LNG to fuel shipping, perhaps to a hydrogen future
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- Published on Thursday, 10 December 2020 08:51
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The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has set ambitious targets for decarbonisation that will tighten over the next three decades: from a reduction of at least 40pc by 2030 to 70pc by 2050. LNG is increasingly seen as a solution in the near term, with substantial decarbonisation benefits and the most developed supply globally of any alternative to bunker fuel. But to hit the 70pc target, it is hard to imagine a solution that does not involve hydrogen.
To discuss the matter, Petroleum Economist caught up with three experts from PwC's Strategy&: Giorgio Biscardini, partner; Rafael Schmill, associate partner; and Adrian Del Maestro, director. The three experts recently launched a report, Small going big… and
European Hydrogen Forum: EU moves ahead with the clean hydrogen agenda
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- Published on Thursday, 26 November 2020 06:08
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26 nov 2020
The European Hydrogen Forum, the first assembly of the European Clean Hydrogen Alliance, announced as part of the new industrial strategy for Europe in March and launched in July 2020 together with the EU Hydrogen Strategy, will take place on 26-27 November. Attended by Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans, Commissioner for Internal Market Thierry Breton, Commissioner for Energy Kadri Simson and Commissioner for Innovation, Research, Culture, Education and Youth Mariya Gabriel, this high-level event focuses on how to help EU hydrogen research and industry to achieve EU's climate neutrality goals. Already joined by over 800 key stakeholders, the European Clean Hydrogen Alliance aims at an ambitious deployment of green hydrogen technologies in Europe by 2030, bringing together renewable and low-carbon hydrogen production and demand in industry, mobility and other sectors, and hydrogen transmission and distribution.
Let’s talk about the wings
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- Published on Monday, 23 November 2020 16:52
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Oceanbird is like no other cargo vessel. Mostly because of its 80 metres high wings, which gives the ship enough power to transport 7,000 cars across the ocean.
Evolution equipped birds with wings to enable them to harness the power of the wind. It’s the same with Oceanbird. But instead of feathers, the wings are made of steel and composite materials. Thanks to a telescopic function, the wings can be reduced to a quarter of its length – from 80 to 20 metres. This function is key for several reasons, most important being:
What is offshore renewable energy?
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- Published on Monday, 23 November 2020 08:05
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- What is offshore renewable energy?
Offshore renewable energy can come from a diversity of abundant, natural and clean sources. The technologies to exploit them are at different stages of development.
- Offshore bottom-fixed wind is already advanced, with 12 GW installed today in EU waters.
- Floating offshore wind has an installed capacity of 40MW and some Member States are announcing large commercial projects.
- Ocean energy technologies such as wave and tidal devices, with a current installed capacity of 13 MW, are reaching a level of maturity that makes them interesting for future applications.
- Additional technologies, such as biofuels from algae (biodiesel, biogas and bioethanol), floating photovoltaic installations and thermal energy conversion are at an early development stage today, but could be promising for the future.