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  • IMO’s MSC Gives Nod to Ship Construction Rules from 12 ROs

    16 May 2016
    Rules & Regulation

    Ship construction rules for oil tankers and bulk carriers submitted by 12 classification societies comply with the goals and functional requirements set by the International Maritime Organization for new vessels, according to IMO’s Maritime Safety Committee (MSC). The MSC reviewed goal-based standards verification audit reports on 12 Recognized Organizations (ROs) and confirmed that their ship construction rules were in […]

  • Tokyo, Paris MoUs Launch Enclosed Space Entry Inspection Campaign

    3 September 2015

    The Maritime Authorities of the Tokyo and the Paris Memoranda of Understanding (MoU) on Port State Control have begun a joint Concentrated Inspection Campaign (CIC) on Crew Familiarization for Enclosed Space Entry. The campaign is aimed at ensuring effective procedures and measures are in place to safeguard seafarers on board ships when entering and working […]

  • German Banks Have Limited Ability to Fund Offshore Wind Power

    25 June 2012
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance

    German plans for shifting to renewables can be funded only to 50%, with banks having a limited ability to finance the rest when it comes to resources like offshore wind power. According to Bloomberg’s information based on the report of the HVB Group, UniCreditSpA (UCG)’s German banking unit, referred to by Die Welt news site, […]

  • UK’s Offshore Wind Generates 14% More Energy in Q3 2014

    18 December 2014
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance

    According to the UK’s Energy Trends and Quarterly Energy Prices published by the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) today, December 18, offshore wind energy generation rose by 14.1 per cent compared to the same period last year.  Renewables’ share of electricity generation increased from 13.6 per cent in the third quarter of 2013, to 17.8 […]

  • SnoPUD CEO Retires

    12 February 2015
    Business & Finance

    Steve Klein, Snohomish County Public Utility District (SnoPUD) CEO has announced his retirement from the utility, effective May 1, 2015.   Over the nine years Klein has been instrumental in the research and development of multiple renewable energy sources, including wind, solar, biomass/biogas and small hydropower. Under his leadership, the utility has emerged as a national leader […]

  • SnoPUD CEO Retires

    12 February 2015
    Business & Finance

    Steve Klein, Snohomish County Public Utility District (SnoPUD) CEO has announced his retirement from the utility, effective May 1, 2015.   Over the nine years Klein has been instrumental in the research and development of multiple renewable energy sources, including wind, solar, biomass/biogas and small hydropower. Under his leadership, the utility has emerged as a national leader […]

  • Interim CEO takes the helm at Trillion as previous one retires

    6 January 2025
    Business Developments & Projects, Human Capital, Outlook & Strategy

    Canada’s oil and gas player Trillion Energy has named an interim Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and added two new members to its management team following the resignation and retirement of its current CEO and Director.

  • Masterbulk Testing Out Renewable Energy on Board Its Ships

    21 December 2018
    Business & Finance, Rules & Regulation

    Singapore’s shipping company Masterbulk trialing renewable energy on board its ships.

  • UK: Vantage Drilling Places Order for Sonardyne’s Dynamic Positioning Inertial Navigation System

    31 January 2012

    Sonardyne International has taken its first order for a Dynamic Positioning Inertial Navigation System (DP-INS). Vantage Drilling’s new 12,000 feet-rated drillship, Dragonquest, is set become the first deep water drilling unit in the world to be equipped with the new system when it begins operations in the Gulf of Mexico for Petrobras later this year. […]

  • Clean Energy Investments Reach All-Time High in 2015

    14 January 2016
    Business & Finance, Environment, Storage

    Global clean energy investments reached record-breaking USD 329.4 billion in 2015, with the largest projects financed last year being offshore wind arrays in the North Sea and off China’s coast, according to data gathered by Bloomberg New Energy Finance. The offshore wind projects in the North Sea which attracted largest investments in 2015 include the 580MW Race […]

  • Support Schemes to Affect Renewables Growth by 2020, Report Says

    25 August 2015

    Renewable energy support schemes, such as Feed-in Tariffs (FiT), quota obligations, capital grants, and subsidies, will continue to be instrumental in promoting Europe’s renewable energy industry growth by 2020, according to research and consulting firm GlobalData. The company’s latest report states that of the various support mechanisms in Europe, FiTs have emerged as a particularly […]

  • Bynoe Harbor Mapping Survey

    26 August 2016
    Business & Finance

    A team of marine scientists have completed a marine mapping survey of the sea floor of Bynoe Harbor in the Northern Territory.  The survey was conducted by scientists from Geoscience Australia, the Australian Institute of Marine Science, and the Northern Territory Government. The survey mapped the depths and hardness for approximately 725km² of sea floor […]

  • Planet Ocean Acquires Elkins Oceanic Services

    14 March 2014
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Project & Tenders

    Planet Ocean Ltd has reached an agreement to purchase the business of Elkins Oceanic Services Ltd. Elkins Oceanic Services is known for their production of mooring swivels for all underwater applications. The Company leader, Dennis Elkins, best known for the Elkins Deep Ocean Swivels, Push Corer units and the recently launched QUICK-CLAMP system, has decided […]

  • LaNaval Lays Keel of Dutch Ferry

    31 December 2014
    Business & Finance

    Spain’s LaNaval Shipyard has laid the keel of the ferry Texelstroom, ordered by the dutch company Royal N.V. Texels Eigen Stoomboot Onderneming (TESO). Texelstroom, 135 meters long and 28 meters wide, will carry  up to 1,750 persons and 350 vehicles. The vessel will be powered by diesel-oil or alternatively natural gas, being helped also by electric batteries charged […]

  • QGC funding Chinchilla Airport upgrade

    30 September 2014

    Western Downs Regional Council and QGC, operator of the QCLNG project, have signed an agreement to upgrade Chinchilla Airport infrastructure.  In the first of two phases, QGC, a unit of BG, will invest A$200,000 in an engineering design study to determine the level of maintenance required. QGC has allocated a further A$4.5 million for a work […]

  • Greece: Emergence of First Wave Power Station on the Mediterranean

    14 May 2013

    The governor of the Greek island of Crete Stavros Arnautakis met with representatives of the Russian company Ocean RusEnergy. The question of the possible construction of the first on the Mediterranean sea wave power. The island of Crete is interested in alternative sources of energy as tourism on the island is the main source of […]

  • USA: Sonardyne Equips Dragonquest with DP Inertial Navigation System

    31 January 2012
    Business & Finance, Equipment

    Sonardyne International has taken its first order for a Dynamic Positioning Inertial Navigation System (DP-INS). Vantage Drilling’s new 12,000 feet-rated drillship, Dragonquest, is set become the first deep water drilling unit in the world to be equipped with the new system when it begins operations in the Gulf of Mexico for Petrobras later this year. […]

  • TenneT Readying Grid for More Renewable Energy

    3 August 2016

    Transmission system operator TenneT is preparing to kick off a pilot project with four partners to explore options for providing primary reserve capacity to combat fluctuations in the electricity grid and prepare the system for a larger share of energy produced from renewable sources. The increase in electricity from renewable source like wind and solar […]

  • USA: Sonardyne International Provides DP-INS for Vantage Drilling’s New Drillship

    31 January 2012
    Business & Finance

    Sonardyne International has taken its first order for a Dynamic Positioning Inertial Navigation System (DP-INS). Vantage Drilling’s new 12,000 feet-rated drillship, Dragonquest, is set become the first deep water drilling unit in the world to be equipped with the new system when it begins operations in the Gulf of Mexico for Petrobras later this year. […]

  • Sweden: Vattenfall Presents New Financial and Sustainability Targets

    28 November 2012
    Business & Finance

    In an extraordinary general meeting, new financial targets were established for Vattenfall. The company also presented its new sustainability targets. For example renewable energy growth rates should be higher than the market. The following new financial targets were established: Profitability target:  Return on capital employed of 9 per cent (operating profit/average capital employed). Capital structure: […]

  • Marine energy hits 500MW in a year behind us

    9 April 2018
    Business & Finance, Environment, Technology

    New data released by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) has shown the renewable energy sector’s generation capacity increased by 167GW to reach the total of 2,179GW worldwide in 2017.

  • Ukraine Looks Attractive for Renewable Energy Investment

    29 November 2011

      Ukraine appeared on the latest Ernst & Young Renewable Energy Country Attractiveness Indices, proving to be an attractive emerging market for renewable energy. The November issue of the respectable index lists solar, wind, and hydropower industries as top renewable energy sectors in Ukraine. The new report by Ernst & Young describes Ukrainian renewable resource […]

  • Clean Energy Investments Reach All-Time High in 2015

    14 January 2016
    Business & Finance, Environment, Storage

    Global clean energy investments reached record-breaking USD 329.4 billion in 2015, with the largest projects financed last year being offshore wind arrays in the North Sea and off China’s coast, according to data gathered by Bloomberg New Energy Finance. The offshore wind projects in the North Sea which attracted largest investments in 2015 include the 580MW Race […]

  • Ocean Grazer sees energy storage as final piece of energy transition puzzle

    8 July 2021
    Business Developments & Projects, Equipment, Innovation, Market Outlooks, Outlook & Strategy, Research & Development, Storage, Technology, Transition

    Dutch clean technology start-up Ocean Grazer has completed the first live test phase of its Ocean Battery energy storage system, deemed as a ‘missing link’ in the global energy transition movement.

  • Research and Markets Presents GlobalData’s Report on Wind Power in France

    28 November 2012
    Research & Development

    Research and Markets has announced the addition of GlobalData’s new report “Wind Power in France, Market Outlook to 2025 – Capacity, Generation, Market Share, Levelized Cost of Energy (LCOE), Investment Trends, Regulations and Company Profiles” to their offering.  This report provides in depth analysis on global renewable power market and global wind power market with […]