Korea’s Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy (MOTIE), energy institutions, and companies have signed two agreements and five memorandums of understanding (MoUs) with their Saudi counterparts to widen clean hydrogen cooperation. The agreements and MoUs were signed on October 22 on the occasion of t
Yara Growth Ventures, the venture investment arm of Norwegian Yara International, and UK-headquartered Navigator Holdings have each acquired a 14.5% interest in the Norwegian ammonia bunkering startup Azane Fuel Solutions. The companies led an investment round of €5.4 million in Azane to commence co
Brazil’s Ceara state government and GoVerde Energia & Apollo Asset have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the aim of producing solar energy and green ammonia at the port of Pecém. The MoU was signed ahead of the second annual conference World Hydrogen Latin America which is scheduled t
Hyphen Hydrogen Energy and the Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA) have partnered up for a funding facility to be used to advance the development of Hyphen’s green hydrogen project in Namibia. According to Hyphen, the Project Preparation Facility from the DBSA will go towards the partial fund
AFC Energy, a UK-based provider of hydrogen power generation technologies, has achieved another milestone in the accelerated development of its modular, scalable ammonia cracker technology. The company informed that the technology achieved 99.99% hydrogen from single reactor testing, with the result
Singapore’s Sembcorp Industries, Japan’s IHI Corporation and U.S. GE Vernova’s Gas Power business have signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding (MoU) to jointly explore the potential retrofitting of Sembcorp’s Sakra power plant in Singapore with ammonia-firing capabilities. The project is ex
Houston-based marine robotics company Ocean Infinity has taken delivery of its sixth out of eight new high-tech, ammonia-ready Armada vessels.
The Netherlands-based Huisman is launching a renewed series of its subsea knuckle boom cranes for use in the subsea construction market, taking into account energy efficiency, automation and safety. The new, optimized series includes models starting from 85mt up to 350mt and covers both setups with
In support of South Africa’s transition into a low-carbon economy, Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) has issued a request for information (RFI) for the development of a terminal facility and related facilities for hydrogen initiatives at its commercial seaports. The RFI assesses the market in
Japan’s energy major JERA and compatriot Kyushu Electric Power have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) concerning comprehensive discussions on collaboration aimed at achieving decarbonization and a stable energy supply. According to JERA, the MoU strengthens and expands the two companies’ ex
Six consortia have been shortlisted by the Energy Market Authority (EMA) and Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) for Singapore’s ammonia power generation and bunkering project on Jurong Island. The selected proposals will advance to the next stage of development through a closed Request f
In order to catch up with the ambitions of decarbonization targets for the maritime industry, shipowners are being encouraged to start proactively securing long-term contracts for green fuels from serious players as the availability of these fuels is likely to be restricted amid demand from other se
The Decarbonising UK Freight Transport (DUKFT) Network has released a new report claiming that hydrogen-derived fuels such as methanol and ammonia may be important in some niches for road and rail freight, but have the greatest role in decarbonizing domestic and international maritime freight.
Methanol producer and supplier Proman has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Japan’s Mitsubishi Corporation to examine building a low-carbon ammonia facility in Lake Charles, Louisiana. According to Proman, the proposed plant would produce approximately 1.2 million tons per year of clea
