Outlook & Strategy
Luxembourg and Portugal looking into renewable hydrogen corridor
Luxembourg and Portugal have signed a declaration of cooperation on renewable energies, including the development of a renewable hydrogen corridor between the two countries. During his visit to Lisbon, Luxembourg’s Minister of Energy, Claude Turmes, signed the declaration with his Portuguese counter
MAN ES ignites excitement: Single-cylinder test of long-awaited ammonia engine about to kick off
German engine manufacturer MAN Energy Solutions says its long-awaited engine is ready to burn ammonia on a single cylinder.
OLT Offshore LNG Toscana sees increase in regasification capacity
Italian OLT Offshore LNG Toscana has received authorisation to increase its annual regasification capacity from the current 3.75 billion to about 5 billion standard cubic meters per year. OLT said the capacity increase does not involve plant modifications, but a greater utilisation of the existing p
Lloyd’s Register issues world’s first IECRE feasibility statement for tidal energy device
Scottish company Flex Marine Power has been awarded the world’s first IECRE feasibility statement by Lloyd’s Register for its SwimmerTurbine SW2 tidal energy converter.
Irish test center opens doors for offshore renewable energy trials
The Lir-National Ocean Test Facility (Lir NOTF), in collaboration with the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI), has launched a call for scaled physical testing of offshore renewable energy devices.
TotalEnergies and TES to develop large-scale e-NG production unit in US
French energy major TotalEnergies and Belgian green hydrogen company Tree Energy Solutions (TES) have joined forces to study and develop a large-scale production unit in the United States (US) for e-natural gas (e-NG), a synthetic gas produced from renewable hydrogen and CO2. The project, expected t
Pherousa introduces ammonia-to-hydrogen cracking tech on Deltamarin design, readies orders for 6 ammonia-powered bulkers
Norwegian Company Pherousa Green Shipping, in collaboration with Pherousa Green Technologies, has revealed plans to potentially order up to six Ultramax dry bulk carriers, developed in cooperation with Deltamarin in Finland, specifically tailored to run on ammonia as a fuel. The Ultramax ships will
Jan De Nul to install new UK interconnector
Jan De Nul has secured a contract with Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN) Distribution to deliver a new interconnector project in Scotland. Under the contract signed in November 2022, Jan De Nul will supply and install a new Pentland Firth interconnector this summer that will link mai
Minesto wraps up first phase of offshore installation for 1.2MW tidal energy kite
Minesto has laid the main subsea cable as part of the ongoing offshore works ahead of the installation of its 1.2MW tidal energy device Dragon 12.
Methanol Institute issues first complete guide to methanol as marine fuel
The Methanol Institute, a global trade association for the methanol industry, has published the first comprehensive guide to methanol as a marine fuel to help stakeholders across the industry access the information they need to support decision-making on which alternative fuel is right for their fle
Plug Power plans three green hydrogen production plants in Finland
Plug Power Inc., a provider of turnkey hydrogen solutions for the global green hydrogen economy, has revealed plans to develop three green hydrogen production plants in Finland, resulting in the production of 850 tonnes per day (TPD) of green hydrogen, or 2.2 gigawatts (GW) of electrolyser capacity,
Spending on solar on the brink of surpassing oil investments for the first time ever, says IEA
The clean energy investment is now extending its lead over fossil fuels, boosted by energy security strengths, highlights the IEA.
UK-made subsea robots ‘significantly outperform’ expectations, step closer to commercialization
UK-Based Blue Ocean Seismic Services has completed a set of trials of its autonomous subsea survey vehicles said to represent a big step towards commercialization. With this latest series of trials, Blue Ocean Seismic Services said it had confirmed that its autonomous undersea robots can reliably op
World Port Climate Action Programme to be extended
The Port of Rotterdam has announced that the World Port Climate Action Programme (WPCAP) will be extended with a new focus on shore power, new fuels and green shipping corridors. The extension was agreed by the CEOs and leaders of 12 world ports at a meeting in Rotterdam on the occasion of the first