
Dutch shipowner Tharsis Sea-River Shipping has finished concluded the installation of two retractable wing sails on its general cargo vessel M/V Tharsis.

Norwegian provider of shore power solutions Zinus AS has received a contract from compatriot company Havnekraft AS to develop and deliver a flexible shore power solution for cruise ships calling at Haugesund Cruise Port.

Involving major offshore industry names – like DEME, Jan de Nul, and Tractebel – the MPVAqua research project is moving forward with the development of offshore floating solar concept, designed to withstand rough environment of the Belgian North Sea.

Irish developer of hydrokinetic solutions GKinetic Energy has delivered its optimised 12kW hydrokinetic device to Strangford Lough, where it will be deployed in combination with energy storage unit.

Aker Solutions has secured a contract with Equinor to deliver engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) of a subsea compression module to be installed at the Åsgard gas field offshore Norway.

The European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) has opened a tender for the lifespan study of OpenHydro’s test platform which stands in fast-flowing tidal streams of the Fall of Warness site.

SIMEC Atlantis Energy is preparing to start with the assembly and testing phase of its novel variable pitch system for tidal energy turbines, developed as part of a collaborative EU-backed project.

Backed by the Government of the Netherlands, nine Dutch research institutes and test facilities have joined forces to accelerate the research into offshore renewable energy.

Two tidal energy projects, led by major companies Nova Innovation and Magallanes Tidal Energy, have been selected to receive a share of £116 million to drive forward green innovation in the UK.

The integration of Tocardo’s T1 tidal energy turbines on QED Naval’s Subhub platform has started last week, ahead of the planned deployment in Yarmouth, off the Isle of Wight.

PD Ports, owner and operator of Teesport, the fifth largest port in the UK, has contracted Finnish manufacturer Konecranes to convert the primary power supply of four diesel-driven rubber-tired gantry cranes (RTGs) to electric

UK’s engineering company Rolls-Royce has received a contract to supply eight mtu engines to Brazilian shipyard Rio Maguari.

The partners in the EU-backed SELKIE project are making progress on the development of drone methodology, set to improve the measurements of surface currents at tidal stream sites.

A consortium led by Dutch research institute TNO has launched a study into flexible floating solar energy systems as a potentially viable technology for offshore floating solar farms.