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Skanska is about to transform a Brooklyn marine terminal into a major offshore wind hub

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Image courtesy of Equinor Construction giant Skanska has been awarded a contract to turn the South Brooklyn Marine Terminal into one of the US’s largest offshore wind ports. Skanska’s $861 million critical infrastructure offshore wind hub project in Brooklyn will support the 2.1 Get started here. –

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Chartwell secures £320k Innovate UK Smart Grant to develop methanol-fueled vessel design

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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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MOL joins “Wind Hunter Project” for combination of sails and fuel cells on ships

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MOL) has joined a wide-ranging corporate-academic partnership in a zero-emission initiative called the “Wind Hunter Project,” seeking new applications for hydrogen fuel and wind power. The Wind Hunter Project combines wind propulsion sailing technology and wind energy converted to generate a stable supply of hydrogen.

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Wärtsilä gas engines to burn 100% hydrogen

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This development is part of the company’s strategy to future-proof its engine technology in line with the global trend towards decarbonization of the energy and marine markets. During the energy sector’s transition to carbon neutrality, wind, solar, and battery storage will form an increasing share of power systems.

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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 benefits of methanol are that it is relatively inexpensive to produce, is widely available, and easy to store.

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Geely supporting Danish initiative on e-methanol with vehicle trials in Aalborg

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While the country is one of the world’s largest producers of wind and solar renewable energy, it faces the issue of renewable energy being weather-dependent and prone to fluctuation. The uses of green methanol for commercial shipping have already been pioneered by Danish shipping giant Maersk.

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Havyard developing hydrogen-powered cargo vessel for customer

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A European company has contracted Norway-based marine and maritime technology company Havyard Group to develop a new zero-emission ship concept for cargo transport. Hydrogen-based fuels must be stored differently than traditional fuels, since they require more space and different security systems. Earlier post.).

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