Clean Fuel

A Dutch first: Refueling ships with hydrogen at floating solar islands
Powering ships with hydrogen that can be refueled at offshore floating solar islands sounds like a perfect sustainable shipping alternative. Now, the idea is coming closer to reality in the Netherlands with a prototype of such solar island set for testing on the Waal near IJzendoorn through a joint

ONE trials sustainable biofuel on containership
Singapore-based container shipping company Ocean Network Express (ONE) has conducted a biofuel trial on the Panamax boxship MOL Experience.

Kongsberg tech picked for Novatek’s Arctic LNG tankers
Norwegian maritime technology group Kongsberg Maritime has been contracted by Novatek to deliver deck machinery for six ice class LNG carriers.

Skou bets on retrofits with alternative fuels, rules out dramatic ordering
The world’s largest container shipping company Maersk is betting on a large-scale retrofit of its fleet with engines running on alternative fuels rather than planning a dramatic ordering spree to rejuvenate it and make its ships more eco-friendly. During today’s full-year investors’ presentation, Sø

EMEC and H2GO Power test AI green hydrogen technology
H2GO Power, in collaboration with the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) and Imperial College London, are testing the use of artificial intelligence (AI) software coupled with hydrogen technology.

AW-Energy joins partnership seeking breakthrough in Finnish e-fuel technology
Wave energy company AW-Energy has joined the E-fuel research project looking to drive forward the commercialisation of the electrofuel (e-fuel) production using sustainable electricity and sequestered carbon dioxide.

Wärtsilä’s hybrid solution picked for new Ro-Ro ferry
The Finnish technology group Wärtsilä’s has been contracted to deliver its advanced hybrid solution for a new Canadian ferry.

Yara creates Clean Ammonia unit
Norwegian fertilizer company Yara International ASA revealed it is taking further steps to enable the hydrogen economy by establishing a new global unit – Yara Clean Ammonia.

Höegh LNG extends Trafigura, Cheniere charter deals
Norwegian floating LNG player Höegh LNG, has secured charter extensions of its current interim LNG carrier deals with Trafigura and Cheniere.

Gazprom restarts Nord Stream 2 pipe laying in Danish waters
The consortium behind the Gazprom-led Nord Stream 2 natural gas pipeline has resumed pipe laying offshore Denmark despite mounting pressure on the project from Washington.

GasLog adds to board
GasLog Partners, the New York-listed spinoff of LNG shipper GasLog, appointed Roland Fisher as an independent director to the partnership’s board of directors.

Hoglund FGSS picked for German LNG vessels
Marine solutions and system integration expert Høglund signed a contract with German shipyard Abeking & Rasmussen to supply the fuel gas supply system (FGSS) for three vessels of the German government.

ESL Shipping, Meriaura, others team up on Finnish E-fuel project
Finnish shipping companies ESL Shipping and Meriaura are participating in a consortium that recently launched the E-fuel research project in Finland.

Siemens and Air Liquide in hydrogen partnership
French industrial gases and services specialist Air Liquide and Germany-based energy technology company Siemens Energy entered a partnership for sustainable hydrogen production.