Alternative Fuels & Lubricants – Page 47
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NewsCMA CGM orders six methanol-powered ships
The CMA CGM Group announced a new order for 16 vessels, including 10 dual fuel LNG-powered and six dual fuel methanol-powered vessels, bringing its orderbook to 69 vessels.
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NewsHydrogen-Ready Windfarm Service Vessel
Against expectations of soaring demand for renewable energy over the coming decade, a Norwegian company is investing in the creation of an entire fleet of ships dedicated to providing technical support on offshore wind farms.
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NewsDNV grants preliminary approval for hydrogen fuel cell system
DNV has awarded the Norwegian technology provider HAV Group preliminary approval for its hydrogen-based energy system.
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NewsEuropean stakeholders propose amendments to FuelEU Maritime
European shipowners and fuel suppliers (ECSA, EWABA, eFuel Alliance, the Advanced Biofuels Coalition and GoodFuels) have called for amendments to the EU’s FuelEU Maritime proposal to ensure that fuels suppliers are responsible for making cleaner fuels available in sufficient quantities.
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NewsSvitzer sets carbon neutral goal
Svitzer, leading global towage operator and part of A.P. Moller-Maersk, has today unveiled its decarbonisation strategy that will see the company become fully carbon neutral by 2040.
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NewsProvaris advances green hydrogen carrier design
Provaris Energy (previously GEV) has prepared a preliminary engineering design for a GH2 carrier designed for the export and import of compressed hydrogen.
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NewsBiofuel partnership
New partnership aims to develop the supply chain necessary for the wider adoption of marine biofuel
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NewsUK-based architects to develop Australian compressed H2 carrier
Australia’s Provaris Energy has executed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with UK-based naval architects Northern Marine Management, to develop the company’s first compressed hydrogen (H2) carrier, the H2Neo.
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NewsWärtsilä launches 2-stroke future fuels conversion platform
Wärtsilä’s newly launched multi-fuel retrofit platform enables the conversion of 2-stroke electronically-controlled marine propulsion engines, currently running on diesel, to operate on either LNG, methanol or ammonia with minimal off-hire time for the vessel.
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NewsMSC Cruises maintains interest in hydrogen: Francioni
MSC Cruises is continuing to examine the possibility of using fuel cells and hydrogen aboard its vessels and hopes to use liquefied hydrogen as fuel onboard its ships in the future, Michele Francioni, Senior Vice President – Cost Optimisation and Process Improvement at MSC Cruises in Geneva tells The Motorship.
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NewsRio Tinto and bp to trial marine biofuels
Rio Tinto and bp have agreed to a one-year biofuel trial to help reduce carbon emissions from Rio Tinto’s marine fleet.
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NewsShip designed to make hydrogen from plastic waste
H2-Industries and TECHNOLOG Services, a naval architecture company, have developed 3D designs for an innovative concept ship that will collect plastic waste from the oceans and convert it into clean hydrogen for fuel.
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NewsGreen hydrogen: the European Union nails its colours to mast
The European Union’s USD221 billion (EUR210bn) REPowerEU scheme will accelerate the emergence of a hydrogen economy in the EU, while ending the trading bloc’s reliance upon imported Russian hydrocarbons by 2027.
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NewsMetacon delivers milestone ammonia cracker prototype
Metacon’s subsidiary Helbio has delivered a first ammonia cracker prototype to the Norwegian company Pherousa Green Technologies.
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NewsGoodFuels and ITOCHU agree on Asia-Pacific biofuel plan
GoodFuels and ITOCHU Corporation have announced a partnership agreement to scale sustainable marine biofuel availability in Singapore, Japan, and the Asia-Pacific.
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NewsFirst zero-emission pusher boat christened
The first zero-emission, fuel-cell powered pusher boat, Elektra, has been christened in Berlin’s Westhafen after almost two years of construction work at the Hermann Barthel GmbH shipyard in Derben.
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NewsNeste introduces co-processed marine fuel
Neste is piloting a new Neste Marine™ 0.1 Co-processed marine fuel in Scandinavia with its partner Nordic Marine Oil.
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NewsRenewable energy needs to double to supply shipping
New data from the Fuelling the Fourth Propulsion Revolution indicates that the global shipping industry will require the equivalent of the world’s entire current renewable energy demand in order to replace fossil fuel use.
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NewsABC Engines introduces 100% hydrogen combustion engines
Belgium-based ABC Engines’ joint venture company BEH2YDRO launched a 100% hydrogen combustion engine at the World Hydrogen Summit held in Rotterdam in May, and the news was followed by the delivery of a crew transfer vessel powered by a dual-fuel hydrogen engine.
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NewsAmmonia bunker vessel design granted AiP
A consortium, including A.P. Moller - Maersk A/S, has been granted Approval in Principle (AiP) from ABS for the design of an ammonia bunkering vessel.
