In Finland, ESL Shipping announced its investment in four new handysize 1A ice-class vessels, valued at €186 million, which can be powered by green hydrogen-based e-methanol or biomethanol, allowing entirely fossil-free operations. The vessels will be built at China Merchants Jinling Shipyard in Nanjing, with deliveries expected between Q3 2027 and Q1 2028. The key […]
In Chile, HIF Global announced a strategic investment by Mitsui O.S.K. Lines to support the expansion of e-Fuels projects in the United States, Australia, Chile, and Uruguay. The amount of the investment by MOL was not disclosed. MOL’s investment is part of HIF Global’s $220 million equity funding raised in 2024. The collaboration adds to […]
In France, green hydrogen producer Lhyfe announced a partnership with low-carbon molecule innovator Elyse Energy to produce e-methanol from green hydrogen for maritime transport within the Loire Estuary’s industrial and logistics port ecosystem. Lhyfe was selected by the Nantes Saint-Nazaire port authority to develop green hydrogen production and distribution at the authority’s 73 hectare Montoir-de-Bretagne […]
In the Netherlands, Offshore Energy reported that shipping company Terntank has secured a grant agreement with CINEA – European Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency for the eMETHANOLxWSolution, a project demonstrating a combination of foldable suction sails and a dual-fuel engine. The report noted that this project will demonstrate a combination of foldable suction sails […]
In Sweden, shipping company Terntank’s Hybrid Solution Plus series costal tanker will use an e-methanol capable dual-fuel engine in combination with foldable suction sails, in a EU government co-funded project. The eMETHANOLxWSolution project aims to avoid more than 44 tonnes of CO2e emissions annually compared to a new conventional tanker. eMETHANOLxWSolution has been launched to […]
In Turkey, the world’s first e-methanol-fueled service operation vessel, Esvagt’s NB1094, was launched on Saturday at Cemre Shipyard. NB1094 will serve Ørsted’s offshore wind farm, Hornsea 2, off the UK’s Yorkshire coast in the North Sea. The vessel, built according to DNV classification rules, will sail under the Danish flag and accommodate 124 people. These […]
In Japan, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) and NGK Insulators Ltd. will collaborate to develop membrane dehydration systems for Bioethanol and e-Methanol production. Bioethanol, an alternative to gasoline and a key component in Sustainable Aviation Fuel and e-Methanol, a promising next-generation marine fuel, stand to benefit from this technology. MHI will utilize its expertise in […]
In Japan, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) and NGK INSULATOR (NGK) said they will jointly develop two membrane dehydration systems to realize of low cost and to optimize efficiency of manufacturing processes for bioethanol and e-methanol to meet expected demand growth for clean fuels and raw materials. In this project, MHI and NGK will begin developing […]
In the UK, Johnson Matthey (JM) has been selected by HIF Global as the methanol licensor for HIF Global’s Paysandú eFuels project in Uruguay. The facility would be the largest e-methanol plant in South America and will use electrolytic (green) hydrogen and waste CO2 from an ethanol plant to produce e-methanol. E-methanol, through use of […]
In Japan, Mitsui O.S.K. Lines announced the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on the joint development of a synthetic fuel (e-fuel)/synthetic methanol (e-methanol) supply chain including CO2 marine transport with Idemitsu Kosan and HIF USA LLC and HIF Asia Pacific Pty Limited, subsidiaries of HIF Global, a global producer of synthetic fuels/synthetic methanol. […]
