Environment, Mariner and Pollution

Toshiba’s SCiB Li-ion battery system Japan’s first recognized compliant with ClassNK guidline for marine vessels

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APRIL 4, 2020

At a time when pollution regulations are increasingly focused on the emissions ships generate, the SCiB will contribute to the protection of the marine and global environments.

Mariner

Mariner Li-ion Lithium Ion Batteries

MIT study says combustion emissions cause ~200,000 premature deaths/year in US; vehicles and power generation top sources

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AUGUST 29, 2013

Annual average concentrations of fine particulates from US sources of combustion emissions from (a) electric power generation; (b) industry; (c) commercial and residential sources; (d) road transportation; (e) marine transportation; (f) rail transportation; (g) sum of all combustion sources; (h) all sources. Source: MIT. Click to enlarge.

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MIT Emissions Ozone Powered

EPA, US Coast Guard to enforce air pollution requirements for vessels operating in US waters

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JUNE 27, 2011

Coast Guard (USCG) will jointly enforce US and international air pollution requirements for vessels operating in US waters. The large marine diesel engines that provide propulsion and auxiliary power on many ocean-going vessels emit significant amounts of pollution. Earlier post.). million tons per year.

Pollution

Pollution EPA Water Mariner

USC study shows promising potential for giant-kelp-based biofuel with depth-cycling approach

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MARCH 3, 2021

The National Research Council has indicated that generating biofuels from feedstocks such as corn and soybeans can increase water pollution. Farmers use pesticides and fertilizers on the crops that can end up polluting streams, rivers and lakes. —Brian Wilcox, co-founder and chief engineer of Marine BioEnergy.

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Mariner Water Utah Federal Grant

MIT study: half of US deaths related to air pollution are linked to out-of-state emissions

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FEBRUARY 15, 2020

The study focuses on the period between 2005 and 2018 and tracks combustion emissions of various polluting compounds from various sectors, looking at every state in the contiguous United States, from season to season and year to year. Scientists have long known that pollution observes no boundaries, one of the prime examples being acid rain.

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MIT Pollution Emissions 2005

PSI team develops web tool for consumers to compare environmental impact of passenger cars in detail

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MAY 17, 2020

Eutrophication of non-marine aquatic environments [kg N-eq.]. Eutrophication of non-marine aquatic environments [kg P-eq.]. Land occupation in an urban environment [m 2 / year]. Toxicity of marine aquatic environments [kg 1,4-DC-eq.]. Toxicity of non-marine aquatic environments [kg 1,4-DC-eq.].

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Mariner Climate Change DC Cars

Study finds twice as many cellulose fibers as microplastics in the Atlantic Ocean

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APRIL 4, 2022

A study by three French institutes—Ifremer, the University of Bordeaux and the IRD (a public research institution)—has found that the surface water of the Atlantic Ocean is twice as polluted by cellulose fibers as it is by microplastics. There’s a pile of information doing the rounds about the pollution of the oceans.

Pollution

Pollution Water Iceland Mariner

T&E study finds cruise ships emitting 10x more SOx in Europe port cities than all Europe’s 260M cars

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JUNE 9, 2019

An in-house study by environmental NGO Transport & Environment (T&E) has found that the luxury cruise brands owned by Carnival Corporation & PLC emitted in 2017 in European seas alone 10 times more SO x than all of Europe’s 260+ million passenger vehicles. million passenger vehicles in a year.

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Researchers present new explanation for the long-range transport of PAH pollutants

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NOVEMBER 17, 2012

When airborne particles (green) form before PAHs adhere, both the pollutants and particles dissipate quickly, as shown in the top row. But when the particles form in the presence of pollutants, which is what likely happens in nature, the longer-lasting particles enable the long-range transport of the pollutants (bottom).

Pollution

Pollution Transportation Range Escape

Fujitsu verifies AI technology for predicting vessel collision risks in marine traffic control

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APRIL 16, 2020

The trial in Japan marine traffic control was conducted from December 2019 to March 2020 at the Tokyo Wan Vessel Traffic Service Center, which offers navigation support services, under an outsourcing contract with the Japan Coast Guard. Background. The Field Trial.

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Mariner Japan 2019 2020

MARAD to award up to $1.5M for projects for emission reductions from marine vessels

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MAY 9, 2012

The US Maritime Administration’ Office of Environment is soliciting ( DTMA-91-R-2012-0019 ) proposals for up to $1.5

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Mariner Emissions Alternative Fuels Pollution

MAHLE Powertrain leading consortium to develop sustainable propulsion solutions for retrofit to high-performance marine vessels; MJI for hydrogen

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JANUARY 26, 2023

MAHLE Powertrain is leading a project to develop sustainable propulsion solutions to retrofit to high-performance marine vessels where battery and other electrified technologies may not prove practical. Fuel for our lifeboats, rescue watercraft and logistics vehicles account for around 57% of our total energy use.

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Mariner Hydrogen Cleaning Clean

International study finds air pollution leads to millions of hospital visits for asthma attacks worldwide

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OCTOBER 28, 2018

Air pollution—specifically PM 2.5 , ozone and NO 2 —could be to blame for up to 33 million emergency asthma attack visits to hospital a year, according to a new open-access study published in the journal Environmental Health Perspectives. Approximately 95% of the world’s population lives in places with unsafe air.

Pollution

Pollution Ozone International Environment

Algae species shows promise in reducing power plant pollution and making biofuel

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JULY 2, 2013

The algae, found worldwide in the natural environment, also make large amounts of carbohydrates, which can be converted into bioethanol to fuel vehicles. The findings could have industrial applications as a cost-effective way to cut greenhouse gas pollution when paired with biofuel production.

Pollution

Pollution Delaware Powered Power

Honda establishes Marine Science Foundation

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FEBRUARY 8, 2017

Inspired by the Japanese concept of sato-umi —the convergence of land and sea where human and marine life can harmoniously coexist—Honda has established the Honda Marine Science Foundation , a new initiative to address marine ecosystem restoration and the impact of humans and climate change on oceans and intertidal areas.

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Mariner Honda Long Beach Climate Change

California Air Resources Board To Award Up to $1M for Hybridization of Existing Marine Vessel

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APRIL 20, 2010

The California Air Resources Board (ARB) is soliciting a project for the hybridization of an existing marine vessel for an award of up to $1,000,000. The solicitation covers the use of hybrid technology to repower an existing marine vessel in California. Tags: Conversions Hybrids Ports and Marine.

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Mariner California Hybrid Los Angeles

Clearing up ocean pollution with mechanical devices may harm marine life

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OCTOBER 13, 2022

Collecting ocean pollution with mechanical devices may not be as effective as manual clearing and may even harm marine environments. The post Clearing up ocean pollution with mechanical devices may harm marine life appeared first on Innovation News Network.

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Mariner Pollution Environment

Federal-Mogul marine piston ring technology reduces oil consumption and pollution from two-stroke diesels

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NOVEMBER 25, 2015

Federal-Mogul Powertrain, a division of Federal-Mogul Holdings Corporation, has developed a new piston ring for two-stroke diesel engines that reduces oil consumption and marine pollution by allowing the quantity of lubricant used to be greatly reduced. —Richard Mittler.

Mariner

Mariner Oil Pollution Diesel

Marine pollution potentially mitigated by kelp farms

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JANUARY 19, 2023

Discover how implementing kelp farms may be an effective strategy for combatting the growing problem of marine pollution. The post Marine pollution potentially mitigated by kelp farms appeared first on Innovation News Network.

Mariner

Mariner Pollution Environment

Study Finds Biodiesel Easily Susceptible to Anaerobic Biodegradation, With Resulting Accelerated Biocorrosion of Metal

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MAY 6, 2010

In a fuel environment, anaerobic conditions prevail whenever heterotrophic microbial respiration consumes oxygen at a rate that exceeds diffusion. The corrosion of pipelines, tanks, storage units, and associated equipment increases the risk of the release of hazardous materials to the environment, with concomitant pollution issues.

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Mariner Oil Oklahoma Environment

US Maritime Administration to fund projects on reducing emissions from marine vessels, study on LNG bunkering

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JUNE 15, 2013

The second ( DTMA-91-R-2013-0009 ) will award up to $500,000 for a comprehensive study on the issues associated with the bunkering (supplying a ship with fuel) of LNG for marine vessels. Of particular interest to MARAD is the use of natural gas (LNG or CNG) as a marine propulsion fuel. Infrastructure LNG Natural Gas Ports and Marine'

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Mariner Emissions Alternative Fuels Gas

Wärtsilä to deliver world’s first hybrid retrofit for short-sea shipping vessel

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FEBRUARY 9, 2019

The battery capacity will be sufficient to sail in and out of harbor on electric power for approximately 30 minutes, which will effectively reduce noise and pollution levels in the vicinity of the harbor. It marks a new frontier in marine hybrid propulsion.

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Hybrid Mariner Norway Energy Storage

ZeroAvia secures £12.3M UK Government grant to bring 19-seat hydrogen-electric aviation powertrain to market; HyFlyer II

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DECEMBER 21, 2020

To accomplish this, ZeroAvia will collaborate with two partners, the European Marine Energy Centre and Aeristech. ZeroAvia predicts its hydrogen-electric powertrain will have lower operating costs than its jet-fueled competition due to lower fuel and maintenance costs, in addition to reducing the air pollution today’s aircraft emit. ?.

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Grant Hydrogen Market Mariner

IMO environment meeting adopts mandatory energy efficiency measures for international shipping; first mandatory global GHG reduction regime for an international industry sector

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JULY 16, 2011

Mandatory measures to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases (GHGs) from international shipping were adopted by Parties to MARPOL Annex VI represented in the Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) of the International Maritime Organization ( IMO ), when it met for its 62 nd session from 11 to 15 July 2011 at IMO Headquarters in London.

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International Environment Global Industry

IMO sub-committee moving forward on prohibiting carriage of high-sulfur fuel oil

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FEBRUARY 10, 2018

The International Maritime Organization (IMO) Sub-Committee on Pollution Prevention and Response (PPR) has agreed to move forward with a prohibition on the carriage of high-sulfur fuel oil for use on board ships, when that fuel oil is not compliant with a new low-sulfur limit which comes into force from 2020. of MARPOL Annex VI.

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Oil Fuel Pollution Mariner

ICCT study examines current & projected use of heavy fuel oil in Arctic shipping; growth in BC emissions points to need for policies

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MAY 8, 2017

A new study by the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) estimates heavy fuel oil (HFO) use, HFO carriage, the use and carriage of other fuels, black carbon (BC) emissions, and emissions of other air and climate pollutants for the year 2015, with projections to 2020 and 2025. —Comer et al.

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Oil Panama Emissions Fuel

Bloom Energy and Samsung Heavy Industries team up to build ships powered by solid oxide fuel cells running on natural gas

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2019

At a ceremony in the SHI Geoje shipyard, Samsung Heavy Industries announced they have received Approval in Principle from DNV GL, the internationally accredited marine shipping registrar and classification society, in collaboration with Bloom Energy to proceed with a fuel cell-powered ship design for Aframax crude oil tankers (COTs).

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Gas Industry Industrial Mariner

Study: marine cyanobacteria produce 100s of millions of tonnes of hydrocarbons annually

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OCTOBER 6, 2015

An international team of researchers, led by the University of Cambridge, has estimated that photosynthetic marine cyanobacteria annually produce hundreds of millions of tonnes of hydrocarbons in the oceans. Oil spills cause widespread damage, but some parts of the marine environment recover faster than others.

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Mariner Oil MIT Environment

Thordon Bearings Retrofitting Ocean-Going Vessels With Seawater-Lubricated Propeller Shaft Bearings To Reduce Stern-Tube Oil Pollution; Annual Leaks Estimated at About 2x Exxon Valdez Spill

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OCTOBER 29, 2009

At last week’s Ocean Innovation 2009 conference in Victoria, British Columbia, Craig Carter, Director of Marketing and Customer Service at Thordon Bearings detailed the company’s progress in the retrofitting of large ocean-going vessels with seawater-lubricated propeller shaft bearings to reduce waterborne pollution.

Oil

Oil Pollution Water 2009

Toyota moves closer to production with next-generation fuel cell technology for heavy-duty trucks; new Mirai system

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DECEMBER 11, 2020

Reducing airborne pollution at the Ports of L.A. These new prototypes not only use production-intent hardware, they will also allow us to start looking beyond drayage into broader applications of this proven technology. —Andrew Lund, chief engineer, Toyota Motor North America Research and Development.

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Los Angeles Kenworth Long Beach Toyota

Marine Ecosystems Capture Carbon Emissions Equal to Near 50% of Emissions of Global Transport; UN Agencies Propose Blue Carbon Fund for Their Support

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OCTOBER 16, 2009

The report estimates that carbon emissions equal to half the annual emissions of the global transport sector are being captured and stored by marine ecosystems such as mangroves, salt marshes and seagrasses. Marine-living organisms range from plankton and bacteria to seagrasses, saltmarsh plants and mangrove forests. Click to enlarge.

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Mariner Carbon Emissions Climate Change

Oleophobic hydrophobic magnetic sponge selectively soaks up oil, sparing water and wildlife

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MAY 29, 2020

With an ability to absorb more than 30 times its weight in oil, the sponge could be used to clean up oil spills inexpensively and efficiently without harming marine life. Oil spill clean-up is an expensive and complicated process that often harms marine life and further damages the environment. —Vikas Nandwana.

Water

Water Oil Mariner Pollution

RIKEN team taking holistic biology approach to develop more efficient methods for producing biofuels; protists in termite guts and marine algae

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MAY 16, 2011

The team then moved termites from an environment where they are raised on wood to an environment where they are raised only on cellulose; the researchers found an increase in the amount of glucose produced by protists. Producing fuels from marine algae. As a result, says Moriya, they produce oil for buoyancy.

Mariner

Mariner Oil Japan Environment

Hard Plastics Decomposing in Oceans, Releasing Endocrine Disruptor BPA

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MARCH 24, 2010

We were quite surprised to find that polycarbonate plastic biodegrades in the environment. This finding challenges the wide public belief that hard plastics remain unchanged in the environment for decades or centuries. Biodegradation, of course, releases BPA to the environment. Katsuhiko Saido. parts per million (ppm) to 50 ppm.

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San Francisco Mariner Waste Hawaii

Marine Scientists Issue Monaco Declaration Calling for Immediate Action to Reduce Ocean Acidification

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JANUARY 30, 2009

Red areas are those where waters are under-saturated in aragonite and so hostile to shell formation by marine organisms, with darker color indicating greater under-saturation. James Orr, Marine Environment Laboratories (MEL-IAEA) and chairman of the symposium. Source: ACECRC. Click to enlarge.

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Monaco Mariner Climate Change Montenegro

EPA researcher calls for development of evaluation methodologies and tools to understand positive and negative impacts of algae industry

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JUNE 22, 2012

Menetrez of the US Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) National Risk Management Research Laboratory, Air Pollution Prevention and Control Division. Ultimately, the need to decrease fossil fuel dependence makes it imperative that algae and algae-derived products are safe to humans and the environment. Toxicological impacts.

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EPA Industry Industrial Mariner

Chalmers study finds ship exhaust gas scrubbers responsible for up to 9% of certain hazardous emissions into Baltic Sea

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OCTOBER 24, 2022

The Baltic Sea is one of the most polluted sea areas in the world due to the northerly geographic location, natural hydrographic properties, large catchment area and the semi-enclosed character of the brackish inland sea. Also, the cancer-causing PAHs are difficult to degrade and can spread widely in the environment before breaking down.

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Exhaust Emissions Mariner Gas

California Energy Commission awards Sierra Northern Railway team nearly $4M to demonstrate hydrogen switching locomotive; H2RAM

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MARCH 25, 2021

The California Energy Commission has awarded GTI and Sierra Northern Railway nearly $4,000,000 to fund the design, integration, and demonstration of a hydrogen fuel cell switching locomotive to support the Hydrogen Fuel Cell Demonstrations in Rail and Marine Applications at Ports (H2RAM) initiative.

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Sierra Hydrogen California Energy

Final session on international mercury convention this week expected to culminate in agreement; UNEP Global Mercury Assessment 2013 finds industrial source Hg emissions may be rising

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JANUARY 13, 2013

The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) estimates that 1,960 tonnes of mercury arising from human activities are currently emitted annually into the atmosphere, generated mainly by artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM)—the largest single anthropogenic source globally—and coal- or lignite-fired power plants.

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Mercury Emissions 2013 Global

Maersk Line, Ports of LA & Long Beach in 3-year project to measure air pollution benefits from $125M eco-upgrade; real-time tracking 24x7

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NOVEMBER 10, 2016

This advances our ability to reduce greenhouse gases and other pollutants on a global scale. Lee Kindberg, Director of Environment and Sustainability for Maersk Line. Ships generate the lion’s share of air pollution associated with port activity. This is the equivalent of strapping a Fitbit onto a large container ship.

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Long Beach Los Angeles Pollution Emissions

Sandia-led team designs feasible hydrogen fuel-cell coastal research vessel; implications for large hydrogen-fueled vessels

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JULY 3, 2018

A report released this month shows it is technically and economically feasible to build such a vessel in a manner consistent with marine regulations. and criteria pollutant (smog) emissions were estimated for the Zero-V based on a complete “well-to-waves” (WTW) analysis. To reduce weight, the vessel has to be constructed of aluminum.

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Hydrogen Fuel Design San Francisco

New study finds natural aerosols may contribute more uncertainty than previously thought to how climate responds to anthropogenic GHG emission

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NOVEMBER 7, 2013

The team showed that the effect of aerosols on the climate since industrialisation depends strongly on what the atmosphere was like before pollution, when aerosols were produced only from natural emissions. The finding could further complicate attempts to model climate change. —Carslaw et al. —Professor Carslaw. Resources.

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Climate Emissions Climate Change Pollution

Valence Signs Multi-Year Li-ion Supply Agreement with Bénéteau Group for Hybrid Vessels

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FEBRUARY 18, 2010

Under the multi-year agreement, Valence Technology will serve as the exclusive battery supplier for all new Bénéteau Group hybrid-electric vessels that incorporate the ZF Marine hybrid drive systems. Valence Technology, Inc. Earlier post.). Dieter Gust, Management Board Member, Bénéteau Group.

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Li-ion Supplies Hybrid Mariner

Kawasaki Heavy taps Corvus Energy for batteries for first all-electric tanker

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FEBRUARY 1, 2021

In addition, reduced noise and vibration will create a more comfortable work environment for the crew members and limit noise pollution in the bay and its surroundings. Further, the vessel will make its battery power available to emergency services in the case of a natural disaster in Tokyo.

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All-Electric Energy Batteries Battery

Toshiba’s SCiB Li-ion battery system Japan’s first recognized compliant with ClassNK guidline for marine vessels

MIT study says combustion emissions cause ~200,000 premature deaths/year in US; vehicles and power generation top sources

EPA, US Coast Guard to enforce air pollution requirements for vessels operating in US waters

USC study shows promising potential for giant-kelp-based biofuel with depth-cycling approach

MIT study: half of US deaths related to air pollution are linked to out-of-state emissions

PSI team develops web tool for consumers to compare environmental impact of passenger cars in detail

Study finds twice as many cellulose fibers as microplastics in the Atlantic Ocean

T&E study finds cruise ships emitting 10x more SOx in Europe port cities than all Europe’s 260M cars

Researchers present new explanation for the long-range transport of PAH pollutants

Fujitsu verifies AI technology for predicting vessel collision risks in marine traffic control

MARAD to award up to $1.5M for projects for emission reductions from marine vessels

MAHLE Powertrain leading consortium to develop sustainable propulsion solutions for retrofit to high-performance marine vessels; MJI for hydrogen

International study finds air pollution leads to millions of hospital visits for asthma attacks worldwide

Algae species shows promise in reducing power plant pollution and making biofuel

Honda establishes Marine Science Foundation

California Air Resources Board To Award Up to $1M for Hybridization of Existing Marine Vessel

Clearing up ocean pollution with mechanical devices may harm marine life

Federal-Mogul marine piston ring technology reduces oil consumption and pollution from two-stroke diesels

Marine pollution potentially mitigated by kelp farms

Study Finds Biodiesel Easily Susceptible to Anaerobic Biodegradation, With Resulting Accelerated Biocorrosion of Metal

US Maritime Administration to fund projects on reducing emissions from marine vessels, study on LNG bunkering

Wärtsilä to deliver world’s first hybrid retrofit for short-sea shipping vessel

ZeroAvia secures £12.3M UK Government grant to bring 19-seat hydrogen-electric aviation powertrain to market; HyFlyer II

IMO environment meeting adopts mandatory energy efficiency measures for international shipping; first mandatory global GHG reduction regime for an international industry sector

IMO sub-committee moving forward on prohibiting carriage of high-sulfur fuel oil

ICCT study examines current & projected use of heavy fuel oil in Arctic shipping; growth in BC emissions points to need for policies

Bloom Energy and Samsung Heavy Industries team up to build ships powered by solid oxide fuel cells running on natural gas

Study: marine cyanobacteria produce 100s of millions of tonnes of hydrocarbons annually

Thordon Bearings Retrofitting Ocean-Going Vessels With Seawater-Lubricated Propeller Shaft Bearings To Reduce Stern-Tube Oil Pollution; Annual Leaks Estimated at About 2x Exxon Valdez Spill

Toyota moves closer to production with next-generation fuel cell technology for heavy-duty trucks; new Mirai system

Marine Ecosystems Capture Carbon Emissions Equal to Near 50% of Emissions of Global Transport; UN Agencies Propose Blue Carbon Fund for Their Support

Oleophobic hydrophobic magnetic sponge selectively soaks up oil, sparing water and wildlife

RIKEN team taking holistic biology approach to develop more efficient methods for producing biofuels; protists in termite guts and marine algae

Hard Plastics Decomposing in Oceans, Releasing Endocrine Disruptor BPA

Marine Scientists Issue Monaco Declaration Calling for Immediate Action to Reduce Ocean Acidification

EPA researcher calls for development of evaluation methodologies and tools to understand positive and negative impacts of algae industry

Chalmers study finds ship exhaust gas scrubbers responsible for up to 9% of certain hazardous emissions into Baltic Sea

California Energy Commission awards Sierra Northern Railway team nearly $4M to demonstrate hydrogen switching locomotive; H2RAM

Final session on international mercury convention this week expected to culminate in agreement; UNEP Global Mercury Assessment 2013 finds industrial source Hg emissions may be rising

Maersk Line, Ports of LA & Long Beach in 3-year project to measure air pollution benefits from $125M eco-upgrade; real-time tracking 24x7

Sandia-led team designs feasible hydrogen fuel-cell coastal research vessel; implications for large hydrogen-fueled vessels

New study finds natural aerosols may contribute more uncertainty than previously thought to how climate responds to anthropogenic GHG emission

Valence Signs Multi-Year Li-ion Supply Agreement with Bénéteau Group for Hybrid Vessels

Kawasaki Heavy taps Corvus Energy for batteries for first all-electric tanker

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