
Swedish company Novige has been selected as the winner of Stena Line Propeller Prize for its NoviOcean wave energy device.

An international consortium led by the Port of Antwerp will receive a €25 million grant from the European Horizon 2020 programme for an ambitious project that aims to make European ports greener.

The Supergen Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Hub has awarded almost £800,000 to eight projects at UK institutions to advance research in the offshore renewable energy sector.

The BOOST project consortium has developed a purpose-built design for offshore floating solar demonstrator that will be tested at Sintef Ocean’s basin laboratory in the following months.

Swedish wave energy company Seabased is optimising its electrical system that channels inputs from many generators, each absorbing power from different waves, into a single stream of electricity that is ready for the grid.

Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Yanmar Power Technology, and Japan Engine Corporation recently formed a consortium of Japanese engine manufacturers to pursue joint development of hydrogen-fueled marine engines for ocean-going and coastal vessels.

A new mooring, anchoring and quick connect solution optimised for marine energy systems is set for trials in the Atlantic Ocean, following a range of laboratory and on-land test campaigns currently underway.

Onboard carbon capture and storage is technically and financially viable, a feasibility study jointly conducted by Norwegian engineering company TECO 2030 ASA and Austrian-based automotive consulting firm AVL List GmbH has concluded.

Norwegian centre for research and innovation Sintef Ocean has performed tests on a scaled floating solar model on behalf of Moss Maritime and Equinor.

Scotland-based University of Strathclyde has designed a greener, more efficient rudder system that will be demonstrated as part of a €6 million EU-funded research project.

The Port of Esbjerg, Denmark’s largest port on the North Sea, and France-based information technology company Atos have unveiled a joint co-innovation project to create a carbon-neutral harbour.

French energy giant EDF has hired a German-based company BELECTRIC to build 19.3MWp floating solar power plant in Israel.

Norwegian floating solar company Ocean Sun has together with project partner Statkraft completed the first phase of its 2MWp floating solar scheme on the Banja reservoir in Albania.

U.S.-based marine energy developer Ocean Renewable Power Company (ORPC) has been selected by the Maine International Trade Center (MITC) as Innovator of the Year.