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
LNG exports from the three liquefaction plants located on Curtis Island off Gladstone reached 1.82 million tons during March 2020. Gladstone Ports Corporation shows the three liquefaction plants exported a total of 28 cargoes. Compared to February 2020 this is a 2 percent increase. Gladstone LNG plants exported a total
Annova LNG received the air quality permit by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. The commission considered the application by Annova LNG during an online meeting, granting an air quality permit for the project. Additionally, TCEQ considered rehearing requests filed by the project opponents. However, the commission turned down all
Peruvian liquefied natural gas (LNG) facility in Pampa Melchorita saw an increase in volumes exported during the month of March. According to the data provided by the state-owned Perupetro, a total of five cargoes departed the facility during the month. The vessels lifted a total of 809,192 cubic meters of
Russia’s largest independent natural gas producer Novatek boosted its production in the first quarter of this year while the company’s sales decreased. Yamal LNG project (Image courtesy of Novatek) Novatek said Thursday that natural gas production rose by 2.2 percent year on year to 19.1 billion cubic metres. The Russian
China’s Sinopec started constructing additional storage tanks at its liquefied natural gas import terminal in Tianjin. The construction of five 220,000 cubic metres LNG storage tanks is a part of the second expansion phase of Sinopec’s Tianjin terminal. The expansion also includes an additional jetty for LNG carriers. Once finished
The European Union member states paid about 16.2 billion euros for the 108 billion cubic meters of liquefied natural gas they imported last year, according to the Commission’s latest gas market report. Last year’s LNG imports increased by a record 48 billion cubic meters or by 75 per cent when