French shipbuilder Chantiers de l’Atlantique is planning to install a first-of-its-kind model of Solid Sail/AeolDrive, a sailing solution adapted to large ships, at the shipyard. The installation is the first step of the technical validation necessary prior to the commercialization of the solution a
Swedish company CorPower Ocean has secured a private investment of €9 million, bringing total equity funding to support the demonstration of its first commercial-scale wave energy device in the flagship HiWave-5 project to over €20 million. The investment round was led by Midroc New Technology and
Norwegian subsea technology firm Blue Logic has created a new company, Subsea USB, to provide its underwater inductive connectors to the global subsea industry. The product rights, technology and patents of Subsea USB’s connectors previously belonged to Blue Logic and the Kristiansand-based Wireless
Russian nickel and palladium mining company Nornickel plans to develop a project to produce LNG on the site of the company’s former Nickel plant to significantly cut carbon emissions.
Eco Wave Power, a Swedish-Israeli wave energy developer, won the public vote for this year’s Global Innovation Award at Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week.
As the world continues its race to a net zero future, identifying potential carbon and hydrogen storage sites as well as deep-sea mineral deposits will be vital to meet emissions abatement targets for 2050 and beyond. Existing and future marine seismic data can massively improve assessments of the s
Seaspan Ferries Corporation has reached an agreement with Corvus Energy for the delivery of Corvus’ Blue Whale ESS that will be installed onboard one of their cargo ferries. Blue Whale is a large-scale energy storage system (ESS) – a battery system designed for large ships with high zero-emission en
Danish clean energy technology start-up Exowave has won an Innovation Fund Denmark grant for its project that combines wave energy with desalination for fresh water production.
Scotland-based clean energy solutions provider Logan Energy has won a public tender contract with Welsh social enterprise Menter Môn to support the delivery of a hydrogen production plant, refuelling and distribution hub in Holyhead, North Wales.
Ecospray has chosen relayr to create new IoT-based desulphurization solutions, driving the maritime industry towards an increasingly digital future.
Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) has launched a €10 million funding call to support innovative energy RD&D projects, including ocean energy, offshore wind and green hydrogen-related developments.
The DIKWE project – being developed by a consortium of French companies including Legendre Group, GEPS Techno, and Ifremer – has moved a step closer to real sea trials following successful tank testing campaign conducted in Brest last autumn.
Container shipping heavyweight Maersk plans to launch the world’s first carbon-neutral liner vessel in 2023, seven years ahead of the initial 2030-ambition, Maersk said. The vessel will be a methanol feeder with a capacity of around 2,000 TEU and it would be deployed in one of Maersk’s intra-regiona
Wallenius Wilhelmsen is planning to build a wind-powered Pure Car and Truck Carrier that is expected to achieve up to 90% reduced emissions compared to today’s best vessels. Named the Orcelle Wind, the vessel design is scheduled to be ready for contracting with a shipyard by mid-2022, and a finished
