
Four of the top universities in Wales have now formally joined the Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult’s Marine Energy Engineering Centre of Excellence (MEECE) in Pembroke Dock.

The University of Plymouth and marine technology company Sonardyne have agreed a strategic partnership to drive innovation within the UK’s growing marine robotic and autonomous systems sector.

Dutch floating solar specialist SolarDuck has named Francisco Guillermo Vozza as its new chief commercial officer.

A 10MW wave energy park, located five kilometers offshore the western Swedish coastline, has been put up for sale to the highest bidder, along with associated infrastructure and licenses.

Norwegian subsea contractor Reach Subsea has completed the acquisition of an offshore survey company iSurvey.

Greek ship owner and operator Euroseas has ordered three 1,800 TEU liquefied natural gas- (LNG) ready feeder containerships in South Korea.

North Wales-based company Jones Bros Civil Engineering has secured the main contract worth €28.5 million to build onshore infrastructure for the Morlais tidal energy project offshore Anglesey.

A major tidal energy project offshore Anglesey in Wales will benefit from €37.6 million of funding in what is likely to be the last large grant from the EU’s regional funding program for the scheme.

Norway’s Equinor and the country’s government have worked out a plan to maintain high gas exports to Europe amid supply concerns.

Swedish wave energy developer CorPower Ocean has been selected from 600 companies to appear at the forthcoming Sweden Sustaintech Venture Day, established to support the scale-up of sustainable businesses.

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.

Swedish company Minesto has decided to focus this year’s operations with its Dragon Class tidal energy converters at the established and grid-connected site in Vestmannasund in Faroe Islands.

A new independent commission has been announced to explore the potential for tidal energy generation from the Severn Estuary, a large body of water located between England and Wales.

Shipping companies Algoma Central Corporation and Nova Marine have increased investment in their short sea shipping joint ventures, NovaAlgoma, by acquiring five vessels.