UK-based HVDC cable company XLCC has completed model testing on its new cable laying vessel (CLV) that was announced last year and which will be deployed in the renewable energy sector. Source: XLCC The vessel will feature battery energy storage systems and shore power to reduce fuel consumption and has
Ricardo, a strategic, environmental and engineering consulting company, is working with the Sustainable Hydrogen Powered Shipping (sHYpS) consortium to design and develop hydrogen fuel cell propulsion technologies to power the next generation of zero-emissions passenger ships. Courtesy of Ricardo According to Ricardo, the project involving 13 partners in six European
Egypt has made a step towards establishing the country’s first green methanol production project which will include investments of about $450 million and produce 40,000 tons of green methanol per year. Courtesy of Egypt’s Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources The joint development agreement for this project was signed on
Germany will almost halve planned capacity for liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminals in the Baltic Sea, Reuters reported a government source as saying. Archive; Courtesy of RWE Two floating LNG terminals are to be sited at Mukran off the Rügen coast with an annual capacity of around 10 billion cubic
Swiss marine power company WinGD said that its dual-fuel X-DF2.0 engines will power two newly delivered car carriers for Japanese ship owner NYK Line. Image credit: NYK Line The LNG-hybrid vessels feature emissions reduction technology, energy management, and digital optimisation solutions with the engine at the heart of the energy
Jacksonville Port Authority (Jaxport) has facilitated the move of dozens of liquefied natural gas (LNG) storage tanks, owned by LNG supplier Eagle LNG Partners, through the port’s Blount Island Marine Terminal. Courtesy of Jaxport According to Eagle LNG, half of the tanks will be used to temporarily increase storage at
French ferry operator Corsica Linea has awarded a ten-year Guaranteed Asset Performance (GAP) agreement to technology group Wärtsilä to ensure optimal performance of power systems onboard its new LNG-fueled RoPax vessel. A Galeotta. Courtesy of Corsica Linea The 206-metre-long ship named A Galeotta was built at the Visentini yard in
The Philippines and Indonesia, which are home to just under 21% of the world’s crew members, are taking action to support their seafarers in developing modern skill sets as shipping decarbonizes. Seafarers/Illustration; Image by Offshore Energy With 252,392 of the world’s seafarers, 13.3% of global crew members, calling the Philippines home,
According to a new study “Global Hydrogen Market Forecast to 2050,” published by Rethink Energy, the energy intelligence arm of Rethink Technology Research, the emergence of a global hydrogen marketplace of about six times the current market size now looks inevitable. In the study, Rethink predicted that in 2050 the
Cheniere Marketing International, a subsidiary of LNG producer and exporter Cheniere Energy, has signed a long-term LNG sale and purchase agreement (SPA) with the energy company Korea Southern Power (KOSPO). Illustration; Archive; Courtesy of Cheniere Under the SPA, KOSPO agreed to purchase approximately 0.4 million tonnes per annum (MTPA) of
An initiative of Germany’s natural gas industry Zukunft Gas, BDEW Federal Association of Energy and Water Industries and the DVGW German Technical and Scientific Association for Gas and Water have presented the “New Gases Transformation Path,” a plan for how the gas industry will become a hydrogen economy. Courtesy of
