US green methanol tech company lures $4.5 mln investment

Published 01:17 on September 7, 2024  /  Last updated at 01:17 on September 7, 2024  / /  Americas, Shipping, US

A US company developing a method for converting CO2 into green methanol closed a $4.5 million seed financing round this week that will help the company accelerate its technology to pilot stage.

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Gold Standard adds two more voluntary carbon methodologies for shipping

Published 16:27 on September 4, 2024  /  Last updated at 14:38 on September 5, 2024  / /  Americas, Asia Pacific, EMEA, International, Shipping, Voluntary

Gold Standard has released two new voluntary carbon methodologies to tackle emissions from the shipping industry.

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Korean city to build first commercial-scale green methanol plant in the country

Published 10:49 on September 4, 2024  /  Last updated at 10:49 on September 4, 2024  / /  Asia Pacific, Shipping, South Korea

A group of Korean companies have teamed up to develop a green methanol project that can turn a city known for abandoned coal mines into a new clean energy hub.

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Maritime compliance firm raises €5 mln to expand EU ETS solutions

Published 10:36 on September 3, 2024  /  Last updated at 10:38 on September 3, 2024  / /  EMEA, EU ETS, International, Shipping

A provider of emissions data and compliance management solutions for the maritime industry has closed a €5 million Series A financing round, according to a press release.

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New shipping decarbonisation options emerge with clean fuels in short supply -insurer

Published 15:51 on August 30, 2024  /  Last updated at 15:51 on August 30, 2024  / /  EMEA, EU ETS, International, Shipping

Fossil fuel consuming ships paired with carbon capture, nuclear propulsion, and hydrogen-powered fuel cells are emerging as a new decarbonisation option due to the scarcity of low-carbon fuels, according to a global shipping insurer’s decarbonisation outlook.

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Major Asian nations must abandon LNG to decarbonise shipping sector -report

Published 10:40 on August 28, 2024  /  Last updated at 10:40 on August 28, 2024  / /  Asia Pacific, China, International, Japan, Other APAC, Shipping, South Korea, Voluntary

Countries including China, Japan, and South Korea must abandon the use of liquefied natural gas (LNG) as a bridge fuel in order to fully decarbonise their shipping sector, a report released Wednesday said.

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Brazil opens over $1 bln in funding for sustainable aviation, maritime fuel projects

Published 00:36 on August 28, 2024  /  Last updated at 00:36 on August 28, 2024  / /  Americas, Aviation/CORSIA, International, RINs & LCFS, Shipping, South & Central, Voluntary

Two public authorities in Brazil launched last week a R$6 billion ($1.1 bln) joint call providing R$6.6 billion ($1.1 bln) in funding for sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and maritime biofuel projects.

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World’s first green ammonia plant opens in Denmark

Published 14:07 on August 27, 2024  /  Last updated at 14:07 on August 27, 2024  / /  EMEA, EU ETS, International, Shipping

A first-of-its-kind green ammonia plant that will take advantage of power fluctuations from wind and solar power was opened on Tuesday by a trio of Danish clean tech companies, with a view to decarbonise shipping, fertilisers and heavy industry.

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Japanese shipping heavyweights to conduct liquefied CO2 study for CCS value chain

Published 07:43 on August 27, 2024  /  Last updated at 07:43 on August 27, 2024  / /  Asia Pacific, Japan, Other APAC, Shipping

A group of Japanese shipping majors have teamed up to conduct a joint study for liquefied CO2 (LCO2) carriers, in preparation for large-scale international transport of LCO2 by 2028.

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Oil demand from shipping sector to peak by mid-2020s -consultancy

Published 15:13 on August 22, 2024  /  Last updated at 15:13 on August 22, 2024  / /  EMEA, EU ETS, International, Shipping

Demand for fuel oil from the maritime sector is expected to peak by the mid-2020s, displaced in large part by LNG and increasingly efficient ships, according to a global energy consultancy.

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