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IMO sets 2020 date for ships to comply with low sulfur fuel oil requirement; 5000 ppm

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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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International Maritime Organization (IMO) adopts revised strategy to reduce GHG emissions from international shipping.

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This includes the control and prevention of ship-source pollution covered by the MARPOL treaty, including oil, chemicals carried in bulk, sewage, garbage and emissions from ships, including air pollutants and greenhouse gas emissions. MEPC 80 met 3-7 July 2023 at IMO Headquarters in London.

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ICCT study finds GHGs from shipping on the rise

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The ICCT has submitted the report to the IMO’s second GHG intercessional meeting ( ISWG-GHG-2 ), which meets next week in London to continue to develop the structure and to identify core elements of the draft initial IMO Strategy on reduction of GHG emissions from ships. —ICCT report. Click to enlarge.

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Experts view on future transportation fuels

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Step-change improvement in the internal combustion engine is limited by the properties of existing fuels and may require fuels with high (super)knock resistance, altered compression-ignition behavior, increased heat sink capability, and equal or improved pollutant emissions.

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Study shows bamboo ethanol in China technically and economically feasible, cost-competitive with gasoline

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Now, researchers at Imperial College London have shown that bioethanol production from bamboo in China is both technically and economically feasible, as well as cost-competitive with gasoline. An open access paper on their study is published in Biotechnology for Biofuels. —Littlewood et al. Littlewood et al. Click to enlarge.

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QUILL researchers showcasing ionic liquid-based processes for removing mercury from natural gas, capturing CO2

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The exhibition opens to the public tomorrow, 1 July, at Royal Society headquarters in central London. zero potential for pollution, ionic liquids are much “greener” than the solvents traditionally used in industry. That’s why we call them ‘designer liquids’ as we can alter their properties to suit specific purposes.

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Hydrogen Opposed Piston Engine Working Group formed

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Achates Power is backed by the Oil and Gas Climate Investments and other investors. The University’s Engine Research Center is dedicated to investigating the fundamental thermo-physical process that control combustion performance and pollutant emissions formed during combustion in internal combustion engines. Aramco Americas.

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