Marine-i is launching a series of online events to explore the opportunity for incorporating marine energy into smart grids, especially in isolated communities. This series is a collaboration between Marine-i and the EU-funded ICE (Intelligent Community Energy) Project, which aims to design and impl
The NOC’s Marine Robotics Innovation Centre has partnered with start-up company Wight Ocean on a successful proposal into the UK’s Defence and Security Accelerator’s (DASA) Map the Gap funding programme. The project will develop an amphibious bottom crawler to navigate and transit water crossings to
Blue Logic has been awarded the Innovation Award 2020 from ONS, in the SME (small and medium-sized enterprises) category, for its development of an open-standard subsea docking station for underwater vehicles. Blue Logic’s seabed installed docking station enables underwater vehicles or drones to be
Portbase, a subsidiary of the ports of Amsterdam and Rotterdam that manages digital port infrastructure and core processes in the ports, has completed the first phase of connecting with the TradeLens blockchain-based platform.
The fifth and final call for the EU-funded MaRINET2 project has opened, targeting offshore energy technology developers who are looking to test their device or components. The project offers fully-funded access to a network of testing and research infrastructures in Europe. Open until 16 October, th
Yara Marine Technologies, a Norway-based provider of exhaust gas cleaning systems, has announced its new corporate accelerator program, Yara Marine X.
Japanese shipping major Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (K Line) plans to deploy a small-scale, marine-use demonstration plant for CO2 capture onboard one of its vessels in collaboration with project partners Mitsubishi Shipbuilding and classification society ClassNK. The project is supported by Japan’s Marit
Norwegian pair, Tunable and Höegh LNG have concluded a joint field trial for continuous online monitoring of the composition and calorific value of natural gas.
Norwegian oil and gas company Equinor has completed a logistics operation with a drone to an offshore installation in the North Sea offshore Norway.
Denmark’s Wind Power LAB has developed a drone-based internal blade inspection concept for offshore wind turbines. A set of trials was recently executed on both a factory site and on an operational 3.6 MW turbine in collaboration with Ørsted. According to Wind Power LAB, by applying a drone for the
Singapore-based marine services provider PSA Marine has joined the global movement towards sustainable shipping by reducing carbon footprint with the use of a new digital solution, Vessel Pilot Communication (VPC), launched on 25 August 2020.
There are 66 projects zero-emission pilots and demonstration projects underway in shipping, according to the preliminary results of a mapping exercise carried out by the Getting to Zero Coalition. As explained, the mapping seeks to build awareness and understanding of the pilot projects currently un
British engineering major Rolls-Royce with its Friedrichshafen-based business Power Systems has set up a new organizational unit named Power Lab, which will focus on developing net-zero carbon drive and energy solutions for the marine and infrastructure sectors. The company plans to put a strong emp
Tokyo-based shipping consortium e5 Lab Inc. has started developing the Roboship, the standard models of electrically powered vessels to realize zero emissions, as well as an integrated system called the Roboship Box which brings together telecommunications, the Internet of Things (IoT), and software
