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Neste charters two new lower-emission tankers from Terntank; methanol and sails

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The tankers will transport a wide variety of liquid cargoes including renewable raw materials such as waste and residue oils and fats to Neste’s refineries. These new tankers, each able to carry altogether 15,000 tons of chemicals, were ordered by Terntank, designed by Kongsberg, and will be built by CMHI Jinling Shipyard in Yangzhou, China.

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Maersk parterning with 6 companies to source at least 730,000 tpy of green methanol by end of 2025

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CIMC ENRIC, a subsidiary of CIMC (China). CIMC ENRIC will develop bio-methanol projects for Maersk in China. European Energy is a global renewable energy company and project developer (wind, solar and Power to X). Green Technology Bank (China). bio- & e-methanol. bio-methanol. Maersk’s green methanol sourcing partners.

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What Does The IEA 2023 Renewables Update Tell Us We Should Pay Attention To?

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And we have to stop wasting it on ground transportation. We don't need to make 25 times as much biofuel, we need to make perhaps four or five times as much as we do today.

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

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Well-to-Propeller GHG emissions results for marine alternative fuels. While renewable energy, particularly solar and wind, may have some potential to mitigate carbon emissions, this is not seen as a viable large-scale alternative for commercial shipping. Source: DNV GL. Click to enlarge. —“Alternative Fuels for Shipping”.

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Report for IPCC finds renewables could supply up to 77% of global energy by 2050 under most optimistic scenario; need for enabling public policies and investments

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Wind energy, including on- and offshore systems. Despite global financial challenges, renewable energy capacity grew in 2009—wind by more than 30%; hydropower by 3%; grid-connected photovoltaics by more than 50%; geothermal by 4%; solar water/heating by more than 20% and ethanol and biodiesel production rose by 10% and 9% respectively.

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Global investment in renewable power reached $270.2B in 2014, ~17% up from 2013; biofuel investment fell 8% to 10-year low

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The increase reflected several influences, according to the report, including a boom in solar installations in China and Japan—totalling $74.9 billion of final investment decisions on offshore wind projects in Europe. Additional to China, Brazil ($7.6 billion, a 10-year low; biomass and waste-to-energy dropping 10% to $8.4

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Will Human Soldiers Ever Trust Their Robot Comrades?

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The blistering late-afternoon wind ripped across Camp Taji , a sprawling U.S. Take, for example, this case described by a Marine who served in Iraq: My team once had a robot that was obnoxious. So of course then we had to call EOD [personnel] out and waste their time and ours all because of this stupid little robot. Former U.S.

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