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Green groups urge UN to raise climate ambition on global shipping

GreenBiz

Green groups urge UN to raise climate ambition on global shipping. The global shipping industry's decarbonization efforts once again face stormy seas. Faïg Abbasov, head of shipping at campaign group Transport & Environment, told BusinessGreen the proposal was "essentially an empty shell." "To Cecilia Keating. To achieve 1.5

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Ørsted blames lack of ships for New Jersey offshore wind failure and massive write downs

Renew Economy

World's biggest offshore wind developer blames a ship shortage for the decision to dump its US Ocean Winds project. The post Ørsted blames lack of ships for New Jersey offshore wind failure and massive write downs appeared first on RenewEconomy. There are lessons for Australia's nascent offshore wind industry too.

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Could Bloom fuel cells be a solution for maritime emissions issues?

GreenBiz

In the race to drastically cut emissions in shipping, one of the industry's biggest names, Samsung Heavy Industries, is teaming with fuel cell company Bloom Energy to develop a more sustainable fuel designed to meet steep international targets. Both companies have a shared vision of powering ships with fuel cells.

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Green shipping corridors face a “feasibility wall”, says new report

Envirotec Magazine

The idea of green shipping corridors – referring to specific trade routes where the feasibility of zero-emission shipping is catalysed by public and private action – has gained currency in recent years, but progress could stall without urgent action from governments to overcome a “feasibility wall.”

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Cleantech Startup C1 Raises $22 Million to Replace Fossil Fuels in Shipping, Aviation and Chemicals

ESG Today

Founded in 2022, C1 develops new, climate-friendly chemical processes, exclusively on the basis of renewable raw materials and energy, designed with the help of quantum chemical simulations, and implemented in proprietary production technologies.

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This carbon challenge is bigger than cars, aviation and shipping combined

GreenBiz

This carbon challenge is bigger than cars, aviation and shipping combined. At 10 percent, industrial heat ranks on par with the combined emissions of cars (about 6 percent), planes (about 2 percent) and ships (about 2 percent). . At that price, most farms or town dumps can’t afford to develop biogas collection on their own. "An

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Funding locked in for “world first” solar thermal powered green methanol plant

Renew Economy

The developers of a solar thermal powered methanol production facility that will supply green fuel for shipping and aviation have bedded down $A40 million in funding. The post Funding locked in for “world first” solar thermal powered green methanol plant appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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