Tag: alternative fuels

Chariot Ltd, an Africa focused transitional energy company, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Port of Rotterdam International,  a global energy hub, in order to establish supply chains and  import green hydrogen and ammonia into the Netherlands and northwest Europe.

Classification society Lloyd’s Register (LR) recently released the Technical Report: NOx from marine diesel engines using biofuels document, sharing industry feedback.

A consortium of shipping stakeholders, coordinated by the technology group Wärtsilä, is working to develop demonstrators for two-stroke and four-stroke marine engines running on ammonia fuel.

As a meeting of the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) Pollution Prevention and Response sub-committee (PPR 9) opened on April 4th, NGOs have called for the IMO to develop a mandatory regulation requiring a switch to distillate or alternative cleaner fuels or methods of propulsion for vessels operating in or near Arctic water.

The international consortium Bornholm Bunker Hub is launching a process to find partners and customers seeking to accelerate decarbonisation and refuel vessels with sustainable fuels.

Germany is currently seeking certain locations for the special floating terminals in order to increase import capacity, as the war in Ukraine has focused attention on liquefied gas (LNG) to replace Russian supplies.

E.ON Group, an operator of energy networks and energy infrastructure in Europe, and Tree Energy Solutions (TES), a Belgian hydrogen company, agreed on a strategic partnership to import green hydrogen at scale into Germany.

H2Carrier, a company based in Norway, and Eurowind Energy, a Danish renewable energy project developer, have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) in order to develop low carbon fuels from wind and solar power.

RINA, the inspection, certification and consulting engineering multinational, and Fincantieri, a shipbuilding company based in Europe, have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to develop synergies in the field of decarbonization, with a focus on alternative fuels, carbon capture and renewable energies in the shipping sector.

TOKYO-Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. announced the completion of a concept study on an ammonia/liquefied CO2 carrier to flexibly meet future demand for transport of liquefied CO2 and ammonia transport with a vessel type that could become the mainstream in this transport field.