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Höegh Autoliners orders additional four zero-carbon ready car carriers

28 Apr No Comments gregsamuel_e5x9azx4 LNG World News

Norwegian RoRo shipping company Höegh Autoliners has exercised the option for the construction of additional four new multi-fuel and zero-carbon ready Aurora-class vessels, extending the newbuilding program to eight vessels. The four pure and truck carriers (PCTCs) will be built by China Merchants Heavy Industries (CMHI) on the same terms and

JAEA and MHI start H2 production demonstration program

28 Apr No Comments gregsamuel_e5x9azx4 LNG World News

The Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA) and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) have started a demonstration program for hydrogen production using a high-temperature engineering test reactor for CO2 neutrality. HTTR-Hydrogen Production Test Facility The Agency for Natural Resources and Energy, part of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) contracted

ClassNK grants AiP to KHI for large liquefied hydrogen carrier 

28 Apr No Comments gregsamuel_e5x9azx4 LNG World News

Japanese classification society ClassNK has issued an approval in principle (AiP) for a large liquefied hydrogen carrier (LH2 carrier) developed by local shipbuilder Kawasaki Heavy Industries. Right: Tatsuya Motoi, Executive Officer, Kawasaki Heavy IndustriesLeft: Toshiyuki Shigemi, Senior Executive Vice President, ClassNK. Courtesy of ClassNK Hydrogen is expected to be used

Bureau Veritas, Vinssen and EcoLabs join forces to develop hydrogen-fuelled vessels

28 Apr No Comments gregsamuel_e5x9azx4 LNG World News

French classification society Bureau Veritas (BV), South Korean boat manufacturer Vinssen, and the EcoLabs Centre of Innovation for Energy (EcoLabs) at the Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with plans to demonstrate commercialisation of eco-friendly marine propulsion system technology and products in Singapore

MOL Group and Plug team up for green hydrogen production facility in Hungary

28 Apr No Comments gregsamuel_e5x9azx4 LNG World News

Hungarian oil and gas company MOL Group has teamed up with green H2 provider Plug Power to build one of Europe’s largest-capacity green hydrogen production facilities in Hungary. Illustration; Courtesy of MOL Group The facility is located at MOL’s Danube Refinery in Százhalombatta, Hungary. Green hydrogen is to reduce the

EU’s Innovation Fund launches €100M call for innovative low-carbon projects

27 Apr No Comments gregsamuel_e5x9azx4 LNG World News

The European Commission has launched a call for small-scale projects focusing on innovative technologies in renewable energy, heavy industry, energy storage, and carbon capture as part of its Innovation Fund. Illustration/Tocardo’s tidal turbine array (Courtesy of Tocardo) The Commission has set aside €100 million to help drive emissions reductions and

Greenstat and Everfuel to jointly develop Hydrogen Hub Agder in Norway

27 Apr No Comments gregsamuel_e5x9azx4 LNG World News

Danish green hydrogen fuel provider Everfuel and Norwegian energy company Greenstat will in a joint venture establish a hydrogen hub in Norway, called Hydrogen Hub Agder. Illustration Courtesy of Everfuel Following up on the cooperation deal from July 2021, Greenstat and Everfuel say that they are actively pursuing establishing a

Zero-emission Handymax bulker design emerges in Japan

27 Apr No Comments gregsamuel_e5x9azx4 LNG World News

Japanese technology company Eco Marine Power has unveiled details of a new zero-emission Handymax bulker design that incorporates renewable energy solutions, electric propulsion and fuel cells. Known as the Aquarius Eco Handymax II, the ship design concept is a part of an ongoing zero-emission ship design project. It encompasses energy-saving

World’s first pure battery tanker completes inaugural bunkering op

27 Apr No Comments gregsamuel_e5x9azx4 LNG World News

On April 26, Asahi, the world’s first pure battery tanker to operate completely on electricity, supplied the car carrier Victorious Ace with fuel at the Daikoku Pier C-1 Wharf in Yokohama, Japanese shipping major Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) said. Courtesy of MOL This marked a celebratory moment as it represented

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