Old habits die hard. Hence, it may be a lot more difficult for the offshore energy industry and the maritime sector to make peace with the transition they have to undergo and renounce previous business practices. The message was echoed in this week’s protest of Greenpeace environmental activists, wh
Swedish-Israeli company Eco Wave Power has started collecting wave data offshore Porto for its planned wave energy project in the northwest region of Portugal.
Verdant Power’s grid-connected tidal power demonstration project in New York City has exceeded performance projections by every measure as it reaches the record for the most marine renewable energy produced in the United States.
Albania’s first floating solar plant, developed by Statkraft and Ocean Sun, has been severely damaged by an undisclosed incident, prompting the developers to start retrieving the floating unit ashore.
19 port authorities from Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East, and the US, have signed a declaration on their collective response to disruption, digitalisation, and decarbonisation. The declaration was signed at the 6th Port Authorities Roundtable (PAR), a virtual event hosted by the Antwerp Port Autho
The technology group Wärtsilä has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Global Energy Ventures (GEV) of Australia to cooperate on the inclusion of Wärtsilä propulsion systems in GEV’s compressed hydrogen (C-H2) ships. The cooperation aims at advancing GEV’s Approval in Principle (AiP) appl
Independent company for development, simulation and testing AVL has conducted an initial training session with project partners for the instrument that will help develop the VALID wave energy hybrid testing platform.
EU-backed Tidal Stream Industry Energiser Project (TIGER) is seeking industry feedback to evaluate how tidal energy sector could transition from manufacturing single prototype devices to tens or hundreds of commercial devices per year.
Norwegian engineering and equipment development company TECO 2030 ASA has raised NOK 20 million ($2.3 million) through a private placement of 3.2 million of new shares. The shares were issued at a price of NOK 6.164 per share to three new investors. “We intend to use the net proceeds from the privat
The team behind Wales’ national marine energy test facility, META, has welcomed the first deployment of a new open-source tool to measure high quality turbulence data in its pre-consented test site in Milford Haven.
Electrification and hybridization of ships have been picking up in the industry for a while now, being the predominant choice for short-sea shipping. There are several solutions on the market to choose from such as shore power connection, battery hybrid solutions, shaft generators, or alternative el
Le Havre Normandy University is carrying out a study at the Paimpol-Bréhat tidal test site which could contribute to the improvement of the quality of tidal turbine blades as part of the EU-backed cross-border Tidal Stream Industry Energiser Project (TIGER).
Ocean Energy Europe has presented the European Commission with a study that outlines the financial, technical and regulatory aspects of 17 wave and tidal projects that could hit the waters by the end of 2025, with recommendations for action at the EU level to ensure their delivery.
Nowegian ship designer Ulstein Design & Solutions AS has been chosen by compatriot maritime startup Edge Navigation AS as a partner in developing a container vessel with the patented X-Bow hull lines for non-fossil propulsion towards achieving zero emissions in maritime transport.
