Wind-Assisted Coal Carrier Begins Operations for Tokohu Electric
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MOL / Tohoku
Japanese shipowner MOL and powerplant operator Tohoku Electric Power have begun commercial operations with a novel reduced-emissions vessel: a coal-carrying bulker with auxiliary wind power.
The 100,000 dwt Shofu Maru is the world's first vessel equipped with the MOL / Oshima Shipbuilding "Wind Challenger" telescopic wing sail. She will transport coal - primarily from Australia, Indonesia, and North America - on a long-term charter to Tohoku, Japan's fourth-largest power utility.
The Wind Challenger wing sail is expected to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from vessel operations by about five percent on a Japan-Australia voyage and about eight percent on a Japan-U.S. West Coast voyage when compared to a conventional vessel of the same type, according to MOL.
Leveraging Lithium-Ion Energy Storage to Create Low-Emissions Offshore Drilling Rig
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- Published on Saturday, 01 October 2022 05:12
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As the oil and gas industry has become increasingly focused on reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, the concept of leveraging renewable energy sources (RES), such as offshore and floating wind farms, to provide clean power to offshore installations has gained traction. However, many hurdles stand in the way of making this a reality. Mainly, this is because of the need to offset the inherent intermittency associated with electricity generation from renewables.
In 2018, Siemens, Seadrill, and Northern Ocean took an important step toward solving this problem by implementing
new times, new wind
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- Published on Monday, 29 August 2022 08:43
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https://www.bluebird-electric.net/wind_powered_
ships_marine_renewable_energy_research.htm
ARCHINAUTE 2019: Eleven years after the launch of the project, the prototype of the first Archinaute wind powered boat is under construction at the Brittany South shipyard in Belz. This is a culmination of years of effort for its designer, Charles-Henri Viel, who was looking to present it from June 29 to July 10 at the La Mer XXL show in Nantes in 2018. The boat is 11 meters long, 6 wide and weighs 10 tonnes, built of aluminum. A wind turbine 6 m in diameter will be placed on the boat.
Unthinkable ten years ago, the project finally came to fruition. The transition from idea to design did not happen overnight. In 2014, the first investigations were carried out
Shipping ‘partially on track’ on decarbonisation targets, moving from pilots to production of zero-emission fuels now crucial
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- Published on Thursday, 22 September 2022 11:58
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The shipping industry is ‘partially on track’ with regard to the progress in technology and supply of scalable zero-emission fuels (SZEF) to achieve the target of a 5 percent share of international shipping fuels by 2030, according to a new joint report produced by UMAS and UN Climate Change High Level Champions.
The findings show significant progress, especially in terms of commitments by industry, national governments, and positive developments at the International Maritime Organization (IMO).
Currently, there are at least 203 shipping decarbonization pilot and demonstration projects in the pipeline. Internationally, progress has been observed regarding bunkering and safety guideline developments. However, the crucial next step is moving from pilots to the production of zero-emission fuels, investments,
Design Approval for Norwegian Hydrogen-Fueled ROPAX
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The ROPAX is is expected to set new standards in the design for hydrogen-fueled vessels (Torghatten Nord)
A design project underway in Norway that seeks to develop the first hydrogen ferries operating long distances and exposed to the harsh environment in the northern region has received initial design approval. Lloyd’s Register presented the Approval in Principle which is considered to be a major milestone in the effort by Norwegian shipping company Torghatten Nord to introduce the ferries by 2025.
“We are very satisfied with the approval and we are proud to work together with the leading experts on hydrogen as a fuel on ships. Developing hydrogen ferries on such a long and weather-resistant