US engineering company KBR has secured a technology contract for a low-carbon blue ammonia project in the United States being developed by the Dutch producer and distributor of hydrogen products OCI NV. KBR was awarded the deal by an EPC contractor Tecnimont S.p.A. to supply the technology license,
Japanese general trading company Sumitomo Corporation and South Korean chemical manufacturer LOTTE Chemical have agreed to collaborate on hydrogen and ammonia, accelerating efforts to achieve a decarbonised society in their respective countries. Sumitomo and LOTTE Chemical have signed a memorandum o
The global energy crisis has forced nations around the globe to ponder whether they need to pick between energy security and net-zero goals. Can both be obtained simultaneously? This is the question on everyone’s mind.
US-based ammonia power solutions company Amogy has launched operations in Norway and hired a former director at Yara Clean Ammonia to work on accelerating the company’s effort in commercializing its ammonia-to-power technology. Amogy announced the opening of its Norway operations on 29 September wit
Thai state-owned oil and gas company PTT and AET, the petroleum arm of MISC, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for the development and construction of two zero-emission Aframaxes to be powered by green ammonia. Under the agreement, AET will select a suitable shipyard and the two zero-e
Norwegian RoRo shipping company Höegh Autoliners has committed to using either green ammonia or green methanol in at least 5 % of its deep sea operations by 2030, the company announced. The plan was revealed as the company joins the First Movers Coalition (FMC), which targets hard-to-abate sectors i
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) has signed an agreement with Indonesia’s Institut Teknologi Bandung (ITB) to conduct joint research and development of ammonia-fired power generation by gas turbine. The new research is a part of the partners’ ongoing initiative to look into a variety of clean energ
Yara Clean Ammonia, a global unit of Norwegian fertilizer company Yara International ASA, has joined the HyPilot project to test the PEM electrolyser technology developed by compatriot manufacturer Hystar for the future production of green ammonia using hydrogen. The HyPilot project will see the fir
Fratelli Cosulich Bunkers Singapore and Nantong CIMC Sinopacific Offshore & Engineering Co., Ltd have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) for the construction of an ammonia bunker tanker.
Converting containership vessels to alternative fuels is technically and economically feasible, Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping said citing findings of a new report. As the industry moves to decarbonize its fleet, numerous questions remain to be answered on the best pathways f
An ammonia bunkering vessel (ABV) developed by Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK Line) has won approval from the Japanese classification society ClassNK. The company has developed its own design drawings, and introduced a method of creating 3D models linked to the drawings at an early stage of the
Germany and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have entered into a new Energy Security and Industry Accelerator (ESIA) Agreement that will accelerate projects of joint interest between the two countries in energy security, decarbonisation and climate action. The agreement was signed by Sultan Ahmed Al J
Malaysia’s national energy company Petronas has signed a memorandum of cooperation (MoC) with the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan (METI) as well as a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC). The parties signed the documents on 26 Septem
An LNG dual-fueled and ammonia fuel prepared very large crude carrier (VLCC), developed jointly by China Merchants Energy Shipping (CMES), TotalEnergies, Dalian Shipbuilding Industry (DSIC), and GTT has received approval from the Bureau Veritas classification society. The approval in principle (AiP)
