Tag: Sweden

Viking Line to run entirely on LBG for a week

Viking Line to run entirely on LBG for a week

August 22, 2024 |

In Sweden, Finnish cruise- and ferry company Viking Line will reduce emissions by 90% on its Stockholm-Turku route by running its vessels, Viking Glory and Viking Grace, entirely on liquefied biogas (LBG) for one week, from August 29 to September 4. This initiative, starting on Baltic Sea Day, marks the launch of the first green […]

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ScanOcean and Vegoil pioneer renewable marine fuel blend

ScanOcean and Vegoil pioneer renewable marine fuel blend

July 31, 2024 |

In Sweden, ScanOcean and Vegoil have partnered to bunker B30-DMA fuel containing Swedish-produced Rapeseed Methyl Ester from Energifabriken at the port of Oskarshamn on the vessel “Key Fjord”. This collaboration aims to leverage RME as a renewable feedstock for marine fuel blends, marking a significant step toward sustainable shipping. The B30-DMA fuel, certified under ISCC-EU […]

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Chalmers researchers show possibilities of hydrogen-powered flight

Chalmers researchers show possibilities of hydrogen-powered flight

July 24, 2024 |

In Sweden, the possibility of hydrogen-powered flight means greater opportunities for fossil-free travel, and the technological advances to make this happen are moving fast. New studies from Chalmers University of Technology, in Sweden, show that almost all air travel within a 750-mile radius (1200 km) could be made with hydrogen-powered aircraft by 2045, and with […]

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Mycorena declares bankruptcy

Mycorena declares bankruptcy

July 22, 2024 |

In Sweden, fungi fermentation and mycoprotein company Mycorena AB has filed for bankruptcy, citing “significant financial challenges” that have made it impossible to continue operating independently. Mycorena specializes in fermentation, circular production, and product development within the mycoprotein segment, and recently pivoted from a B2B model to a more comprehensive B2B2C approach. But despite consistently […]

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Shell withdraws from Vattenfall’s e-SAF project and seeks new partners

Shell withdraws from Vattenfall’s e-SAF project and seeks new partners

July 9, 2024 |

In Sweden, in 2021 Vattenfall took the initiative to develop the HySkies project together with Shell, aiming to speed up the transition towards electrofuels for aviation. Now Vattenfall and Shell have agreed to pause their collaboration, and invite other potential partners to join Vattenfall.  While Shell sees a future in the HySkies project, including opportunities […]

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Vårgårda-Herrljunga Biogas expanding and upgrading biogas plant

Vårgårda-Herrljunga Biogas expanding and upgrading biogas plant

July 8, 2024 |

In Sweden, Vårgårda-Herrljunga Biogas AB opted for the winning green combination of biogas and membrane technology as early as 2013. Now, EnviTec’s customer is expanding its biogas plant with another gas upgrading plant, which will meet the prescribed DIN standard for vehicle fuel. While the rated capacity of the new gas upgrading plant amounts to […]

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MAN Cryo Powers World’s First Hydrogen Superyacht with Cutting-Edge Fuel System

MAN Cryo Powers World’s First Hydrogen Superyacht with Cutting-Edge Fuel System

June 26, 2024 |

In Sweden, MAN Cryo has supplied Feadship’s 118.8-meter Project 821 superyacht with a pioneering liquid-hydrogen fuel system, enabling zero-emission propulsion. The system stores, evaporates, and heats liquid hydrogen, supplying it to the fuel cell. This project showcases MAN Cryo’s innovative engineering, featuring below-deck hydrogen tanks and predictive tools for tank management.  MAN Cryo encountered significant […]

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Erik Thun Receives Eco-Friendly Tanker Thun Vettern

Erik Thun Receives Eco-Friendly Tanker Thun Vettern

June 26, 2024 |

In Sweden, shipping firm Erik Thun took delivery of Thun Vettern, from China Merchants Jinling Shipyard equipped with dual-fuel capabilities, allowing operation on LNG/LBG or gasoil. The 17,999 dwt vessel is ice class 1A and is equipped for shore power connection when available in ports. This latest addition to the “Vinga-series,” was designed in collaboration […]

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Biokraft to design 130MWh biomethane and liquid CO2 plant in Sweden

Biokraft to design 130MWh biomethane and liquid CO2 plant in Sweden

June 20, 2024 |

In Sweden, Biokraft has signed an exclusive land agreement with the industrial group Perstorp where Biokraft is given the opportunity to design a biogas plant at the Group’s industrial park in Perstorp. The plant’s capacity is planned to be 130 GWh of biomethane and 17,000 tons of liquid CO2 per year and is expected to […]

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Stockholm Exergi sells $48.6M of negative carbon emissions to Frontier

Stockholm Exergi sells $48.6M of negative carbon emissions to Frontier

June 19, 2024 |

In Sweden, Stockholm Exergi has signed an agreement for permanent negative emissions worth just over $48.6M for delivery from 2028 to 2030. The purchase will be made by Frontier and includes buyers such as Stripe, Alphabet, Shopify, Meta, JP Morgan Chase CO, H&M and McKinsey Sustainability.  Frontier’s goal is to build a portfolio of companies […]

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