Massachusetts will procure an additional 2,400 MW of offshore wind energy by 2027, adding to the U.S. state’s previous solicitation that secured 1,600 MW of offshore wind capacity to be installed by 2027. Adding new offshore wind capacity is based on a bipartisan bill signed into law by the state’s
The U.S. has set a national target of 30 GW of installed offshore wind capacity by 2030 as a centerpiece of a newly introduced plan by the Biden Administration to jumpstart offshore wind energy and create tens of thousands of jobs in the sector over the next decade. The ambitious offshore wind targe
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate has granted Vår Energi a drilling permit for four wells located in the North Sea offshore Norway.
Australia’s National Offshore Petroleum Safety and Environmental Management Authority (NOPSEMA) has approved Jadestone Energy’s plan for operations at the Stag field, located offshore Australia.
COVID-19 vaccinations of seafarers must be prioritized amid concerns that lack of inoculation for vessel crews could leave the global supply chains vulnerable, five top UN bodies agree. The World Health Organisation, International Labour Organisation, International Maritime Organisation, Internation
Trade and employer organisation Danish Shipping and the Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping have formalized their collaboration by signing a partnership agreement.
Energean is getting financial aid of nearly $118 million due to losses suffered during last year’s oil price collapse in the wake of the Covid-19 outbreak.
University researchers in the UK have been awarded almost £1 million for the FlexWave project that will test the potential of using flexible materials in the design and manufacture of wave energy devices. The FlexWave project will explore whether types of rubber, composites and polymers can be effec
Australian robotic arms developer Blueprint Lab has secured a grant that will be used to advance the company’s testing capabilities for its Reach Bravo robotic arms.
Oil and gas company Lundin Energy Norway has made a minor oil discovery near the Solveig field in the North Sea off Norway.
A new sub-target in the revised Renewable Energy Directive for the deployment of innovative technologies is all it would take for Europe to reclaim its competitive edge in renewables.
In an attempt to challenge the pause on new oil and gas leasing on federal lands and waters, 14 U.S. states have filed lawsuits against President Joe Biden’s administration.
The Welsh government has issued a Prior Information Notice (PIN) to determine the best approach to formulating a potential competition that would support the delivery of a tidal range energy project on the Welsh coastline.
Renewable electricity generation in the UK outperformed fossil fuels for the first year ever in 2020, with offshore and onshore wind providing more than half of the country’s renewable electricity last year. Renewables generated 43 per cent of the UK’s electricity, while fossil fuels provided 38.5 p
