Offshore Renewable Energy Sustainability Alliance (ORESA), an Interreg North-West Europe project, is inviting small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) developing innovative products, technologies, or services within the offshore energy sector to apply for its second innovation call. This 2nd Innova
As part of its development of remote subsea capabilities, ocean services provider DeepOcean has performed its first subsea intervention project with offshore management based onshore. The operation was performed at Aker BP’s Idun Nord field in the Norwegian Sea and included a work-class remotely ope
Energy technology company Baker Hughes and Dutch thermoplastic composite pipe (TCP) manufacturer Strohm are developing a hybrid flexible pipe (HFP) for ultradeepwater risers and flowline applications that will be half as heavy as a conventional flexible pipe. Under an inked memorandum of understandi
Menter Môn Morlais has secured regulatory approval to deploy different types of tidal technology within the Morlais tidal energy scheme off the coast of Anglesey in Wales. Natural Resources Wales has approved the company’s application to vary its existing marine license, allowing different types of
UK-based pioneer in ocean thermal energy conversion (OTEC) development, Global OTEC, has installed a floating prototype offshore Spain designed to produce electricity by using the temperature difference between warm surface water and cold deep ocean water. It is said to be the first purpose-built of
Van Oord’s first uncrewed survey vessel (USV) specialized for operations at sea has completed its first multi-day offshore operation. VO:X Barentsz was deployed at Ecowende’s Hollandse Kust West offshore wind farm where it supported the monopile and cable installation works carried out by installati
Ulsan Port Authority (UPA), which manages and operates South Korea’s largest industrial port complex, has revealed the Asian country’s latest leap toward cleaner maritime fuel solutions in the global shipping energy transition by completing what it describes as the world’s first ammonia bunkering op
Stillstrom, part of A.P. Moller – Maersk, has introduced two new standalone offshore charging solutions aimed at supporting vessel electrification in offshore wind operations. The new systems, Power Hub and Power Tower, are designed as monopile-based structures that can be deployed independently of
Japan’s Sumitomo Corporation, Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (“K” Line), and Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK Line) have jointly applied to run a demonstration project on the supply of ammonia fuel for vessels in Singapore, building on their memorandum of understanding (MoU) from last month to conduct a fr
An autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) developed by Canada’s Cellula Robotics has traveled over 2,000 kilometers submerged, powered by a hydrogen fuel cell, exceeding its published performance specification. During the mission, the Envoy AUV made over 4,000 turns and manoeuvres, which used more ener
The Hague-based Wave Energy Collective (Weco) has teamed up with Rijkswaterstaat, part of the Dutch Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management, to test its wave energy converter (WEC) capable of generating power even in very small sea states. Weco reported today, April 23, that it had been deve
Oceaneering has performed the first piloting operation of a remotely operated vehicle (ROV) on a drilling rig offshore Brazil from its onshore remote operations center (OROC), for Brazilian oil & gas giant Petrobras. The company’s Subsea Robotics segment and Brazilian subsidiary Marine Production Sy
A U.S.-UK partnership has launched what is said to be the first-ever pilot project that will see the extended at-sea trial of a system designed to remove methane during normal ship operations. California-headquartered climate technology company Bennu Climate and Lomarlabs, an innovation arm of Lomar
Dutch Fugro has opened a new remotely operated vehicle (ROV) test pool in Singapore, which will help its teams identify and resolve technical issues early, validate performance against design requirements, and optimize procedures before mobilization. According to Fugro, the facility provides a contr
