Singapore’s Eastern Pacific Shipping is planning to place order for first ocean-going ammonia dual-fuel gas tanker. The company has signed for the first ammonia-fueled vessel which is slated for delivery by 2025. The vessel will be built by South Korea’s Hyundai Heavy Industries. The plan calls for the ship to be the first vessel fitted