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BP, Shell, oil giants fund research into mobile carbon capture from ships at sea

GreenBiz

BP, Shell, oil giants fund research into mobile carbon capture from ships at sea. Expanding carbon capture to long-distance marine shipping could help accelerate its use, while addressing a difficult to abate sector of the transport industry.". The global shipping sector is responsible for around 2.5

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Berge Bulk Launches Cargo Ship Using Wind-Assisted Propulsion to Cut Emissions

ESG Today

Dry bulk ship owner Berge Bulk announced the launch of its 210,000 Metric Tons Deadweight vessel, Berge Olympus, retrofitted with four BARTech WindWings by Yara Marine Technologies, that use wind power to reduce fuel consumption and CO2 emissions. Yara’s WindWings, each possessing an aerodynamic span of 37.5 tonnes per day.

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Riding the ‘hydrogen wave’: A new fuel source for a shipping industry seeking lower emissions

Renewable Energy World

Shipping keeps the world moving; but what moves the ships? As part of the increasing global push to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, significant attention has been paid to the energy and power sectors. Hydrogen in Shipping. This pressure comes from a variety of sources. Courtesy: Ian Simmonds/Unsplash).

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2020: Fossil fuels are dead, long live the sun

GreenBiz

Consider this: In April, Royal Dutch Shell, one of the largest companies in the world, announced its intent to become a net-zero carbon company by 2050. No doubt Shell is counting on some miracle like carbon capture to preserve its adherence to a century-old business model of selling oil. In 2008, Exxon made a record $40.6

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Rush to clean energy prompts demand for ammonia analysers

Envirotec Magazine

These include power generators, shipping and heavy transport vehicles such as buses. The research found that ammonia produced from natural gas combined with carbon capture and storage (blue ammonia) is the lowest cost zero-carbon option when considering timeframes to 2050.

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Landmark emissions deal for the shipping sector may not push transition to e-fuels fast enough

Envirotec Magazine

The shipping sectors first binding emissions targets were agreed on Friday 11 April, making it the first industry with internationally mandated targets of this kind. While considered a landmark deal, some observers say improvements are needed to the package of measures if the maritime sector is to reach net zero by 2050.