Campaigners have warned that an International Maritime Organization (IMO) ban on heavy fuel oil may not reduce the use of the polluting marine fuel for another five years. From today, ships going ...

From his getaway cabin on San Juan Island, Fred Felleman has a clear view of the international shipping lanes of Haro Strait. The wide variety of big ships passing by are not just a photogenic curiosi ...

Sustainability has become a central topic in the maritime industry—not only for environmental reasons, but also to increase efficiency and cost-effectiveness. The basis of any optimization is accurate ...

The majority of the Arctic's black carbon, a short-lived climate pollutant, comes from heavy fuel oil used in ships. Credit: Kirill Kudyavtsev/AFP/Getty Images Heavy fuel oil—the molasses-like sludge ...

An international ban starting July first, on the use of Heavy Fuel Oil, HFO, in the Arctic region adopted by the United Nations maritime body, the International Maritime Organization (IMO), at the ...

Philadelphia could soon take a major step toward addressing air quality issues and reducing its carbon footprint. City Councilwoman Blondell Reynolds-Brown introduced a bill Thursday that would ...

Brazilian independent power generator Epasa faced significant environmental and operational challenges with heavy fuel oil sludge. Through innovative engineering and problem-solving, the company ...

ARLINGTON, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--AeroVironment (AV) successfully demonstrated its JUMP ® 20 uncrewed aircraft system (UAS) with a heavy fuel engine. The higher horsepower and lower fuel burn rate ...

7 September 2006 — Siemens Power Generation announced today that its 17 MW industrial gas turbine SGT-500 has successfully undergone a comprehensive test program on heavy fuel oil and has passed its ...

Unmanned air vehicles can now be made to equip everyone from division headquarters to squad leaders, and as they have diffused through the ranks, ease of operation has become a priority. That means ...

Ireland is no longer burning coal to produce electricity after the country’s last coal-fired unit was converted to use heavy fuel oil. ESB, the plant’s operator, on June 20 issued a notice that the ...