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Port Authority of Valencia receives GREEN4SEA Port Award

SAFETY4SEA is pleased to announce that Port Authority of Valencia has received the 2019 GREEN4SEA Port Award, sponsored by World LPGA, at a prestigious award ceremony which successfully concluded on March, 12th at Yacht Club of Greece in Athens, the evening ahead of the 2019 GREEN4SEA Conference.

Port of Valencia received the award for becoming the first port in Europe to use hydrogen energy to reduce the environmental impact of its operations by supporting H2Ports; a pilot project which focuses...

https://safety4sea.com/port-authority-of-valencia-receives-green4sea-port-award/

Hydrogen can be an affordable alternative by 2035, study finds

According to DNV GL’s research paper ‘Hydrogen in the electricity value chain’, the production of hydrogen from electrolysis will become competitive with production from natural gas. In fact, hydrogen produced from renewable energy will be an economic energy carrier to complement electricity and boost decarbonization.

As the study shows, the economic viability of green hydrogen is possible because of the growing penetration of wind and solar power in the future. This is presented in DNV GL’s...

https://safety4sea.com/hydrogen-can-be-an-affordable-alternative-by-2035-study-finds/

Hydrogen a key enabler of shipping decarbonization, says The Switch

The global maritime industry is now on the threshold of a committed move towards renewable energy, with hydrogen as the potential acid test in the shift away from fossil fuels, said Japanese electrical drive firm Yaskawa Environmental Energy / The Switch.

Renewables and alternative fuels are attracting increasing interest, driven by greater environmental awareness within society, tighter regulations and an industry-wide need to optimize energy use and manage costs. We’re fielding more and more...

https://safety4sea.com/hydrogen-a-key-enabler-of-shipping-decarbonization-says-the-switch/

H-vision in favour of blue hydrogen for a green future

In H-vision sixteen parties, mainly from the port of Rotterdam industrial area, partner in a study to explore the large-scale production and application of blue hydrogen in the Rotterdam industrial area. The goal is to supply decarbonized energy by replacing natural gas and coal with blue hydrogen. It is also studying how residual gases from the refining and chemical industry can be utilized to further enhance sustainability.

Mainly, blue hydrogen will help industry to deliver a substantial...

https://safety4sea.com/h-vision-in-favour-of-blue-hydrogen-for-a-green-future/

EIA: Coal decreases while solar and wind are thriving

The unexpected increase in solar and wind power in the US will result to a decrease of coal in the next few years. Renewable energy, led by solar and wind, is foreseen to be the fastest-developing source of US electricity generation for at least the next two years, according to a report published Friday by the US Energy Department.

Kingsmill Bond, new energy strategist at Carbon Tracker reported that

Coal is just an expensive technology that can no longer compete.

Specifically, solar power is...

https://safety4sea.com/eia-coal-decreases-while-solar-and-wind-are-thriving/

7 green shipping techs to get along with IMO’s sulphur cap

Based on IMO’s strict sulphur regulations, the shipping industry is looking for ways to take its shipping in a greener and more sustainable path by innovating in the technological fields. As IMO has demanded, the shipping industry’s sulphur emissions should not exceed the 0.50% m/m of sulphur, by 2020 unless the ships are equipped with scrubbers or get along with other options available.

According to Bloomberg, many are the companies that aspire to look for green technologies and adapt to the...

https://safety4sea.com/7-green-shipping-techs-to-get-along-with-imos-sulphur-cap/

More investment expected in oil and gas in 2019, report says

A new research by DNV GL, showed that companies’ resilience to volatile market conditions will be put to the test in 2019. This will happen because business leaders expect the industry to commit to greater investment to meet hydrocarbon demand.

Namely, 67% of senior oil and gas professionals believe that larger, capital-intensive oil and gas projects will be approved during 2019, DNV GL reported. What is more, 70% plans to increase or maintain capital expenditure in 2019, with those expecting to...

https://safety4sea.com/more-investment-expected-in-oil-and-gas-in-2019-report-says/

Contract awarded for construction of world’s first hydrogen-electric ferry

Norwegian ferry company Norled announced it has won a contract for the development, construction and operation of the world’s first hydrogen-electric ferry, where at least 50% of the energy requirement is covered by hydrogen.

Hydrogen will be the last piece to get zero emissions in the ferry sector,

…says Director Terje Moe Gustavsen in the Norwegian Public Roads Administration.

The Norwegian Public Roads Administration and Norled AS signed an agreement on 8 January 2019, on the construction of...

https://safety4sea.com/contract-awarded-for-construction-of-worlds-first-hydrogen-electric-ferry/

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