The goverment of the UK will grant $74.3 million (£60 m) to HySupply competition winners to provide funding for projects to develop innovative low-carbon hydrogen supply solutions. Illustration only; The National Nuclear Laboratory in Cumbria; Courtesy of NNL The UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy revealed in a
Seaspan orders four LNG-fuelled boxships, closes $500M sustainability-linked private placement
Hong Kong-based operator and owner of containerships Seaspan Corporation, part of Atlas Corp., has entered into agreements with an unnamed shipyard to construct four 7,700 TEU dual-fuel liquefied natural gas (LNG) containership newbuilds. Illustration. Image by Navingo As informed, the vessels are anticipated to be delivered in the third and
H2 Industries develops ship concept that converts plastic waste into clean hydrogen
New York-based hydrogen company H2 Industries and naval architecture firm TECHNOLOG Services have developed 3D designs for a concept ship that collects plastic waste and converts it into clean hydrogen. Courtesy of H2 Industries According to an assessment by the UNEP, plastic pollution in oceans continues to grow sharply and
Two Norwegian players to explore the use of hydrogen as ‘fuel for the future’ in maritime sector
Embarking on a journey to bring zero-emissions solutions to the fore, Norway’s vessel owner and operator Golden Energy Offshore Services has teamed up with Gen2 Energy, a compatriot hydrogen company, to explore the use and availability of hydrogen-based fuel in the maritime industry. The two companies have inked a letter
EU sets out plan to tackle double whammy of dependence on Russian fossil fuels and climate crisis
The European Commission (EC) has presented a plan on how the EU can rapidly reduce its dependence on Russian fossil fuels and fast forward the green transition. The European Union’s REPowerEU plan came as a result of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, highlighting the risks involved with being reliant on Russian
Technip Energies launches green hydrogen production package – Video
French engineering and technology company, Technip Energies, and its affiliates, Kanfa and Inocean, have launched the GO.H2TM by T.EN suite of carbon-free solutions for green hydrogen production. This suite of solutions – based on renewable power sources such as wind and solar – is said to be flexible with building
GoodFuels, ITOCHU join forces for sustainable marine biofuel in Asia-Pacific
Dutch marine biofuels supplier GoodFuels and Japanese general trading company ITOCHU Corporation have entered into a partnership agreement to scale sustainable marine biofuel in Singapore, Japan and Asia-Pacific. Under the long-term agreement, signed on 12 May, the two companies will combine their respective expertise to build the market and develop
DEME’s offshore installation vessel Orion in LNG bunkering op
DEME’s new installation vessel Orion has officially joined the fleet and wrapped up a ship-to-ship LNG bunkering operation at DEME’s base in Vlissingen. Courtesy of DEME On 30 April, DEME stated that its offshore installation vessel Orion officially joined its fleet. DEME specifically said this next-generation vessel brings a game-changing
Gasunie and Fluxys team up on North Sea Port hydrogen network
Dutch gas infrastructure firm Gasunie and Belgian LNG terminal operator Fluxys have joined forces for a Dutch-Belgian hydrogen network connection in North Sea Port. Pascal De Buck (CEO Fluxys), Daan Schalck (CEO North Sea Port), and Helmie Botter (manager business development hydrogen Gasunie); Courtesy of Gasunie Gasunie and Fluxys are
Germany: 1st emission-free hybrid push boat christened in Berlin
Germany’s emission-free hydrogen-fueled push boat Elektra has been christened earlier this week, allowing the testing of the vessel to begin. On 16 May, the Governing Mayor of Berlin Franziska Giffey christened Elektra in Berlin’s Westhafen after two years of construction at the Hermann Barthel GmbH shipyard in Derben and the
EU Parliament votes for EU ETS reform to combat climate change
On 17 May 2022, Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) voted in favour of amendments to the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) in the Environment Committee. To incentivise industries to further reduce their emissions and invest in low-carbon technologies, the ETS should be reformed and its scope enlarged, MEPs
Chevron wraps up Wheatstone LNG maintenance
Chevron has completed maintenance work at its Wheatstone LNG facility in Australia, specifically on one of the two LNG processing trains. Courtesy of Chevron In an e-mail statement, a Chevron spokesperson told Offshore Energy that “scheduled maintenance at the Wheatstone natural gas facility has been safely completed.” According to Reuters,