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Paxocean, Hong Lam Marine and Bureau Veritas partner to develop design for ammonia bunker vessel

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With the signing of this MOU, PaxOcean will focus on developing designs for ammonia-fueled and ammonia bunkering vessels. The MOU will foster innovation in smart and autonomous ship technologies,and support the use of green ammonia as a sustainable fuel to help decarbonize global shipping.

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Pertamina and Eni to collaborate on low-carbon products and renewable energies; Indonesian bio-refinery

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Finally, Eni and Pertamina will discuss cooperation and business opportunities both in Indonesia and internationally in renewable projects. Eni and Pertamina have also signed a Heads of Agreement for a Joint Venture aiming at the construction of an add-on grassroots bio-Refinery in Indonesia.

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Lux: California’s Low Carbon Fuel Standard will become a global phenomenon; carbon intensity, not volume

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California’s approach to transportation fuel policy—its Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS)—will become a global phenomenon, suggests Lux Research. Lux sees this approach as a winning one for several reasons: The feedstock-, technology-, and fuel-agnostic approach opens up opportunities along the entire value chain.

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New study finds GHG emissions from palm oil production significantly underestimated; palm oil biofuels could be more climate-damaging than oil sands fuels

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Business-as-usual’ projections of future conversion rates, based on historical rates over the past two decades, indicate that 6–9 Mha of peatland in insular Southeast Asia may be converted to plantations by the year 2020, unless land use planning policies or markets for products change. Earlier post.).

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New research collaboration tackling ship hydrodynamics and fuel efficiency

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Under the three-year MoU, IHPC, Sembcorp Marine Ltd, University of Glasgow and UGS will use computational modelling and visualisation technologies to design vessels with improved hydrodynamics for better fuel efficiency. Beyond Singapore, the Group has strategic operations in Indonesia, China, India, Brazil, the United Kingdom and the US.

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Researchers show oil palm plantation expansion a significant source of CO2; projected to contribute more than all of Canada’s current fossil fuel emissions by 2020

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Plantation expansion is projected to contribute more than 558 million metric tons of carbon dioxide to the atmosphere in 2020— an amount greater than all of Canada’s current fossil fuel emissions. Indonesia is the leading producer of palm and palm kernel oil. Kimberly M. Carlson, Lisa M. Curran, Gregory P.

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Global Bioenergy Partnership publishes report on 24 sustainability indicators for bioenergy: electricity, heat and transport

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In the meantime, the Partnership is proceeding with piloting projects in Indonesia, Colombia and Ghana. Japan has already tested the GBEP indicators, and other Partners have expressed a willingness to do the same. GBEP developed its work on sustainability indicators under three pillars: environmental, social and economic. Click to enlarge.