BayWa Energy and Volkswagen Group’s logistic unit teamed up to launch the first liquefied natural gas filling station for trucks in the German city of Wolfsburg. The station, located nearby Volkswagen’s world headquarters, will also offer bio-LNG in the second phase of development. BayWa said in a statement it aims
Finnish technology company Wärtsilä, Swedish ferry company Stena Line, and Canadian supplier of methanol Methanex Corporation have marked five years of the successful operation of the methanol-fuelled ferry Stena Germanica. Image Courtesy: Wärtsilä/Stena As explained, this is the first ship in the world to run on methanol as a marine
The Port of Rotterdam is another step closer to becoming a carbon-neutral port in the future, in line with the Paris Climate Agreement objectives. Together with other companies, the port aims to achieve this goal by implementing three steps. These include efficiency & infrastructure, a new energy system and a
GCL Oil & Natural Gas has entered into a framework deal with the Hague-based energy giant Shell to market and trade liquefied natural gas in eastern China. Under the deal, the privately-owned Chinese company and Shell will look into setting up a joint venture in eastern China. The proposed venture
Singapore-based private company LNG-9 has withdrawn from a deal to buy the Australian-listed export project developer LNG Limited. The two companies announced the all-cash takeover bid at the end of February under which LNG Limited shareholders would have received $0.13 in cash per share. However, in the meantime, LNG Limited
South Korean shipbuilding giant Samsung Heavy Industries has received an order to build two liquefied natural gas-powered very large crude carriers. The order worth 253.6 billion Korean won ($209.2 million) was placed by a Bermuda-based ship owner, Samsung said on Tuesday. Samsung did not reveal the name of the company
German giant Volkswagen Group said it will soon have at disposal two LNG-fueled vessels it chartered from Siem Car Carriers. The two LNG-powered ships in Xiamen, China (Image courtesy of Volkswagen) The sister vessels named Siem Confucius and Siem Aristotle during a ceremony at Xiamen Shipbuilding’s yard in China last
Ørsted and ITM Power are working on a design concept to integrate hydrogen electrolysers into offshore wind turbines. The project proposes an electrolyser placed in the turbine tower or very near it, directly electrically connected to the DC link in the turbine, with power flow control and water supplied to
Poland’s Grupa LOTOS signed an agreement with LOTOS Paliwa and Remontowa LNG Systems to build a pilot LNG fueling station in Gdańsk-Osowa. LOTOS expects to start commercial operation at the LNG fueling in mid-2021. Specifically, the facility will enable the refueling of LNG and CNG-powered vehicles. The cryogenic condenser will
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission is temporarily suspending an environmental assessment of a proposal to bring the closed Kenai LNG plant in Alaska back online as an import facility. FERC said on April 8 it would suspend the environmental review for the project until the U.S. Pipeline and Hazardous Materials