The classification society ClassNK has granted approval in principle to a Japanese trio for the methane oxidation catalyst system for LNG-fueled vessels.
Denmark has launched a €161 million subsidy scheme to support the Power-to-X projects towards the goal of reaching between 4 and 6 GW of electrolysis capacity by 2030. The Danish government launched the strategy for the development of the Power-to-X-technology and capacity in December 2021. The stra
International energy services provider Petrofac has won its first new energies project in Egypt, where it will assess the feasibility of new green hydrogen to ammonia facility. Petrofac won this project in Egypt with an in-country subsidiary of Egypt-focused Mediterranean Energy Partners (MEP). The
US-based company Oscilla Power has secured a new patent approval from the UK Patents Directorate for its Triton-C wave energy system.
orway invests NOK 200 million ($22.41m) in HYDROGENi, a new center for energy research dedicated to hydrogen and ammonia, that is to help the energy transition.
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has outlined research priorities for marine energy through to 2030 in its first multi-year program plan for the sector.
A novel tidal testing tool has been put through its paces at Marine Energy Test Area (META) in Wales as part of a study to pinpoint the best sites for tidal turbines in the Milford Haven Waterway.
Ocean energy deployments are back to pre-pandemic levels, with Europe installing over ten times as much tidal energy capacity and three times as much wave energy compared to 2020, according to a new report released by Ocean Energy Europe (OEE).
Ocean Energy Systems (OES), a technology collaboration program within the International Energy Agency (IEA), has provided an overview of ocean energy activities in 2021 in its newly released annual report.
Researchers from the U.S. National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) have deployed the HERO wave-powered desalination test device offshore North Carolina and anchored it to the nearby seabed, marking the start of ocean trials. With help from the Coastal Studies Institute, NREL deployed the hydrauli
Florida Atlantic University has revealed its plans to expand the Southeast National Marine Renewable Energy Center (SNMREC) with new university partnerships, capabilities and opportunities this year. The next steps for SNMREC’s expansion include formalizing the consortium, coordinating testing, rese
A report launched by DNV, Strohm, and the Non-Metallic Innovation Centre (NIC) has shown that thermoplastic composite pipes (TCP) have a significantly lower carbon footprint, in the range of 30-60%, than an equivalent carbon steel pipeline solution. The report outlines the results from a joint indus
In recent years we have seen a number of companies active in the offshore energy sector pledging to reach the net-zero emissions status by a certain point in the future. This week we reported on the first time an offshore company had pledged to go ‘beyond net-zero’. The international oil and gas exp
The ITEG (Integrating Tidal Energy into the Grid) project has launched a study into the social acceptance of tidal energy and hydrogen technologies.
