Arup Group has found that replacing steel with concrete could reduce the costs of floating wave energy converters by 20%, as part of a project funded by Wave Energy Scotland (WES). Also, a new decision-making tool dubbed Convex has been developed to help wave energy device developers assess the feas
Finnish technology group Wärtsilä has received marine sector commercial certification for compliance with the EU’s Stage V standards.
Dutch wave energy company Slow Mill Sustainable Power has come closer than ever to the first real sea demonstration of its wave energy prototype, which is currently undergoing final assembly before taking on the challenge of producing clean and renewable energy off the shores of the Netherlands.
UK’s clean technology company Silverstream Technologies has secured an order from German shipbuilder Meyer Werft to install its air lubrication technology on a new Carnival Corporation’s Excel-class cruise ship.
Spanish research and technological development centre Tecnalia has unveiled a new version of the HarshLab laboratory with increased features and capabilities to carry out tests and research and development activities to address the needs of offshore industries and increase their competitiveness.
As the maritime industry’s quest for the best possible decarbonization has intensified, wind propulsion systems are gaining traction around the globe.
Tekmar Energy has secured a contract with Hellenic Cables to supply bend restrictors for subsea cable projects in Denmark and Greece. The contract will see Tekmar Energy design, manufacture, and supply bend restrictors for the København02 (KBH02) submarine cable project in Denmark, to protect a 145k
Nexans has introduced Vigishield, a range of protection measures and solutions, in order to prevent cable theft.
Danish container logistics giant A.P. Moller – Maersk has decided to sell its reefer manufacturer, Maersk Container Industry (MCI), to China International Marine Containers Ltd. (CIMC).
Finnish wave energy company AW-Energy has secured a new patent approval in the European Union for its latest generation WaveRoller wave energy technology.
Norwegian floating solar specialist Ocean Sun has signed an agreement to license its proprietary floating solar technology to the developer Sunneng Technology for the construction of a 1MWp pilot in China’s Province of Shandong.
U.S.-based company Oscilla Power has sent off its new wave energy system – the Triton-C – to Hawaii, where it will be deployed offshore the Marine Corps base in Kanehoe to generate renewable power from the waves of the Pacific Ocean.
This week saw a plethora of energy transition-related news across the offshore energy industry with updates telling of alternative deployments for offshore drilling rigs, new projects combining offshore wind and hydrogen, the urgency to decarbonise the shipping sector, and more.
Acteon’s marine technology specialist Seatronics has placed the first-ever order for Sonardyne’s recently launched SPRINT-Nav Mini Navigator. Seatronics made the purchase of what is said to be the world’s smallest hybrid acoustic-inertial navigation instrument for its Valor remotely operated vehicle
