The EU-SCORES project, focused on developing energy multi-use parks incorporating different offshore renewable energy sources at one site, has received an official go-ahead from the European Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency (CINEA).
The Port of Rotterdam Authority is developing an 11ha site on the Maasvlakte suitable for the construction of a very large green hydrogen plant. The site offers space for up to 1 GW of electrolysis and is located next to where Tennet’s Amaliahaven (380 kV) high-voltage substation will be built. This
Danish shipping company Norden has teamed up with carbon insetting platform 123Carbon and its partners AllChiefs and Verifavia to issue carbon inset tokens to support the decarbonisation of customer supply chains. The move will enable Norden to tokenise CO2-equivalent reductions made on biofuel voya
The UK government is seeking views on introducing contracts for difference (CfD) reforms, which could reward applicants for including wider benefits their projects could bring when submitting price bids to government for their low-carbon electricity.
Bourbon Guyana has become the first indigenous offshore support vessel operator in Guyana after a local company joined the joint venture. Bourbon Marine & Logistics reported on 17 April that it had established a partnership with the Guyanese company Tethys Marine & Logistics, which became a 51 per c
Canadian company Oneka Technologies has announced the opening of its subsidiary in Chile, following the successful demonstration of its wave energy-powered desalination technology in the country.
Two multi-purpose interconnector projects that were supposed to link the UK and Norway have been deemed unable to meet the eligibility criteria and have therefore been paused, according to UK energy market regulator Ofgem.
The G7 Ministers on Climate, Energy, and Environment have called for the shipping industry to achieve GHG-zero emissions by 2050. The goal is much more ambitious that the current one set by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) under which the shipping industry aims to reduce its emissions b
Latvia’s natural gas company Latvijas Gaze has signed a definitive agreement to sell its wholly-owned subsidiary Gaso to energy company Eesti Gaas, also known as Elenger. According to Eesti Gas, the completion of the transaction is subject to approval from the Latvian Competition Authority and permi
The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) and Shell Eastern Trading Pte Ltd (Shell) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to expand collaboration on the maritime decarbonisation efforts in Singapore. As part of the five-year MoU, MPA and Shell will work to advance the adoption of elect
Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) has signed two agreements with Japanese partners to boost the clean fuels value chain between the UAE and Japan. ADNOC said the first agreement, with the Kawasaki company, aims to explore the production, liquefaction, and transportation of hydrogen to key globa
Qatar’s state-owned energy giant QatarEnergy and Namibia’s Ministry of Mines and Energy have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the aim of strengthening cooperation in the energy sector. The MoU, said to pave the way for continued cooperation, covers areas such as knowledge sharing, wor
Japanese shipping heavyweight Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) has put into service its second LNG-powered ferry, the Sunflower Murasaki. The vessel is the second of Japan’s first two LNG-fueled ferries, owned by MOL and operated by its group company Ferry Sunflower Co. The ferry entered service on April 1
The offshore energy and shipping industries are essential components of global trade and commerce, responsible for transporting goods and powering homes and businesses around the world. However, they are also significant contributors to greenhouse gas emissions. As the world’s focus on reducing carb
