http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?we_cat=4&art_id=116856&sid=34386271&con_type=1&d_str=20111109&fc=2 Samson Lee Wednesday, November 09, 2011 A Hong Kong-based company is investing US$164 million (HK$1.28 billion) to build a biodiesel plant to produce 100,000 tonnes of fuel each year. “As a clean, alternative transport fuel made from waste, our biodiesel has the potential to make a valuable contribution to improving Hong Kong’s environment,” ASB [...]
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Ferry operators get assurance on the cost of cleaner diesel
Cheung Chi-fai and Anita Lam – SCMP The extra cost of using cleaner diesel in Hong Kong’s ferries is likely to be much less than ferry operators have claimed, the environment watchdog says. Ultra-low-sulphur marine diesel, which went on trial in five ferries yesterday, would cost about 60 HK cents a litre more than conventional [...]
Ferry firms must play part in clearing the air
SCMP The unsightly black smoke that pours from ferries as they churn across the harbour tells much about the Hong Kong government’s approach to air pollution. It is a clear sign of the need for greater urgency. Such emissions are from another era, an age when the world had little concern for the environment. Visitors [...]
Cleaner, Greener Diesel Cars Back On The Road
Anita Lam, SCMP - Jun 18, 2009 New private diesel cars will be on sale in Hong Kong next month for the first time in more than a decade. Audi’s distributor Premium Motors confirmed that one of its latest batch of Euro V diesel-engined cars, the Audi Q7 3.0 TDI Quattro, had passed the government’s [...]
Cruise Ships To Get On-shore Power Supply
Paggie Leung, SCMP – Jun 12, 2009 The planned terminal for cruise liners at Kai Tak will be one of just a few in the world to offer on-shore power supply to ships – an environmentally friendly alternative to keeping the vessels’ engines running. “Previously when a cruise liner anchored at a terminal, its electricity [...]
Environmental Benefits of Electric Cars Dismissed as ‘Fiction’
By Melissa Kite, Deputy Political Editor – 18 Apr 2009 The environmental benefits of electric cars are denounced as “fiction” by new research into green methods of transport. The amount of energy used by coal fired power stations to create the electricity to recharge electric vehicles makes them half as efficient as diesel cars, according [...]
Introducing Natural Gas / Liquefied Petroleum Gas Buses And Heavy Duty Vehicles In Hong Kong – Feasibility Study
Source – EMSD The objectives of this study are to assess the technical feasibility of introducing natural gas (NG) or liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) buses and heavy duty vehicles to Hong Kong with a view to improving air quality. This study concludes that LPG/NG vehicles are not practicable for buses or heavy duty vehicles in [...]
The Port of Hong Kong
http://www.energy-futures.com/ – download the full report here. Case Study: Hong Kong The Port of Hong Kong has been a leading Asian seaport for more than a century and a top container port for more than three decades. Between 2001 and 2006, Hong Kong container throughput increased by 32 percent from 17.8 million to 23.5 million [...]
Container Shipping Ports Clean Alternative Fuels Gains
New Air Pollution Study Reports Clean Alternative Fuels Gains at Top U.S. and International Container Shipping Ports BOULDER, Colo., Feb 25, 2009 (BUSINESS WIRE) — U.S. and international container shipping ports are among the world’s biggest sources of air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions, because of their reliance on diesel fuel for goods movement. But [...]
Return Of Diesel Passenger Cars
Dealer sees big problem Anita Lam and Cheung Chi-fai – SCMP – Updated on Feb 23, 2009 Environmentalists and academics cautiously welcomed the likely return of diesel passenger cars, but a luxury-car dealer said it would be fortunate if his company could find a model that matched the new emissions standard by the end of [...]