Beijing-headquartered company Goldwind Green Energy has completed a first trial run at its new green methanol production facility in Inner Mongolia. According to information sent to ship.energy by MI – The Global Methanol Alliance, the trial was completed yesterday (10 September) and the plant’s first  500 tonnes of product is now headed to South Korea. Sources at MI also told ship.energy that the plant, which is located in Hinggan League, is scheduled to start commercial production before the end of this month. As previously reported, the facility will use wind power to produce green hydrogen and local cornstalk and other […]

Ammonia-to-power solutions company Amogy and specialty chemicals company LOTTE Fine Chemical (LFC) have agreed to explore supplying ammonia to vessels equipped with the former’s technology, leveraging the latter’s ammonia terminal at Ulsan Port and ship bunkering capabilities. The agreement is one of three priority areas that will be advanced through a broader Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to jointly advance ammonia-to-hydrogen and ammonia-to-power solutions in South Korea. In addition to ammonia bunkering, Amogy and LFC will also explore collaboration in hydrogen refuelling infrastructure whereby LFC would supply green ammonia through its overseas procurement and domestic infrastructure, with Amogy’s ammonia cracking technology […]

Wind propulsion specialist Norsepower has worked with Wuchang Shipyard to complete the installation of the first of six Rotor Sails that will be supplied to LD Armateurs’ (LDA) RoRo vessel, the Spirit of Toulouse. All six Rotor Sails will installed at the Wuchang Shipyard in Shanghai before the vessel undergoes sea trials. The vessel also features two dual-fuel engines capable of running on e-/bio-methanol or marine diesel oil. Two sister vessels of the Spirit of Toulouse will also be equipped with Norsepower Rotor Sails. All three ships will be chartered for Airbus. In a notice posted on LinkedIn today (11 […]