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ICCT life-cycle analysis finds no climate benefit in using LNG as marine fuel

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The results of a new analysis by the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) show that, when combined with a trend toward higher methane leakage and combustion slip, there is no climate benefit from using liquefied natural gas (LNG) as a marine fuel—regardless of the engine technology. First, it contains very little sulfur.

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Wärtsilä hits methanol milestone with first newbuild engine order

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A new Offshore Wind Installation Vessel (WIV) being built for Dutch contracting company Van Oord at Yantai CIMC Raffles shipyard in China will be powered by five Wärtsilä 32 engines capable of operating with methanol. The technology group Wärtsilä has received its first order for newbuild methanol-fueled engines.

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Wärtsilä to deliver first dedicated methanol fuel supply system for ships

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The MethanolPac fuel supply system and Wärtsilä 32 Methanol engine comprise a full solution for methanol in marine applications. Wärtsilä will host a webinar exploring the use of methanol as fuel in the marine sector and its new methanol engine and fuel supply technology on 22 March. © Wärtsilä Corporation. Earlier post.)

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MHO-Co to head consortium to develop green solutions for shipping; fuel cells and batteries

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The Danish shipping company is the initiator of the consortium which, with the companies Danfoss, Ballard Power Systems Europe A/S, Sterling PlanB and Stuart Friezer Marine, also consists of research engineers from Aalborg University. million, €2.15 This is where Sterling PlanB contributes to the project.

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Study measures the effect of regional change in clouds caused by ships’ emissions; masking GHG warming

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The new study uses observations from 2003 to 2015 in spring, the cloudiest season, over the shipping route between Europe and South Africa. Past attempts to measure this effect from ships had focused on places where the wind blows across the shipping lane, in order to compare the “clean” area upwind with the “polluted” area downstream.

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CMA CGM partners with Energy Observer on hydrogen-powered shipping

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It aims to experiment, test and develop energy solutions based on hydrogen, solar, tidal and wind power. The green hydrogen used by Energy Observer is made from seawater using on-board renewable sources of electricity (solar, wind and hydropower).

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EMEC produces first hydrogen from tidal energy

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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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