Involving major offshore industry names – like DEME, Jan de Nul, and Tractebel – the MPVAqua research project is moving forward with the development of offshore floating solar concept, designed to withstand rough environment of the Belgian North Sea.
SIMEC Atlantis Energy is preparing to start with the assembly and testing phase of its novel variable pitch system for tidal energy turbines, developed as part of a collaborative EU-backed project.
Backed by the Government of the Netherlands, nine Dutch research institutes and test facilities have joined forces to accelerate the research into offshore renewable energy.
Two tidal energy projects, led by major companies Nova Innovation and Magallanes Tidal Energy, have been selected to receive a share of £116 million to drive forward green innovation in the UK.
The €20 million EuropeWave scheme has selected seven wave energy projects for support to further develop their device concepts in the first half of 2022.
Dutch maritime consortium has received financial aid for the LNG-ZERO concept, an ambitious research project originally introduced by TNO.
The EU-funded Ocean DEMO project has awarded recommendations for support to six offshore renewable energy developers to test their ocean energy products at Europe’s world-leading test centres.
Contracted by the Ready4H2 project, independent energy expert DNV will lead a study that will produce a roadmap for European distribution networks.
The partners in the EU-backed SELKIE project are making progress on the development of drone methodology, set to improve the measurements of surface currents at tidal stream sites.
A consortium led by Dutch research institute TNO has launched a study into flexible floating solar energy systems as a potentially viable technology for offshore floating solar farms.
NYK and its group company MTI, together with ABS and WinGD, have started joint research for optimization of ship design by using a battery-hybrid system to aid ship propulsion and thus reduce GHG emissions from vessels.
Japanese shipping major K Line has conducted a trial use of marine biofuel which was supplied by global integrated energy company BP on its car carrier Polaris Highway.
Oilfield services provider Petrofac has teamed up with Cranfield University to investigate new technology that could minimise the impact of amine scrubbing technology.
Mobility R&D fund in the Netherlands has granted a €24.2 million (approximately $27.5 million) subsidy to a Dutch project consortium focused on maritime hydrogen applications.
