e-Methanol

Ørsted’s new Houston office will include support for P2X projects

Ørsted today announced the official opening of a new office in downtown Houston. This new space will expand Ørsted’s presence in Texas, where it owns and operates eight clean energy projects collectively producing 2.4 GW of electricity, with an additional 1.2 GW of solar projects under construction. Many of the new office’s approximately 30 full-time employees will support Ørsted’s growing Power-to-X (P2X) business, which will be concentrated along the Gulf Coast of Texas.

P2X is the umbrella...

https://www.marinelog.com/news/orsteds-new-houston-office-will-include-support-for-p2x-projects/

Deltamarin awarded design contract for new Airbus ships

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Turku, Finland, headquartered Deltamarin has been selected to design the three wind assisted RO/RO vessels that France’s Louis Dreyfus Armateurs (LDA) will operate under a charter from Airbus. The aircraft manufacturer is looking to cut the carbon emissions of its fleet of vessels used to transport aircraft subassemblies between Saint-Nazaire, France, and its single-aisle aircraft final assembly line in Mobile, Ala., and the new Airbus ships promise big carbon savings.

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https://www.marinelog.com/news/deltamarin-awarded-design-contract-for-new-airbus-ships/

Maersk inks deal with Goldwind for 500,000 tonnes of green methanol a year

With 12 large methanol dual-fueled ships on order, A.P. Moller Maersk has reached a long-term green methanol offtake agreement with Chinese developer Goldwind covering annual volumes of 500,000 tonnes of the fuel.

Goldwind is the world’s largest manufacturer of wind turbines and will produce the volumes covered by the agreement, which will include both green bio-methanol and e-methanol, utilizing wind energy at a new production facility in Hinggan League, northeast China, around 1,000 kilometers...

https://www.marinelog.com/news/maersk-inks-deal-with-goldwind-for-500000-tonnes-of-green-methanol-a-year/

Airbus opts for e-methanol and rotor sails for new transatlantic trio

Looking to reduce its carbon footprint, Airbus is to renew it entire fleet of vessels chartered in from France’s Louis Dreyfus Armateurs (LDA) to transport aircraft subassemblies between Saint-Nazaire, France, and its single-aisle aircraft final assembly line in Mobile, Ala.

It has commissioned Louis Dreyfus to build own and operate three new RO/RO vessels. Set to enter service in 2026, each will be fitted with six rotor sails and two dual-fuel engines operating on diesel fuel and e-methanol....

https://www.marinelog.com/news/airbus-opts-for-e-methanol-and-rotor-sails-for-new-transatlantic-trio/

Ammonia and Methanol Crucial To Decarbonise Shipping, GCMD Chief

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“Methanol and ammonia each have their unique sets of challenges and opportunities,” said Lynn Loo, the chief executive of the Global Centre for Maritime Decarbonisation (GCMD), reports Engine.

“No question ammonia is HARD. So are methanol and synthetic and bio-variants of other fuels,” Lynn Loo said in a social media post. “Oil is easy. But when easy is causing irreparable damage to our ecosystem, we have to do things that are harder. And consider options that are...

https://mfame.guru/ammonia-and-methanol-crucial-to-decarbonise-shipping-gcmd-chief/

Shipping Emissions Regulator Are In For A Very Tough Year Ahead

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  • The IMO may finally be moving closer to a zero-carbon future, with more shipping nations backing stronger targets and a global carbon price.
  • The coming six months at IMO will be critical for determining the trajectory of shipping for decades to come. 
  • If governments at IMO fail to provide a clear regulatory pathway aligned to what climate science says is necessary, the future becomes more murky.

Giant oil tankers are slow to change course. The International...

https://mfame.guru/shipping-emissions-regulator-are-in-for-a-very-tough-year-ahead/

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