Independent alternative fuels supplier, Titan LNG, has partnered with Petronas Marine – the marine solutions arm of energy multinational, PETRONAS – to deliver LNG under a Term Supply Agreement to the VLCC Yuan Rui Yang, which is chartered by Koch Industries and owned by Cosco. The ship-to-ship transfer (STS) bunkering of the world’s first LNG-fuelled
Uniper has signed an agreement with Shell to progress plans to produce blue hydrogen at Uniper’s Killingholme power station site, in the East of England. The hydrogen produced could be used to decarbonise industry, transport and power throughout the Humber region. The Humber Hub Blue Project includes plans for a blue hydrogen production facility with
Union Minister Nitin Gadkari emphasized the need to explore the use of alternate sources of fuel, specially methanol, to reduce transportation costs. He also stressed on the need to boost waterways for facilitating trade and commerce as it is the cheapest mode of communication. On the concluding day of the two-day Waterways Conclave-2022 here, the
India must generate 18,900-22,300 Terawatt hours per year (TWh/yr) energy by 2070 if it has to develop its economy and achieve netzero at the same time, according to estimates from a new study. This is a three-fold increase in consumption from 2019. Estimating minimum energy requirement for transitioning to a net-zero, developed India in 2070
Icelandic energy company Landsvirkjun and German investment company PCC SE have agreed to jointly explore the possibility of capturing and utilising carbon emissions that will be used to produce green methanol for ships. The companies intend to look into capturing and utilising carbon emissions from PCC’s silicon metal plant in northeast Iceland. The emission could
Greek containership owner Danaos Shipping has signed a deal with South Korea’s Daehan Shipbuilding for the construction of four 7,200 teu vessels. The four vessels are expected to be delivered to Danaos in the first half of 2024. Greece-based independent shipowner Danaos has a large fleet of container ships and said the order was a
Honda, Yamaha, Suzuki and Kawasaki – the Big Four – have been hard at work creating a swappable battery system to be compatible with all four brands; and while the official debut is still far from here. Swappable batteries are a fantastic idea in an urban commute. It’s a clever system that means riders don’t
In Germany, the climate tech start-up C1 has raised growth capital from well-known investors. The first chemical process that C1 has developed using its technology platform is a much more efficient and sustainable process for producing methanol. The alcohol has been an important basic material in the chemical industry since the beginning of industrialization. C1
Planning is getting underway to develop a hydrogen terminal at the Port of Rotterdam that can be a central import location for ammonia as a hydrogen carrier as well as the distribution for the alternative fuel. The project is being developed by bulk terminal operator HES International, Vopak which operates tank farms including ammonia terminals,
A ceremony to mark the completion of the world’s first maritime transport of liquefied hydrogen, including its loading and unloading has been held in Kobe, Japan. The demonstration voyage by the world’s first liquefied hydrogen carrier, Suiso Frontier, proved that an international liquefied hydrogen supply chain is possible, marking a significant step towards the utilization