Outlook & Strategy
Uniper’s Green Wilhelmshaven project in Northern Germany gains ground
German energy major Uniper has selected U.S. electrolyzer manufacturer Electric Hydrogen to design a 200 megawatt (MW) electrolyzer plant within its Green Wilhelmshaven project in Northern Germany.
Allseas waves goodbye to shallow-water pipelay barge after 27 years
Dutch offshore contractor Allseas is bidding farewell to a shallow-water pipelay barge it purchased in 1997, after having installed over 400 kilometers of nearshore pipeline across the world. Allseas has sold its 154-meter-long Tog Mor barge for repurpose after it ran aground in Mexico in September
European JV getting ready for installation of subsea cables for two Senegalese links (Photos)
A joint venture of UK’s Enshore Subsea and Belgian Herbosch-Kiere has made progress in preparation for the installation of subsea power cables for two links that are part of a program that aims to revolutionize Senegal’s power infrastructure and provide sustainable electricity to millions of people.
Call issued for renewables investments in Africa
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and South African President Cyril Ramaphosa have launched the global campaign ‘Scaling up Renewables in Africa’ during the Global Citizen NOW event in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Green light from Ofgem for 2 GW subsea electricity superhighway
UK energy market regulator Ofgem has greenlit the Eastern Green Link 1 (EGL1) electricity superhighway by awarding a £2 billion funding package for the construction of the project. The 2 GW EGL1 HVDC multi-directional cable is being developed by National Grid Electricity Transmission (NGET) and SP T
Cargotec bids farewell to MacGregor in a $507M deal, casts net toward future
Helsinki-headquartered Cargotec Corporation has made the decision to let go of its MacGregor business area to funds managed by Luxembourg’s mid-market sector-specialist Triton for an enterprise value of €480 million (circa $507 million) to support the growth of the corporation’s load-handling equipm
Shell and Technip Energies tighten collaboration on CO2 capture technology
French engineering player Technip Energies and catalysts, technical services, and licensed process technologies provider, Shell Catalysts & Technologies, are advancing their decade-long collaboration, moving towards global exclusivity for delivering amine-based post-combustion carbon capture solutio
SEFE, Eletrobras and EnerTech ally to supply green hydrogen to Germany
Germany’s Securing Energy for Europe (SEFE), Brazil’s Eletrobras and Kuwaiti EnerTech have signed a joint study agreement (JSA) to supply Germany with 200,000 tons of green hydrogen per year produced from Brazilian hydropower, starting by 2030.
In midst of expansion initiatives, N-Sea to develop new-built operations support base
Netherlands-headquartered subsea solutions provider N-Sea Group is planning to develop a new-built operations support base in IJmuiden in 2025, said to enable it to support all offshore activities in the Europe region from one location. N-Sea Group has signed a contract to build a new operations sup
Tata Steel and ECOLOG join forces for Norway-Netherlands liquid hydrogen corridor
Dutch steel producer Tata Steel and Greek mid-stream carbon capture, utilization and sequestration (CCUS) service provider ECOLOG have signed an agreement with Norwegian green hydrogen project developer Gen2 Energy and the Port of Amsterdam to assess feasibility of creating a liquid hydrogen import
One Italian approval to go for second interconnector to Malta
Sicily has given its approval for the second interconnector between Malta and Italy, some eleven months after the project had been granted the development permit from the Maltese side. The IC2 interconnector will consist of a 122-kilometer high-voltage alternating current (HVAC) electrical cable int
DeepOcean’s inaugural USV taking shape at Spanish shipyard (Photos)
An advanced unmanned surface vessel (USV) being built in Spain for DeepOcean and its partners has started taking shape at GONDAN Shipbuilders. GONDAN Shipbuilders started the construction of the USV Challenger in March, following the order from USV A/S, a joint venture of DeepOcean, Solstad Offshore
Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center, RMI launch new platform to drive sustainable shipping
The Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping (MMMCZCS) and RMI (formerly Rocky Mountain Institute) have launched Katalist, a not-for-profit ‘book and claim’ registry designed to accelerate the shipping industry’s decarbonization journey.
Hamburg Green Hydrogen Hub project moves forward
The dismantling of the Moorburg power plant site in Hamburg, Germany, is progressing rapidly, according to the Port of Hamburg, creating a space for the construction of a green hydrogen hub.