Tag: CO2

Many of the climate changes observed on Earth are unprecedented in thousands of years, and some of the changes already set in motion—such as continued sea level rise—are irreversible over hundreds to thousands of years, according to the latest IPCC Report.

“Blue” hydrogen may harm the climate more than burning fossil fuel, says a new study by Cornell and Stanford University, at a time when this fuel is being lauded by many as a clean, green energy solution to help reduce global warming. 

Carbon recycled methane produced by methanation technology can be recognized as zero-emission ship fuel, according to a technical paper by Japan's Ship Carbon Recycling Working Group.

Petroleum company PetroChina International Co. Ltd. received its first carbon-neutral LNG cargo at Dalian port of China, after signing the industry’s first term contract for carbon-neutral LNG supply with oil major Shell.

During the last month, Stena Line has deployed its AI solution to another two vessels with the aim to reduce fuel consumption and CO2 emissions by 5%, making a total of seven vessels in Germany and the Baltic Sea.

In line with increased shipping decarbonization efforts, Swedish manufacturer Alfa Laval and Japan’s National Maritime Research Institute (NMRI) realized successful testing of onboard carbon capture and storage (CCS) using an exhaust gas cleaning system.

Danish shipping giant A.P. Moller - Maersk announced the signing of a fully carbon-neutral maritime transport agreement with fashion brand BESTSELLER, under which the company's products will be transferred using a carbon-neutral biofuel. 

K Line, Nippon Gas Line and Ochanomizu University will participate in a New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization project.

Japanese shipping company MOL announced launch of research and development (R&D) to complete the basic design of a large-scale liquefied CO2 carrier.

The IMO MEPC 76 adopted a short-term annual ship CO2 intensity reduction target aimed at meeting the target set in the Initial GHG Strategy – to reduce carbon intensity of all ships by 40% by 2030, compared to 2008. These will be mandatory measures under MARPOL Annex VI.