The Getting to Zero Coalition, a group of leading maritime companies and environmental NGOs dedicated to reducing carbon emissions from shipping, has released a new report calling for carbon pricing of about $200 per tonne of CO2. “The report shows that the introduction of a relatively low carbon price in the 2020s that is gradually […]
“Hydropower is one of the few completely climate-neutral forms of energy, which is capable of providing base load power,” required for the large-scale production of hydrogen explains Frank Mette, CEO of ANDRITZ Hydro. The companies are aiming to launch an initial joint pilot project before the end of this year to provide about 650 tons […]
Following the news that the IMO’s Marine Environment Protection Committee approved a ban on the transportation and use of heavy fuel oil in Arctic waters, joint venture partners Aker Clean Hydrogen and Varanger Kraft announced that they are exploring doubling the production capacities for their planned green ammonia and hydrogen production project. The planned plant […]
Iceland’s national electrical utility, Landsvirkjun, has partnered with the Port of Rotterdam to study the manufacture and export of green hydrogen from the energy-rich island nation to customers in Northern Europe. The two companies mapped the components of the chain from renewable power generation and hydrogen production in Iceland and then shipping to the port […]
When it comes to launching the energy transition, maritime policy is one of the key battlegrounds. According to the latest research, sea levels will rise considerably by 2100, putting about 14 per cent of the world’s major maritime ports at risk of coastal flooding and erosion. Shipping is responsible for three per cent of global CO2 emissions, which have increased 32 […]
The Port of Corpus Christi, Teas is joining a growing list of ports around the globe seeking to become part of the emerging hydrogen infrastructure to support the maritime and other industries. The hydrogen produced would be clean fuel that could be used in existing high carbon intensity industries and processes, such as refining, ammonia […]
In what is described as one of the largest environmental upgrades in the history of European shipping, Hurtigruten announced plans for a fleet-wide upgrade to its Norwegian Coastal Express ships. Three of the vessels operating on the coastal route, the Richard With, Nordlys, and Kong Harald, will undergo a full transformation to battery-hybrid power. Two […]