Norwegian fertilizer company Yara International ASA is planning to produce green ammonia, powering emission-free shipping fuels and decarbonized food solutions. Against this backdrop, Yara will fully electrify its ammonia plant in Porsgrunn, Norway with the potential to cut 800,000 tonnes of CO2 per
Norwegian energy major Equinor and German utility RWE have joined the NortH2 green hydrogen project in the Netherlands. NortH2 aims to produce green hydrogen using electricity from about 4 GW of offshore wind off the coast of the Netherlands by 2030, and 10+ GW by 2040. The project was launched in F
Japan is planning to introduce ammonia as fuel into the shipping industry and make it commercially available in the late 2020s as part of its efforts to go carbon-neutral by 2050. The solution was examined at today’s meeting of the fuel ammonia council, which was established back in October. The cou
The development of the Marine Energy Test Area (META) project in Pembrokeshire has made significant progress under the guidance of the European Marine Energy Centre’s (EMEC) know-how.
Australian company Transborders Energy has lined up the country’s national science agency and Japanese firms to work on a plan to capture carbon dioxide, liquefy it, and transport to a site offshore Australia to be injected under the seabed.
Texas A&M University researchers have developed a new set of analytical tools that can help predict if wave energy devices will capsize in rapidly changing ocean environments.
The Basque Country and Scotland have partnered up in a new five-year collaborative project named EuropeWave to channel €20 million to the most promising wave energy concepts.
Deploying ocean energy at scale requires simpler, faster consenting processes that are informed by the latest environmental research, according to a new report launched by sectoral advisory group ETIP Ocean.
Marina Solutions has received permission from the Norwegian authorities to temporarily moor a wave energy test plant outside the Atlantic Ocean Park in Ålesund.
Boxfish Research said it has delivered a record-breaking depth range during its latest deep sea mission in New Zealand. According to the company, this represents the first underwater deployment of a small, battery-operated ROV to reach 710 metres, exceeding the industry standard. Boxfish said its R&
Hong Kong-based dry bulk shipping company Pacific Basin Shipping Limited has pledged to offset all carbon emissions from its global shore-side operations starting in 2020. These will include all office activities, commuting and business and crew travel. To this end, Pacific Basin has partnered with
Offshore solar developer Oceans of Energy and The Seaweed Company have installed the world’s first combined offshore solar and seaweed farm in the Dutch North Sea as part of the demonstration project to showcase the sustainable multi-use of the marine space.
The Methanol Institute is urging the maritime community to mitigate pollution and emissions risk in Polar regions by adopting methanol as marine fuel, and applying bunkering guidelines developed by the European Committee for Standardisation (CEN). The call is being issued on the back of IMO’s meetin
Orange Marine said on Wednesday it will build a new cable ship that will be even more efficient and with a reduced environmental footprint. It will be the first cable ship of its generation specially designed for the maintenance of submarine cables, both fiber optic telecommunication cables and inte
