The 129th session of the Council of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) has commenced, bringing together representatives from member states worldwide. The event takes place from the 17th to the 21st of July 2023. A key highlight of this session will be the election of the new IMO Secretary
Fugro’s survey vessel Fugro Brasilis has arrived at the Port of Willemstad in Curaçao ahead of offshore surveys the company will perform as the Curaçao government is working on identifying areas for floating wind development. The work, scheduled to start today (17 July) and take place until 29 July,
The European Commission has supported two major ocean energy projects – led by Floating Power Plant and Simply Blue Group’s Saoirse Wave Energy – which will take a share of €3.6 billion of investment provided to 41 large-scale clean tech projects through the EU Innovation Fund.
Multiple European hydrogen projects have been selected by the European Commission (EC) to be financed through the EU Innovation Fund. Specifically, the EC awarded over €3.6 billion to 41 large-scale clean tech projects, many of them being hydrogen-related. According to EC, the funding will contribut
The 80th session of IMO’s Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC 80) has initiated the review of the short-term measures, ie the Carbon Intensity Indicators (CII), Energy Efficiency Existing Ship Index (EEXI) and Ship Energy Efficiency Management Plan (SEEMP), by approving the plan for such a
Reports indicate that the decision on whether to approve or not one of the largest undeveloped oil fields in the UK is unlikely anytime soon.
A new carbon capture supply chain strategy is expected to pave the way for Britain to gain entry into the global supply chain market.
UK energy market regulator Ofgem is set to carry out a post-construction review of the North Sea Link (NSL) after which it will set the final cap and floor levels for the project connecting the UK and Norway. Ofgem granted National Grid North Sea Link (NGNSL) a cap and floor regime with respect to t
Port of Antwerp-Bruges, North Sea Port and Port of Ostend have officially been recognized as a Hydrogen Valley at the European level. The Hydrogen Valley certificate was issued by the Clean Hydrogen Partnership and Mission Innovation who maintain an online map with the main characteristics of Hydrog
The developers of FloWatt tidal energy project – Qair, HydroQuest, and Constructions Mécaniques de Normandie (CMN) – have hailed the French government’s investment in what is to become the world’s largest tidal energy farm.
Germany has found traces of subsea explosives in samples taken from a yacht that may have been used to transport the explosives that damaged the Nord Stream gas pipelines in the Baltic Sea, a letter sent to the UN Security Council states. Four gas leaks were found on the Nord Stream 1 and 2 pipeline
The University of Edinburgh’s Policy and Innovation Group has released a new report which quantified the specific policy support mechanisms, and the associated costs, that will be required to accelerate the wave and tidal stream energy sectors towards commercial deployment.
Saudi Arabia and France have agreed to strengthen their cooperation in the field of energy, acknowledging that energy is one of the main pillars of their mutual long-term partnership. The two countries affirmed their commitments by signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on 2 February 2023. Both
The Parliament of Malta is discussing a new bill today, 10 July, which would facilitate the country’s first offshore wind and floating solar tender. First introduced at a plenary session on 4 July, the bill seeking to amend the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) Act is now being read before the Parliamen
