The governments of the UK and France have signed a new agreement committing to greater cooperation on energy resilience and low-carbon technologies, which could potentially support a rise in electricity interconnection by two thirds. The Statement of Cooperation on Energy was signed on 10 March by t
Norway’s cleantech company TECO 2030 has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with an undisclosed party for cooperation on several fuel cell projects which in total could represent 50 MW of fuel cell output. The MoU outlines a 3-year cooperation commitment to successfully execute the project o
Japanese shipping major Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (K Line) and compatriot electric utility Electric Power Development (J-POWER) have decided to install the Seawing, an automated kite system using wind power, on a coal carrier. The vessel in question is Corona Citrus, an 88,000 DWT-type special coal carr
A new consortium comprising UK-based mining company Anglo American, Tata Steel, CMB, VUKA Marine, Freeport Saldanha, and ENGIE plans to explore the options for developing a maritime green corridor for the zero-emission shipping of iron ore between South Africa and Europe. The initiative has been des
South Korea-based companies Doosan Fuel Cell and Kolon Global have signed a ‘Basic Agreement for Mid- to Long-term Business and Expansion of Cooperation Areas’ to cooperate step by step to develop an eco-friendly hydrogen fuel cell business model using biogas. Under the agreement, Doosan Fuel Cell w
Swedish sustainable solutions provider Alfa Laval has completed the acquisition of Marine Performance Systems B.V., a Rotterdam-based maritime technology company that has developed the first fluidic air lubrication system on the market.
Welsh First Minister Mark Drakeford has announced £750,000 (€850,000) for research projects focusing on deployment of tidal lagoon technology as part of Tidal Lagoon Challenge.
Scottish company Nova Innovation has installed its tidal energy turbine at the Étel Estuary, bringing its turbines to France for the first time.
South Korean shipbuilder Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) and Norwegian maritime technology group Kongsberg Maritime (KM) have signed an agreement for the development of autonomous LNG carriers. Under the joint development agreement, the companies aim to develop a 174,000 cbm next-generation LNG carri
A collaborative project dubbed OPTILE has been launched in France with the aim of decarbonizing the supply of electricity to island grids using offshore renewable energy.
OCI Global, a producer and distributor of hydrogen-based products, and Lotte Fine Chemical, an ammonia distributor based in South Korea, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the supply of low carbon and green ammonia, with first shipments starting this year from OCI’s US facilities. T
A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been signed by the International Maritime Organization (IMO), the Ministry of Climate and Environment of Norway, and the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA), to collectively undertake technical cooperation activities to assist developing countries i
Ocean Renewable Power Company (ORPC), together with its research partners, has developed new marine energy blade designs that use composite materials to reduce costs and increase energy capture by up to 24%.
The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and the Caribbean Shipping Association (CSA) have signed a memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to help decarbonize the shipping industry.
