UK-based company Global OTEC has secured an approval in principle from Lloyd’s Register for a barge that will support its floating ocean thermal energy conversion (OTEC) system.
A green retrofit package solution designed by Dutch ship design company AURELIA in partnership with Econowind, Wattlab and Vertom has secured an Approval in Principle (AiP) from the Italian classification society RINA. The solution incorporates rigid sails, solar panels, batteries, optimized weather
Hong Kong-based containership owner Seaspan Corporation revealed that it has become the first major owner/operator of containerships to equip its entire fleet with Starlink’s low-latency, and high-bandwidth service. Seaspan Corporation’s announcement of its partnership with SpaceX’s Starlink comes a
There are some components in the energy industry, which are being largely overlooked during the transition to low-carbon and green sources.
Ørsted has designed and developed its own uncrewed surface vessel (USV) for offshore metocean measurement campaigns. The USV, which has also achieved DNV’s type validation as a floating LiDAR system, is set to enter serial production. The company, whose employees invented the concept which has now b
Brooklyn-based technology startup Amogy has inked a pre-order contract for the supply of four of Amogy’s 200 kW ammonia-to-power systems with an undisclosed ‘renowned’ Norwegian shipping company. Amogy said that the newbuild vessel will be outfitted with a total of 800 kW of Amogy powerpacks, adding
Denmark-based NKT has completed the first in-house temporary overvoltage (TOV) test sequence of high-voltage DC cable systems, said to represent an important technical milestone that increases the reliability of cable systems needed for the green transition. NKT reported on 21 June that it had execu
Wah Kwong Maritime Transport Holdings, a Hong Kong shipowner, and Qiyao Environmental Technology (Qiyao Environ Tec), a subsidiary of Shanghai Marine Diesel Engine Research Institute, have secured an approval in principle from Bureau Veritas (BV) for a carbon capture and storage (CCS) project onboar
Canadian Cellula Robotics and UK-based HonuWorx are collaborating to carry out a series of technology demonstrations that will use an extra-large uncrewed underwater vehicle (XLUUV). The demonstrations will see Cellula’s Solus-XR extra-large uncrewed underwater vehicle (XLUUV) used in showcasing Hon
Shipbuilding heavyweight China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC) and DNV classification society have established a Future Ship Joint Innovation Centre in Shanghai. The centre will enable the duo to cooperate on ship and offshore field technical innovation, advance in decarbonization and digitali
A Chinese-flagged bulker fitted with a domestically developed rotor sail took to the water at the No. 2 wharf of CSSC Chengxi Shipbuilding Co., a subsidiary of China State Shipbuilding Corporation, marking a solid step forward in the practical application of wind-assisted rotor technology developed
Oslo-headquartered Fred. Olsen 1848 has launched a new solution said to unlock the potential of near- and offshore floating solar by allowing PV modules to move freely and independently. The solution named Bolette is said to be capable of handling high wave loads in combination with wind, which repr
The world’s first feeder vessel powered by green methanol is nearing construction completion and is getting ready to embark on its sea trials later this month. The 172-meter-long feeder was launched on April 4 at South Korea’s Hyundai Mipo Dockyard and it is being built for Denmark-based industry ma
Knutsen NYK Carbon Carriers AS (KNCC) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Pilot Energy Limited, an Australian oil and gas company that is pursuing to leverage its existing infrastructure to develop clean energy projects, to collaborate on an integrated solution for marine transportat
