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DECEMBER 16, 2016

Total, the world’s fourth-ranked international oil and gas company, has joined SEALNG, a multi-sector industry coalition created to accelerate the widespread adoption of liquefied natural gas (LNG) as a marine fuel. In 2015, the Group’s LNG production was 10.2 —Olivier Jouny, Total Marine Fuels Managing Director.

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SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

Swiss marine power company WinGD and Korean engine builder HSD Engine have initiated a Joint Development Project (JDP) to advance the development of WinGD’s methanol-fueled big-bore engines. The Swiss company, Wärtsilä Switzerland Ltd.,

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Engine Fuel Mariner Diesel 370

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FEBRUARY 5, 2016

Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI), the world’s largest shipbuilder and a leading marine engine maker, has produced the first High Pressure Selective Catalytic Reduction (HP SCR) system for the significant reduction of NO x emission from 2-stroke marine engines.

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Mariner Hyundai Engine Oil 150

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SEPTEMBER 10, 2013

The Port of Frederikshavn, Steeper Energy and Aalborg University are partnering to establish a biomass biorefinery in Denmark to produce a sustainable drop-in sulfur-free marine fuel that will serve more than 100,000 vessels passing through the port annually.

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Mariner Denmark Fuel Finland 210

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FEBRUARY 22, 2023

Nature Energy was founded in 1979 as a natural gas distributor. The company established its first biogas plant in Denmark in 2015 and now has 14 operating plants with associated infrastructure, feedstock arrangements, and 2022 production of around 6.5 mln MMBtu/yr (3,000 boe/d).

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Europe North America Denmark Mariner 218

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NOVEMBER 25, 2015

Marine BioEnergy, Inc. million in funding from the US Department of Energy’s Advanced Research Projects Agency – Energy (ARPA-E) under the agency’s OPEN 2015 solicitation ( earlier post ). The PNNL team will also generate a greenhouse gas life cycle analysis. Some of this moderate heating-value gas will be used for process heat.

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OCTOBER 13, 2016

The California Energy Commission and the Department of the Navy signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) formalizing a partnership that supports Navy and Marine Corps installation efforts to develop alternative energy resources and increase energy security and reliability.

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Mariner Installation California Solar 150

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MAY 25, 2012

European governments have agreed on legislation to limit the maximum sulfur content of marine fuels to 0.5% (5,000 ppm) for all ships from 2020, down from currently 3.5% as from 1 January 2015. According to the compromise, member states should endeavor to ensure the availability of the required marine fuels.

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Mariner 2020 Fuel Pollution 210

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OCTOBER 7, 2014

The first cell was completed in September and the second cell will be available in early 2015. All cells accommodate engines that use a variety of fuels, including natural gas, diesel and biodiesel, liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), dimethyl ether (DME) or Fischer-Tropsch gas-to-liquid fuels.

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San Antonio Mariner Industrial Industry 220

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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. the ICCT team concluded.

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Oil Panama Emissions Fuel 283

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MARCH 6, 2012

China Yuchai International Limited’s main operating subsidiary, Guangxi Yuchai Machinery Company Limited (GYMCL) has inaugurated a new project to develop and produce a full portfolio of natural gas powered engines to complement its existing suite of diesel engines. China’s 12 th Five-Year Plan targets natural gas to make up 8.3%

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Gas China Engine 2009 199

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JULY 8, 2020

20% of the revenues under the Fund shall be used to contribute to protecting, restoring and efficiently managing marine ecosystems impacted by global warming. Maritime transport remains the only sector with no specific EU commitments to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. This is more than the emissions of any EU member state.

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Environment CO2 Climate Industrial 247

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JUNE 24, 2019

The marine transport alone produces 13% of greenhouse gas emissions and on current projections, emissions are expected to rise by at least 50% by 2050 under a business-as-usual scenario. Mass and industrial transport is increasingly moving to electric means of propulsion while public authorities enforce regulations.

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Li-ion Transportation Industrial Industry 191

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APRIL 14, 2015

Researchers from the Centre for Arctic Gas Hydrate, Environment and Climate (CAGE) at the Arctic University of Norway have discovered a growing Arctic abiotic methane- and methane hydrate–charged sediment drift on oceanic crust in the deep Fram Strait of the Arctic Ocean. —Jürgen Mienert.

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FEBRUARY 1, 2017

Total, the world’s fourth-ranked international oil and gas company, and CMA CGM, a leading worldwide shipping group, have signed a three-year memorandum of understanding to supply a range of multifuel solutions. The new regulations require both marine fuel suppliers and shipping industry stakeholders to adapt quickly.

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Oil Mariner Fuel Exhaust 150

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OCTOBER 20, 2017

Overall, the study found that maritime fuel consumption increased from 291 to 298 million tonnes (+2.4%) from 2013 to 2015, compared to a 7% increase in shipping transport work. Share of CO 2 emissions by ship class (left) and flag state (right), 2013–2015. —Dan Rutherford, the ICCT’s program director for marine and co-author.

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Marshall Islands Mariner Liberia 2015 150

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JANUARY 11, 2013

Sweden-based White Smoke Shipping, together with Delta Marine and Omega Marine of Turkey as well as Frederiet AB and Crew Chart Ship Management of Sweden, has developed the WS3 project—a vessel designed for the growing LNG bunkering market of the North European ECA (Emission Control Areas) with special focus on the Baltic sea.

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Mariner Sweden Turkey Oil 218

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OCTOBER 6, 2016

From 2019, Volkswagen Group Logistics will use two LNG-powered charter vessels from Siem Car Carriers AS, making it one of the first automakers to opt for low-emission LNG-powered vessels for the marine transport of vehicles. Compared with other means of transport, marine shipping is one of the most efficient possibilities.

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Fuel Mariner Cars North America 210

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FEBRUARY 6, 2020

Key areas of SwRI support include developing test procedures and equipment for regulated and unregulated emissions in light- and heavy-duty vehicles and components as well as for marine, railway, aircraft, small engine and other non-highway propulsion systems. In 2015, SwRI won a similar five-year, $20-million contract.

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EPA Emissions Engine Fuel 221

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NOVEMBER 7, 2017

The CMA CGM Group, a world leader in maritime transport, will equip its 9 future container ships of 22,000 TEUs (Twenty-foot Equivalent Unit), to be delivered in 2020, with engines using liquefied natural gas. The Group says that it is also fully in line with the Paris Agreement and the ongoing discussions at the international level.

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2020 Power Powered Mariner 150

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FEBRUARY 20, 2023

Vito, Shell’s newest platform in the US Gulf of Mexico Vito is a four-column semi-submersible host facility with eight subsea wells (31,000 feet or 9,400 meters) with deep (18,000 feet or 5,500 meters) in-well, gas lift, and associated subsea flowlines and equipment. The Vito development is owned by Shell Offshore Inc.

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JANUARY 23, 2015

A new research collaboration between A*STAR’s Institute of High Performance Computing (IHPC), Sembcorp Marine Ltd, University of Glasgow and University of Glasgow Singapore (UGS) aims to improve make a ship’s hydrodynamics and energy efficiency. Computational modelling and simulation that studies flow behavior of gas in scrubber tower.

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Mariner Fuel Singapore United Kingdom 150

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APRIL 30, 2017

for the supply of liquefied natural gas (LNG) to fuel the first Aframax crude oil tankers in the world to be powered by LNG. Shell will fuel the vessels from a specialized LNG bunker vessel at the Gas Access to Europe (GATE) terminal in Rotterdam, the Netherlands and other supply points in the Baltic.

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Oil Fuel Mariner Russia 150

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NOVEMBER 13, 2013

Wärtsilä has successfully conducted full scale testing on gas of its low-speed 2-stroke dual-fuel engine and is now introducing a full new range of engines based on its established and well-proven low pressure technology. Another main advantage is that the Wärtsilä technology allows stable operation on gas across the entire load range.

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Engine Fuel Mariner Gas 218

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JUNE 3, 2021

Carrying 80-90% of global trade in a less carbon-intensive manner than other freight transport modes, international maritime shipping nonetheless represents about 2–3% of the world’s total annual greenhouse gas emissions. Mission Innovation was announced at COP21 in November 2015.

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Denmark Norway Emissions Ghana 342

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OCTOBER 31, 2010

Estimated annual greenhouse gas emissions over the lifetime of the QCLNG project. BG Group has approved implementation of the first phase of a US$15-billion project to convert coal seam gas (CSG) to LNG—the first major commercial project to do so. Ltd (Tokyo Gas), announced in March 2010, under which Tokyo Gas will: Purchase 1.2

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Coal Gas Australia Water 210

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APRIL 13, 2018

The International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) reports that the Marine Environment Protection Committee of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) has adopted a resolution codifying an initial greenhouse gas (GHG) strategy for international shipping.

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International Climate Mariner 2018 170

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OCTOBER 10, 2012

With eyes on upcoming, more stringent sulfur fuel rules, the Port of Rotterdam (the largest port in Europe), and the Port of Gothenburg (the largest port in Scandinavia) have entered a new alliance to speed up the establishment of liquefied natural gas (LNG) as a maritime fuel. —Ronald Paul, COO, Rotterdam Port Authority.

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Fuel 2015 Mariner Europe 225

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NOVEMBER 10, 2017

Carnival Cruise Line, a unit of Carnival Corporation & plc, signed an agreement with Shell NA LNG, LLC (Shell) to be its supplier of marine liquefied natural gas (LNG) to power North America’s first fully LNG-powered cruise ships.

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Power Powered Fuel Mariner 150

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JUNE 5, 2012

Malaysia’s Petronas has awarded a consortium headed by Technip and Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering an Engineering, Procurement, Construction, Installation & Commissioning (EPCIC) contract for a floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) facility of 1.2 The FLNG facility is scheduled to be ready for start-up by end of 2015.

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Malaysia South Korea Mariner France 218

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FEBRUARY 5, 2015

That study provided estimates of vessel traffic (numbers of vessels and transits) based on modeling of current vessel activity patterns, growth potential, and vessel projection scenarios, including diversion from other routes, and oil and gas development. fuel for Arctic vessels assuming a low-growth scenario. Source: ICCT. Click to enlarge.

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Pollution Emissions Mariner Fuel 150

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OCTOBER 29, 2016

The International Maritime Organization (IMO), the regulatory authority for international shipping, decided to implement a global sulfur cap of 0.50% m/m (mass/mass) (5,000 ppm) on fuel oil starting 1 January 2020 during its Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC), meeting for its 70 th session in London.

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MAY 17, 2012

Following a world survey of the marine industry, Zeus Development Corporation has identified 63 LNG-fueled ships in operation or under development, up from 48 units last December. On 6-7 June, Zeus will host an LNG-Fueled Marine Advancements meeting to present the survey, review trends and tour a new LNG-turbine propulsion system by GE.

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South Korea Fuel Mariner Singapore 218

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MARCH 9, 2013

Fuel for aviation and marine will increase about 75% and 90%, respectively, over the Outlook period, with their combined share growing from about 20% today to more than 25% by 2040. By about 2015, transportation demand in Asia Pacific will exceed that of North America. Mix of the global vehicle fleet.

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Gasoline Transportation 2020 Diesel 383

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2017

The European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) has produced hydrogen gas using electricity generated from tidal energy in Orkney. ITM Power won a competitive tender to supply a system to EMEC back in 2015. EMEC said that this marked the first time that hydrogen has been created from tidal energy.

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Hydrogen Energy Highlander Polymer 150

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JULY 12, 2013

The new engine expands the company’s dual-fuel portfolio, enabling the use of more sustainable fuels such as methanol and Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG). Waterfront Shipping, a wholly owned subsidiary of Methanex Corporation, is a global marine transportation company specializing in the transport of bulk chemicals and petroleum products.

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Diesel Engine Fuel Mariner 220

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JULY 29, 2023

GM’s first gas cellular utility was once within the 1966 Electrovan thought. GM retrofitted greater than 100 Chevrolet Equinox compact crossovers with a gas cellular machine in 2007 sooner than discontinuing the fashion in 2015. GM shifted its gas cellular efforts to greater cars, reminiscent of business vehicles.

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