The kick-off meeting for the EU funded Horizon 2020 research project, CHEK – deCarbonizing sHipping by Enabling Key technology symbiosis on real vessel concept designs, took place digitally from 3 to 4 June 2021. Over 50 participants from the CHEK consortium consisting of the University of Vaasa (coordinator), WMU, Wärtsilä, Cargill, MSC Cruises, Lloyds Register, Silverstream Technologies,...
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Will e-cargo bikes take over last-mile delivery?
A day in the office — or biking the streets of sunny Miami — begins at the DHL Service Center for e-cargo bike couriers.
From there, Orlando Rosal makes his way to the REEF Technology garage, where an e-Cargo Cycle is waiting for him. Once he transfers a 60-cubic-foot container onto his bike, he takes off for Brickell Bay and various Miami neighborhoods, delivering packages along the way.
Electric-assisted cargo bikes (e-cargo bikes) have an electric motor, which means that couriers such as Rosal...
https://s29755.pcdn.co/news/will-e-cargo-bikes-take-over-last-mile-delivery
Daily Infographic: A Carbon-Neutral FedEx
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https://www.freightwaves.com/news/daily-infographic-a-carbon-neutral-fedex
146 Mark Bell, General Manager, The Society for Gas as Marine Fuel
In episode 146 we meet Mark Bell, General Manager, The Society for Gas as Marine Fuel, and we speak about the fuels roadmap to 2030/2050 and what needs to be done now in order for us to achieve the goals set.
We cover a lot in this episode, bunker infrastructure, safety, alternative fuels, sulphur, carbon, regulations, engines – but also how to make the shipping industry more visible to the general public.
Mark is an engineer and he has been working for classification societies after he sailed...
https://shippingpodcast.com/146-mark-bell-general-manager-the-society-for-gas-as-marine-fuel/
WSJ: Precios de petroleros se disparan, el carbón se esfuma
Según información del Wall Street Journal, los precios para mover el petróleo en todo el mundo están subiendo a medida que la demanda para almacenar combustible en los buques adquiere un papel más importante en los mercados energéticos. Los precios de fletamento para embarcaciones que transportan...
https://fullavantenews.com/wsj-tanker-prices-soaring-coal-burning-out/?lang=es
133 Roger Göthberg, Managing Director, MAN Energy Solutions Sverige AB
In this episode, you meet Roger Göthberg, Managing Director, MAN Energy Solutions Sverige AB, who is taking us through his career as a supplier to the maritime industry where most of his decisions are about how we can move towards a carbon-free shipping industry.
Roger believe in teamwork, he showed me a small sign on his desk (you can see it on the Instagram account of the Shipping Podcast, where it says Passion + Energy + Competence & Curiosity = Teamwork = Victory. I think it’s great!
At the...
https://shippingpodcast.com/133-roger-gothberg-managing-director-man-energy-solutions-sverige-ab/
Leveraging standards to improve climate solutions
According to a recent statement, Verra is identifying and prioritizing ways to scale up financing for approaches that address climate change, through the evolution of existing standards and the development of new frameworks and tools.
Namely, Verra informs that Natural Climate Solutions (NCS) play an important role in addressing climate change, having the potential to deliver a third of the emissions reductions needed by 2030 to keep global warming below 2 degrees, yet they currently receive...
https://safety4sea.com/leveraging-standards-to-improve-climate-solutions/
France increases 2028 offshore wind tendering target
Namely, the latest version of the Multiannual Energy Programme (Programmation pluriannuelle de l’énergie (PPE)) indicates that France has increased its offshore wind tendering target from 6GW to up to 8.75GW by 2028.
The revised PPE increases the intended operating offshore wind capacity from between 4.7GW and 5.2GW by 2028, to between 5.2GW and 6.2GW by 2028.
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It is said that the 2023 capacity target stayed at 2.4GW, covering the six already approved projects.
https://safety4sea.com/france-increases-2028-offshore-wind-tendering-target/
La crisis del carbón hunde un 19% los tráficos de Almería en 2019
La Autoridad Portuaria de Almería cerrará 2019 con 5,66 millones de toneladas, un 19% menos que en el año anterior, como consecuencia de la denominada crisis del carbón y la caída de los tráficos en el puerto de Carboneras vinculados a la Central Térmica Litoral de Endesa.
Según datos aportados por la autoridad portuaria, el carbón representó en 2018 un tráfico de 3,56 millones de toneladas, mientras que en 2019 el volumen caerá a 1,44 millones de toneladas, 2,12 millones de toneladas menos que...
http://elvigia.com/la-crisis-del-carbon-hunde-un-19-los-traficos-de-almeria-en-2019/
Overestimated Southern Ocean Carbon Level!
New research suggests that combining ship- and float-based observations provides a more accurate measure of how much carbon the Southern Ocean absorbs, says an article published in Eos.Org.
Southern Ocean absorbs 40%Accounting for carbon sinks and sources around the world is critical for scientists and policy makers looking to quantify Earth’s carbon budget and stave off the most catastrophic effects of climate change.
The Southern Ocean absorbs roughly 40% of the 2.6 petagrams of anthropogenic...
http://mfame.guru/overestimated-southern-ocean-carbon-level/