Japanese majors NYK Line, Nihon Shipyard, and ClassNK have signed an MOU with Norwegian chemical company Yara International to study the practical application of an ammonia-fueled ammonia gas carrier (AFAGC) that uses ammonia as its main fuel. The project is part of joint R&D for the practical appli
Norway’s Kongsberg Ferrotech has teamed up with Equinor, SINTEF and Gassco to develop and test 3D printing technology as a repair method on the seabed. The 3D printing technology will be integrated in the company’s underwater maintenance and repair robot the Nautilus. According to Kongsberg Ferrotec
Swedish-Israeli company Eco Wave Power (EWP) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Pecém Complex for the implementation of its wave power plant in the facilities of Pecém Port in the northeastern Brazil.
Dutch energy major Shell has awarded the Australian engineering company Worley a services contract to support the development of a new 200 MW electrolysis-based hydrogen plant in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. The new plant will be powered by renewable energy from an offshore wind farm that is currentl
Dutch company Water2Energy (W2E) has successfully tested the installation of the mounting frame that will support its next generation tidal energy turbine in the Port of Flushing, the Netherlands.
Swire Shipping plans to sign the building contract for the first pilot vessel of the Project Cerulean by the end of June 2021. The project, announced two years ago, aims to develop low-carbon, low-cost sail-assisted inter-island cargo vessels to serve communities in the Pacific that lack cargo handl
Swedish wave energy company Seabased has unveiled plans to build a 10MW wave power park at Audierne Bay, located in the French region of Brittany.
A new partnership between academia and business entities has been established in East Asia under the joint goal of introducing and developing marine energy industry in Taiwan.
Australian company Wave Swell Energy (WSE) has launched the Bluefire project, a comprehensive enhancement programme dedicated to refining its wave energy technology, and developing and implementing additional benefits for both the wave energy sector and the environment as a whole.
The European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) has opened a consultation on a decommissioning programme for Mocean Energy’s half-scale wave energy prototype Blue X.
A historic ruling has shaken the energy market this week after a Dutch court ordered oil major Shell to reduce its carbon emissions by 45 per cent by 2030 compared with 2019 levels. The decision was delivered in connection with a climate change case filed against Shell in 2019 by Dutch environmental
French marine energy company HydroQuest has unveiled plans to develop a 17.5MW tidal energy farm at Raz Blanchard site, located off Normandy in France, following the takeover of the concession for the site from its former operator EDF Renewables.
The European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) has launched a consultation on a decommissioning programme for AWS Ocean Energy’s Archimedes Waveswing device that will be tested in the waters off Orkney in summer 2021.
Marine Power Systems (MPS) has opened pre-registration for early access to a crowdfunding campaign run by equity investment experts Crowdcube, with the public campaign due to go live in June.
