TotalEnergies and Holcim Belgium have taken the first step towards decarbonization of Obourg cement plant in Belgium with the development of a floating solar farm that will supply clean power for the facility.
Driven by ambitious targets and the drive for energy self-sufficiency, the offshore wind industry is gathering pace. As it grows, the developing sector faces challenges. Amongst these is the installation of turbines in deeper waters. Many areas planning offshore wind developments do not have the rel
Yinson Green Technologies, through its subsidiary Yinson Venture Capital Pte., has made a strategic investment in Zeabuz AS, a Norwegian startup specializing in autonomous solutions for the maritime industry. The investment provides the foundation for YGT to work closely with Zeabuz in the developme
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Marine Machinery and Equipment (MHI-MME), a wholly-owned operating company of MHI, have conducted demonstration testing of 100 kW class cryogenic ORC (organic rankine cycle) power generation using the world’s first next-generation oil
The dual-fuel vessel Cajun Sun has completed the first-ever net-zero voyage fuelled by bio-methanol, Methanex Corporation (Methanex) and Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) revealed. The Cajun Sun, operated by Methanex’s subsidiary Waterfront Shipping and chartered from MOL, departed from Geismar, U.S. on Jan
The Green Ray project, led by a consortium of companies across the shipping supply chain, has won funding from the European Union to develop solutions minimizing methane slip from marine engines. The funding worth €7 million has been secured through Horizon Europe, the EU’s key funding program for r
Korean shipping company HMM has signed a business agreement with marine waste management company Foresys to establish a circular economy system using discarded mooring ropes. Mooring lines are thick ropes used to moor ships in ports, and HMM generates about 20 tons of waste from worn-out mooring lin
At POWERGEN International 2023, Chinese oil and gas company Jereh has showcased its Turnkey Power Generation and Power Storage Solutions which are expected to contribute to reducing the overall carbon footprint and increasing efficiency. One of the products to lower emissions and increase efficiency
Luxembourg-based shipping group CLdN has welcomed back into the fleet its short-sea roll-on/roll-off (RoRo) vessel MV Delphin which has been fitted with two tilting rotor sails. The shipowner contracted Finnish cleantech company Norsepower in March 2022 to carry out the installation. With two 35mx5m
On 8 February, Vestas and its CETEC partners made headlines as they completed a project that brought a novel chemical disassembly process for wind turbine blades a step away from commercialisation. It is time we look more closely at what exactly in the two-step process is new, where else it can be a
In response to the expected strengthening of decarbonization goals for the shipping industry, South Korea has released a strategy aiming to decarbonize its shipping industry by 2050. The strategy is being released ahead of the anticipated 80th meeting of the Marine Environment Protection Committee (
Singapore-based container shipping Pacific International Lines (PIL), marine energy solutions provider and trader KPI OceanConnect, and marine fuel supplier Bunker One have carried out their first live electronic marine fuel inventory statement for an overseas delivery through the Singapore Trade Da
Researchers from the universities in Portugal and Spain have joined forces to test novel technology designed to harvest solar resources of the marine environment as part of the PORTOS project.
The Hydrogen Innovation – Future Infrastructure & Vessel Evaluation and Demonstration (HI-FIVED) consortium led by vessel provider ACUA Ocean in partnership with infrastructure provider Unitrove has won a £3.8 million UK government grant to build and showcase its innovative autonomous vessel and bun
