A consortium of Europe’s maritime research and technology leaders have launched the Fastwater project to demonstrate the feasibility of retrofit and newbuild vessels to operate on methanol as a pathway to fossil-free shipping.
U.S. Department of Energy 2021 Marine Energy Collegiate Competition (MECC) – Powering the Blue Economy will open applications in August 2020. The 2021 MECC challenges competitors to unlock the power of the ocean through the development of next-generation technologies that build resilient coastal com
Industry majors led by shipping giant A.P. Møller – Mærsk have teamed up in an effort to develop new fuel types and technologies by launching the Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping. Aside to Maersk, the founding members include ABS, Cargill, MAN Energy Solutions, Mitsubishi Heavy
The path toward decarbonization of the shipping industry in line with the IMO 2050 target – a reduction of 50% by 2050 compared to 2008, which still fails to deliver fully on the Paris Agreement objectives, is filled with uncertainty, which might be the main obstacle to the very vision this journey
Scientists at the National Oceanography Centre (NOC), the University of Hawai’i and the University of Geneva have discovered two new genera and four new species of giant, single-celled xenophyophores in the deep Pacific Ocean during a joint project. ‘Moana’ has inspired the name ‘Moanammina’ for one
During the 2-month Covid-19 shutdown, Verdant Power made progress on the necessary steps to install its tidal power system in early autumn. Prior to the Covid-19 pandemic, the US-based company assembled turbines in New Jersey, with remaining components ready for final assembly. Verdant resumed its w
Trendsetter Engineering has introduced the Trident Intervention System. The system has been designed for rapid reconfiguration in the field, providing the flexibility to conduct intervention riser, riserless wireline intervention and hydraulic stimulation operations all in one package. According to
New National Oceanography Centre (NOC)-led research has discovered how fast-moving waterfalls under the sea control the shape and behaviour of submarine channels. These underwater channels are the offshore equivalents of rivers, but can be much larger. Submarine channels can extend for tens to thous
Assessing the environmental effects of marine energy is an important step in the permitting process before deploying devices. To help reduce potential impacts, scientists are researching the acoustic impacts to fish and marine mammals and the effect of electromagnetic fields from power cables and de
Ocean energy devices and pilot farms should be demonstrated in real-sea conditions for several years to accelerate large-scale deployment, according to ETIP Ocean’s new ‘Strategic Research & Innovation Agenda (SRIA)’, published today. This is just one of the priorities that the report identifies for
Wind-and-solar-powered USV manufacturer Saildrone has entered into a partnership with the Alliance for Digital Innovation (ADI). ADI is a forward-thinking group of companies advocating for commercial innovation in the public sector. “Earth’s oceans play a vital role providing millions of blue econom
5G Blueprint is investigating how teleoperation can be used to make transport and logistics more efficient.
The German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWi) cancelled the procedure to select an operator of the FINO 2 research platform. BMWi sad the tendering procedure was cancelled because none of the offers received met the required conditions. The Ministry did not say if the tendering
France Energies Marines has appointed Jean‐Philippe Pagot as president to the head of the Institute for Energy Transition (ITE). Jean‐Philippe Pagot is director of Marine Environment at EDF Renouvelables. He has been with the Institute since creation in 2012. Pagot accepted the challenge of mobilizi
