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GTT receives €4.66M for CO2 capture system design for MerVent 2025
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Feb
As part of the MerVent 2025 project, French LNG containment specialist GTT has received €4.66 million in funding from a French public investment bank Bpifrance for the design of an onboard CO2 capture system and for the development of intelligent operational performance solutions. Illustration / Courtesy of GTT / Zéphyr
Germany should take strategic approach to tendering first offshore green hydrogen production area, industry says
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Feb
German offshore wind and hydrogen industry associations have called on the German government to strategically plan the first offshore green hydrogen production tender so it could be a stepping stone to the fast roll-out of further such projects, bringing large quantities of green hydrogen. In January, Germany’s Federal Maritime and
Construction starts on Seaspan’s 1st LNG bunker vessel at CIMC SOE
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Feb
Chinese shipbuilder CIMC Sinopacific Offshore & Engineering (CIMC SOE) has started construction of the first 7,600-cbm liquefied natural gas (LNG) bunkering vessel for Canadian shipowner Seaspan. The construction started on 2 February, at the Chinese yard. The ship will have a total length of 112.8 meters, a molded breadth of
Blue World Technologies introduces methanol fuel cell-based power generator
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Feb
Danish fuel cell developer and manufacturer Blue World Technologies has launched CellPack™ Stationary, a methanol fuel cell-based power generator. Courtesy of Blue World Technologies According to Blue World, with high efficiency, a continuous power output, a pure methanol fuel system, and IoT-based remote monitoring, the CellPack™ Stationary is an innovative
Offshore wind partners unveil large-scale green hydrogen and e-fuel project in Baltic Sea
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Feb
The Sweden-based company OX2 and the Bank of Åland, who are jointly developing two multi-gigawatt-scale offshore wind farms in Finland, have initiated a feasibility study on Mega Grön Hamn (Mega Green Port), a project involving large-scale production and distribution of hydrogen and e-fuel in Åland. The companies plan to establish
Scale Gas and Knutsen launch first LNG bunker vessel built in Spain
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Feb
Enagás subsidiary Scale Gas and Norwegian vessel operator Knutsen Group have inaugurated the first liquefied natural gas (LNG) bunkering barge Haugesund Knutsen built in Spain. The vessel, chartered by Shell Spain and built by Astilleros Armón Gijón, will operate in the Port of Barcelona and promote the use of LNG
NYK Line receives 1st LNG-powered car carrier from China Merchants
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Feb
Image credit: China Merchants Jinling Shipyard China Merchants Jinling Shipyard (Nanjing) Co. has delivered the first of four LNG-fuelled pure car truck carriers (PCTC) to Japanese shipping major NYK Line. The 7,000-CEU car carrier Jasmine Leader was ordered back in 2021, and it is expected to be assigned for transportation
Equinor and Engie press ahead with H2BE hydrogen project in Belgium
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Feb
Norwegian energy giant Equinor and French utility company Engie have decided to sign a joint development agreement (JDA) to progress their H2BE low-carbon hydrogen project to the next phase. Equinor and Engie first announced their 1 GW H2BE project, which aims to develop the production of low-carbon hydrogen from natural gas
EU’s Green Deal Industrial Plan sets the stage for faster green transition of shipping
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Feb
Illustration/Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission; Image credit: World Economic Forum The European Union has rolled out A Green Deal Industrial Plan for the Net-Zero Age, which is being described as the EU version of the US Inflation Reduction Act. The plan aims to provide a more