After receiving project applications for the construction of LNG terminals in Latvia, the country’s ministries are to order an in-depth risk assessment for two LNG terminal projects. Illustration only; Courtesy of Skulte LNG Terminal On 19 April 2022, Latvia’s Cabinet of Ministers decided that an LNG terminal project should be
Classification society Bureau Veritas (BV) has delivered approval in principle (AiP) to Japanese shipbuilder Mitsubishi Shipbuilding – part of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) Group – for a spherical cargo tank system for liquefied CO2 (LCO2) carriers. Courtesy of Mitsubishi Shipbuilding/BV The ceremony took place at Posidonia 2022, the international shipping
American hydrogen company Plug Power will build a 35-tonnes-per-day green hydrogen generation plant at Port of Antwerp-Bruges in Belgium. Illustration only; Courtesy of Port of Antwerp-Bruges Plug signed a 30-year concession agreement to build the plant at the Belgian port, the second largest in Europe. The company plans to build
As decarbonisation initiatives make inroads in the energy sector, the U.S.-based energy giant, Chevron, has joined forces with JSC National Company (NC) KazMunayGas (KMG), a firm representing Kazakhstan’s interests in the national oil and gas industry, to collaborate on evaluating, investigating, and pursuing lower carbon opportunities in the country. Chevron Corporation informed
Classification society DNV has granted approval in principle (AiP) to Swiss-Norwegian climate tech startup Daphne Technology (DT) for the onboard installation of its methane abatement technology, SlipPure. Courtesy of Daphne Technology The AiP was presented to Daphne Technology at the Posidonia trade fair in Athens on 7 June. Daphne Technology’s
Classification society DNV has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Greek ferry company Saronic Ferries to enable the development of an electric ferry for local deployment in Greece. Courtesy of DNV The MOU was signed during the Posidonia 2022 trade fair being held in Athens from 6 to 10
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has announced the opening of the 2.6 million prize that help meet the DOE Hydrogen Shot goal of $1 per kilogram of clean hydrogen. Illustration only; Courtesy of DoE On 6 June, the department said it is opening the Hydrogen Shot Incubator Prize to foster innovative
Korean shipyard Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries (HSHI) has ordered the fuel tank design of a new LNG carrier from French LNG containment specialist GTT. Illustration; Courtesy of Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries is building this new LNG carrier (LNGC) on behalf of an Asian ship owner. The
A next-generation ultra-large liquefied carbon dioxide (LCO2) carrier is to be developed in a groundbreaking project between classification society ABS, shipbuilder Hyundai Heavy Industries Group (HHI), and maritime registry Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) Maritime Administrator. The 74,000 cbm design – presently the world’s largest LCO2 capacity – builds
Four environmental groups are starting legal action to end support for 30 EU-backed gas projects with a total cost of about €13 billion (nearly $14 billion). TEN-E action in September 2021; Photo (c) Friends of the Earth Europe/Philip Reynaers (CC BY-NC-SA 2.0) ClientEarth, Friends of the Earth Europe, Food &