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Rio Tinto and bp to work together on one-year trial of B30 marine biofuel

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Rio Tinto and bp have agreed to work together on a one-year marine biofuel trial to help reduce carbon emissions from Rio Tinto’s marine fleet. The fuel will be trialed on Rio Tinto’s RTM Tasman vessel on a mix of Transatlantic and Atlantic-Pacific routes, in one of the longest-duration marine biofuel trials to date.

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Two Companies Plan to Fuel Cargo Ships With Ammonia

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It is calling for a 40 percent reduction in shipping’s carbon emissions from 2008 levels by 2030. But John Prousalidis, a professor at the National Technical University of Athens’ School of Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering, spoke with IEEE Spectrum to help put the announcement in context. “We We have a long way to go.

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The Case for Nuclear Cargo Ships

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Nearly all of the world’s ship fleet still runs on diesel fuel, with about a quarter of new ships on order being built to run on somewhat lower-carbon alternatives like liquefied natural gas, methanol, or hybrid propulsion. The IMO’s previous goal was a 50 percent reduction by 2050 in comparison with 2008 levels.

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SwRI wins $20M EPA contract for emissions and fuel consumption testing, analytical services

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SwRI can develop test procedures and equipment for regulated and unregulated emissions in light- and heavy-duty vehicles and components as well as marine, railway, aircraft, small engine, and other non-highway propulsion systems. Key areas of support include emissions characterization and technology assessment.

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DOE to Award Up to $85M of Recovery Act Funding for Algal and Drop-in Renewable Hydrocarbon Fuels

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The partnerships are intended to enable cross-fertilization between multiple disciplines and provide the breadth of expertise necessary to develop new technologies to produce biofuels that can be used in today’s fueling infrastructure—e.g., These R&D needs were explored at the 2008 National Algal Biofuels Technology Roadmap Workshop.

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