
Scottish tidal energy company Orbital Marine Power has unveiled plans to qualify multiple applications for submission into the UK Government’s newly opened renewable energy auction round.

French start-up Guinard Energies has unveiled plans to deploy a hydrokinetic turbine in the river Marne that will power the newly-established centre for environmental protection and preservation of biodiversity.

Welsh marine energy company Marine Power Systems (MPS) has launched a tender for the supply of platform electrical & electronic control centre (PEECC) for its hybrid wave and wind demonstrator set for deployment in Spain.

Airseas, a French pioneer in wind propulsion solutions for shipping, has completed the first installation of its automated kite Seawing on a commercial vessel, marking an important milestone in the deployment of wind-assisted technologies to curb emissions from shipping.

A Maersk containership has been equipped with a heat power system provided by Climeon, a Swedish product company within energy technology.

ADC Energy has secured three global contract extensions for the delivery of its rig inspection, selection and audit services.

Subsea technology and services provider Ashtead Technology has made an investment in iXblue’s subsea navigation system for its rental fleet.

Cruise company Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings (NCLH) has completed its nearly $200 million, multi-year investment in exhaust gas cleaning systems (EGCS) on certain ships across its fleet with the commissioning of EGCS onboard Norwegian Breakaway and Norwegian Getaway.

Energean has signed an EPC contract with Kanfa for the supply of a second, 700-tonne oil train for the Energean Power FPSO.

Dutch shipowner Tharsis Sea-River Shipping has finished concluded the installation of two retractable wing sails on its general cargo vessel M/V Tharsis.

CSL Group, a Canada-based owner and operator of self-unloading ships, has acquired a strategic minority stake in compatriot engineering firm EMS-Tech.

Norwegian provider of shore power solutions Zinus AS has received a contract from compatriot company Havnekraft AS to develop and deliver a flexible shore power solution for cruise ships calling at Haugesund Cruise Port.

Involving major offshore industry names – like DEME, Jan de Nul, and Tractebel – the MPVAqua research project is moving forward with the development of offshore floating solar concept, designed to withstand rough environment of the Belgian North Sea.

Irish developer of hydrokinetic solutions GKinetic Energy has delivered its optimised 12kW hydrokinetic device to Strangford Lough, where it will be deployed in combination with energy storage unit.