Green ammonia as an energy source has great potential for climate protection, a new study has found. The study, entitled “Ammonia as a marine fuel”, has been commissioned by Nature and Biodiversity Union (NABU), Germany’s largest nature conservation union, in cooperation with Öko-Institut. Ammonia has recently received increasing attention as
A project to produce green hydrogen from renewables in Iceland and export it to the Port of Rotterdam could be technically feasible by 2030, a new study finds. Iceland energy company Landsvirkjun and one of Europe’s largest ports, the Port of Rotterdam, have finalized a pre-feasibility study on exporting green
The Swedish ferry company Stena Line has powered its RoPax ferry Stena Germanica with methanol recycled from residual steel gases, claiming another world first. The ferry traveled from Sweden to Germany this week using fuel dubbed ‘Blue Methanol’. The fuel is recycled from residual steel gases, a by-product of the steel
C-52; Image credit GEV The technology group Wärtsilä has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Global Energy Ventures (GEV) of Australia to cooperate on the inclusion of Wärtsilä propulsion systems in GEV’s compressed hydrogen (C-H2) ships. The cooperation aims at advancing GEV’s Approval in Principle (AiP) application for its
Belgium-based shipping group Exmar has taken delivery of an 88,000 cbm LPG carrier Flanders Innovation from Chinese Jiangnan Shipyard. According to Exmar, the newbuild is the first-ordered and largest dual-fuel LPG carrier in the world. With a deadweight tonnage of 55,100 tons, it features a length of 230 meters and
The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) announced it was conducting research throughout 2021 into how Very Low Sulphur Fuel Oils (VLSFOs) behave if spilled into the Australian marine environment. The purpose of the study is to develop national arrangements, policies and principles for the management of maritime environmental emergencies under
An EU law intended to drive the uptake of clean fuels by ships will actually lock in the use of fossil fuels for decades, Transport & Environment (T&E) said citing a leaked proposal of a law mandating ships to progressively switch to sustainable marine fuels. Specifically, the current draft would lead
Dutch marine biofuels supplier GoodFuels and Norwegian environmental non-profit organisation ZERO have unveiled a new partnership aimed at enhancing sustainability within the maritime fuel supply chain. Under the partnership, the organisations will work together to accelerate the shift to a renewable transport sector, with a special focus on sustainable biofuels
Norwegian hydropower company Statkraft and utility company Skagerak Energi have been chosen as suppliers of green hydrogen to the zero-emission ship planned by HeidelbergCement and Felleskjøpet. “The world’s first hydrogen-powered cargo ship”; Illustration: HeidelbergCement and Felleskjøpet The vessel in question is said to be the world’s first hydrogen-powered cargo ship.