Finnish Wärtsilä will 2012 be ready with a new generation of LNG engines in which methane emissions are greatly reduced. Even Rolls-Royce reports that they are working to produce environmentally friendly LNG engines. The new LNG engines will reduce methane emissions by up to 70%. Emissions would be reduced from 20 grams of methane … Read more
An order for an LNG-powered vessel by Norwegian coastal operator NSK Shipping is evidence of increasing acceptance of the cleaner alternative to oil-based bunker fuel, according to class society DNV. The general cargo vessel is due to be delivered to NSK in 2012 for long-term charter by BioMar, an aquaculture feed supplier. Both … Read more
Technology Reweiv describes a new transport method involving ice crystals could make it practical to get natural gas from remote areas, with no worries about explosions. Storing and shipping natural gas by trapping it in ice–using technology being developed by researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy–could cut shipping costs for the fuel, … Read more
Business Region Göteborg Business Region Göteborg will, together with industry and transport authorities, get SEK 23.95 million in investment from the Energy Agency for the demonstration projects BiMe BiMe Trucks and Bus. The project a will show strong market-rate alternative to diesel-powered heavy vehicles. This option is spelled MDE technology, which stands for … Read more
Cooling natural gas to about -260°F at normal pressure results in the condensation of the gas into liquid form, known as Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG). LNG can be very useful, particularly for the transportation of natural gas, since LNG takes up about one six hundredth the volume of gaseous natural gas. While LNG … Read more
The updated and increased projections of deposits in Israel’s off-shore Mediterranean gas fields have put Israel, for the first time ever, on the road to energy-exporter status. Noble Energy Inc. and partners – two companies controlled by Yitzchak Teshuva’s Delek Group – said their discoveries in the Tamar and Leviathan maritime gas fields … Read more
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Gothenburg Energy (GE), in cooperation with the Port of Gothenburg are engaged in an effort to introduce LNG as a fuel in Gothenburg. The goal is to contribute to the sustainable city by providing a shipfuel that is much cleaner than the fuel used today.
GE has been working with gas since 1846 and is the leading energy supplier in western Sweden. The Port of Gothenburg is a hub for shipping to Scandinavia. Together, these parties have the resources and expertise that is needed for providing LNG to the shipping industry.
