Bristol-based maritime engineering start-up WingTek, in collaboration with the National Composites Centre and the University of Bristol, has won a £2.2m innovation grant.
Topic: TECHNOLOGY
NYK to Recover Emissions from Car Carriers at Berth in California
NYK concluded an agreement with STAX Engineering Pty Ltd. (STAX), a U.S. company leading in maritime emissions capture and control, to use its emissions capture and control technology to recover exhaust gases from ships.
MITSUI Performs World-First Hydrogen Test
MAN Energy Solutions’ licensee, MITSUI E&S Co. Ltd., has announced that it has successfully tested a 50-bore MAN B&W two-stroke engine up to 100% load at its Tamano facility while running on hydrogen, a world-first for the maritime industry.
HD Hyundai Founds NEMO [Nuclear Energy Maritime Organization] with Global Nuclear Energy Organizations
HD Hyundai Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering (HSOE) announced on March 6 that it has founded the Nuclear Energy Maritime Organization (NEMO) with leading global nuclear energy organizations.
Sail-powered cargo ship ‘shows potential of wind’
Retrofitting giant, rigid sails to a cargo ship has effectively cut its fuel use and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions, shipping firm data shows.
Biofuels and e-fuels in trucks will make it harder for aviation and shipping to go green
The EU climate targets will slash demand for oil and gas. As a result, fuel suppliers are investing in e-fuels and biofuels to replace them
Peninsula hits landmark with first supply for LNG-powered cruise ship
Peninsula’s liquefied natural gas supply vessel, Levante LNG, refuelled the Royal Caribbean Group cruise vessel Silver Nova last Saturday, the company’s first LNG supply in Gibraltar
New study raises concerns about the durability of biofuels
A new study launched by one of the world’s leading dry cargo shipping companies, Oldendorff Carriers, casts doubt on the sustainability of the popular second-generation biofuels.
Comment: Why wave-devouring propulsion holds promise for low carbon shipping
With the global shipping sector under increasing pressure to adopt new emissions-busting technologies, Cranfield University’s Dr Liang Yang, explores the potential of so-called “wave-devouring” propulsion systems that take their inspiration from the natural world
Technology aims to sequester carbon deep in the ocean off B.C. coast
A project off B.C.’s coast focused on removing carbon dioxide from the air is aiming to tap into a resource that makes up roughly 70 per cent of the Earth’s surface – the ocean.