Seven European partners have entered the final stages in the hull construction of the storm-resistant ocean thermal energy conversion (OTEC) prototype at Hidramar Shipyard in Gran Canaria, Spain. Developed under the EU-funded project PLOTEC, the initiative is now progressing towards the installation
UK-based tidal energy developer Inyanga Marine Energy Group has completed hydrodynamic testing of the passive pitch unit for the patented and scalable HydroWing solution, designed for cost-effective tidal stream energy generation. HydroWing secured the largest tidal energy project in the UK as part
The U.S.-based Ocean Energy Safety Institute (OESI), funded by the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) and the Department of Energy (DOE) to foster the technology and workforce development for safer, more sustainable, and cost-effective energy production, has issued a request for p
Bunker barge operator TankMatch and independent liquid bulk storage provider Evos have joined forces to deliver methanol bunkering solutions across the Amsterdam–Rotterdam–Antwerp (ARA) region.
UK-headquartered Tocardo, a producer of tidal and free-flow water turbines, has relocated its European operations from Den Oever to Vlissingen, Province Zeeland, Netherlands. The move places the company closer to key partners in the Offshore For Sure (O4S) project, such as Water2Energy, World Class
The 600 MW Gemini wind farm offshore the Netherlands is once again fully operational after experiencing a failure in one of the export cables between the wind farm and the shore. A group of cable and energy specialists, including a repair team from NKT, helped Gemini with a fast repair during the su
Norwegian seismic company TGS has finished the acquisition of an ultra-high-resolution 3D (UHRD3D) survey on behalf of Community Offshore Wind in the New York Bight, providing soil condition data to guide the design of the offshore wind project. According to TGS, the survey began in October 2023 and
KN Energies (KN) has hung out its shingle in Germany by establishing a German subsidiary, KN Energies Deutschland, within its corporate group, which will be in charge of executing its assignment with the German state-owned company, Deutsche Energy Terminal (DET), by providing technical operation and
With offshore wind maturing rapidly, so are the Operations & Maintenance (O&M) requirements to keep offshore wind farms operating efficiently. While O&M is common in the industry, the rapid expansion and maturity of installed wind farms in recent years have increased the need for heavy O&M and main
A Global Center for Maritime Decarbonization-led consortium has conducted what is said to be “the world’s first” ship-to-ship transfers of ammonia at anchorages within the Port of Dampier.
Foresea has sent one of its drillships to undertake a 15-year special periodic survey (SPS) at the Rio Grande Shipyard, where the rig will get ready for its new assignment off the coast of Brazil, which is slated to begin next quarter with the state-owned energy giant Petrobras.
Finnish technology group Wärtsilä has signed a five-year lifecycle agreement with Royal Caribbean Group covering 37 of the company’s cruise ships.
DEME Group has laid the first export cable for Dominion Energy’s 2.6 GW Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) project, while also reaching a milestone by installing the 70th monopile foundation at the site off Virginia Beach in the U.S. As previously reported, Dominion Energy selected the consortium
German cruise line AIDA Cruises, part of Carnival Corporation, has refueled its Hyperion-class cruise ship AIDAprima with 100% renewable Bio Marine Fuel (BMF100) as part of a pilot project to evaluate the fuel performance in regular ship operations for potential future use. The BMF100 sustainable bi
