Pacific - South

Stephen B. Harrison from sbh4 consulting outlines how to protect electrolyser investments with ultrapure water

The widespread use of ammonia as a marine fuel is a step closer after Fortescue completed a trial with Vopak and The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA).

Hydrogen is now emerging as a vector of clean energy delivery with genuine interest and investment worldwide as governments and businesses seek to develop this budding industry as part of their energy transition goals.

Air Liquide and Vopak have teamed up on the development and operation of infrastructure for ammonia import, cracking, and hydrogen distribution in Singapore.

A joint Australia-based study that will explore the exploration and extraction of natural – or ‘white’ – hydrogen and helium on the Eyre Peninsula in South Australia is now underway.

The Electronic Specialty Gas (ESG) market is forecast to grow around 12% this year, according to Andy Tuan, Managing Director of Linx Consulting.

AG&P LNG, a subsidiary of Nebula Energy, has acquired a 49% stake in the Cai Mep LNG terminal, located in Vũng Tàu district in South Vietnam.

The engineering arm of industrial gas major Linde will supply an air separation unit (ASU) for a US$2.9bn urea plant in Australia, which will be the largest of its kind in the country once operational.

Major industrial users in Australia’s Gladstone region are being urged to reduce or cease gas usage following a major fire and leak to the Queensland Gas Pipeline (QGP).

Jupiter Ionics has raised $9 million to progress its electrochemical green ammonia technology.