Clean Fuel

Strike averted and deal reached to avoid field shutdown
Equinor has said that there will be no strike at Mongstad refinery as the employers’ organisation and the workers’ union have managed to make a deal.

ECSA: EU fuel standard should address fuel suppliers, not ships
The future EU fuel standard requirement should merely concern fuel suppliers and not vessels, the European Community Shipowners’ Associations (ECSA) pointed out.

FID reached for Zeebrugge LNG regas capacity expansion
Gas infrastructure major, Fluxys noted it has reached a final investment decision to expand regasification capacity at the Zeebrugge LNG facility.

LNG-powered Containerships Borealis joins CMA CGM
Containerships, an Intra-European carrier and a subsidiary of the CMA CGM Group, recently took delivery of its fifth new containership powered by liquefied natural gas (LNG), the Containerships Borealis.

Irish company designs floating solar platform for green hydrogen production
SolarMarine Energy, an Irish start-up based in Co Mayo, has designed an innovative floating hybrid renewable energy system which could offer sustainable low carbon solution for Irish coastal communities.

Rotterdam Port and Uniper plan green hydrogen project
Uniper and the Port of Rotterdam Authority are investigating the possibilities of large-scale production of green hydrogen at the Maasvlakte area in Rotterdam. The plan is to realize a hydrogen plant on Uniper’s site by 2025 that would have a capacity of 100 MW and to expand this capacity to 500 MW.

Royal HaskoningDHV to work on Europe’s largest offshore wind-to-hydrogen project
Royal HaskoningDHV has been awarded a contract for environmental consultancy services for NortH2, a large offshore wind-to-hydrogen project being developed by a consortium comprising Shell, Gasunie, Equinor, and RWE, and supported by Groningen Seaports and Province of Groningen. “We are thrilled to

Gasrec installs bio-LNG facility for Gregory Distribution
UK’s logistics company Gregory Distribution has continued its push towards environmentally friendly transport with the installation of Gasrec’s bio-LNG refueling station.

Equinor field at risk of shutdown over possible strike at Mongstad
Norwegian oil and gas company Equinor has warned that possible strike action at the Mongstad refinery could affect offshore fields on the NCS.

European energy players partner on green hydrogen
Following two years of research and confidential preparation, 30 European energy companies launched a hydrogen initiative named HyDeal Ambition.

GEG to power its Port of Nigg operations with green hydrogen
Global Energy Group (GEG) has signed an agreement with ScottishPower’s newly established Green Hydrogen Business to explore the best solution to power the operations at the Port of Nigg with green hydrogen. The companies will undertake a feasibility study to assess the full potential range of proces

RINA, SDARI to jointly develop methanol/ammonia-fuelled tanker design
Classification society RINA and the Shanghai Merchant Ship Design & Research Institute (SDARI) have signed a joint development project agreement to develop a ship design capable of being fuelled by either ammonia or methanol.

Finnish wave energy company enters green hydrogen market
AW-Energy has announced its entry into the commercial hydrogen market by introducing a combined WaveRoller wave energy device and HydrogenHub process for the production of green hydrogen.

Polskie LNG cleared to built third LNG tank at Świnoujście
Polskie LNG, a GAZ-SYSTEM company, and Polish LNG terminal operator has been granted a permit to build the third storage tank at the Polish import facility.