A wide range of fuels are in the mix for heavy maritime use, through to 2050. So the Global Centre for Maritime Decarbonisation, the Global Maritime Forum,
and the Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping recently
conducted a survey. Many respondents expect
their fleets to run on multiple types of fuel well into the future. Options include Amonia, Hydrogen, Methane, Methanol, Bio-deisel as well as Fuel Oil.This
suggests that shipping’s route to decarbonization could be complex and the industry is in a period of experimentation and exploration to understand the implications of adopting such fuels: https://www.mckinsey.com/ind
Green Hydrogen and Electrification are the winners in the Federal Budget - “We are seeing the first steps on the path
to Australia becoming a renewable energy superpower" said Smart Energy Council's John Grimes responding to a $2bn fund to establish a renewable hydrogen
industry in Australia.Also, the "Government is responding
to a massive cost-of-living challenge and showing a real commitment to
bringing all Australians on this energy transition" with $1.6 billion for home electrification funding and power bill subsidies. "Electrify Everything" as Saul Griffiths would say.most.https://smartenergy.org.au/articles/federal-budget-2023-response/
Biodiversity is essential to our survival.So good to hear about the critically endangered Mala Wallaby:When Australian Wildlife Conservancy ecologists recently wrapped up annual health checks of Mala wallabies inside the 9,450-hectare feral predator-free safe haven at Newhaven Wildlife Sanctuary (NT), a total of 24 individuals were captured (9 females + 15 males) over four nights. These including 10 Newhaven-born Mala and excitingly, 75% of females caught were carrying young wallabies in their pouches.Mala were reintroduced to Newhaven in 2017 as part of their ambitious rewilding program to restore important, locally extinct species to Central Australiahttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xbwQv7K9x6A
Cows emit considerable methane, a significant greenhouse gas, mainly in their burping. But a new study may help the dairy industry to dramatically slash its methane emissions. In the March edition of the international journal Animal Feed Science and
Technology, the CSIRO study found that pouring seaweed-infused canola oil over
feedlots slashed cows' methane emissions without impacting the quality
or quantity of milk produced.The study will now allow for the sale and use of this product in dairy systems and dairy feeding markets. "Methane emission reduction is a huge opportunity for the dairy industry" (from the CSIRO)https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-04-03/low-methane-emissions-cows-seaweed-milk-dairy-industry/102169786
