The Japanese technology firm Eco Marine Power has launched a feasibility study into the installation of its zero-emission power and propulsion system onto an LR2 tanker. The system is known as Aquarius Marine Renewable Energy (Aquarius MRE) and it aims to enable ships to tap into renewable energy by
Huawei Marine Networks (HMN) has announced the kick-off of Senegal Horn of Africa Regional Express (SHARE) cable. The system is a high-capacity direct link connecting Dakar, Senegal and Praia, Cape Verde. The SHARE system is about 720 kilometres and has a design capacity of 16Tbit/s, using HMN’s com
French energy major Total has joined a project to explore the potential of powering offshore oil and gas platforms with floating wind and wave energy. The O/G Decarb innovation project will examine the possibility of using a combined wind and wave technology on a floating foundation to store energy
Huisman cranes onboard Jan De Nul’s next-generation installation vessels, Voltaire and Les Alizés, will feature a specially designed type of clamp – the Universal Quick Connector (UQC). For these cranes, which will be the largest in their class, Huisman developed the UQC based on the expertise of Ja
Greensea has boosted its engineering team in its Plymouth, Massachusetts office to support its hull robotics program. James Truman, senior robotics engineer, is leading the development of Greensea’s hull crawling robot with precise hull-relative navigation and autonomy capabilities. Assisting James
SIMEC Atlantis’ MeyGen tidal turbine array has now exported 28GWh of energy to the national grid. MeyGen exported over 13.8GWh of renewable electricity in 2019, equivalent to the average annual electricity consumption of around 3800 typical UK homes, Atlantis informed. During 2019, Atlantis announce
CleanEarth has equipped Sonardyne global headquarters in Hampshire with over half a megawatt of solar generation. The subsea tech firm first explored the solar options with CleanEarth back in 2016. However, the SSE approved the connection in late 2019, due to the fault level issues at the nearby sub
Dutch energy company Eneco has joined as a partner the PosHYdon pilot, the world’s first offshore green hydrogen project, Neptune Energy said. Eneco will supply simulated wind data from its Luchterduinen offshore wind farm to support the project which aims to integrate three energy systems in the No
4Subsea has installed advanced, retrofit sensors on floating turbine Zefyros to prove cost reduction potential with a Digital Twin. The project aims to prove significant cost reduction potential in offshore wind by using a Digital Twin of the substructure to measure actual loads and fatigue on the t
Okeanus Science & Technology has expanded its portfolio of survey equipment with three side scan sonars from Klein Marine Systems. Specifically, Klein has delivered its System 4900, System 4000, and MA-X View 600 side scan sonars. The 300 metre rated 4900 systems operate with dual, simultaneous freq
A new study shows tidal power may be a significant resource for Faroe Islands to balance other renewable energy sources. This is the preliminary result of a PhD project on the energy balance and stability of the Faroese electrical system. PhD researcher, Helma Maria Tróndheim, said:“So far the resul
A new partnership between IMO, WCO, UNECE and ISO has been signed to support the increased maritime digitalisation.
In 2019 GE Renewable Energy announced that its Haliade-X 12 MW prototype, the world’s most powerful offshore wind turbine, located in Rotterdam-Maasvlakte, had successfully produced its first kWh. Local teams proceeded with the testing phase, during which GE will perform different types of measureme
China’s first 8 MW wind turbine has been installed at the Xinghua Bay Project Phase II off Fujian, the wind turbine maker Goldwind said. The GW175-8.0 unit was installed at the site on Tuesday, 28 April. According to Goldwind, it is the latest generation of large-capacity offshore wind turbines with
