The summer holiday season doesn’t seem to be slowing down the activities of the global energy sector. Energy companies are still moving strongly towards a low-carbon and sustainable future, with carbon capture and storage (CCS) and renewables serving as the main topics of the conversation.
Yara Clean Ammonia (YCA), a subsidiary of Norwegian fertilizer company Yara International, and BASF, a German-based chemical producer, are collaborating on a joint study to develop and construct a low-carbon blue ammonia production facility with carbon capture in the U.S. Gulf Coast region. Yara-BASF ammonia plant in Freeport, Texas; Courtesy
The container shipping market is bustling with activity as container shipping giants Maersk, Evergreen, and CMA CGM collectively place orders for up to staggering 44 containerships, valued at over $5 billion. Ever Alot. Courtesy of Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding Evergreen has emerged as the biggest spender with a reported order of twenty-four
Tokyo-based shipping company Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) has won approval in principle (AiP) from classification societies Det Norsk Veritas AS (DNV) and the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) for a liquefied CO2 (LCO2) carrier. Additionally, ABS has granted an AiP for a floating storage and offloading (FSO) unit. Image credit
Provaris Energy, an Australian developer of green hydrogen projects, and its Norwegian counterpart Gen2 Energy have teamed up to develop a large-scale European hydrogen supply chain. Åfjord project in Trøndelag region, Norway. Courtesy of Gen2 Energy With this aim in mind, the parties signed a collaboration agreement to conduct a
Norwegian provider of shortsea RoRo transportation United European Car Carriers (UECC) has bunkered sustainable biofuel on a time-chartered vessel in collaboration with Dutch biofuel provider GoodFuels and vessel owner NYK. Image credit UECC GoodFuels delivered the B30 blend, 470 tonnes of VLSFO and sustainable biofuel, to vehicle carrier m/v Emerald
Danish green hydrogen provider Everfuel has announced that several milestones were attained towards completing the 20 MW HySynergy phase 1 electrolyzer in Fredericia, Denmark. Archive; Courtesy of Everfuel The company said it obtained environmental approval for the hydrogen plant from the Danish Environmental Ministry, and it made progress on finalizing
Japanese shipping company Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) has entered into a lease agreement for three new LNG carriers with Bank of Communications Financial Leasing Co (BOCOM Leasing). Image credit MOL The three 17,400 cbm LNG carriers are under construction at Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding (Group). The lease has been carried out through
Japanese heavyweights Mitsubishi Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. and Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK Line) have secured an Approval in Principle (AiP) for their jointly developed ammonia and liquefied CO2 (LCO2) carrier from ClassNK. The vessel is designed to carry both ammonia and LCO2 safely and economically using the same carrier. The NH3/LCO2
German engine manufacturer MAN Energy Solutions has teamed up with Shell to drive decarbonisation efforts forward by developing low-carbon energy solutions, which will facilitate the transition to net-zero. This encompasses carbon capture, utilisation, and storage (CCUS), green-fuels innovation, and clean energy supply. Dr Uwe Lauber, CEO of MAN Energy Solutions, and