
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has unveiled five teams that will advance to the final stage of the Waves to Water Prize, a competition focused on using the power of waves to develop clean energy-powered desalination technologies.

Vard Electro announced the signing of two contracts with Simon Møkster Shipping for hybrid battery power onboard Stril Orion and Stril Polar.

Maersk Training UK is launching its ‘industry skills’ programme of training onshore for the first time to support offshore and maritime operations.

Independent provider of subsea remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) ROVOP has appointed Daniel Wheeler as its new president for the Americas.

Plug, abandonment and casing recovery specialist Ardyne has secured a four-year contract for the provision of fishing services for 86 wells as part of the well plug and abandonment (P&A) programme for two fields in the Northern North Sea.

Marine Power Systems (MPS) has secured the support of the Offshore Wind Growth Partnership (OGWP) through the Wind Expert Support Toolkit (WEST) programme to further advance its floating offshore wind commercialisation strategy.

The 600kW Penguin wave energy converter, developed by the Finnish company Wello, has started generating clean power to the local Basque electricity grid.

The Colombian Maritime Authority (DIMAR) has selected Fugro to perform a joint environmental and exploration seep study in the Caribbean Sea to help Colombia unlock insights about its offshore energy assets.

Tension Technology International (TTI) has developed the NetBuoy design tool under Wave Energy Scotland’s materials and manufacturing programme.

UAE-based marine and subsea solutions provider Unique Group has appointed GoSubsea as its survey equipment agent for the Scandinavian region.

Swedish marine energy developer Minesto has signed a two-year extension of its power purchase agreement (PPA) with the electric utility company SEV for its tidal energy site in Vestmannasund, Faroe Islands.

Green Platform, a programme set up by the Norwegian government to accelerate green energy transition, has awarded NOK 79 million (€7.7 million) for the development of a hybrid hydropower and floating solar energy project led by Scatec.

Researchers from the Alaska Center for Energy and Power (ACEP) have tested the second iteration of Renerge’s Water Horse hydrokinetic energy harvester on Tanana River in Alaska.

Marine technology company Sonardyne has introduced a new version of the hybrid, underwater and surface vehicle navigation platform, SPRINT-Nav Mini.