Tag: energy efficiency

Dr. Amory Lovins talks about the energy-efficient technologies which will be implemented on the Peace Boat Ecoship project, and shares his hopes for the future of the ‘energy revolution.

The Port of Amsterdam has announced that is contributing to the growing momentum behind the energy transition. As well as accommodating activities that help boost the sustainable and circular economies and creating more physical space, the Port is also investing in new cargo flows and industry.

The Port of Aalborg announced that it achieved to be the first CO2-neutral port in Denmark, along with being among the few CO2-neutral ports in the world. Since 2010, the Port adopted a series of initiatives that resulted in energy savings and reductions in CO2 emissions and it chose to become certified in accordance with the international standard of environmental management.

Total, multinational oil and gas company, announced that has started up production from the Moho Nord deep offshore project, located 75 kilometers offshore Pointe-Noire, in the Republic of the Congo. Operated by the Group, the project has a production capacity of 100,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day.

Ince & Co, international commercial law firm, issued an infographic to highlight some of the key regulatory amendments, which concern the environment and will come into effect in shipping industry, in the coming years.

BPO announced that, during the Green InfraPort project held on 7.3.2017, the topics discussed included energy management in ports and terminals, on-shore power supply, port reception facilities and small-scale LNG infrastructure development.

ABB announced that launched ABB Ability, its portfolio of digital solutions. ABB Ability aims to create solutions and services that solve business problems and produce tangible business opportunities. The digital offerings include performance management solutions for asset-intensive industries, control systems for process industries and others.

TenneT of Netherlands, Energinet of Denmark and TenneT TSO of Germany will sign an trilateral agreement in Brussels, on 23 March 2017, that will press ahead on developing a large renewable European electricity system in the North Sea. The companies aim to make the energy transition both feasible and affordable and central to the plan is the construction of one or more islands.

Indian Minister of State Petroleum & Natural Gas met the newly appointed US Energy Secretary, in Washington, on March 8 and discussed energy cooperation between India and the US.

IMO announced that a new centre, tasked with promoting technologies to navigate shipping into a low-carbon future, has been launched at the University of Trinidad and Tobago, on March 8. The centre will cater to the needs of the Caribbean region under the Global Maritime Technology Cooperation Centre Network, a project funded by EU and run by IMO.