Alternative Fuels, Carbon, Hydrogen and Mariner

Ballard participating in H2PORTS project to demo hydrogen as alternative fuel in European ports; FCmove-HD

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 21, 2019

Ballard Power Systems is participating in the H2PORTS project, which is aimed at facilitating a rapid transition at European ports from fossil fuels to low-carbon, zero-emission alternatives based on hydrogen and fuel cells. Earlier post.).

Alternative Fuels

Alternative Fuels Hydrogen Fuel Mariner

AqualisBraemar LOC joins HYSEAS III hydrogen fuel-cell vessel project for vessel design

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JUNE 8, 2021

(CMAL) to partner in designing a hydrogen fuel-cell sea-going passenger and car ferry—a first for Europe. along with associated hydrogen storage and bunkering arrangements. along with associated hydrogen storage and bunkering arrangements. Hydrogen storage and piping. Source: HYSEAS III. 2 Multidrives.

Hydrogen

Hydrogen Design Fuel Mariner

Tenneco Powertrain adds hydrogen to its engine testing capabilities

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FEBRUARY 4, 2023

Tenneco has established new test facilities for hydrogen-powered internal combustion engines at its Powertrain test centers in Burscheid, Germany, and Ann Arbor, Michigan. Preparation of an H 2 ICE test cell. We support a pragmatic approach of complementary technologies that provide solutions for different transportation sectors.

Hydrogen

Hydrogen Engine Oil Emissions

Provaris receives ABS approval for design of H2Neo compressed hydrogen carrier

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Australia-based Provaris Energy has received class approval from the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) for the design of Provaris’ 26,000 m 3 H2Neo compressed hydrogen carrier, the first of its kind to receive this level of approval. Illustration of the H2Neo 26,000m3 compressed H2 carrier.

Hydrogen

Hydrogen Design Store Gas-Electric

NYK Line, JMU and ClassNK partner to commercialize ammonia-fueled ammonia gas carrier

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AUGUST 14, 2020

NYK Line, Japan Marine United Corporation (JMU), and Nippon Kaiji Kyokai (ClassNK) signed a joint R&D agreement for the commercialization of an ammonia-fueled ammonia gas carrier (AFAGC) that would use ammonia as the main fuel, in addition to an ammonia floating storage and regasification barge (A-FSRB).

Gas

Gas Commercial Fuel Mariner

First orders for MAN G80 dual-fuel methanol engine

Green Car Congress

MARCH 10, 2023

This world-first order for a G80 methanol engine is just a continuation of the general market trend toward methanol where the ME-LGIM engine has become the de facto industry standard for large, methanol-fuelled, merchant marine vessels. As such, methanol is quickly becoming the most prominent alternative fuel in the container vessel segment.

Engine

Engine Fuel Mariner South America

WinGD and CMB.TECH co-develop large ammonia-fueled two-stroke engines for bulkers

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FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Swiss marine power company WinGD and Belgian shipping and cleantech group CMB.TECH have signed an agreement on the development of ammonia-fueled two-stroke engines. The companies aim to install the ammonia dual-fuel X72DF engine on a series of ten x 210,000 DWT bulk carriers to be built at a Chinese shipyard in 2025 and 2026.

Engine

Engine Fuel Mariner Alternative Fuels

California Energy Commission approves $2.9B investment for zero-emission transportation infrastructure

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DECEMBER 15, 2022

billion investment plan that accelerates California’s 2025 electric vehicle (EV) charging and hydrogen refueling goals. The plan will increase access to charging and hydrogen fueling for individuals, businesses and public agencies, while supporting our emerging manufacturing ecosystem and creating jobs.

Transportation

Transportation California Emissions Energy

Rolls-Royce launches Power Lab to drive future technologies for marine and infrastructure; focus on fuel cells and synthetic fuels

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 26, 2020

Rolls-Royce Power Systems has established a new organizational unit—Power Lab—to focus on innovative and net-zero-carbon drive and energy solutions. One of the new technologies on the Power Lab’s agenda involves producing and deploying fuels based on renewable energies (Power-to-X).

Mariner

Mariner Fuel Power Powered

Wärtsilä hits methanol milestone with first newbuild engine order

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JANUARY 25, 2022

Wärtsilä has more than half a decade’s experience with methanol, having converted the first of four engines on Stena Germanica to use the fuel in 2015. The Wärtsilä 32 engine has been a workhorse since the 1980s, with more than 5,300 engines delivered to the marine market and more installations on land. Source: Wärtsilä.

Engine

Engine Mariner Wind Alternative Fuels

Wärtsilä to deliver first dedicated methanol fuel supply system for ships

Green Car Congress

MARCH 18, 2022

The MethanolPac fuel supply system and Wärtsilä 32 Methanol engine comprise a full solution for methanol in marine applications. Methanol is a widely available fuel that is carbon-neutral when produced from renewable sources and is easier to handle than many other alternative fuels. © Wärtsilä Corporation.

Supplies

Supplies Fuel Mariner Engine

CMA CGM creates US$1.5B fund to accelerate energy transition in shipping and logistics

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Shipping major CMA CGM Group is creating a Special Fund for Energies to accelerate its energy transition and achieve net-zero carbon by 2050. The Fund is structured around four lines of focus: First focus: Supporting the development and production of renewable fuels. The Fund will be backed by a US$1.5-billion

Energy

Energy Carbon Hydrogen Gas-Electric

DNV GL paper suggests near-term success for LNG in shipping; alternative fuel mix to diversify over time

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 29, 2014

Well-to-Propeller GHG emissions results for marine alternative fuels. DNV GL has released a position paper on the future alternative fuel mix for global shipping. Shipping must change, and we must contribute technical measures, operational measures and alternative fuels to meet the challenges we are tackling.

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Alternative Fuels Fuel Gas-Electric Mariner

DOE announces $96M in funding for advancing clean vehicle technologies

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JULY 22, 2022

The funding will focus on expanding electric vehicle (EV) charging accessibility, create cleaner non-road vehicles through electrification and the use of alternative fuels, and develop electric drive components and materials to maximize EV efficiency and affordability.

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bp ventures invests $10M in waste-to-biomethanol company WasteFuel; offtake MoU

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JULY 7, 2023

bp ventures has committed $10 million, leading the Series B investment round, in WasteFuel , a California-based biofuels company that will use proven, scalable technologies to convert bio-based municipal and agricultural waste into lower carbon fuels, such as biomethanol. billion metric tons by 2050.

Waste

Waste Companies Alternative Fuels Convert

Report Finds that GHG Reductions of More Than 50% from Projected BAU Levels by 2050 from Aviation and Marine Transportation Sectors Are Possible

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 5, 2010

Global GHG mitigation potential from aviation and marine transportation. Aviation and marine transportation combined are responsible for approximately 5% of total GHG emissions in the United States and 3% globally and are among the fastest growing modes in the transportation sector. Source: McCollum et al. Click to enlarge.

Mariner

Mariner Transportation Emissions Alternative Fuels

EU project HyFlexFuel converted sewage sludge and other biomasses into kerosene by hydrothermal liquefaction (HTL); SAF

Green Car Congress

JUNE 28, 2021

Cost-effectiveness: It can produce advanced biofuels, from marine fuels to kerosene, potentially at lower cost than most competing renewable fuel pathways. Sustainability: The HTL technology has the potential to produce fuels with a low carbon footprint over the entire life cycle, without competing with food and feed production.

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The Case for Nuclear Cargo Ships

Cars That Think

JANUARY 20, 2024

The shipping industry has been trying to cut its carbon emissions for years, and with little to show for it. 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.

Molten Salt

Molten Salt Mariner South Korea Water

Fairbanks Morse Defense, ORNL collaborate on developing low-lifecycle carbon fuel (LLCF) technology for marine engines

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AUGUST 9, 2023

Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) and Fairbanks Morse Defense (FMD), a portfolio company of Arcline Investment Management, have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to collaborate on the development and integration of alternative fuel technologies aimed at reducing the marine engine’s reliance on fossil fuels.

Mariner

Mariner Engine Carbon Fuel

Study: alcohol, biomethane and ammonia are the best-positioned fuels to reach zero net emissions for shipping; OPEX, not CAPEX challenge

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 26, 2019

The shipping industry needs to introduce carbon-neutral propulsion fuels and new technologies. Technology changes inside the vessels are minor when compared to the massive innovative solutions and fuel transformation that must be found to produce and distribute sustainable energy sources on a global scale.

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Emissions Fuel Carbon Alternative Fuels

Report finds that total transportation energy demand in California in 2050 could be reduced 30% relative to 2005

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 23, 2011

However, total transportation energy demand in California could be reduced 30% relative to 2005 levels in 2050 through improving overall vehicle efficiency (which includes the use of advanced electric-drivetrains such as plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs) and hydrogen fuel cell vehicles (FCVs). —Yang et al. Realistic case for PEVs.

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2005 Transportation California Energy

MAHLE Powertrain and Clean Air Power deepen ties on zero-carbon engines

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MAY 27, 2023

These far-reaching legislative demands and their aggressive timescales mean there is strong industry interest in developing engines for heavy duty applications that can operate efficiently on zero-carbon fuels.

Clean

Clean Cleaning Carbon Engine

DESC Awards Solazyme Contract for Naval Renewable F-76 from Algae, Sustainable Oils Contract for Renewable JP-5 from Camelina

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SEPTEMBER 10, 2009

As the Department of Defense’s combat logistics support agency, DLA is responsible for providing the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, other federal agencies, and joint and allied forces with a variety of logistics, acquisition and technical services. The Navy’s present base of petroleum-derived mobility fuels includes: JP-5 (at-sea).

Renewable

Renewable Oil Seattle Mariner

MSC sees hydrogen and biofuels as key components of shipping’s future fuel mix

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OCTOBER 12, 2020

Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC), a global leader in transportation and logistics, said it is further exploring the viability of hydrogen and fuels derived from it as a possible fuel source for the future for container shipping, and is increasingly pioneering the use of biofuels within its existing fleet.

Future

Future Hydrogen Fuel Alternative Fuels

Inaugural Quadrennial Technology Review report concludes DOE is underinvested in transport; greatest efforts to go to electrification

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 28, 2011

The DOE-QTR defines six key strategies: increase vehicle efficiency; electrification of the light duty fleet; deploy alternative fuels; increase building and industrial efficiency; modernize the electrical grid; and deploy clean electricity. Impartial DOE research can help inform these standards. —QTR.

Transportation

Transportation Fuel Economy Light Fuel

Two Studies on Regional Options for Reducing GHG Highlight Need for Reduction in Travel Intensity

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FEBRUARY 16, 2009

Pacala and Socolow] selected diverse strategies that could each contribute a set reduction of 1 Gt carbon emissions over 50 years, whereas we examined the maximum emissions reduction possible within Minnesota for the strategies considered and did not limit these wedges in terms of a contribution to a pre-determined amount of emissions reduction.

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Minnesota 2005 2009 Transportation

Study finds plausibly high volumes of Canadian oil sands crudes in US refineries in 2025 would lead to modest increases in refinery CO2 emissions

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MARCH 17, 2012

This framework includes electricity and natural gas used in the production of hydrogen. Tighter sulfur specifications on gasoline and marine diesel fuel account for about 10%?20% and incidental energy losses due to flaring, fugitive emissions, etc. California’s Global Warming Solutions Act).

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Oil-Sands Oil Emissions CO2

Royal Academy of Engineering study examines future lower-carbon ship powering options

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JULY 26, 2013

This integrated approach must embrace all of the elements of naval architecture, marine and control engineering alongside operation practices. LNG, while not free of harmful emissions, has benefits in terms of CO 2 , NO x , and SO x emissions, given that methane slip is avoided during the combustion and fueling processes.

Engine

Engine Future Carbon Power

RAND study concludes use of alternative fuels by US military would convey no direct military benefit; recommends energy efficiency instead

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JANUARY 25, 2011

Any benefits from investment in alternative fuels by the US Department of Defense will accrue to the nation as a whole rather than to mission-specific needs of the military, the researchers concluded. From the perspective of technical viability, a number of alternative fuels can meet this requirement.

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Alternative Fuels Fuel Energy Coal

Can the World’s Largest Cruise Ship Really Be Climate-Friendly?

Baua Electric

JANUARY 23, 2024

According to Royal Caribbean, the ship, which is registered in the Bahamas, also sets a new standard for sustainability with the use of energy-efficient technology designed to minimize the ship’s carbon footprint and move closer to the company’s goal of introducing a net-zero ship by 2035. “We as a viable marine fuel.

Climate

Climate Mariner Miami Water

Major study concludes achieving EU 2050 transport decarbonization goals will require portfolio of advanced powertrains; fuel cells, battery-electric and plug-in hybrids

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NOVEMBER 19, 2010

billion worldwide—by 2050, this may not be achievable through improvements to the traditional internal combustion engine or alternative fuels: the traditional combustion engine is expected to improve by 30%, so achieving full decarbonisation is not possible through efficiency alone. Wind : Nordex.

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Plug-in PHEV Transportation Plug

CalCars and PHEVs Frequently Asked Questions

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Our PRIUS+ Project Photos PHEV Resources Global Warming Take Action News and Events Contact Us CalCars Frequently Asked Questions Jump to: Environmental Effects and Benefits Alternative Fuels Batteries PHEV Conversions Other Questions Note: This page is overdue for a major overhaul. Alternative Fuels to top Whats the deal with ethanol?

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Ballard participating in H2PORTS project to demo hydrogen as alternative fuel in European ports; FCmove-HD

AqualisBraemar LOC joins HYSEAS III hydrogen fuel-cell vessel project for vessel design

Tenneco Powertrain adds hydrogen to its engine testing capabilities

Provaris receives ABS approval for design of H2Neo compressed hydrogen carrier

NYK Line, JMU and ClassNK partner to commercialize ammonia-fueled ammonia gas carrier

First orders for MAN G80 dual-fuel methanol engine

WinGD and CMB.TECH co-develop large ammonia-fueled two-stroke engines for bulkers

California Energy Commission approves $2.9B investment for zero-emission transportation infrastructure

Rolls-Royce launches Power Lab to drive future technologies for marine and infrastructure; focus on fuel cells and synthetic fuels

Wärtsilä hits methanol milestone with first newbuild engine order

Wärtsilä to deliver first dedicated methanol fuel supply system for ships

CMA CGM creates US$1.5B fund to accelerate energy transition in shipping and logistics

DNV GL paper suggests near-term success for LNG in shipping; alternative fuel mix to diversify over time

DOE announces $96M in funding for advancing clean vehicle technologies

bp ventures invests $10M in waste-to-biomethanol company WasteFuel; offtake MoU

Report Finds that GHG Reductions of More Than 50% from Projected BAU Levels by 2050 from Aviation and Marine Transportation Sectors Are Possible

EU project HyFlexFuel converted sewage sludge and other biomasses into kerosene by hydrothermal liquefaction (HTL); SAF

The Case for Nuclear Cargo Ships

Fairbanks Morse Defense, ORNL collaborate on developing low-lifecycle carbon fuel (LLCF) technology for marine engines

Study: alcohol, biomethane and ammonia are the best-positioned fuels to reach zero net emissions for shipping; OPEX, not CAPEX challenge

Report finds that total transportation energy demand in California in 2050 could be reduced 30% relative to 2005

MAHLE Powertrain and Clean Air Power deepen ties on zero-carbon engines

DESC Awards Solazyme Contract for Naval Renewable F-76 from Algae, Sustainable Oils Contract for Renewable JP-5 from Camelina

MSC sees hydrogen and biofuels as key components of shipping’s future fuel mix

Inaugural Quadrennial Technology Review report concludes DOE is underinvested in transport; greatest efforts to go to electrification

Two Studies on Regional Options for Reducing GHG Highlight Need for Reduction in Travel Intensity

Study finds plausibly high volumes of Canadian oil sands crudes in US refineries in 2025 would lead to modest increases in refinery CO2 emissions

Royal Academy of Engineering study examines future lower-carbon ship powering options

RAND study concludes use of alternative fuels by US military would convey no direct military benefit; recommends energy efficiency instead

Can the World’s Largest Cruise Ship Really Be Climate-Friendly?

Major study concludes achieving EU 2050 transport decarbonization goals will require portfolio of advanced powertrains; fuel cells, battery-electric and plug-in hybrids

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