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  • USA: GE, Sandia National Lab Discover Pathway to Quieter, More Productive Wind Turbines

    15 August 2013
    Research & Development, Technology

    GE Global Research, the technology development arm of the General Electric Company (GE), today announced research that could significantly impact the design of future wind turbine blades. Utilizing the power of high-performance computing (HPC) to perform complex calculations, GE engineers have overcome previous design constraints, allowing them to begin exploring ways to design reengineered wind […]

  • Rig activity overruns defer UK firm’s drilling ops on gas field offshore Timor-Leste

    25 October 2024
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Exploration & Production

    UK-based and AIM-listed Sunda Energy, former Baron Oil, has disclosed a new timeline for the drilling of an appraisal well at a gas field off the coast of Timor-Leste.

  • The Switch Enters Shipbuilding Sector

    31 October 2013

    The Switch has entered the marine and shipbuilding sector with the launch of its next-generation drive trains for energy efficient power generation and propulsion of merchant vessels. Combining The Switch’s permanent magnet and frequency converter technology, this opens up all-new opportunities for hybrid propulsion systems in the shipping sector. Next generation electrical drive trains based […]

  • Finland: Switch Applies Wind Energy Technology to Shipbuilding

    30 October 2013
    Technology

    The Switch, a Finnish manufacturer of permanent magnet generators and converters, announced that it entered the marine and shipbuilding sector with the launch of its next-generation drive trains for energy efficient power generation and propulsion of merchant vessels. Combining The Switch’s permanent magnet and frequency converter technology, this opens up all-new opportunities for hybrid propulsion […]

  • HyVelocity team applies for US DOE hydrogen hub funding

    11 April 2023
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Outlook & Strategy, Regulation & Policy

    The HyVelocity Hub team has put in an official application for funding from the US Department of Energy’s (DOE) $8 billion Regional Clean Hydrogen Hubs programme. The application came after the team received encouragement from DOE to apply for the funding. To note, the team submitted an initial concept paper in November 2022. HyVelocity team […]

  • Wave energy microgrids poised to power Australian aquaculture

    19 December 2024
    Business Developments & Projects, Project & Tenders, Research & Development, Technology

    Australia’s aquaculture sector is moving towards a clean energy transformation, with wave energy microgrids identified as a viable solution to power operations and reduce emissions. Backed by findings from the Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC)-funded AquaGrid feasibility study, the integration of ocean energy, alongside solar and battery systems, is set to reshape coastal aquaculture. […]

  • EIA: Hawaii and U.S. island states to turn to LNG

    20 August 2014

    Unlike the rest of the United States, energy consumption in island states and territories is almost entirely petroleum-based. These islands may soon be able to diversify their energy sources to include natural gas, because relatively low natural gas prices and new shipping technology may allow these islands to import liquefied natural gas (LNG). America’s islands—the […]

  • EMS Opens Berthing Jetty for Offshore Vessels

    6 October 2015

    EMS Maritime Offshore GmbH (EMO) opened its Offshore Wind Terminal on 26 September in Eemshaven, the Netherlands. As the first step, a non-tidal floating jetty has been inaugurated in the Beatrix Harbour, where soon up to ten Crew Transfer Vessels (CTVs) may berth and can be supplied at the same time. Marijke van Beek, Mayor […]

  • EMS Opens Berthing Jetty for Offshore Vessels

    6 October 2015

    EMS Maritime Offshore GmbH (EMO) opened its Offshore Wind Terminal on 26 September in Eemshaven, the Netherlands. As the first step, a non-tidal floating jetty has been inaugurated in the Beatrix Harbour, where soon up to ten Crew Transfer Vessels (CTVs) may berth and can be supplied at the same time. Marijke van Beek, Mayor […]

  • Prominent maritime ports, academia & innovation hubs unite to accelerate hydrogen innovation

    11 May 2023
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Green Marine, Infrastructure, Innovation, Market Outlooks, Outlook & Strategy, Ports & Logistics, Research & Development, Technology, Transition

    Prominent maritime ports, universities, and innovation hubs from Australia, Brazil, Chile, Portugal, the United Kingdom, and the Netherlands have joined forces in a groundbreaking initiative aimed at expediting innovation for green hydrogen. Spearheaded by the Port of Rotterdam, Newcastle, O Complexo do Pecém, and the Port of Sines, this collaborative effort signifies a pivotal step […]

  • USA: Panel of Global Port Experts to Convene in Los Angeles

    4 April 2013

    In an era of global economic uncertainty, changing trade patterns, evolving ship size demands and ever-tightening government budgets, the financial viability of port capital investments is a topic of much discussion, particularly among the world’s top port financial managers. At the International Association of Ports and Harbors (IAPH) upcoming 28th World Port Conference in Los […]

  • Trump looks to Bush-era for new head of U.S. environmental agency

    16 November 2016

    By Valerie Volcovici WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President-elect Donald Trump’s short-list of contenders to head the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency includes two current energy industry lobbyists who held leading roles there under Republican President George W. Bush, according to two sources with knowledge of the list. The potential choices dovetail with Trump’s vow to slash U.S. […]

  • Houston, Antwerp-Bruges ports and partners pen energy transition accord

    11 December 2023
    Authorities & Government, Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Green Marine, Infrastructure, Outlook & Strategy, Regulation & Policy, Rules & Regulation, Transition

    U.S. and Belgian cargo hubs Port Houston and the Port of Antwerp-Bruges, together with four other partners, have signed a landmark agreement to form a strategic alliance aimed at accelerating the transatlantic green transition. The two ports are joined by the Center for Houston’s Future, Waterstofnet Exmar, and the Blue Sky Maritime Coalition. The partners […]

  • Rockefellers divest oil stocks. Take swing at ExxonMobil

    25 March 2016

    Descendants of John D. Rockefeller, an oil baron who made its fortune in the oil industry in the late 19th century, are now divesting from fossil fuels. The Rockefeller Family Fund, created in 1967, this week “proudly announced” it would divest from fossil fuels. “The process will be completed as quickly as possible, as we […]

  • USA: Marsh Island Dredging Provides Flood Risk Reduction Benefits

    22 June 2012

    As construction workers maneuver bulldozers and spread sand to restore the degrading marsh island, Yellow Bar Hassock in Jamaica Bay, N.Y., their work is being closely observed by an area resident. “For the past few months we’ve seen him on the site. He just keeps doing his thing,” said Melissa Alvarez, a Senior Project Biologist […]

  • USA: MIT Researchers Develop ‘Controllable Adhesion System’ for Underwater Robots

    14 November 2011
    Business & Finance, Equipment

    Since the 1970s, when early autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) were developed at MIT, Institute scientists have tackled various barriers to robots that can travel autonomously in the deep ocean. This four-part series examines current MIT efforts to refine AUVs’ artificial intelligence, navigation, stability and tenacity. If an underwater robot is to open a valve or […]

  • Ocean Planning Is the Key to Unlock America’s New Blue Economy

    12 May 2016

    Written by Shiva Polefka, Policy Analyst for the Center for American Progress’ Ocean Policy program.  The thin coastal fringe of the United States comprises a tiny proportion of the nation’s total land area but supports a huge share of its business. Coastal and Great Lakes counties alone—just 10 percent of U.S. land area, excluding Alaska—generated more […]