Sparc Hydrogen, Forestecue Future Industries’ (FFI) joint venture with Sparc Technologies Limited and the University of Adelaide, has been researching and developing a photocatalytic water splitting process which has the potential to make green hydrogen production cheaper at scale. The photocatalytic water splitting process uses the sun’s radiation and thermal
Marubeni: World’s first ethylene voyage using biofuel completed
Japanese general trading company Marubeni Corporation has conducted a trial voyage on one of its chartered vessels using a marine biofuel blend, from Vlissingen, the Netherlands to Morgan’s Point, Texas, USA. Courtesy of Marubeni “To the best of our knowledge, this is the first biofuel supply to an ethylene carrier
Principle Power wins FEED deal for Dolphyn floating wind-to-hydrogen project
Environmental Resources Management (ERM), the developer of the Dolphyn technology, has awarded a Front-End Engineering Design (FEED) contract to Principle Power for a 10 MW floating wind-to-hydrogen demonstration project in Scotland. The ERM Dolphyn concept employs a modular design integrating electrolysis and a wind turbine on a moored floating semi-submersible
Finland: Hamina LNG terminal kicks off commercial operations
Finnish Hamina LNG terminal has started commercial operations following the cooldown procedure and commissioning tests of the systems and equipment. The Hamina LNG Oy terminal operator is a joint venture between Finnish company Hamina Energy, compatriot technology group Wärtsilä, and Estonian energy company Alexela. Courtesy of Hamina LNG Oy According
GTT nets new tank design order from Samsung Heavy for four LNG carriers
First green hydrogen corridor between Algeciras and Rotterdam in the making
Spanish energy company Cepsa and the Dutch Port of Rotterdam have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to establish the first green hydrogen corridor between southern and northern Europe, ensuring a green hydrogen supply chain between two of Europe’s main ports, Rotterdam and Algeciras. Courtesy of the Port of Rotterdam
ACWA Power and KEPCO forge green hydrogen/ammonia alliance
Saudi developer of green hydrogen projects ACWA Power and South Korean electric utilities provider Korea Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO) have teamed up to develop green hydrogen/ammonia projects to decarbonise KEPCO’s operations. The companies have signed an extensive memorandum of understanding (MoU) that proposes a potential partnership in the development of
Eni starts delivering additional LNG to Italy ahead of winter
Italian oil and gas company Eni has begun providing additional volumes of liquefied natural gas (LNG) to the regasification terminal of Panigaglia, La Spezia, ahead of the 2022-2023 winter. As part of Eni’s plan to strengthen and diversify gas supplies to Italy, the first cargo was delivered on 9 October. Supplies
EC greenlights joint control of German LNG Terminal by KfW and Gasunie
The European Commission has approved the acquisition of joint control of German LNG Terminal GmBH (GLNG) by Germany’s national promotional bank KfW and Nederlandse Gasunie, the Dutch energy network operator. Under the EU Merger Regulation, the Commission concluded that the proposed acquisition would raise no competition concerns, given the absence
e1 Marine and Green Marine to accelerate methanol-fueled newbuilds in Europe
Copenhagen-based Green Marine Engineering has signed a sales agreement with global renewable energy company e1 Marine for its methanol-to-hydrogen reformer technology. As a result, starting from 1 October, 2022, Green Marine Engineering has become e1 Marine’s sales representative in northern Europe. The duo said that the partnership would focus on