Norwegian Geotechnical Institute (NGI) and Glint Solar have developed a technology that automatically estimates wave conditions and wind directions for floating solar installations.
Over the next few months, Offshore Energy will be taking a closer look into the now operational Borssele offshore wind projects: Borssele 1 & 2, Borssele 3 & 4, and the Borssele innovation site. The three projects – one developed by Ørsted, one by the Blauwwind consortium, and one by the Two Towers
Futuristic designs of Orbital Marine Power’s tidal stream turbine technology have received recognition at iF Design Awards which celebrate well-designed industrial products.
Irish hydrokinetic turbine developer GKinetic Energy will trial the innovative C-GEN power take-off (PTO) technology in a new University of Edinburgh-led project.
South Korea-based wave energy developer Ingine has secured €2.9 million from the state-owned Korea Development Bank to advance its wave energy business and technology.
Equinor’s corporate venture arm Equinor Ventures has signed deals with and gave prizes to participants of the Equinor and Techstars Energy Accelerator.
Norwegian RoRo shipping company Höegh Autoliners has elected four additional vessels to be added to a combined digitalisation project developed with Germany’s high-technology system and solution provider, Kongsberg and engine manufacturer, MAN Energy Solution.
The Switzerland-based Hydromea has unveiled the prototype of what is said to be the world’s first wireless underwater drone. EXRAY, unveiled in a pool demo, can fit into a backpack, can be remotely controlled, and sends HD video back in real-time without any physical connection to the pilot, Hydrome
Norway-based shipowner Klaveness Combination Carriers (KCC) has joined a new carbon capture project called CCShip led by SINTEF Energy Research. The project focuses on deploying Carbon Capture & Storage technologies (CCS) for ships to reduce CO2 emissions. It will look at cost-effective solutions fo
Van Oord has placed an order with Demcon Unmanned Systems for its second autonomous survey vessel. The move comes after Van Oord deployed its first unmanned survey vessel VO:X Metiri last year at projects in the Netherlands. According to the Dutch company, the idea for VO:X Metiri originated in its
Singapore-based company GILLS PTE has been granted Approval in Principle (AiP) for GILLS Air Lubrication System by the classification society Bureau Veritas.
RenewableUK has urged the UK government to commit to specific deployment targets for marine energy, renewable hydrogen, and floating and onshore wind in the run-up to the COP26 climate change summit in November.
Kawasaki Heavy Industries (KHI) has been awarded approval in principle (AiP) for having the world’s largest liquefied hydrogen carrier cargo containment system (CCS) of 40,000 cbm class per tank, by the ship classification society ClassNK.
Swedish company Novige has been selected as the winner of Stena Line Propeller Prize for its NoviOcean wave energy device.
