As part of the Green Deal Industrial Plan, the European Commission (EC) has proposed new initiatives and a set of actions to scale up the manufacturing of clean technologies in the European Union (EU), including renewable hydrogen, carbon capture, and alternative fuel technologies, among others. Courtesy of the European Commission
Lloyd’s Register (LR) has awarded Approval in Principle (AiP) to Rotoboost, a Nordic hydrogen production company, for its pre-combustion Carbon Capture System (CCS) Rotobox. Image credit: Lloyd’s Register Rotobox uses thermocatalytic decomposition process (TCD) onboard marine vessels, where part of the natural gas fuel supply is converted into hydrogen and
Japan’s Marubeni Corporation has launched the first green hydrogen injection demonstration project in the natural gas distribution network of Portugal through its investment in Floene Energias, a gas distribution system operator in Portugal with over 70% of the country’s market share. Courtesy of Marubeni Corporation According to Marubeni, in this
JGC Corporation, in partnership with Hyundai Engineering & Construction (E&C), has secured a front-end engineering design (FEED) and engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) estimation contract for the downstream LNG facilities of the Papua LNG project. Archive. Courtesy of Santos The contract was awarded by ExxonMobil, which holds a 37.1% interest
Norway’s cleantech company TECO 2030 has achieved a prerequisite required to release the NOK 50 million ($4.6 million) grant given to the company by Innovation Norway in October 2021. Courtesy of TECO 2030 Innovation Norway, the Norwegian Government’s instrument for supporting innovation and development of Norwegian enterprises and industry, granted
Infrastructure system operators GASCADE and Fluxys have highlighted the significant advantages of an offshore hydrogen backbone in the North and Baltic Seas in the ‘Specification of a European Offshore Hydrogen Backbone’ study commissioned to the classification society DNV. Illustration only / Archive / Courtesy of DNV According to the companies,
Seven new members have joined the Methane Abatement in Maritime Innovation Initiative (MAMII), launched in September 2022. Image credit MAMII New members of the Methane Abatement in Maritime Innovation Initiative (MAMII) include CoolCo, United Overseas Management, Capital Gas, Celsius Tankers, Global Meridian Holdings, Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, and TMS Cardiff Gas.
American transportation and logistics company Matson has confirmed plans to convert the main engine of its 2019-built container ship Kaimana Hila to run on LNG. Kaimana Hila; Image credit: Matson/MAN Energy Solutions The ship’s engine will be converted from an MAN B&W S90ME-C10.5 unit to a dual-fuel ME-GI unit that can run
Strikes against the French government’s planned pension reform entered a second week on Wednesday, disrupting maintenance at nuclear reactors, hitting liquefied natural gas (LNG) prices, and blocking some shipments from refineries and depots, Reuters news agency reported. Archive / Courtesy of Dunkerque LNG, Fluxys According to Reuters, at least seven