
The European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) has submitted additional information to the Scottish Government for the environmental impact assessment (EIA) for its Billia Croo wave energy test site as part of an ongoing site-wide consenting process.

International Maritime Industries (IMI), the largest maritime yard in the MENA region, has signed a long-term agreement with JSA Loadmaster.

Irish hydrokinetic turbine technology developer GKinetic Energy has received support from Autodesk through its Technology Impact Program to further progress the designs of its hydrokinetic system.

Marine Energy Test Area (META), Wales’ national test centre, has officially signed a lease with The Crown Estate, launching the opening of its open water test sites.

The Fundy Ocean Research Centre for Energy (FORCE) has set out plans to deploy a large cabled monitoring platform in the Minas Passage and share the collected data online as part of continuing efforts to improve environmental data from the Bay of Fundy.

Germany’s propulsion system manufacturer Schottel has been contracted to supply its hybrid propulsion solutions for Brazilian towage group Starnav.

German engine manufacturer MAN Energy Solutions has been contracted to supply eight methanol dual-fuel engines for the new Maersk’s containerships.

Swedish wave energy developer CorPower Ocean has shed more light on the challenges it successfully overcame during the construction of the world’s largest wave energy test rig that was completed earlier this summer.

The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has been working with the U.S.-based marine energy company C-Power on the integration of its novel field data collection and control system in the SeaRAY device ahead of upcoming sea trials in Hawaii.

Nagasaki University and Kyocera Corporation have jointly developed a smart monitoring buoy which exploits tidal currents to generate its own energy for continuous ocean data collection.

Norwegian floating solar specialist Ocean Sun has released financial results for the first half of 2021, showing an increase in net loss compared to the results posted a year before.

Perpetuus Tidal Energy Centre (PTEC) has filed new plans for the construction of onshore elements for the project to the Planning Committee of the Isle of Wight.

Certification group Bureau Veritas has delivered the world’s first Approval in Principle (AiP) for an offshore floating solar solution to Dutch company SolarDuck, marking the beginning of a new era for this form of renewable energy.

Norwegian company Høglund Marine Solutions has been selected to design, supply and deliver a fuel gas supply system (FGSS) solution for compatriot tanker owner and operator Utkilen.