Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Sat, 02 Nov 2024 15:55:59 +0000
Wind energy is making a comeback in the shipping industry, along with new opportunities to make an impact on the circular economy.
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Read moreCredit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Mon, 30 Sep 2024 02:15:13 +0000
The French startup VELA just nailed down $43 million in funding to bring wind power back to the sea cargo shipping industry on a high tech trimaran.
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Read moreCredit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Thu, 19 Sep 2024 03:30:13 +0000
For three years, the International Chamber of Shipping has been running a survey of ship owners, covering multiple domains, including biggest risks to shipping, changes in shipping patterns with initiatives like friendshoring and most relevantly for this discussion, decarbonization. Recently they dropped their 2023-2024 survey, and the results indicate ongoing … [continued]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Thu, 08 Aug 2024 13:10:44 +0000
Wind energy returns to the global shipping industry, with a futuristic assist from motorsports and yacht racing.
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Read moreCredit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Sat, 03 Aug 2024 15:41:38 +0000
Recently I published on the International Maritime Organization’s commitment to introduce carbon pricing for all maritime shipping in 2028. One of the comments echoed something I’d seen elsewhere, the odd premise that this would drive freight to much higher emissions airplanes, and hence be counterproductive from a climate perspective. The … [continued]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Fri, 02 Aug 2024 16:05:28 +0000
In my regularly iterated Short List of Climate Actions That Will Work, there’s a big broom: Price Carbon Aggressively. In the maritime shipping world, it would be a big trawler net that scoops up emissions regardless of technology, allowing the market to figure out the cheapest way to achieve decarbonization. … [continued]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Mon, 22 Jul 2024 16:25:28 +0000
Freight logistics are going to be transforming over the coming years, and electrification is the primary wedge. It’s not only climate-friendly, but ports that take this path sooner rather than later will end up more competitive as global shipping declines. Electrification is a path to being a winning port in … [continued]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Fri, 19 Jul 2024 11:00:47 +0000
With the increase in renewable electrical generation, transportation has become the highest emitting sector of the US economy, accounting for about 29% of total greenhouse gas emissions. Light-duty vehicles, including cars and small trucks, account for about 57% of transportation emissions. Medium- and heavy-duty trucks contribute an additional 26%, while … [continued]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Wed, 07 Feb 2024 14:21:55 +0000
Why wait for alternative fuels? Norsepower is scaling up its plans for bringing wind power back to the cargo shipping industry.
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Read moreCredit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Tue, 13 Jun 2023 15:15:04 +0000
A new cargo ship will use 100% wind energy to ferry goods between Europe and the US, without the carbon baggage.