greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions

NYK Group’s First Wind-powered Ship-propulsion Unit

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NYK Bulkship (Atlantic) to Introduce NYK Group’s First Wind-Assisted Ship-Propulsion Unit, states a NYK news source.

NYK Bulkship (Atlantic)

NYK Bulkship (Atlantic) N.V. (Head Office: Antwerp, Belgium; NBAtlantic), an NYK Group company, will introduce a wind-assisted ship-propulsion unit on a bulk carrier engaged in a long-term charter contract with Cargill International S.A. (Switzerland), a subsidiary of Cargill, Incorporated (USA). This will be the first time for a unit of...

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Ethanol: Will It Power A Low-Carbon Future?

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Ethanol and humans have a tumultuous connection. Of course, a lot of people consume it. Additionally, efforts to scale it up as a fuel and a chemical feedstock have been made for decades. The hope is that the chemical and energy sectors’ dependency on petroleum may be broken and their impact on the environment significantly reduced with the correct technology for producing and using ethanol, as reported by C&en.

Long debate

Conventional ethanol relies on sugars...

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European Parliament Decides To Phase-out Scrubbers

  • The European Parliament’s environment committee has voted for a ‘phase-out’ rather than simple ban of open-loop exhaust scrubbers in the maritime sector.
  • The committee also criticised international efforts to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from the sector, with members calling for the EU to proceed with its own efforts.
  • The environment committee voted to slightly amend its opinion on measures for cleaner maritime transport.
  • So as to now call on the European Commission to propose a...

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