Van Oord has placed a new order with Demcon unmanned systems for an unmanned autonomous survey vessel suitable for challenging offshore conditions. The DUS V5750 model, set to be delivered in one year, can be used in support of dredging operations, installing offshore wind farms, and constructing ma
The government of Japan has approved the development of a megawatt-scale tidal energy project offshore Goto Islands as part of the country’s drive to decarbonize its energy system by using innovative offshore renewable energy technologies.
Norway’s Kongsberg Maritime has launched a new addition to the cNODE product range of acoustic modems which introduces the new capability to stream a live video feed for a variety of subsea installation tasks. The cNODE Mantis features a live video solution said to significantly increase the number
US-based company Oscilla Power has secured a new patent approval from the UK Patents Directorate for its Triton-C wave energy system.
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has outlined research priorities for marine energy through to 2030 in its first multi-year program plan for the sector.
A novel tidal testing tool has been put through its paces at Marine Energy Test Area (META) in Wales as part of a study to pinpoint the best sites for tidal turbines in the Milford Haven Waterway.
Ocean energy deployments are back to pre-pandemic levels, with Europe installing over ten times as much tidal energy capacity and three times as much wave energy compared to 2020, according to a new report released by Ocean Energy Europe (OEE).
Germany’s Meyer Group, a shipbuilding consortium comprising three shipyards in Europe, has joined forces with Admares Marine, a Finnish floating real estate company, to form a joint venture.
Legasea has secured funding from Scottish Enterprise for a project that aims to reduce the carbon footprint of subsea decommissioning operations by taking equipment that is no longer required and finding ways to refurbish, recertify, remanufacture and reuse it, keeping in use as many components as p
With its startup Alfred Maritime, German shipbuilder Meyer Group wants to speed up the digitalization of the shipbuilding industry and use data in a smart way to contribute to the sector’s decarbonization.
Norwegian ship design company Breeze Ship Design will design an ammonia-powered oil tanker as part of the Norway-backed Green Shipping Program (GSP).
In recent years we have seen a number of companies active in the offshore energy sector pledging to reach the net-zero emissions status by a certain point in the future. This week we reported on the first time an offshore company had pledged to go ‘beyond net-zero’. The international oil and gas exp
The ITEG (Integrating Tidal Energy into the Grid) project has launched a study into the social acceptance of tidal energy and hydrogen technologies.
NAPA, a provider of maritime software, services, and data analysis, and classification society ClassNK have decided to jointly support the use of 3D models in the ship design approval process.
