Orbital Marine Power’s O2, deemed the world’s most powerful tidal turbine, has started grid-connected power generation offshore Orkney in Scotland. The turbine is also set to provide power for green hydrogen generation to facilitate decarbonisation of wider energy requirements.
The European Commission has opened a call for expressions of interest for a new working group on offshore renewable energies that would contribute to reaching EU’s ambition of at least 300GW of offshore wind and 40GW of ocean energies by 2050.
Boosting offshore renewables will accelerate the energy transition and allow G20 countries to build a resilient and sustainable energy system, a new report by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) has found. The report has also outlined specific courses of action to make this happen.
The Mutriku wave power plant, located in the Basque Country in northern Spain, has reached a ten-year milestone of uninterrupted clean power generation, becoming the longest operating commercial plant of its kind in the world.
The European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) has delivered a report with recommendations to facilitate research collaborations between Scottish and French floating wind and hydrogen organisations.
Swiss-based cruise line MSC Cruises will “remain on track to meet, or likely exceed, the target for 40% improvement in emissions intensity by 2030 compared to 2008,” MSC’s new sustainability report showed.
An innovative £10 million research project, led by the University of Strathclyde, has been set up to investigate the potential of harnessing offshore wind and marine renewable energy to produce zero-carbon hydrogen and ammonia fuels.
Global shipping has announced a cross-industry event, to be held during COP26, bringing together leaders in shipping, energy, politics and finance to discuss maritime decarbonisation efforts.
Germany’s Port of Emden is looking to make its harbor tours CO2-neutral in the future as it will receive a new, methanol-powered harbor boat.
France-based market research company ReportLinker has released a report that looks into small-scale LNG initiatives and forecasts its growth.
The U.S. energy sector lost 10 per cent of its workforce last year due to the Covid-19 pandemic and one of the critical ways to revitalise the industry is President Biden’s clean energy plan.
Two Norway-based companies have launched a joint venture to fill an existing gap in the ammonia fuel value chain by developing ammonia ship bunkering infrastructure technology, products and services.
New York-based tanker company International Seaways (INSW) has completed a merger with Greenwich-based energy shipping company Diamond S Shipping.
SIDS DOCK has signed an agreement with Global OTEC Resources to collaborate on developing and deploying floating ocean thermal energy conversion (OTEC) technology in small island states.
