Eco Wave Power has completed its wave energy pilot program at the Port of Los Angeles in the U.S., developed in collaboration with Shell. The duo’s feasibility study of the U.S. coastline identified 77 sites with favorable conditions for potential wave energy projects, after which Eco Wave Power and
Malaysia’s Yinson Production has put into operation the carbon capture and storage (CCS) unit onboard its floating production, storage, and offloading (FPSO) vessel Agogo, said to be the world’s first post-combustion CO2 capture plant installed on an offshore facility. The milestone is said to be th
Oilfield services company NOV has launched a joint industry project (JIP) with Norwegian state-owned energy firm Equinor and Brazil’s oil & gas company Petrobras to work together on qualifying subsea chemical storage technology toward field deployment. The JIP is progressing an up to 200m3 subsea st
Stillstrom has partnered with Faber Group and Prysmian to develop an offshore charging solution aimed at reducing emissions from vessels operating in the offshore wind sector. The first demonstration trial is scheduled for the fourth quarter of 2026 in Esbjerg. The companies will pilot a system that
Stillstrom, part of A.P. Moller – Maersk and based in Denmark, has established a dedicated entity in Aberdeen, Scotland, with plans to roll out its offshore vessel charging solution commercially in the UK. The solution is transitioning from development to commercial deployment, and, according to a p
Ireland-headquartered XOCEAN has received remotely operated uncrewed vessel (ROUV) certification for its X-30 vessel under the UK Workboat Code Edition 3 (WBC3). XOCEAN reported earlier this month that Lloyd’s Register (LR) had certified its X-30 ROUV under the UK Maritime and Coastguard Agency’s (M
Saipem’s underwater inspection drone (UID) FlatFish has completed a test campaign with Brazil’s oil & gas major Petrobras as part of a contract awarded in 2023, ahead of deployment in a real offshore environment. The functional acceptance tests (FAT) were held at Saipem’s underwater drone testing fa
Jan De Nul has appointed the Dutch company Tree C Technology to develop a training simulator for its XL cable-laying vessel (CLV) Fleeming Jenkin. Jan De Nul placed an order for Fleeming Jenkin at China’s CMHI Haimen shipyard in October 2023, followed by an order for another identical vessel, named
Dutch-Norwegian SolarDuck has launched an advisory board to support the integration of its offshore floating solar technology within the carbon capture and storage (CCS) and wider offshore energy sectors. The board will initially consist of two members, including Neil Kavanagh, formerly Chief Scient
Everllence, formerly MAN Energy Solutions, has signed a cooperation agreement with Brazil’s Vale, a mining company and one of the country’s largest logistics operators, for the development of ethanol as a marine fuel. The partners will work on developing an advanced ethanol-powered engine, based on
Following the completion of testing, Italian cabling giant Prysmian revealed it was ready to launch the new global standard for high voltage direct current (HVDC) submarine cable systems qualifying the use of 525 kV cables at an increased operating temperature of up to 90°C. Founded on the higher wi
Norwegian offshore vessel owner Eidesvik Offshore has tasked Halsnøy Dokk with the conversion of the platform supply vessel (PSV) Viking Energy 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
Swiss marine power company WinGD has completed what it says is the world’s first type approval (TAT) and factory acceptance testing (FAT) for an ammonia-fuelled two-stroke marine engine. Both TAT and FAT programs were completed last month, with testing of the X52DF-A-1.0 engine carried out at the HD
National Gas, Centrica, Equinor and SSE Thermal have launched a coordinated bid to develop Great Britain’s first regional hydrogen transport and storage network in the Humber. Together as Humber Hydrogen, the partners are looking to develop a network that would connect projects across Yorkshire and
