Simply Blue Group and Irving Oil have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to explore opportunities related to the development of an integrated renewable energy hub at the Irving Oil Whitegate Refinery in Ireland. The Whitegate Refinery is the country’s only refinery and a critical part of the country’s energy
MS Medstraum, the world’s first fully electric and zero-emission fast ferry, was named at a ceremony in Stavanger, Norway, on 22 September 2022. Courtesy of Maritime CleanTech The vessel is a result of the TrAM project that received funding from the European Union and that was instigated by Maritime CleanTech,
The global energy sector’s shift from fossil-based systems of energy production to renewable energy sources is proving to be an increasingly challenging goal to attain, especially in the context of current energy security and supply setbacks. However, offshore renewable energies – mainly offshore wind and marine energy – backed up
A case study, conducted by Ocean Harvesting Technologies and Lundin Energy Norway, has shown that wave power could provide significantly more stable power production than offshore wind for the electrification of oil and gas platforms. Concept for Ocean Harvesting’s InfinityWEC (Courtesy of Ocean Harvesting Technologies) According to the case study,
According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) report, weekly LNG exports go up to 21 LNG carriers. Courtesy of Freeport LNG In the latest Short-Term Energy Outlook for the week between 15 and 21 September, EIA reports 21 LNG vessels departed the United States. This is one more than the last
Ten companies have joined the Cargo Owners for Zero Emission Vessels (coZEV) initiative launched by cargo owners that aim to switch all of their ocean freight to vessels powered by zero-carbon fuels by 2040. The latest signatories of the platform include Beiersdorf, Dupont, Electrolux, ETTLI Kaffee, Moose Toys, Ohana Beverage Company, Philips, REI
Cruise company Hurtigruten Norway has launched its first environmentally upgraded battery-hybrid powered ship, MS Richard With. It is the first of seven vessels in the Coastal Express fleet to be upgraded, and now features technology that will significantly reduce both CO2 and Nitrogen oxides (NOx) emissions. Courtesy of Hurtigruten “With
Fure Valo Oslofjorden, Image by Furetank Swedish shipping company Furetank has signed a contract for the construction of two more dual-fuel tankers. The 17,999 dwt tankers have been ordered from China Merchants Jinling Shipyard in Yangzhou, and they are set for delivery in fall 2024 and spring 2025 respectively. The
Industrial gas supplier Air Products plans to start construction of a second hydrogen liquefaction plant in Rotterdam. Courtesy of Air Products This is in addition to the company’s existing liquid hydrogen plant in Botlek, the Netherlands. Once operational in 2025, the new plant is to double Europe’s total current liquid hydrogen capacity. Liquid hydrogen produced
South Korean shipbuilder Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) has received an order for the construction of two liquefied natural gas (LNG) carriers. Courtesy of DSME The contract, worth KRW 595.9 billion (about $425 million), was signed with an undisclosed shipowner from Oceania on 21 September 2022, DSME said in