
French tidal energy company Sabella has performed ‘successful’ tests on the next generation tidal turbine blades as part of the RealTide project.

On December 15, the world’s first smart green energy system for a zero-carbon terminal was successfully connected to the grid at the Second Container Terminal of Tianjin Port, COSCO SHIPPING Tianjin said.

South Korean classification society Korean Register (KR) awarded approval in principle (AIP) to two green ammonia-fueled ships at KR’s Seoul branch office on 15 December.

Japanese shipping company Asahi Tanker has launched and named the first of its two next-generation all-electric tankers ordered in 2020.

Dutch maritime giant Van Oord has signed a partnership agreement with floating solar specialist HelioRec to investigate the use of floating solar as power source for charging its unmanned survey vessels.

The direction of the global transition to clean energy is getting more refined each week, as more of the world’s energy majors start investing in innovation and collaboration to shift energy production away from GHG-heavy sources.

Wave energy parks, equipped with Symphony Wave Power devices, could emerge in the North Sea in 2023, according to the company’s founder Fred Gardner.

A new mooring, anchoring and quick connect solution optimised for marine energy systems, developed as part of the UMACK project, has been validated in on-land trials ahead of ocean demonstration.

Maersk Drilling has launched Horizon56 to support and drive forward the digitalisation of offshore drilling processes and the industry.

The Energy Agency of the Basque Government (EVE) has opened a preliminary market consultation for the procurement of new air turbines for the Mutriku wave power plant.

La Naumon, the first theatre vessel in the world, has been equipped with eSAIL, a wind-assisted propulsion technology provided by Spanish cleantech engineering company bound4blue.

Swedish marine energy company Minesto has found that, based on analysed production data and verified simulations, its utility-scale Dragon Class tidal power plants are each projected to produce 3.5GWh of clean electricity per year at identified sites.

German company SINN Power has launched its new floating photovoltaic (PV) solution – the Water Lily – designed for renewable electricity generation on calm waters.

Sea Wave Energy Limited (SWEL), a R&D company based in Cyprus and UK, has deployed its wave energy device for another round of trials offshore Cyprus.