Norway-based energy storage company Corvus Energy has received type approval from Japanese classification society ClassNK for its marine energy storage system (ESS), Orca ESS.
MOL PLUS, the investment division of Japanese shipping company Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL), has decided to invest in Fleetzero (FZ), a US developer and manufacturer of marine battery systems and EV vessels.
UK design and engineering firm BAR Technologies (BARTech) has partnered with Finnish tech company Groke Technologies (Groke) for the design and development of autonomous navigation systems for BARTech’s WindWings technology.
Terntank has ordered another tanker with wind-assisted propulsion and dual-fuel engine capable of operating on MGO, biofuels, and methanol.
HyAxiom and Doosan Fuel Cell (DFCC) said that their SOFC cell stack has passed a critical environmental test by DNV.
MAN ES signed an MoU with Svitzer for the development of a methanol-fueled version of the MAN 175D engine, targeting its installation on board one of Svitzer’s newbuild tugs.
Norwegian research organization SINTEF Ocean has launched the KSP WIND project dedicated to wind propulsion for merchant ships.
Amogy and Green Ships Invest signed a commercial contract to deploy Amogy’s technology on carbon-free electrical platform supply vessels.
TECO 2030 has won an additional approval in principle (AiP) from classification society DNV for its compressed hydrogen fuel systems.
UK-based maritime engineering start-up WingTek, in collaboration with the University of Bristol and the National Composites Centre, has won a £2.2 million ($2.7 million) innovation grant for the development of a new wind auxiliary propulsion (WAP) system.
Marine hydrogen fuel cells have emerged as one of the zero-emission solutions that is fast maturing. With their commerciality improving, the popularity of fuel cells is yet to grow amid the global fight to decarbonize shipping.
Norway-based energy storage company Corvus Energy has received a contract to provide a battery energy storage system onboard Magellan Discoverer, the first hybrid diesel-electric vessel to be constructed in South America.
UK shipping company Union Maritime has decided to install WindWings, developed by compatriot design and engineering firm BAR Technologies, on two tankers being built by Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding (SWS) in China.
Hanseatic Nature, an expedition cruise vessel owned by Germany’s Hapag-Lloyd Cruises, has been given the green light by classification society DNV to use shore power.
