North Sea wells originally used for oil production are currently being prepared for CO2 storage as part of the Greensand Future project in Denmark, which will store carbon dioxide in the Nini West field located approximately 240 kilometers northwest of Esbjerg. To remind, in December 2022, Project G
The Northern Lights CO2 project in the Norwegian North Sea has started injecting the first biogenic CO2 from wastewater treatment delivered to the receiving terminal in Øygarden. Carbon removal company Inherit has delivered CO2 cargos to Northern Lights from Veas, Norway’s largest wastewater treatme
French energy giant TotalEnergies and Switzerland-headquartered sustainable construction player Holcim have inaugurated a floating solar power plant with a 31 MW capacity, located in Belgium. The plant, inaugurated on March 20, is located in Obourg on a former chalk quarry site that has been rehabil
The Welsh government has launched the Renewable Energy Sector Deal, a strategic partnership between the government and industry, focused on ensuring that Wales meets its renewable energy targets and unlocking the full economic potential of its renewable energy future. Central to the Renewable Energy
The seabed clearance phase for the second electrical interconnector between Malta and Italy has begun, aiming to make the cable corridor route debris-free and safe for cable installation. Following the completion of the detailed marine route survey carried out by Italy’s Next Geosolutions (NextGeo),
Norway-headquartered Kongsberg Maritime has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Indonesia’s state-owned and largest shipyard, PT PAL Indonesia, to work on advancing energy efficiency and decarbonization across the country’s maritime sector. Kongsberg Maritime said that the agreement repr
Norwegian offshore vessel owner Eidesvik Offshore has tasked Halsnøy Dokk with the conversion of the platform supply vessel (PSV) Viking Energy to ammonia-powered operations. The conversion is planned to be completed in autumn, when the 95-meter-long vessel will continue operating for Equinor, with
UK-based wind-assisted propulsion provider Anemoi Marine Technologies has renewed its framework agreement with Chinese COSCO Shipping Heavy Industry (CHI) for the provision of comprehensive wind propulsion installation services across CHI subsidiary shipyards. The partners have completed the install
Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore (BV) has awarded approval in principle (AIP) certificates for five vessel projects developed by Chinese Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding (Group), spanning LNG and ethane carriers, a floating storage regasification unit (FSRU), onboard carbon capture (OCC)-ready design an
The French Government is planning to have 250 MW of tidal energy capacity awarded by 2030, as part of the third edition of the country’s energy strategy on the way towards carbon neutrality by 2050. The Publication Pluriannuelle de l’Energie (Multiannual Energy Programme (PPE)) includes commercial t
An offshore geophysical monitoring survey has commenced at the first carbon capture and storage (CCS) project in Italy, which will use depleted natural gas fields in the Adriatic Sea for the storage of CO2 from industrial districts. Bologna-based offshore survey and geoscience company Lighthouse Geo
Marine Renewables Canada (MRC) has published a national roadmap that outlines how offshore wind, tidal, wave, and river current energy can help meet Canada’s surging electricity demand, projected to increase two to threefold by 2050, with marine renewable energy seen as a key pillar of the country’s
Four North Sea gas production wells have officially been converted to CO2 injection wells as part of the Port of Rotterdam CO2 Transport Hub and Offshore Storage (Porthos) project in the Netherlands, marking their readiness for CO2 injection, expected in autumn. This first large-scale CO2 transport
The Danish Energy Agency has received two final bids for the DKK 28.7 billion (around €3.84 billion) fund for carbon capture and storage (CCS) aimed at helping the country reach its climate goals. Sixteen projects applied to be prequalified for this third CCS pool, of which ten were prequalified in
