Meet the CTO: Dr. Gunnar Stiesch, MAN Energy Solutions
that's run successfully for about a hundred years or more on the same fuel, present to you and your team?The first obvious challenge is to make sure that we allocate our resources to the right topics and the correct technologies. As you indicated, what we see at the moment is a combination of biofuels, methane, methanol, and ammonia. Hydrogen is probably something we’ll see [more] on stationary applications onshore and not so much on vessels, but the other fuels are serious candidates, and available to a large extent today.When we look into our ‘crystal ball’ we see that right
OneLearn Partners with UK P&I Club for Seafarer Training
and webinar courses developed by the UK P&I Club, on its Learning Management System (LMS), including a series of short (5-minute max) animations on such topics as vessel collisions, bunkering mishaps, crew injuries, and enclosed space accidents; monthly 60-90 minute webinars about crew wellness, biofuels, navigation, and other current issues; 30-minute ‘Ask an Expert’ content about cybersecurity, bulk cargo, passage planning and other subjects; as well as short ‘Inside Ship’ videos about risk awareness in the face of dangerous situations involving steering gear, bunker sampling
Renewable Energy Brings 11 Million Jobs
provides yet another reason for countries to commit to renewables,” Francesco added.Solar photovoltaic (PV) and wind remain the most dynamic of all renewable energy industries. Accounting for one-third of the total renewable energy workflow, solar PV retains the top spot in 2018, ahead of liquid biofuels, hydropower, and wind power. Geographically, Asia hosts over three million PV jobs, nearly nine-tenths of the global total.Most of the wind industry’s activity still occurs on land and is responsible for the bulk of the sector’s 1.2 million jobs. China alone accounts for 44 per cent
Port Workers in Argentine Grains Hub to Hold Wage Protests
of time. He said protesters would not block all of Rosario's terminals at the same time. A spokesman for Argentina's port operators' chamber could not be reached for comment. Argentina's is the world's top exporter of soymeal livestock feed and soyoil, which is used in making biofuels. (Reporting by Maximilian Heath; Writing by Hugh Bronstein; Editing by Lisa Shumaker
New DNV GL Regional Manager in S. America
investing 5% of our revenue in research and development - our ultimate goal is to develop solutions that enable the industry to become safer, smarter and greener. The establishment of the new Research unit is one step towards this goal and in line with the National Agency of Petroleum, Natural Gas and Biofuels (ANP) research scheme in Brazil," Imperial said. "The new unit allows us to focus on joint industry projects (JIPs) where we work closely with oil companies and suppliers to address concrete and pressing challenges by finding innovative cutting-edge solutions with a focus on deepwater
US: $4B in Loan Aid for Renewable Energy
faced harsh political attacks over past failures of federally subsidized projects. The Obama administration's draft plan would provide loan guarantees for innovative projects that limit or avoid greenhouse gas emissions. It will specifically focus on advanced electric grid technology and storage, biofuels for conventional vehicles, energy from waste products and energy efficiency. "We're back in business," Peter Davidson, executive director of the department's loan programs office, told Reuters. "We really want to go back to ... doing very valuable work for our economy going forward
