Clean Fuel

Gasum opens Sweden’s first liquefied biogas plant
The Nordic energy company Gasum has opened a liquefied biogas plant in Nymölla, Sweden.

Denmark to get its first LNG station
Q8 and KC LNG, a Makeen Energy company, are developing Denmark’s first liquefied natural gas fueling station for trucks in Padborg.

Technip Energies buys its own shares from TechnipFMC
Energy transition company Technip Energies has agreed to buy €20 million (approx $ 24 M) equivalent of its own shares from TechnipFMC.

GIIGNL: LNG imports edged up 0.4 pct in 2020
Liquefied natural gas imports edged up 0.4 per cent from the 2019 volumes, reaching 356.1 million tons in 2020.

Wärtsilä secures maintenance deal for Latsco’s LNG carrier duo
The Finnish technology group Wärtsilä has secured a maintenance deal for two Latsco LNG Marine Management’s LNG carriers.

Höegh Autoliners plans to have its 1st zero-carbon ready car carrier by 2023
Norwegian RoRo shipping company Höegh Autoliners launched today its Aurora Class of vessels as part of its decarbonization efforts. The ships will be zero-carbon ready and designed for 9,100 car equivalent units, making them the world’s largest car carriers. The company has entered into a Memorandum

Høglund tech deployed on Norway’s 1st LNG bunkering ship
Marine solutions provider Høglund Marine Solutions has supplied systems and supported the commissioning of Norway’s first LNG bunkering unit following successful gas and sea trials.

Shell, RWE & co move forward with German offshore wind-to-hydrogen project
Project partners Shell, RWE, GASCADE, and Gasunie have signed a declaration of intent to further intensify their collaboration on the AquaDuctus project. The AquaDuctus pipeline will transport green hydrogen from the German North Sea directly to the continent. It is part of the AquaVentus initiative

Equinor pushes Hammerfest LNG restart to March 2022
Norwegian oil major Equinor has pushed back the planned restart of its Hammerfest LNG facility to end of March 2022.

Plug and Play to launch 1st maritime platform in Antwerp
Innovation platform, Plug and Play, together with founding partners Euronav, CMB, Port of Antwerp, City of Antwerp, and DXC Technology, has announced the launch of their first maritime program in Antwerp, Belgium.

The key role of hydrogen in the decarbonization puzzle
Hydrogen has been assigned a major role in the maritime decarbonization puzzle, as it promises to be a cost-effective green alternative for large ocean-going vessels. “Hydrogen and Fuel Cells (FCs) for maritime transport have been demonstrated in numerous pilot vessels over the last two decades. Rec

Awilco LNG scores one-year charter for WilForce
Norwegian LNG transportation provider Awilco LNG has secured a new deal for one of its vessels, the WilForce.

In focus: Energy and shipping sectors in symbiosis for net-zero
Offshore Energy continues with its new In focus weekly feature, spotlighting the latest energy transition developments, after our first edition went online on 16 April. Following last week’s news on the U.S. oil giant Chevron’s entrance into the offshore wind market and note that the company has not

Video: Damen launches BC Ferries’ final hybrid-electric ship
Canadian ferry operator BC Ferries has marked Earth Day on 22 April with the launch of its sixth battery electric- hybrid Island-class ferry.