carbon dioxide emissions

A New Synthetic Metabolic Pathway For Carbon Dioxide Fixation!

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New synthetic metabolic pathways for fixation of carbon dioxide could not only help to reduce the carbon dioxide content of the atmosphere, but also replace conventional chemical manufacturing processes for pharmaceuticals and active ingredients with carbon-neutral, biological processes. 

An Urgent Issue

In view of rising greenhouse gas emissions, carbon capture, the sequestration of carbon dioxide from large emission sources, is an urgent issue. In nature, carbon...

https://mfame.guru/a-new-synthetic-metabolic-pathway-for-carbon-dioxide-fixation/

China’s First LNG Powered Rake Suction Dredger Steel Cutting

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China’s first self-developed 15,000 cubic meters LNG clean energy powered rake suction dredger steel cutting in Shanghai, says an article published on Xinde marinenews.

Largest rake suction dredge

The ship is China’s first and the largest rake suction dredger with LNG clean energy powered system in the world.

Maximum capacity

Invested by CCCC Shanghai Dredging, designed by Marine Design and Research Institute of China, the ship has a total length of 155.7 meters, a...

https://mfame.guru/chinas-first-lng-powered-rake-suction-dredger-steel-cutting/

Scientists Convert Carbon Dioxide To Jet Fuel

Scientists have found an ingenious way to convert carbon dioxide into jet fuel by using hydrogenation that produces long chain carbon compounds suitable for aviation fuel. If effective then this can be the ultimate sustainable solution we are looking for. So, here’s what the research paper published by nature says about it. 

What is it?

The scientists report here a synthetic protocol to the fixation of carbon dioxide by converting it directly into aviation jet fuel using novel, inexpensive...

https://mfame.guru/scientists-convert-carbon-dioxide-to-jet-fuel/

Daimler Trucks eliminates carbon dioxide from Portland, Oregon manufacturing

Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) says its Portland, Oregon, plant builds vehicles without releasing planet-warming carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. It is the first in Daimler’s global manufacturing network to achieve carbon neutrality. 

DTNA is making an unspecified “significant investment” in the Portland facility as it prepares for series production in 2022 of the battery-powered Freightliner eCascadia Class 8 tractors and Freightliner eM2 Class 6 medium-duty trucks.

“The commitment we...

https://s29755.pcdn.co/news/daimler-trucks-eliminates-carbon-dioxide-from-oregon-manufacturing

DHL flight puts fuel-saving steps to the test

Global courier DHL Express (OTCMKTS: DPSGY) plans to leave its cleanest mark in the sky on Wednesday, July 1, when a full freighter takes off from its Leipzig, Germany, hub en route to John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York.

DHL said it is taking advantage of less busy airspace resulting from the novel coronavirus pandemic to operate a “perfect flight” for saving jet fuel and cutting carbon emissions. In-house airline European Air Transport will take more than 50 steps to maximize the...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/dhl-flight-puts-fuel-saving-steps-to-the-test

DNV GL Certifies Hapag’s First Extended Use of Cold Ironing by Cruise Ship

  • Hapag’s first extended use of cold ironing got DNV GL certification.
  • A positive contribution to the climate by saving 600 tons of carbon dioxide.
  • The electricity is supplied by Hamburg Energie from 100 percent renewable resources, reducing the ship’s emissions practically zero.
  • By using marine gas oil, Hapag’s cruises fleet to cut sulfur emission by 80 percent. 

DNV GL certifies EUROPA 2’s first extended use of cold ironing by cruise ships, says a press release published on HLCruises’ website.

E...

https://mfame.guru/dnv-gl-certifies-hapags-first-extended-use-of-cold-ironing-by-cruise-ship/

IMO To Implement New Measures Curbing GHG Emissions

  • IMO to discuss about measures to reduce GHG emissions next month. Ships will likely have to comply with new global emissions-cutting measures as early as 2022.
  • IMO member states are aiming to agree a new measure by 2023. But the organisation has come under criticism for dragging out talks during its last few environmental meetings.
  • Denmark, France and Germany are calling in their own proposal for each ship to have individual carbon intensity targets, with effect from January 1, 2023.

IMO will...

https://mfame.guru/imo-to-implement-new-measures-curbing-ghg-emissions/

MOL Looks at Synthetic Methanol as An Alternative to Fossil Fuel

  • Synthetic methane, or methanation fuel, is generated by methanation technology that combines CO2 with renewable energy-derived hydrogen.
  • The CCR Study Group works on methanol fuel with the objectives of proposing effective carbon neutral measures to reduce the use of fossil fuels by offering alternative energies.

Japan’s Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) has launched a working group aimed at reducing carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions in shipping by using synthetic methane as an alternative to fossil...

http://mfame.guru/mol-looks-at-synthetic-methanol-as-an-alternative-to-fossil-fuel/

APL halves fleet carbon emissions intensity since 2009

APL’s press release about carbon dioxide emissions:

Following the CMA CGM Group’s recent announcement on reinforcing its environmental objectives, APL on June 10 announced a 47.4% reduction in carbon dioxide emissions per container transported per kilometre in 2018, compared to its base level in 2009.

The result follows the Environmental Performance Assessment (EPA) of APL’s 2018 carbon dioxide emission data by the global non-profit organization Business for Social Responsibility’s (BSR’s) Clean...

https://container-news.com/apl-halves-fleet-carbon-emissions-intensity-since-2009/

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