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ICCT life-cycle analysis finds no climate benefit in using LNG as marine fuel

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JANUARY 29, 2020

The results of a new analysis by the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) show that, when combined with a trend toward higher methane leakage and combustion slip, there is no climate benefit from using liquefied natural gas (LNG) as a marine fuel—regardless of the engine technology. First, it contains very little sulfur.

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UECC and Goodfuels parther on first use of marine biofuel in the ro-ro segment

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MARCH 7, 2020

Leading short sea ro-ro operator UECC and sustainable marine biofuel pioneer GoodFuels have launched a joint trial of GoodFuels Bio-Fuel Oil (MR1-100 or BFO) on UECC’s ro-ro vessel M/V Autosky. GoodFuels’ BFO is the first residual-fuel-equivalent biofuel, requiring no changes to marine engines.

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ABS grants Alfa Laval the marine industry’s first approval in principle (AIP) for firing boilers with methanol

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DECEMBER 13, 2021

Maritime classification society the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) has granted Alfa Laval the first marine approval for operating boilers on methanol. Marine boilers generate steam for auxiliary machinery for various ship services or, in some cases, for main propulsion. Source: Alfa Laval.

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Volkswagen fueling car carriers with fuel derived from used cooking oil; GoodFuels BFO

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NOVEMBER 27, 2020

Volkswagen Group Logistics will be using certified fuel from vegetable residues for certain new car shipments via marine routes. The fuel is produced from materials such as used oil from restaurants and the food industry. This way, we reuse waste oil in an environmentally compatible way.

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Caterpillar Marine Power Systems introduces Marine Hybrid System

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JULY 15, 2013

The Cat marine hybrid power system uses AKA’s XeroPoint Hybrid system. Caterpillar Marine Power Systems has introduced the the Cat Powered Marine Hybrid System, a complete hybrid propulsion package applicable to all engine platforms. —Michael Braun, Caterpillar Marine Power Systems tug and salvage segment manager.

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Neste introduces co-processed marine fuel in partnership with Nordic Marine Oil; up to 80% GHG emission reduction

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MAY 19, 2022

Together with its partner Nordic Marine Oil, Neste is piloting a new Neste Marine 0.1 Co-processed marine fuel in Scandinavia, a solution helping the maritime sector to reduce the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Neste Marine 0.1 Co-processed is based on Neste Marine 0.1 low-sulfur marine fuel.

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

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MAY 24, 2022

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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Mærsk Group exploring use of lignin-based marine biofuels; CyclOx and B21st

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MARCH 20, 2013

Mærsk Group is currently involved in two projects focused on realizing the marine fuel potential of one of the world’s most abundant and sustainable biomass resources: lignin. For the past 75 years, the shipping companies have used oil, but looking at the next 75 years this is likely to change. Earlier post.). Luijten, C.C.M.,

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Study suggests microbe produces methane from crude oil all by itself

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AUGUST 26, 2019

Crude oil and gas naturally escape from the seabed in many places known as seeps. This microbe, an archaeon named Methanoliparia , transforms the hydrocarbons by a process called alkane disproportionation: it splits the oil into methane (CH 4) and carbon dioxide (CO 2 ). © Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology).

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EPS selects Goodfuels for marine biofuel bunker trial

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OCTOBER 19, 2020

The policy calls for the testing and use of various alternative marine fuels to significantly lower greenhouse gas emissions today. GoodFuels supplied EPS with a residual-fuel equivalent Bio-Fuel Oil (BFO). The BFO is a replacement for low-sulfur fuel oil and/or heavy fuel oil.

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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. The certification is based on Class NK’s “Guidelines for Large-capacity Storage Batteries,” which requires use of a BMU in the system as a safety feature.

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Siemens targeting Li-ion energy storage for marine and offshore oil and gas applications; 6MW system to West Mira rig

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JANUARY 31, 2019

As part of a strategy to continue providing low-emissions solutions for harsh offshore operating environments, Siemens has opened a fully robotized and digitalized plant in Norway that will develop and manufacture energy storage technologies for both marine and offshore oil and gas applications.

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UCSD/Sapphire team shows marine algae can be engineered to perform as well as fresh water algae to produce enzymes and biofuels; removing the constraint of fresh water

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NOVEMBER 27, 2012

have demonstrated for the first time that genetically engineered marine algae can be just as capable as fresh water algae in producing industrially relevant products such as enzymes or biofuels. What our research shows is that we can achieve in marine species exactly what we’ve already done in fresh water species. Earlier post.).

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Sandia researcher calculates likely discharge of 4.9-5.8 million barrels of oil from Deepwater Horizon well

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APRIL 30, 2012

Calculated cumulative and net oil discharged from MC252. Griffiths calculated oil flow rates and cumulative discharge using a physically-based model along with wellhead pressures measured at the blowout preventer (BOP) over the 86-day period following the Deepwater Horizon accident. million barrels. Credit: ACS, Griffiths 2012.

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Samsung Heavy Industries and Bloom Energy sign joint development agreement for SOFC-powered ships

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JUNE 30, 2020

The two companies will work together to realize their vision of clean power for ships and a more sustainable marine shipping industry. In alignment, Bloom Energy has created a dedicated, cross-functional team of engineers to adapt Bloom Energy’s Servers to the unique requirements of the marine environment. SHI LNG carrier.

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

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MAY 29, 2020

A Northwestern Engineering-led team has developed a highly porous smart sponge that selectively soaks up oil in water. 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. —Vikas Nandwana.

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Phillips 66 progressing its conversion of California refinery to renewable fuels

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MAY 4, 2021

The plant will no longer produce fuels from crude oil, but instead will make fuels from used cooking oil, fats, greases and soybean oils. The renewable feedstocks will be primarily delivered across the Marine Terminal. The company will purchase 100% of the soybean oil production. Earlier post.).

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Neste Oil to launch a new, low-sulfur bunker fuel

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MAY 22, 2014

Neste Oil will launch a low-sulfur marine bunker fuel compliant with the requirements of the EU’s Sulphur Directive. The new fuel reduces sulfur, nitrogen and particle emissions in the marine transport significantly. —Olli Vesamo, Neste Oil’s Director, Direct Sales.

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Maersk invests in Vertoro to develop green lignin marine fuels

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OCTOBER 15, 2021

Moller - Maersk, has invested in Vertoro , a Dutch start-up focused on developing liquid lignin technology which can be used as a marine fuel. The output of this plant will be used to develop further marine fuels in partnership with Maersk as well as other applications for the materials and chemicals markets.

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Production of renewable diesel restarted at the expanded part of Neste’s Singapore refinery after operational shutdown

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AUGUST 16, 2023

Co-processed marine fuel to Swedish market. Separately, Neste announced that it and ScanOcean have brought Neste’s co-processed marine fuel enabling lower greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions to the Swedish market. Neste Marine 0.1 In the production of the fuel, crude oil is partly replaced with renewable raw materials.

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ORNL computational study finds 15% bio-oil mixture in two-stroke marine engines can cut NOx 13% with efficiency parity

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APRIL 15, 2022

A team at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) has developed a new computational model of a two-stroke scaled marine engine, with reduced chemical mechanisms for diesel, biodiesel, bio-oil, and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH). This work aims to develop a computational model of a scaled marine engine. —Chuahy et al.

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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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Jumbo and Goodfuels partner to test drop-in Bio-Fuel Oil on offshore decommissioning project

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AUGUST 20, 2019

Leading global heavy lift shipping and offshore transportation and installation contractor Jumbo, and commercial, sustainable marine biofuel company GoodFuels, are partnering to test Goodfuels’ marine Bio-Fuel Oil on an offshore decommissioning project.

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bp and Maersk Tankers carry out successful trials of B30 in two tankers

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DECEMBER 27, 2021

bp and Maersk Tankers, with support from the Danish Maritime Authority, have successfully completed trials using biofuel-blended marine fuel in product tankers, demonstrating that sustainable biofuels can be used as a marine drop-in fuel to help reduce carbon emissions in shipping.

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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. Click to enlarge.

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Neste studying transitioning Porvoo refinery to a renewable & circular site; ending crude oil refining in mid-2030s

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

Building on its capability of proactive transformation, Neste has initiated a strategic study on transitioning its refinery in Porvoo, Finland to non-crude oil refining and into a globally leading renewable and circular solutions site. The refining capacity of crude oil is approximately 10.5 Porvoo refinery. million ton/a.

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Researchers find abundance of oil-eating bacteria in northeast Atlantic

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APRIL 12, 2021

A team of scientists from Heriot-Watt University has found the waters in the Faroe-Shetland Channel (FSC) are teeming with oil-eating bacteria. The FSC is a deepwater sub-Arctic region where the oil and gas industry has been active for the last 40?years. —Angelova et al. Angelina G. 03701-20.

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UBC researchers find life-cycle GHG benefits of LNG in marine shipping only from high-pressure dual-fuel engines in ocean-going vessels

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MAY 20, 2019

A life-cycle assessment of emissions from domestic and imported liquefied natural gas (LNG), and heavy-fuel oil (HFO) for marine shipping by a team from the University of British Columbia has found that only high-pressure dual-fuel (HPDF) engines robustly reduce well-to-wake GHG emissions by 10% compared with their HFO-fueled counterparts.

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NRC report: US Navy, Marines and Coast Guard need to begin now to prepare for effects of climate change in the Arctic

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MARCH 12, 2011

the US Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard—should begin now to strengthen operational capabilities in the Arctic, prepare for more frequent humanitarian missions, and analyze potential vulnerabilities of seaside bases and facilities, says a new report by the National Research Council. Click to enlarge.

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BioMara researchers identify two strains of marine algae with dry-weight oil content >50%

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AUGUST 20, 2015

Researchers in the BioMara (Sustainable Fuels from Marine Biomass) project, report identifying two strains of marine algae— Nannochloropis oceanica and Chlorella vulgaris , which have a dry-weight oil content of more than 50%. —lead author Dr. Stephen Slocombe, Scottish Association for Marine Science (SAMS).

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Eastern Pacific Shipping, OCI & MAN partner to develop methanol & ammonia as marine fuels; retrofits and newbuilds

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MARCH 6, 2021

OCI) and MAN Energy Solutions (MAN) to develop methanol and ammonia as marine fuels to support industry-wide decarbonization and environmental preservation efforts. Also, EPS will construct newbuild vessels with MAN engines powered by the same two alternative marine fuels. OCI intends to charter the first retrofitted vessel from EPS.

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MAN reports successful first running of ammonia two-stroke engine

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JULY 14, 2023

The company reports that the successful combustion was performed on a MAN B&W two-stroke 4T50ME-X type and produced positive results with particularly promising data regarding pilot-oil amount and combustion stability. This marks a major milestone on our road to developing a full-scale two-stroke ammonia marine engine. —Thomas S.

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Obama Administration announces 21M-acre oil and gas lease sale offshore Texas

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APRIL 25, 2013

The US Department of the Interior will offer more than 21 million acres offshore Texas for oil and gas exploration and development in a lease sale that will include all available unleased areas in the Western Gulf of Mexico Planning Area. Lease Sale 233 will include 3,953 blocks, covering about 21.1

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IKEA, CMA CGM & GoodShipping successfully complete 2019 biofuel test program; HFO-equivalent bio-fuel oil

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DECEMBER 5, 2019

Under the trial, sustainable Bio-Fuel Oil was used in a blend with conventional fossil-based marine fuels to power a vessel on a major oceangoing route. Both applications of the Bio-Fuel Oil showed a positive result, thus proving the technical compatibility of sustainable marine biofuels. Earlier post.).

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ACL to begin transporting Canadian crude by inland barge to Gulf Coast for oil sands company MEG Energy

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DECEMBER 23, 2012

American Commercial Lines (ACL) will begin transporting crude oil by barge on the US inland waterways for MEG Energy (US) Inc. MEG Energy), a subsidiary of the Canadian oil sands company MEG Energy Corp. is an integrated marine transportation service company owned by Platinum Equity and operating in the United States Jones Act trades.

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BASF partners with China BlueChemical and Wuhuan Engineering to develop new technology for use of CO2-rich marine gas

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JANUARY 13, 2022

to promote low-carbon development and utilization of marine gas resources. In the Dongfang Industrial Park of Hainan Province, China BlueChemical extracts large quantities of such offshore natural gas (marine gas) from gas fields in the South China Sea. Marine gas, unlike commercial natural gas, contains high concentrations of CO 2.

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Rolls-Royce launches new Bergen B36:45 marine LNG engine; up to 22% lower GHG than diesel

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2018

Rolls-Royce launched its latest in a series of liquefied natural gas (LNG) fueled marine engines at the SMM maritime exhibition in Hamburg. Specific energy consumption is a low 7300kj/kWh mechanical ISO including two engine-driven pumps; specific lubricating oil consumption is less than 0.4g/kWh.

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Doosan to develop Ceres-based SOFC system for ships

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NOVEMBER 16, 2020

Ltd has signed a Memorandum of Understanding for the joint development of a solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) system for marine propulsion and power generation with Navig8, a Singapore-based major shipping company which operates 140 chemical and oil tankers globally. Doosan Fuel Cell Co.,

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Volkswagen Group continues switch to low-emission logistics with order for four more LNG ships

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JULY 15, 2021

On coastal routes, the Group already operates two car carriers with biofuel produced from plant-based residues such as waste oil from the food industry. Exclusive long-term agreements have been signed with shipowners Wallenius Marine and SFL Corporation for the use of the four new car carriers on the North Atlantic route.

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Gevo develops process to convert isobutanol or fusel oils into renewable diesel

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SEPTEMBER 5, 2019

has developed proprietary, breakthrough processes that convert either low-carbon isobutanol or low-value fusel oils—a mixture of alcohols that are byproducts from fermentation processes such as alcohol production—into renewable diesel. Gevo expects this to open yet another door for Gevo products.

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Rice University lab study suggests foam may maximize enhanced oil recovery efforts

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AUGUST 12, 2014

Results of a Rice University laboratory study suggests that using foam may maximize enhanced oil recovery (EOR). Oil resides in formations of rock and sand in small cracks and crevices that have proved devilishly difficult to tap. Drillers pump various substances downhole to loosen and either push or carry oil to the surface.

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BTG and GoodFuels exploring options for joint investment to convert pyrolysis oil to low-carbon fuel for ships

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NOVEMBER 21, 2019

Biomass technology group BTG plans to set up a new high-tech technology company that can convert crude pyrolysis oil into diesel fuel suitable for the shipping sector. It will be the first refinery in the world for an advanced marine biofuel based on pyrolysis oil.

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First orders for MAN G80 dual-fuel methanol engine

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MARCH 10, 2023

The engines, which are capable of operation on green methanol and conventional fuel-oil, represent the first order for the G80 bore size; they will also feature MAN Energy Solutions’ proprietary EGR (Exhaust Gas Recirculation) systems. the major South Korean integrated-logistics company.

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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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ICCT life-cycle analysis finds no climate benefit in using LNG as marine fuel

UECC and Goodfuels parther on first use of marine biofuel in the ro-ro segment

ABS grants Alfa Laval the marine industry’s first approval in principle (AIP) for firing boilers with methanol

Volkswagen fueling car carriers with fuel derived from used cooking oil; GoodFuels BFO

Caterpillar Marine Power Systems introduces Marine Hybrid System

Neste introduces co-processed marine fuel in partnership with Nordic Marine Oil; up to 80% GHG emission reduction

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

Mærsk Group exploring use of lignin-based marine biofuels; CyclOx and B21st

Study suggests microbe produces methane from crude oil all by itself

EPS selects Goodfuels for marine biofuel bunker trial

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

Siemens targeting Li-ion energy storage for marine and offshore oil and gas applications; 6MW system to West Mira rig

UCSD/Sapphire team shows marine algae can be engineered to perform as well as fresh water algae to produce enzymes and biofuels; removing the constraint of fresh water

Sandia researcher calculates likely discharge of 4.9-5.8 million barrels of oil from Deepwater Horizon well

Samsung Heavy Industries and Bloom Energy sign joint development agreement for SOFC-powered ships

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

Phillips 66 progressing its conversion of California refinery to renewable fuels

Neste Oil to launch a new, low-sulfur bunker fuel

Maersk invests in Vertoro to develop green lignin marine fuels

Production of renewable diesel restarted at the expanded part of Neste’s Singapore refinery after operational shutdown

ORNL computational study finds 15% bio-oil mixture in two-stroke marine engines can cut NOx 13% with efficiency parity

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

Jumbo and Goodfuels partner to test drop-in Bio-Fuel Oil on offshore decommissioning project

bp and Maersk Tankers carry out successful trials of B30 in two tankers

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

Neste studying transitioning Porvoo refinery to a renewable & circular site; ending crude oil refining in mid-2030s

Researchers find abundance of oil-eating bacteria in northeast Atlantic

UBC researchers find life-cycle GHG benefits of LNG in marine shipping only from high-pressure dual-fuel engines in ocean-going vessels

NRC report: US Navy, Marines and Coast Guard need to begin now to prepare for effects of climate change in the Arctic

BioMara researchers identify two strains of marine algae with dry-weight oil content >50%

Eastern Pacific Shipping, OCI & MAN partner to develop methanol & ammonia as marine fuels; retrofits and newbuilds

MAN reports successful first running of ammonia two-stroke engine

Obama Administration announces 21M-acre oil and gas lease sale offshore Texas

IKEA, CMA CGM & GoodShipping successfully complete 2019 biofuel test program; HFO-equivalent bio-fuel oil

ACL to begin transporting Canadian crude by inland barge to Gulf Coast for oil sands company MEG Energy

BASF partners with China BlueChemical and Wuhuan Engineering to develop new technology for use of CO2-rich marine gas

Rolls-Royce launches new Bergen B36:45 marine LNG engine; up to 22% lower GHG than diesel

Doosan to develop Ceres-based SOFC system for ships

Volkswagen Group continues switch to low-emission logistics with order for four more LNG ships

Gevo develops process to convert isobutanol or fusel oils into renewable diesel

Rice University lab study suggests foam may maximize enhanced oil recovery efforts

BTG and GoodFuels exploring options for joint investment to convert pyrolysis oil to low-carbon fuel for ships

First orders for MAN G80 dual-fuel methanol engine

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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