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  • Ontario Keeps 2011 Offshore Wind Moratorium, Says More Data Needed

    21 October 2016
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Environment, Research & Development

    The government of Ontario, Canada, will keep its moratorium on offshore wind projects imposed in 2011 as it still does not have enough data to make an informed decision on whether to lift the ban, local media reported the province’s energy minister Glenn Thibeault as saying. Thibeault did not completely rule out the possibility of lifting the […]

  • DNV GL Awards Best 2015 PhD Thesis in Renewable Energy

    12 March 2015

    DNV GL today announced Nikola Vasiljević, Ph.D from DTU Wind Energy, the Technical University of Denmark, as the winner of the 2015 PhD Award in Renewable Energy. He was awarded a €5000 cash prize for his winning thesis, “A time-space synchronisation of coherent Doppler scanning lidars for 3D measurements of wind fields”. The judging process […]

  • UK: Gas Could Save Millions for Greater Cuts in Emissions, Says Policy Exchange

    8 June 2012

    Building more gas power plants could release hundreds of millions of pounds a year for greater cuts in emissions, more home insulation and additional low carbon research and development, a new report by leading think tank Policy Exchange has found. A more balanced approach to electricity generation over the next decade – which enables the […]

  • Dutch Commission Report on Offshore Wind Employment Needs

    31 October 2018
    Authorities & Government, Human Capital, Research & Development

    International recruitment company Atlas Professionals has won a tender to produce an in-depth report for the Topsector Energy about employment opportunities in the Dutch offshore wind industry. 

  • USA: Triboelectric Nanogenerator Harnesses Energy from Ocean Waves

    16 October 2013
    Research & Development, Technology

    As sources of renewable energy, sun and wind have one major disadvantage: it isn’t always sunny or windy. Waves in the ocean, on the other hand, are never still. American researchers are now aiming to use waves to produce energy by making use of contact electrification between a patterned plastic nanoarray and water. In the […]

  • NTSB Launching Second Search for El Faro’s VDR

    18 April 2016

    The United States National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is embarking on a second search for the vessel data recorder (VDR) of the sunken El Faro cargo ship on April 18, 2016.   The two primary objectives of the mission are to locate the ship’s VDR and to provide  a more extensive and detailed survey of […]

  • Was maritime industry too quick to discard nuclear power? Emerging initiatives are proving it wrong.

    18 August 2022
    Green Marine, Innovation, Market Outlooks, Outlook & Strategy, Research & Development, Transition, Vision

    The quest for zero-emission fuels is dominating the decarbonization narrative in the maritime industry today. Ammonia and hydrogen are at the top of the candidate list for the future fuel mix. However, there are numerous challenges in establishing a scalable production of green hydrogen and green ammonia, as well as overcoming safety challenges, and financing […]

  • Delays in plug & abandonment work may put $5.5 billion on UK decom tab

    11 March 2025
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Exploration & Production, Market Outlooks, Outlook & Strategy

    With investor confidence taking a hit in the aftermath of political and fiscal woes, hydrocarbon exploration in a slump, and supply chain costs likely to rise, a postponement of plug and abandonment (P&A) assignments could hike the UK’s decommissioning bill by $5.5 billion.

  • BHP Billiton to search for oil & gas offshore Barbados

    30 April 2015
    Business & Finance

    The Government of Barbados and BHP Billiton today signed exploration licences for two offshore blocks, Carlisle Bay and Bimshire. These blocks are approximately 40 kilometers southeast of the island nation, total about 5,000 square kilometres and are located in waters ranging from approximately 1,200 to 2,000 metres in depth. Upon approval by the Government of […]

  • MAN ES checks off new milestone as full-scale ammonia engine runs at 100% load

    30 January 2025
    Business Developments & Projects, Green Marine, Research & Development

    The full-scale, two-stroke engine running on ammonia has been undergoing testing at Research Centre Copenhagen (RCC) facility since November 2024.

  • MPA Singapore and MISC to support digital transformation in maritime industry

    5 December 2024
    Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, IT & Software, Research & Development, Technology

    The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) and Malaysia’s energy-related maritime services provider MISC Berhad (MISC) have formed a partnership to work on innovation, research and development as well as test-bedding activities to “advance” digital transformation in the maritime industry. As part of this three-year agreement, both parties will reportedly focus on integrating sustainable […]

  • Buoy back in action for Morlais wildlife monitoring

    18 November 2024
    Business Developments & Projects, Operations & Maintenance, Project & Tenders, Technology

    Menter Môn-managed buoy, linked to the Morlais tidal energy scheme off the coast of north Wales, has been redeployed to monitor marine wildlife as the project gears up for operations in 2026. The unmanned Marinus LiDAR buoy, first deployed in 2023, recently underwent rigorous testing and refurbishment. Now fully operational, it will leverage state-of-the-art technologies […]

  • SafeWAVE approaches finish line, soon to unveil its wave energy outcomes

    13 November 2024
    Business Developments & Projects, Project & Tenders, Research & Development, Technology

    The EU-backed SafeWAVE project, short for Streamlining the Assessment of Environmental Effects of Wave Energy, will celebrate its completion on November 28, 2024.  According to SafeWAVE, an online event will showcase the project’s contributions to improving consenting and licensing processes and tackling non-technical barriers hindering wave energy growth in the EU. Over its three-year duration, […]

  • Taiwan’s renewable energy goals to be supported by DNV-MIRDC partnership

    23 October 2024
    Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Outlook & Strategy, Project & Tenders, Research & Development, Technology

    Classification society DNV has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Taiwan’s Metal Industries Research & Development Centre (MIRDC) to collaborate on renewable energy technologies, including floating solar, among others. The MoU solidifies a three-year partnership aimed at enhancing Taiwan’s renewable energy capabilities, including wind, energy storage, and hydrogen solutions. The agreement, formalized on October […]

  • Subsea Europe Services opens new R&D center

    31 January 2023
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Outlook & Strategy, Research & Development, Technology

    Germany-headquartered Subsea Europe Services (SES) has opened a new research and development (R&D) center dedicated to the development of new integrated, autonomous and digital technologies. The new facility, located at the company’s premises in the Ocean Technology Campus Rostock, will focus on the development of new autonomous surface and underwater solutions, as well as the […]

  • Germany allocates €30 million per year for zero-emission vessels

    19 August 2022
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Infrastructure, Regulation & Policy, Vessels

    Germany’s government has unveiled its decision to allocate millions of euros for the development of zero-emission vessels and support digitalisation in shipbuilding.

  • New maritime innovation centre to be established in UK to support net-zero ambitions

    15 June 2022
    Innovation, Project & Tenders

    Torridge District Council in the UK has voted to support a funding bid, seeking approximately £15 million ($18 million) to create the Appledore Clean Maritime Innovation Centre in northern Devon, with the aim of bolstering net-zero maritime ambitions in the region.

  • Canada launches task force to seize Bay of Fundy’s tidal energy potential

    26 June 2023
    Authorities & Government, Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Environment, Equipment, Market Outlooks, Outlook & Strategy, Regulation & Policy, Research & Development, Rules & Regulation, Safety, Technology, Transition, Vision

    The government of Canada has established a task force on sustainable tidal energy to explore issues and opportunities associated with the deployment of tidal energy projects in the Bay of Fundy.

  • LNG-bunkering vessel cleared for autonomous navigation

    29 August 2023
    Authorities & Government, Automation, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Certification & Classification, Collaboration, Green Marine, Innovation, Outlook & Strategy, Regulation & Policy, Vessels

    SM Korealine Co., a shipping unit of South Korea’s SM Group, revealed on Monday that its subsidiary Korealine LNG has received official authorization from its flag state of Panama for autonomous sailing operations of its liquefied natural gas (LNG) bunkering ship, named the SM Jeju LNG 2. The LNG bunkering vessel, SM Jeju LNG 2, […]

  • bound4blue, ITER conduct wind tunnel testing to enhance eSAIL

    14 December 2023
    Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Outlook & Strategy, Technology

    Spanish cleantech engineering company bound4blue has collaborated with the Institute of Technology and Renewable Energies (ITER), a Tenerife-based energy institute, for aerodynamic tests at the ITER wind tunnel facilities, focusing on optimizing suction sail systems for large vessels.

  • Orbital Marine Power’s floating tidal energy turbine nears splash in US waters

    13 March 2024
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Outlook & Strategy, Project & Tenders, Technology

    Scotland-based renewable energy company Orbital Marine Power has been confirmed as the technology partner for Orcas Power & Light Cooperative (OPALCO)’s proposed site off Blakely Island in Rosario Strait, Washington State. Building on a memorandum of understanding (MOU) signed in 2021, the news follows the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) shortlisting two marine energy projects to […]

  • Marine Measurement Forum: Great Success

    6 December 2013
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Technology

    The 53rd Marine Measurement Forum was organised by Xylem Analytics UK and hosted by the National Oceanography Centre, Southampton on Thursday 28th November 2013. The event was particularly well attended with over 60 delegates benefitting from a full programme of presentations, 12 small exhibition displays and a number of fully-subscribed tours. The day began with […]

  • Deltares: US, Dutch Experts to Combine Expertise

    21 November 2013

    US and Dutch land subsidence experts will share their knowledge during a one day seminar at Tulane University’s Levin-Bernick Center on November 22. Water boards, infrastructure officials, architects, policy makers, environmental law scientists, parish planners and other experts are invited to attend. Land subsidence is a huge problem around the world. Not only does it […]

  • Philippines: Dredging Will Not Cause Flooding, Marine Expert Says

    25 January 2012

    A marine science expert said dredging will not cause flooding as alleged by anti-mining advocates in at least five municipalities in the province. Dr. Fernando Siringan of the Marine Environment and Resources Foundation-Marine Science Institute of the University of the Philippines clarified that sand per se is not a binding material but the mud present […]

  • Nicaragua Canal Project One Step Closer

    24 October 2014
    Business & Finance, Project & Tenders

    HKND Group has announced the successful competition of the “Census of Persons, Families and Assets Attached to Land, Directly Benefited by the Construction of the Nicaragua Canal Project”. The Census recognition ceremony was held October 16th in the auditorium of the Secretariat of the Presidency (SEPRES). The total land area covered by the survey was […]