Scotland’s Port of Cromarty Firth has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (Mou) with Norwegian firm Gen2 Energy to import green hydrogen from Norway into the UK. Courtesy of Port of Cromarty Firth The port will become the UK transhipment hub for Gen2 Energy’s hydrogen, produced from Norway’s surplus renewable energy,
South Korean shipbuilding giant Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering Co. (KSOE) has secured several contracts for the construction of a total of six vessels. The orders have a combined value of KRW 348 billion (about $308.5 million), the shipbuilder said today. Under the first deal, Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries (HSHI),
Japanese energy giant Jera and IHI Corporation have been green-lighted to start a demonstration project related to ammonia co-firing at a large-scale commercial coal-fired power plant. Courtesy of JERA Ammonia enables efficient, low-cost transport and storage of hydrogen, and it can also be used directly as a fuel in thermal
Japanese energy company INPEX today signed an agreement with the Future Energy Exports Cooperative Research Centre (FEnEx CRC) to study efficiency of LNG production value chains. Courtesy of Inpex The pair will research and develop new technologies that will lower the cost and carbon emissions of energy production in Australia.
Japanese shipping company MOL Co. revealed plans to buy a new Panamax type bulk carrier intended for transporting woody biomass as energy as its main cargo for domestic electric power companies. The vessel will meet the Energy Efficiency Design Index (EEDI) Phase 3 that will enter into force from 2025.
Croatia’s first liquefied natural gas (LNG) import terminal, located on the island of Krk has completed its first small-scale reloading operation. Courtesy of LNG Croatia The project noted that the liquefied natural gas was reloaded from the FSRU LNG Croatia to Avenir LNG’s bunkering vessel the 7,500-cbm Avenir Accolade. Following
Several new energy transition developments in the offshore energy and maritime sectors have made headlines this week, contributing to the global 2050 net-zero targets and – at least to some extent – to the ambitious path that International Energy Agency (IEA) mapped in its latest report. Climate pledges by governments
HaiSea Marine (HM), a joint venture partnership between the Haisla First Nation and Seaspan ULC, has announced the official start of its battery-powered and low emissions tugboat build program. Once delivered in 2023, the new fleet is expected to be “among the greenest tugboat fleets in the world” and will
Taiwanese company Asia Cement Corporation has completed a full shore power project for cement vessels in an effort to reduce the impact on the sea, the ecology and the environment. Asia Cement pionnered in introducing environmental friendly harbor with largest shore power supply system The two-phase shore power project was
Australia’s Woodside, Japanese IHI, and Marubeni have signed an agreement to investigate the production and export of green ammonia produced from hydrogen in Tasmania. Courtesy of Woodside Produced from green hydrogen, green ammonia is a zero-emission fuel that can be used to decarbonise coal-fired power production, among other applications. The