Swedish tidal energy developer Minesto has made progress on the optimisation of its DG100 tidal power plant in Faroe Islands, which is now delivering grid-compliant electricity at new record levels.
The Finnish technology group Wärtsilä has signed an Optimised Maintenance agreement with the Japanese shipping giant Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK) and Monohakobi Technology Institute (MTI).
Norwegian oil major Equinor has teamed up with inspection robotics specialist Taurob for the use of autonomous robots on its oil and gas installations.
The U.S. Department of Energy-supported Testing Expertise and Access for Marine Energy Research (TEAMER) program is now accepting applications for the third Request for Technical Support (RFTS).
Swedish Energy Agency has approved funding support of SEK 5.6 million (€550,000) for the project looking to advance Novige’s NoviOcean wave energy device.
International ship classification society Indian Register of Shipping (IRClass) has undertaken successful sea trials for the ships Ambuja Mukund and Ambuja Vaibhav towards the use of biofuels.
Edinburgh-based marine energy specialist QED Naval has installed flow measurement equipment at its tidal test site off Yarmouth Harbour.
Danish wave energy developer Resen Waves has completed the verification of numerical model for its Smart Power Buoy.
Ireland-based ÉireComposites has secured the European Union funding to lead the international consortium to jointly develop and market marine hydrokinetic turbine (MHK) made of recycled carbon fibres.
Japan’s Chiyoda Corporation has joined the Hydrogen Utilization Study Group in Chubu, with the aim to study the potential for large-scale hydrogen use.
Danish shipping company MHO-Co is heading a consortium that will spend €4.5 million during the next three years on developing fuel cells and battery technology for ships. The project is being developed in cooperation with the research engineers from Aalborg University and with grants from the Energy
Texas-based oilfield tech company ChampionX has secured two contracts to deliver ‘non-toxic’ anti-corrosion chemicals to two major North Sea operators.
Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power (KHNP), a subsidiary of Korea Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO), has completed performance testing on South Korea’s largest floating solar power plant model.
A new ShippingLab project aims to create an internationally recognized platform for testing and validating new fuel solutions that can aid in significantly reducing or eliminating greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from the shipping industry.
