Business Developments & Projects
SinoHyKey to supply TECO 2030’s fuel cell system with its MEA component
Norway’s cleantech company TECO 2030 and China-based SinoHyKey technology company (SHK) have signed an agreement, according to which, SHK will provide the Membrane Electrode Assembly (MEA), a key component in the TECO 2030’s fuel cell system to decarbonise marine transportation. “I am pleased to ann
BlueWise Marine names three new board members
Ireland-headquartered BlueWise Marine, servicing the marine and offshore renewable industries, has appointed three new members to its board of directors. BlueWise Marine appointed Rogerio Chumbinho, Mairéad Elliott and Louise O’Boyle to the board. Chumbinho has held the position of Senior Project Ma
Vattenfall issues inter-array cable contract notice for German offshore wind farms
Vattenfall Atlantis 1 and Global Tech II Offshore Wind GmbH have issued a contract notice seeking contractors to install inter-array cables for two wind farm projects offshore Germany. The two projects, Vattenfall Atlantis 1 and Global Tech II, are located in the German North Sea, in the N-7.2 and N
Shipbuilder delays delivery of LNG-powered Carnival Jubilee over supply-chain snags
German shipbuilding group Meyer Werft has postponed the delivery of the LNG-fueled ship Carnival Jubilee, which is being built for the US-based Carnival Cruise Line. The cruise ship is under construction at Meyer Werft in Papenburg, Germany. Meyer has notified Carnival that due to supply chain logis
Gasunie looking into LNG import expansion in Netherlands
Gasunie, a European energy-infrastructure company, has been investigating options for LNG import expansion in the Netherlands. The investigation comes after consultation with the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate and is in accordance with the plans Minister Rob Jetten for Climate and Energy s
Port of Antwerp-Bruges, partners net $152mln EU funding for CO2 transport project
Air Liquide, Fluxys Belgium and Port of Antwerp-Bruges have been granted €144.6 million ($152 million) for the construction of shared CO2 transport and export facilities on the Antwerp port platform.
Equinor brings Askeladd online, adds more gas to Hammerfest LNG
Norwegian energy giant Equinor has put into operation Askeladd natural gas development in the Barents Sea two years after the project was originally completed. Askeladd is a satellite field of the Snøhvit field and was developed as a subsea tie-in to the Snøhvit facility and Hammerfest LNG. Equinor
Chantiers de l’Atlantique rolls out its 1st first SolidSail mast
French shipbuilder Chantiers de l’Atlantique has completed the manufacturing of its first carbon-fiber mast along with project partners Lorima, Multiplast, Avel Robotics, CDK Technologies and SMM. The project was launched three years ago when Chantiers de l’Atlantique gathered experts from the field
In focus: Gas still runs the show but bets on hydrogen threaten to steal it
Will the increase in investments enable hydrogen to dethrone gas as the key player in the energy decarbonisation game?
Spain opts to transport hydrogen instead of gas via Barcelona-Marseille subsea pipeline as it eyes EU funding
The Spanish government has decided that the future subsea pipeline between Barcelona and Marseille, which was initially supposed to carry gas in its first phase, will only be carrying green hydrogen. The pipeline, now dubbed H2Med, was proposed in October as a substitute for the so-called MidCat pip
Meyer Turku floats out Royal Caribbean’s 1st LNG-powered cruise ship
Icon of the Seas, which is being built at the Meyer Turku shipyard, was launched on Friday, December 9, 2022. Over the weekend, the ship will be moved to the outfitting dock, where its now fully assembled hull will receive final outfitting. The shipyard celebrated the float-out with a ceremonial can
Excelerate’s FSRU soon to reach Finland
Finnish energy company Gasgrid has announced that Excelerate Energy’s floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU) Exemplar will arrive at Fortum’s Inkoo port in Finland in the coming weeks to serve as an alternative to the country’s gas import. Exemplar departed Argentina in August, sailed to do
SolarDuck set to build Japan’s first offshore floating solar demonstrator
Dutch-Norwegian company SolarDuck has been awarded a contract to develop Japan’s first offshore floating solar power generation and automated sailing boat technology demonstrator together with local partners.
IMO ready to make the plunge toward zero emissions goal by 2050?
Countries seem to be prepared to phase out shipping’s emissions by 2050, based on the first rounds of technical talks at the UN’s maritime regulator International Maritime Organization (IMO). Furthermore, support appears to be building for the IMO to also adopt an ambitious 2030 interim target for c