Bakker Sliedrecht has just announced their plan to begin a research in order to determine whether biodegradable oil can be used in the submersible motors that the company has supplied for equipment of Van Oord. If this is applicable, the international marine contractor wants to use this type of oil
Researchers from the University Otto von Guericke of Magdeburg in Germany are developing turbine blades with special integrated drives which could boost the efficiency of extracting clean power from the tides.
Italian oilfield services company Saipem has developed a new tool for the estimation of the carbon footprint of its offshore projects.
The University of Western Australia’s Wave Energy Research Centre (WERC) has intensified efforts to assess wave resources along the coastline of the Great Southern region of Western Australia.
Hydrogen East has kicked off a new research study to explore the potential for hydrogen production off the coast of East Anglia in the UK. The Bacton Energy Hub: Exploring the potential for hydrogen from the Southern North Sea will research options and scenarios to bring together the region’s offsho
Equinor has awarded a contract to Eelume, Kongsberg Maritime and DNV GL to develop an environmental monitoring and survey module for the existing Eelume robot platform. The module will enable the autonomous range of Eelume robots to contribute and add value within Equinor’s environmental monitoring
Swedish tidal energy developer Minesto has partnered up with engineering and PLM company TECHNIA to ensure sustainable product design and development for global market.
Ocean Renewable Power Company (ORPC) has reached the final stages of component fabrication for the second RivGen device ahead of deployment in Kvichak River planned for summer 2021 in Alaska.
French shipbuilder Chantiers de l’Atlantique is planning to install a first-of-its-kind model of Solid Sail/AeolDrive, a sailing solution adapted to large ships, at the shipyard. The installation is the first step of the technical validation necessary prior to the commercialization of the solution a
Uncrewed surface vehicle (USV) specialist HydroSurv is joining forces with marine technology firm Sonardyne to develop and demonstrate transformative seabed-to-shore sensing and data acquisition technologies for offshore operations. Through a collaborative project, part-funded by Innovate UK through
Swedish company CorPower Ocean has secured a private investment of €9 million, bringing total equity funding to support the demonstration of its first commercial-scale wave energy device in the flagship HiWave-5 project to over €20 million. The investment round was led by Midroc New Technology and
The EU-funded VALID project has launched a survey to gather industry input for the accelerated testing requirements for wave energy developments.
Marine engine developer WinGD updated its best-selling X72DF dual-fuel engine platform with four versions to provide ship design flexibility while reducing installed power and emissions.
Danish clean energy technology start-up Exowave has won an Innovation Fund Denmark grant for its project that combines wave energy with desalination for fresh water production.
