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SEPTEMBER 26, 2019

Bloom Energy and Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI), a part of Samsung Group, today are collaborating to design and develop ships powered by Bloom Energy’s solid oxide fuel cell technology. This approval, and being the first shipbuilder to secure this marine fuel cell technology, illustrates that Samsung Heavy is highly likely to lead the market.

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Gas Industrial Industry Mariner 281

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JANUARY 26, 2023

MAHLE Powertrain is leading a project to develop sustainable propulsion solutions to retrofit to high-performance marine vessels where battery and other electrified technologies may not prove practical. Fuel for our lifeboats, rescue watercraft and logistics vehicles account for around 57% of our total energy use.

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Mariner Hydrogen Clean Cleaning 221

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MARCH 16, 2020

Joint project between Wärtsilä and PSA Marine sees first commercial Maritime Autonomous Surface Ship (MASS) trialled in Port of Singapore waters. The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) fully supports industry efforts to enable autonomous ship operations within the world’s busiest transshipment hub to be a MASS-ready Port.

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Mariner Singapore Environment Commercial 259

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JANUARY 18, 2023

Chartwell Marine has won a £320k Innovate UK Smart Grant. Methanol fuel presents a significant opportunity to decarbonize in a maritime industry which is confronted with the debate over sustainable fuel alternatives, as it can be produced from biomass and can carry a near-zero carbon footprint.

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Grant Design Fuel Mariner 273

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OCTOBER 31, 2018

TRI-AD), and Tokio Marine & Nichido Fire Insurance Co., Specifically, Toyota and TRI-AD will recreate actual traffic accident conditions or dangerous conditions that contribute to accidents in their automated driving simulation environment based on data provided by Tokio Marine & Nichido.

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Mariner Toyota Automobile Corporation 265

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DECEMBER 5, 2016

Members of the Marine Algae Industrialization Consortium (MAGIC), led by Duke University in North Carolina, have published an open-access paper in the journal Oceanography presenting the large-scale industrial cultivation of marine microalgae (ICMM) as an answer to pressing global energy, food and climate security issues.

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Mariner Climate Global Industrial 150

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JUNE 22, 2012

and Schlumberger have created Liquid Robotics Oil & Gas , a joint venture to develop services for the oil and gas industry using Wave Gliders, the first wave-powered, autonomous marine vehicles. Liquid Robotics, Inc. Liquid Robotics and Schlumberger have equal ownership of the joint venture. Wave Glider. Click to enlarge.

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Mariner Oil Gas Industrial 210

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JULY 14, 2022

The work will form the scientific foundation of TMC’s future Adaptive Management System (AMS), a predictive system that will use environmental and operational data to enable the company to mitigate operational impacts in the deep-sea environment as much as possible. —Gerard Barron, Chairman and CEO of The Metals Company. Source: TMC.

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Nauru Kiribati Tonga Companies 397

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JULY 5, 2017

Leading shipowners and operators, classification societies, engine and technology builders and suppliers, big data providers, and oil companies have signed up to a new Global Industry Alliance (GIA) to support transitioning shipping and its related industries towards a low carbon future. Ricardo UK Ltd; Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.;

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Industrial Industry Global Carbon 150

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MARCH 25, 2021

With marine environmental regulations tightening worldwide, in December last year the Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry formulated its “Green Growth Strategy towards 2050 Carbon Neutrality”. Yanmar aims to verify specific issues and solutions in a maritime environment for deployment of the maritime fuel cell system.

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Hydrogen Fuel Mariner Japan 284

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MAY 16, 2022

Germanium and gallium both are important raw materials for the semiconductor industry, for fiber optic cables and for photovoltaics. Gallium-aluminum systematics of marine hydrogenetic ferromanganese crusts: Inter-oceanic differences and fractionation during scavenging.” Source: Jacobs University). 2021.05.019. Ernst, D.M.,

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Mariner Environment Universal Water 343

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JANUARY 31, 2019

As part of a strategy to continue providing low-emissions solutions for harsh offshore operating environments, Siemens has opened a fully robotized and digitalized plant in Norway that will develop and manufacture energy storage technologies for both marine and offshore oil and gas applications. —Bjørn Einar Brath.

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Energy Storage Mariner Li-ion Oil 239

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NOVEMBER 2, 2022

Meanwhile, aboard a dedicated 103-meter-long monitoring vessel, industry contractors and independent scientists are conducting a complex monitoring program to assess the environmental impacts of the collector system trials using an array of more than 50 subsea sensors and monitoring stations.

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Mariner Water Environment Oil 418

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AUGUST 5, 2022

NFE) for a 120 MW industrial-scale green hydrogen plant near Beaumont, Texas. The Port of Beaumont and broader Sabine-Neches Navigation District are home to an array of large-scale industrial facilities in the refining, petrochemical and other sectors that utilize hydrogen for desulfurization and feedstock processing.

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Hydrogen Green Plug North America 333

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MARCH 20, 2013

Mærsk Group is currently involved in two projects focused on realizing the marine fuel potential of one of the world’s most abundant and sustainable biomass resources: lignin. —Jacob Sterling, head of Environment and CSR, Mærsk Line. Progression Industry. Earlier post.). Earlier post.). Biomass for the 21 st Century.

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Mariner 2012 Oil Fuel 261

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DECEMBER 9, 2022

Ballard’s FCwave engine is a scalable fuel cell system certified for operation in marine environments. Amogy’s platform was successfully demonstrated in several industrial applications. —Søren Østergaard Hansen, General Manager, Marine and Stationary, Ballard Power Systems Europe A/S. Earlier post.)

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Emissions Engine Fuel Mariner 186

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DECEMBER 3, 2015

Boeing, the University of British Columbia (UBC) and SkyNRG, with support from Canada’s aviation industry and other stakeholders, are collaborating to turn leftover branches, sawdust and other forest-industry waste into sustainable aviation biofuel.

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Waste Industrial Industry South Africa 150

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DECEMBER 8, 2022

The lease sale included a 20% credit for bidders who committed to a monetary contribution to programs or initiatives that support workforce training programs for the floating offshore wind industry, the development of a US domestic supply chain for the floating offshore wind energy industry, or both.

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Wind Sale California Mariner 259

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OCTOBER 12, 2020

With a capacity of 12 passengers, it is the first pleasure boat equipped with fuel cell technolgy and brings zero emissions, hydrogen-electric hybrid technology to the wider maritime industry. We welcome the opportunity to further expand the testing of our hydrogen technology to another maritime application.

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Toyota Miles Fuel Hydrogen 505

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JULY 16, 2011

Mandatory measures to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases (GHGs) from international shipping were adopted by Parties to MARPOL Annex VI represented in the Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) of the International Maritime Organization ( IMO ), when it met for its 62 nd session from 11 to 15 July 2011 at IMO Headquarters in London.

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International Environment Global Industrial 210

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MARCH 3, 2021

Scientists at the USC Wrigley Institute for Environmental Studies on Santa Catalina Island, working with private industry, report that a new aquaculture technique on the California coast significantly increases kelp growth, yielding four times more biomass than natural processes. The researchers used a depth-cycling approach—i.e.,

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Mariner Water Utah California 468

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NOVEMBER 27, 2012

have demonstrated for the first time that genetically engineered marine algae can be just as capable as fresh water algae in producing industrially relevant products such as enzymes or biofuels. What our research shows is that we can achieve in marine species exactly what we’ve already done in fresh water species.

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San Diego Water Mariner Engine 299

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JUNE 22, 2012

Ultimately, the need to decrease fossil fuel dependence makes it imperative that algae and algae-derived products are safe to humans and the environment. This knowledge is, however, changing rapidly, facilitated by research and industry and driven by economics. —Menetrez 2012. Toxicological impacts. dead zones or fish kills.

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EPA Industrial Industry Mariner 218

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SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

© Fujian Chuanzheng Shipbuilding industry Co., The order with Wärtsilä was placed in June 2022 by Shanghai CSIC Marine Propulsion Equipment, the integrator for the newbuild project. The technology group Wärtsilä will supply its advanced thruster solution for a new hybrid tug being built to operate in the port of Xiamen in China.

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China Hybrid Mariner Maintenance 243

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MARCH 6, 2020

The technology group Wärtsilä, together with a consortium of six other industry and academic partners, has been awarded EU funding for a major project aimed at reducing fuel consumption and lowering emission levels for shipping. —Project Owner Jonas Åkerman, Director of Research & Technology Development, Wärtsilä Marine.

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Fuel Mariner Norway Emissions 291

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

When installation of the testing setup is completed by the end of 2022, the center will be able to work with all fuels in consideration as the marine industry decarbonizes. In our communication with the authorities, there was much discussion as to what was needed for safe marine-oriented testing.

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Mariner Fuel Environment Installation 150

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OCTOBER 6, 2015

An international team of researchers, led by the University of Cambridge, has estimated that photosynthetic marine cyanobacteria annually produce hundreds of millions of tonnes of hydrocarbons in the oceans. Oil spills cause widespread damage, but some parts of the marine environment recover faster than others. Lea-Smith, D.

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Mariner Oil MIT Environment 150

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DECEMBER 18, 2019

The global maritime transport industry has submitted a proposal to the UN IMO to form the world’s first collaborative shipping R&D program to help eliminate CO 2 emissions from international shipping. The proposal includes core funding from shipping companies across the world of about US$5 billion over a 10-year period.

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Emissions Mariner International Carbon 195

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FEBRUARY 1, 2021

Kawasaki Heavy Industries has selected Corvus Energy to supply the energy storage system (ESS) for the first zero-emissions electric “e5 tanker” currently under construction for Asahi Tanker Co., The ships will be built by KOA Industry Co., of Tokyo, Japan. and Imura Shipyard Co.,

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All-Electric Energy Batteries Battery 337

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JUNE 15, 2013

The second ( DTMA-91-R-2013-0009 ) will award up to $500,000 for a comprehensive study on the issues associated with the bunkering (supplying a ship with fuel) of LNG for marine vessels. Of particular interest to MARAD is the use of natural gas (LNG or CNG) as a marine propulsion fuel. Earlier post.). Earlier post.). Bunkering study.

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Mariner Emissions Alternative Fuels Gas 170

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2012

One possible pathway being explored by the shipping industry is the use of hydrogen fuel cells. Separately, DNV has released a position paper, “Fuel cells for ships”, exploring the potential for fuel cell technology in on-board marine applications and the current status of the technology.

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Hydrogen Emissions Fuel Industrial 294

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OCTOBER 12, 2010

By 2050 Europe could get up to 50% of its electricity needs from renewable marine sources according to a report presented by the Marine Board of the European Science Foundation at the EurOCEAN 2010 conference. Marine renewable energy is in its infancy, but it has remarkable potential.

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Mariner Renewable Europe Norway 170

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OCTOBER 24, 2022

The PUNCH hydrogen engine is able to achieve a maximum power of 250kW at 3000 rpm in marine, mobile off-highway as well as on-highway applications. Appealing product cost versus other green technologies, capability to operate at heavy duty conditions in harsh environments and tolerance to low purity hydrogen are key advantages.

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Hydrogen Engine Downsizing Mariner 199

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NOVEMBER 23, 2021

The Port Authority held consultations with a large number of Rotterdam-based companies and asked several research agencies to carry out sub-studies into the necessary preconditions in the fields of navigation, safety, the environment and space. In terms of volume, imports will rapidly outstrip local production.

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Hydrogen Netherlands Grid Industrial 468

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MAY 29, 2020

With an ability to absorb more than 30 times its weight in oil, the sponge could be used to clean up oil spills inexpensively and efficiently without harming marine life. The research was published in the ACS journal Industrial Engineering and Chemical Research. Each approach has its own drawbacks and none are sustainable solutions.

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Water Oil Mariner Pollution 243

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MAY 30, 2023

CMB.TECH, an Antwerp-based cleantech company specialized in developing and building hydrogen and ammonia-powered large marine and industrial applications, was responsible for integrating the technology and related expertise to design and build this first prototype, in collaboration with ATS and equipment manufacturers.

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Hydrogen Fuel Diesel Belgium 221

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OCTOBER 7, 2020

Leclanché’s Marine Rack System (MRS), powered by the company’s proprietary lithium-ion cell batteries, was developed especially for the maritime industry and will reduce the ships’ consumption of fossil fuels by 40%. IP65 ingress protection allows the MRS to operate reliably in hostile marine environments.

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