Business Developments & Projects
LMG Marin-designed battery-powered ferry delivered to Norled
A battery-powered ferry designed by naval architect LMG Marin, a wholly-owned subsidiary of shipbuilder Sembcorp Marine, has been delivered to the Norwegian ferry operator Norled AS. LMG Marin has confirmed in the social media update that the ferry named Ryfylke has been delivered, featuring what is
Red alert for EU: How can Europe prevent a major gas crunch?
Amid the global energy crisis, coordinated actions across the EU are essential to prevent a major gas crunch, says the IEA boss.
Island Drilling’s rig gets started on its next gig
Island Drilling has completed its work with Dana Petroleum on the UKCS and moved to its next assignment in the UK North Sea.
RTE seeks UXO survey squad for two French offshore wind projects
RTE Réseau de Transport d’Electricité has issued a tender for offshore unexploded ordnance (UXO) survey along the export cable routes of the Centre Manche 1 & 2 (AO4 auction) and South Britanny (A05 auction) offshore wind farm grid connection projects. The aim of the surveys is to identify potential
SEE MONSTER embarks on its transformation prior to opening doors in August – gallery
After arriving at its new home, a decommissioned North Sea platform is about to start its transformation into a public art installation.
TotalEnergies looks to deploy FSRU at Lubmin port in Germany
TotalEnergies and German firm Deutsche ReGas are discussing the possibility of deploying an FSRU vessel at Lubmin port in northern Germany.
EU Energy Commissioner takes a tour of Dutch tidal power plant
The European Commissioner for Energy Kadri Simson has visited the Eastern Scheldt Tidal Power Plant in Dutch province of Zeeland, to get a glimpse of the future where tidal energy is an everyday part of EU citizens’ lives.
Partners eye renewable liquid hydrogen supply chain from Portugal to the Netherlands
A consortium comprising Shell New Energies NL BV, ENGIE, Vopak and Anthony Veder have signed an agreement to study the feasibility of producing, liquifying and transporting green hydrogen from Portugal to the Netherlands, where it would then be stored and distributed for sale.
SeaBird’s Petrel Explorer to exit offshore industry after sale
Green Energy Group (SeaBird Exploration) has entered into a binding agreement with an undisclosed party to sell the seismic research vessel Petrel Explorer. The sale, expected to be completed in about four weeks, will see the vessel leave the offshore industry. Green Energy Group did not disclose an
Prysmian to deliver two subsea power interconnections in Spain
Prysmian has won two contracts worth approximately €250 million from Spanish transmission system operator (TSO) Red Eléctrica for the development of two submarine power interconnections in Spain. Prysmian is in charge of the design, supply, installation and commissioning of the subsea power cable fo
Renewable methanol research project LAURELIN moves to next phase
For the last year, ten European and Japanese research expert organisations have been working together on the project to develop innovative processes to convert CO2 into renewable methanol.
EDP inaugurates ‘pioneering’ 5MW floating solar plant in Portugal
Global energy company EDP has inaugurated a 5MW floating solar plant in Alqueva – said to be the largest floating solar installation on a dam reservoir in Europe.
Corvus Energy, Yaskawa/The Switch team up to improve marine battery systems
Finnish power electronics specialist Yaskawa Environmental Energy/The Switch has joined forces with Norway-based maritime energy storage system manufacturer (ESS) to continue the development of its smart battery short-circuit limiter (BSCL) protection device for large-scale battery solutions and adv
HyCC launches H2era green hydrogen plant in Amsterdam port
Hydrogen company HyCC has launched Project H2era to construct a 500-megawatt green hydrogen plant at the Port of Amsterdam.