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
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
French energy major TotalEnergies will no longer book proved reserves for the Arctic LNG 2 and will book a $4.1 billion impairment charge on Novatek’s project. Illustration only; Courtesy of TotalEnergies On 22 March 2022, TotalEnergies announced that it had decided to no longer book proved reserves for the Arctic
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
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
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
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German environmental activists on Wednesday turned off several crude oil pipelines at different locations in the country, calling the government to stop all new fossil fuels projects, in particular, offshore drilling in the North Sea. Activist group Letzte Generation (Last Generation) on Wednesday turned off crude oil pipelines in several
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
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