Netherlands-headquartered Fugro has revealed plans to carry out a remotely operated autonomous offshore wind farm inspection, said to be an industry first. Fugro will use its Blue Essence uncrewed surface vessel (USV) equipped with the Blue Volta fully electric remotely operated vehicle (ROV) to con
EU Innovation Fund has granted €108 million to German RWE’s FUREC project, which aims to produce circular and green hydrogen from non-recyclable municipal solid waste in Limburg, the Netherlands. According to RWE, the EU funding marks a key milestone in advancing the project as FUREC will require an
In the Framework of Class Survey, Lloyd’s Register, a provider of classification and compliance services to the marine and offshore industries, has granted Approval in Principle (AiP) to the French LNG containment specialist GTT for the use of an innovative digital solution for sloshing activity ass
Singapore-based shipbuilder Sembcorp Marine hosted the naming ceremony for the first of a series of LNG hybrid tugs specially designed for domestic service in Singapore. The Singapore-flagged vessel was christened JMS Sunshine by Ms. Wong Lee Lin, former Executive Director of Sembawang Shipyard, a w
The US Testing Expertise and Access to Marine Energy Research (TEAMER) program has selected 12 projects to receive technical support for testing marine energy technologies as part of its eighth call for applications.
Some 78% of industry professionals agree that change and technological innovation are positive things for the maritime industry, according to a report by Wärtsilä Corporation. However, almost half (45%) admit to having a volatile attitude towards technology and over a third (36%) say they are active
A partnership comprising Acteon’s Claxton, the University of Aberdeen, the National Decommissioning Centre, and the Net Zero Technology Centre is developing a gas-jet system expected to “revolutionize” subsea cutting. The Underwater Laser Cutting (UWLC) technology is said to improve efficiency when
The researchers at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) are developing a new cylindrical triboelectric nanogenerator (TENG) – a small powerhouse that converts wave energy into electricity to power devices at sea.
Japan’s Kawasaki Heavy Industries and French energy major TotalEnergies have completed a joint offshore verification test measuring the electrical potential of subsea pipelines during close-range inspections using an autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV). The test was performed using what is said to b
Maersk Growth, a venture arm of industry major A. P. Moller – Maersk, has revealed an investment in Berlin-based startup C1 Green Chemicals AG which specializes in the production of green methanol. The company has developed innovative technology enabling the mass production of green methanol without
DeepOcean has activated the option to request the installation of a battery hybrid system on board the multi-purpose support vessel (MPSV) Stril Server. DeepOcean is chartering the MPSV from Stavanger-based shipowner Simon Møkster Shipping, who will upgrade the vessel to include battery power notati
UK’s cleantech company Silverstream Technologies has signed a deal with China Merchants Energy Shipping (CMES) to install its air lubrication technology on four 175,000cbm LNG carriers being built at Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Company (DSIC). The agreement includes four firm installations of the
Startup climate-tech company Seabound has teamed up with Crestchic Loadbanks, a specialist in the provision of load bank testing equipment, to test Seabound’s carbon capture prototype. London-based Seabound has developed a unique carbon capture device that traps and stores CO2 from fuel exhaust with
EU Innovation Fund will provide a €4.5 million grant for four Belgian companies, Prefer, a manufacturer of construction materials, Fluxys Belgium, an infrastructure operator, Lhoist, a lime producer and supplier of CO2, and Orbix, a holder of the technology and ad-hoc raw materials, for their joint
