Alternative Fuels & Lubricants – Page 69
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NewsWärtsilä and Q Power agree on renewables
Technology group Wärtsilä and Q Power, a Finnish specialist in biomethanisation, have signed a cooperation agreement to accelerate the development and commercialisation of renewable fuels.
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NewsAiP for Osaka Gas for gas conversion project
Classification society, ClassNK, has granted approval in principle (AIP) to Osaka Gas for their joint project with Daihatsu Diesel on an LPG Reformer for marine engines.
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World’s first hydrogen-powered tug
A European port has ordered construction of the world’s first tug powered by hydrogen for ultra-low emissions to help it transition to sustainable, CO2-neutral operations.
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NewsJ-ENG to investigate hydrogen and ammonia as combustion fuels
Japanese engine designer Japan Engine Corporation (J-ENG) announced plans to carry out research and development of the combustion of hydrogen and ammonia as fuel in collaboration with Japan’s National Maritime Research Institute.
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NewsPutting Antwerp at the heart of the hydrogen economy
Leading Belgian shipowner Compagnie Maritime Belge (CMB) has nailed its colours to the mast on marine hydrogen engine development, as CMB’s R&D Manager Roy Campe explains.
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NewsMAN ES among Getting to Zero coalition members
Engine designer MAN Energy Solutions has joined a new climate grouping, dedicated to developing zero-emission vessels by 2030. The Getting to Zero Coalition is a partnership between the Global Maritime Forum, the Friends of Ocean Action, and the World Economic Forum.
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NewsBabcock receives LR AiP for ecoETHN solution
Classification society Lloyd’s Register (LR) awarded Approval in Principle (AiP) to Babcock for its ecoETHN® solution at Gastech 2019 in Houston, Texas on Wednesday 18 September.
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NewsHHI given AiP from DNV GL for LPG carrier
Classification society DNV GL – Maritime has awarded Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) with approval in principle (AIP) for the design of a very large liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) carrier.
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NewsLR awards Jiangnan AiP for new VLGC
Lloyd’s Register (LR) has awarded Jiangnan Shipyard Group Company with approval in principle (AiP) for its new 91,000m3 very large gas carrier (VLGC).
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NewsMore than batteries?
Energy storage used to be mostly the preserve of smaller vessels, most of the industry assuming it had little part in making large, constant-speed shipping more effective. However, this is set to change.
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NewsWaterfront welcomes methanol-fuelled vessels
Waterfront Shipping Company, a wholly owned subsidiary of Methanex Corporation, and Marinvest/Skagerack Invest (Marinvest) have welcomed two new clean-burning vessels to the Waterfront Shipping fleet.
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CMB hydrogen engine innovations
A European maritime group is accelerating its investment in hydrogen and low carbon technologies as pressure on the shipping industry to cut emissions grows.
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NewsRolls-Royce backs green fuel in Brandenburg
Rolls-Royce is joining forces with the Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus and other industrial partners to support research into greener fuels in the Lausitz region of eastern Germany.
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NewsMarinvest dual-fuel pair clock up 10,000 hours operating on methanol
Marinvest, the Swedish ship-management company, stated that two of its vessels, Mari Jone and Mari Boyle, have each passed 10,000 operating hours operating on methanol.
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NewsCIMC to supply CNG ships to Global Energy
Global Energy Ventures (GEV) has signed a letter of intent (LOI) with Yantai CIMC Raffles Offshore (CIMC Raffles) to build four compressed natural gas (CNG) Optimum 200 ships.
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NewsFuture of Hydrogen looks to North Sea
The North Sea region has many features that make it an attractive starting point for scaling-up hydrogen supply and demand, according to a report produced by the International Energy Agency (IEA) and presented at the G20 summit in Japan.
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NewsConsortium focuses on liquid hydrogen storage
MAN Energy Solutions, Hydrogenious LOHC Technologies and Frames Group have signed a cooperation agreement to jointly design and build large scale hydrogen storage systems based on liquid organic hydrogen carrier (LOHC) technology.
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NewsABS and MOL sign next gen VLECs MoU
ABS and Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Ltd. (MOL) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to collaborate on up to 14 new gas carriers. The agreement covers seven newbuild Very Large Ethane Carriers (VLEC) and up to seven newbuild LNG carriers designed to carry gas from the US to China and ...
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NewsHydrogen: no pressure, no chill
When International Chamber of Shipping chair Espen Poulsson recently underlined that we “cannot achieve the 2050 GHG reduction target using fossil fuels”, he also made it clear that the hunt is on zero CO2 technologies “which can be readily applied to international shipping, especially in deep sea trades”.
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First Nidec-brand battery system
Nidec ASI has launched its first Nidec-brand battery system designed for large and medium-sized zero-emission vessel propulsion systems.
