The new ship, the 22nd vessel to join MSC Cruises’ fleet, will sail for four days from Saint-Nazaire to Copenhagen and achieve net zero GHG emissions using biomethane to demonstrate that net zero cruising is possible today. MSC Euribia will depart the French port on 3 June and is scheduled to arrive in the Danish city on 7 June.
The Automobile Club de l’Ouest (ACO) and the Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA) are working towards the creation of a class for hydrogen-powered prototypes at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in the next few years. MissionH24, a joint venture between the ACO and GreenGT, is conducting R+D in areas such as safety, performance and refueling.
The new Irizar’s i8 coach will be commercially introduced later this year. Irizar made its debut in the LNG Class II and coach segment in 2021 with the i4, built on a Scania chassis and incorporating Chart twin cylindrical horizontally mounted cryogenic fuel tanks. The same product then appeared on the larger i6 introduced for medium and longer distances.
This new equipment, which runs on CNG or its renewable version, and which is already marketed in Europe and Brazil, opens a new segment of sustainable agricultural machines due to its innovation in the use of alternative fuels, delivering the same energy and operational efficiency as a conventional tractor.
