Swedish Alfa Laval has developed separators and separator upgrades that are optimized for biofuels, which are seeing an increase in demand as shipowners seek solutions to decarbonize their operations. . The separators are compatible with hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO) and fatty acid methyl ester (
Supergen ORE Hub and the University of Edinburgh’s Policy and Innovation Group have released a study that quantifies the potential power system benefits that the Great Britain stands to gain through wave energy and tidal stream deployments.
Perstorp, a wholly-owned subsidiary of PETRONAS Chemicals Group Berhad (PCG), Uniper, a Germany-based energy company, and the European Climate, Infrastructure, and Environment Executive Agency (CINEA) have signed an agreement granting €97 million in funds to Project Air from the Innovation Fund. The
The world’s business and political leaders gathered this week for the World Economic Forum’s annual event in Davos to discuss global challenges and the way forward. The topic of the weeklong event is ‘Cooperation in a Fragmented World’, highlighting the need to work together to overcome the perfect
Netherlands-headquartered Fugro has revealed plans to carry out a remotely operated autonomous offshore wind farm inspection, said to be an industry first. Fugro will use its Blue Essence uncrewed surface vessel (USV) equipped with the Blue Volta fully electric remotely operated vehicle (ROV) to con
EU Innovation Fund has granted €108 million to German RWE’s FUREC project, which aims to produce circular and green hydrogen from non-recyclable municipal solid waste in Limburg, the Netherlands. According to RWE, the EU funding marks a key milestone in advancing the project as FUREC will require an
In the Framework of Class Survey, Lloyd’s Register, a provider of classification and compliance services to the marine and offshore industries, has granted Approval in Principle (AiP) to the French LNG containment specialist GTT for the use of an innovative digital solution for sloshing activity ass
Singapore-based shipbuilder Sembcorp Marine hosted the naming ceremony for the first of a series of LNG hybrid tugs specially designed for domestic service in Singapore. The Singapore-flagged vessel was christened JMS Sunshine by Ms. Wong Lee Lin, former Executive Director of Sembawang Shipyard, a w
The US Testing Expertise and Access to Marine Energy Research (TEAMER) program has selected 12 projects to receive technical support for testing marine energy technologies as part of its eighth call for applications.
Some 78% of industry professionals agree that change and technological innovation are positive things for the maritime industry, according to a report by Wärtsilä Corporation. However, almost half (45%) admit to having a volatile attitude towards technology and over a third (36%) say they are active
A partnership comprising Acteon’s Claxton, the University of Aberdeen, the National Decommissioning Centre, and the Net Zero Technology Centre is developing a gas-jet system expected to “revolutionize” subsea cutting. The Underwater Laser Cutting (UWLC) technology is said to improve efficiency when
The researchers at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) are developing a new cylindrical triboelectric nanogenerator (TENG) – a small powerhouse that converts wave energy into electricity to power devices at sea.
Japan’s Kawasaki Heavy Industries and French energy major TotalEnergies have completed a joint offshore verification test measuring the electrical potential of subsea pipelines during close-range inspections using an autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV). The test was performed using what is said to b
Maersk Growth, a venture arm of industry major A. P. Moller – Maersk, has revealed an investment in Berlin-based startup C1 Green Chemicals AG which specializes in the production of green methanol. The company has developed innovative technology enabling the mass production of green methanol without
