CSOVs to the fore
The CSOV scene is increasingly busy with a newbuild at Damen Shipyards and a German-Norwegian joint-venture are a focal point.
Transport
Digital replicas of real world could help decarbonise transport, scientists say
Digital replicas of the real world that can analyse scenarios in near-real time could help make journeys greener, scientists have said.
Cleaner jets needed by 2035 to reach net-zero goal, study finds
The aviation industry is running out of time to introduce cleaner planes needed to eliminate net carbon emissions from air travel by 2050, according to a study released Thursday.
TotalEnergies and SSE launch EV charging joint venture Source
Total and SSE are aiming to capture 20% of the UK and Ireland electric vehicle charging market via a new joint venture.
Construction ship/pipelayer completed after 10 tough years
At last, a pipelay/construction ship ordered a decade ago by Petrofac – the JSD6000 – has been completed in China for Shanghai Zhenhua Heavy Industry shipyard (ZPMC).
Scottish National Investment Bank invests another £10m in FOR EV
The Scottish National Investment Bank (SNIB) has invested a further £10 million into electric vehicle charge point operator, FOR EV.
Network Rail chooses Scottish technology for EV charge hubs
Network Rail has commissioned the installation of the first of two hubs for its electric vehicles in Scotland using charging technology developed by Edinburgh-based FOR EV.
Norway hydrogen fueled ferries steam ahead
Norway has yet again demonstrated that it really is a maritime technology leader with ferry company Torghatten Nord placing an order in-country for the construction of the largest hydrogen-fuel cell ships attempted anywhere.
Is the UK falling behind Norway on cross-border CO2 transport and storage?
The UK risks wasting its "naturally advantageous position" on CO2 transport, according to one analyst.
Decarbonisation storm hits global shipping
Sea trade is under massive pressure to change as the global population of 61,000 ships collectively weighing in at over 2.1 billion tons deadweight is responsible for over 3% of current CO2 emissions and still rising.
Two contrasting Singapore shipowners backing green option
Norwegian shipbuilding group Vard has secured a contract to design and build a hybrid-fuelled service operation vessel (SOV) for Singapore-based offshore wind vessel owner Cyan Renewables.
Battery futures: super-fast and solid state
Remarkable strides are being made in the world of batteries with super-fast charging and large solid-state units at the threshold of commercial reality.
Aberdeen EV charging firm Trojan Energy secures £26 million investment
Aberdeen-based electric vehicle (EV) charging firm Trojan Energy has secured £26 million in investment in its latest funding round.
UK government says lack of supply flexibility could leave gas system “exposed”
The UK government will launch a consultation with industry on future gas supply and storage requirements as production from the North Sea declines.
We must look before we leap with hydrogen and transport
Hydrogen can already be a profitable and competitive alternative to petrol and diesel fuels, at least in world energy capital Houston, researchers claim.
Peel Ports reduces operational emissions by one third in three years
Peel Ports Group has announced a one third reduction in operational greenhouse gas emissions in the last three years.
UK approves first large-scale lithium refinery
Green Lithium plan will create over 1,000 jobs in construction of facility, which will boost UK EV manufacturing.
Shell Capital Markets Day: Shareholder payout as oil giant cuts spending elsewhere
Shell (LON: SHEL) will increase its dividend per share by 15% in the second quarter of the year and reduce spending elsewhere as part of CEO Wael Sawan’s Capital Markets Day pitch in New York.
Emerging markets, emissions and EVs
The IEA has said EVs will remove the need for 5mn barrels per day of oil by 2030.
Batteries becoming one answer to Big Shipping’s decarb dilemma
Global merchant shipping electrification is poised to take off with the cost and reliability of battery technologies at last becoming acceptable.
‘Critical’ years for rapid test and deployment of net zero technologies
New research has set out how the UK could rapidly accelerate net zero technologies and cut costs in the “critical” years ahead to capture global economic opportunities.
‘We need more oil and gas’ billionaire Elon Musk tells ONS
Billionaire Elon Musk has told the ONS conference in Stavanger that “more oil and gas” is needed, at least in the near-term, for a sustainable future.
Welcome to ‘Musk City’: Tech duo create tongue-in-cheek video as billionaire heads to Norway
Dogecoin currency, EVs abound and an Elon Musk bust? Whether that sounds like a utopia or hell on earth, you've got to give them points for effort...
Exclusive: AREG to launch new clean energy conference in Aberdeen
Aberdeen Renewable Energy Group (AREG) will launch a new clean energy conference in Aberdeen this year.
BP to invest £1 billion in EV charging in UK
BP has announced it will invest £1 billion in electric vehicle (EV) charging in the UK over the next decade.