Shipping Industry Trials New Tech for Decarbonization

Shipping accounts for 3 percent of global emissions. Solutions to cut those emissions include biofuels, renewable energy and hybrid systems. As shipping as a whole attempts to decarbonize, could this be an indicator of the industry’s future? An article in GreenBiz discusses about this

Fastest electric ship

In 2023, a new electric ferry called the Candela P-12 will begin a trial service from the Swedish capital Stockholm to the island’s suburbs.

Swedish electric boat maker Candela, which built the...

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Three Ships Carrying Ethanol Heading to China

  • Three ships carrying ethanol were heading to China from the U.S. Gulf Coast, three trade sources told Reuters on Monday.
  • In a sign that exports of the fuel were sharply increasing from the United States to the country.

The shipments may surpass the total amount of U.S. ethanol that China imported last year, a positive development for the U.S. ethanol industry, which has seen decreased demand because of the coronavirus pandemic and the U.S.-China trade war, reports Reuters.

Capacity of Ships

The...

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Q Power Partners With Wärtsilä for Renewable Fuel Project

In a major development, Wärtsilä and Q Power, a Finnish pioneer in biomethanisation, have signed a cooperation agreement to accelerate the development and commercialisation of renewable fuels, says an article published in Ship Insight

What is it?

The companies will work closely together to further develop the market and to find business opportunities for biomethanisation and synthetic fuels globally.

Primary Objective

The first target of the cooperation is to showcase a mobile demonstration plant...

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