Offshore Wind Industry Wants To Shed Fossil-Fueled Workboats
The offshore wind industry is turning to electrification and alternative fuels to decarbonize its SOV (service operations vessel) fleet.
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Maersk Green Methanol Plans Won’t Decarbonize Methanol Much
Maerk’s dual-fuel ships, when they run on methanol at all, will be very unlikely to be burning green methanol directly, at least not for a long time.
How Much Will EU Carbon Price Impact Things That Use Natural Gas Like Electricity, Cement,…
If anything in your value stream uses fossil fuels, and you are competing with organizations which don’t have fossil fuels in their value streams, you are going to be losing business fast in the coming years.
More Stories From The Public Relations Incompetence Of Climate-Challenged Industries
Mobi1’s botched ‘breaking free’ ad is yet another own goal by the fossil-fuel and fossil-adjacent industry as they try to find ways to stay relevant in a world that is leaving them behind.
Methanol & Ammonia Tell A Good Shipping Fuel Story, But Stop Before The Tragic Finale
In sales pitches for methanol and ammonia for maritime fuels, the numbers don’t add up, and the omissions are glaring.
Dismissal Of Methanol As Marine Fuel Leads To Pushback
Methanol is like hydrogen. Job one is to decarbonize existing uses before inventing new ones. As a marine fuel, it’s not the best choice.
Atlantic Crossing By Methanol-Powered Ship Is Neither Viable Nor Carbon Neutral
Over the past couple of years, I’ve reached the end of my first set of scenarios for marine decarbonization through 2100. My bets are on batteries for all inland and two-thirds of short-sea shipping, and biofuels for the rest. It took me years to work through the aspects of synthetic … [continued]
Electric Cargo Ships Vs. Green Ammonia: Yara’s Got ‘Em Both
Yara turned heads with its new electric container ship, but the company’s green ammonia ventures could be far more consequential.
“Let’s Take A Tesla And F&*^ It Up!” —German Government
Is Germany okay? We are really concerned. The German Federal Ministry of Education and Research shared that there is a new type of Tesla out there — a hybrid prototype that can be powered by methanol. Yes, for real. What’s worse is that they don’t even tell us that this … [continued]
Maersk Delivers $150 Million PR Win For Shipping Industry With Methanol Ships Purchase
Long-haul shipping remains a hard problem for decarbonization. Maersk’s purchase isn’t going to address it. The roughly $150 million extra that it paid for the 8 ships is about 0.4% of Maersk’s annual revenues, or about 1.5% of its expected 2021 profits.
