Norway’s Ocean Sun has signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding (MoU) with ACEN-Silverwolf, a joint venture renewables platform between ACEN Renewables International (ACRI) and Silverwolf Capital, to establish a strategic framework for the deployment of its floating solar technology in Asian
An underwater data center (UDC) connected directly to an offshore wind farm has been put into operation off the coast of China’s Lingang Special Area of China (Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade Zone, Chinese media reports. The project, said to be the world’s first of this kind, was officially launched in J
Eidesvik Offshore’s platform supply vessel (PSV) Viking Energy has entered the dock at Halsnøy Dokk to start conversion to ammonia-powered operations. The conversion is planned to be completed in autumn, when the 95-meter-long vessel will continue operating for Equinor, with whom it has been on cont
Carnegie Clean Energy’s wholly owned subsidiary, CETO Wave Energy Ireland, has received a EuropeWave payment of €63,688 that reflects the approval of two deliverables related to the deployment of the CETO wave energy converter (WEC) at the Biscay Marine Energy Platform (BiMEP) site. The payment, und
Carnegie Clean Energy and its supply chain partners have completed the fabrication and manufacture of many key components of the scaled CETO wave energy unit to be deployed at Biscay Marine Energy Platform (BiMEP) as part of the ACHIEVE Programme, with the final component fabrication work packages u
Spain-based consulting, engineering, and architecture services firm IDOM has deployed its prototype wave energy converter (WEC) at the Biscay Marine Energy Platform (BiMEP) as part of the system’s technological validation and to obtain key information for its future scalability. The MARMOK A 5 float
Dutch non-destructive testing specialist Ned Marine Services has expanded its inspection capabilities with the launch of subsea remotely operated vehicle (ROV) and flying drone inspection services for non-destructive testing (NDT). The new service is aimed at Dutch and wider European customers and i
Danish wave energy firm Wavepiston and its Spain-headquartered partner Bluenewables have submitted all permitting documentation for a site in Gran Canaria where a pilot wave energy farm is planned to be developed. Wavepiston describes the submission of permitting documentation for the selected site
Offshore Renewable Energy Sustainability Alliance (ORESA), an Interreg North-West Europe project, has extended the application deadline for its second innovation call targeting small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) developing products, technologies, or services in the offshore energy sector. The
OneSubsea, a joint venture (JV) established in 2023 by SLB, Aker Solutions, and Subsea7, has completed the acquisition of the subsea business of Norwegian Envirex Group. SLB reported on March 12 that the OneSubsea JV had entered into an agreement for the acquisition, as a result of which Envirex Gro
Seatrium Technology & Innovation, a technology subsidiary of Singapore’s offshore, marine, and energy engineering solutions specialist Seatrium, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore to advance next-generation offshore power and digital infrastructure c
A one-year wave data campaign has commenced in the Caribbean island of Martinique to gather information that will chart the path for the development of a pilot wave energy project. Danish wave energy company Wavepiston entered into an agreement in 2023 with French firm YS Energies Marines Developpem
The CMHI shipyard in Shenzhen, China, has begun the construction of two methanol-ready dual-fuel multipurpose subsea vessels for Norway’s Olympic Subsea. Olympic Subsea reported that earlier in April the keel laying for the first vessel and the first steel cutting for the second vessel took place at
The U.S. Testing Expertise and Access to Marine Energy Research (TEAMER) program has approved a record 34 marine energy projects through its 17th Request for Technical Support (RFTS), reflecting a total of over $4.8 million. Backed by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and managed by the Pacific Oc
