Environmental activists from Rising Tide blocked the Port of Newcastle, the world’s largest coal port, over the weekend demanding action on climate change and rejecting new coal projects. The blockade, which commenced at 10 am on Saturday, has gathered over a thousand of individuals who joined in ka
A chemical tanker flying the Liberian flag, initially reported as targeted and boarded by pirates on Sunday morning off the coast of Somalia, has been successfully freed, the U.S. Central Command confirmed. The 22 crew members, who were onboard the Liberian-flagged Central Park (IMO: 9725823), owned
International Energy Agency’s Technology Collaboration Program on Ocean Energy Systems (IEA-OES) has released a roadmap that outlines a comprehensive strategy that will help to drive the global development of ocean energy.
Awilco Drilling has won the second arbitration case related to a rig termination deal, after the arbitration tribunal ruled in its favor.
Germany’s chemical producer BASF has secured the approval of funding from the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action (BMWK) and the State of Rhineland-Palatinate to build a proton exchange membrane (PEM) electrolyzer which is expected to produce up to 8,000 metric tons of hy
Energy conglomerate ČEZ Group has contracted a long-term annual capacity of 2 billion cubic meters at the LNG Stade terminal in Germany, strengthening the energy security of the Czech Republic. The capacity at the terminal has been leased for 15 years, with an option to extend this to 25 years in co
Equinor has received consent for exploration drilling in the North Sea off Norway, using a KCA Deutag Drilling-managed rig.
The joint Norwegian-German feasibility study on a hydrogen value chain between Norway and Germany has shown that, given a number of assumptions, it is technically possible to establish a value chain for transporting large quantities of hydrogen from Norway to Germany. The study was commissioned by t
The European Commission (EC) has launched the first auction under the European Hydrogen Bank to support renewable hydrogen production in Europe, with an initial €800 million of emissions trading revenues available to producers in the European Economic Area (EEA). The auction, which is funded by the
The European Commission has announced the opening of the Innovation Fund’s 2023 call for proposals, boasting a historic budget of €4 billion. The significant financial injection aims to accelerate the deployment of cutting-edge decarbonization technologies, and the funds for this initiative are sour
Fimar, a French company specializing in the arrangement and financing of merchant vessels, is joining the ranks of the partners of the environmental certification program Green Marine Europe.
The consortium of the EU-funded Surewave project has performed wave tank tests of the floating solar concept at the Maritime Research Institute Netherlands (MARIN).
Japanese classification society ClassNK has endorsed a cyclone-type microplastic device co-developed by shipping company Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) and machinery industry company Miura.
On behalf of the Australian government, the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) is providing $1.3 million to the energy infrastructure business APA Group and the chemical manufacturing company Wesfarmers Chemicals, Energy and Fertilisers (WesCEF) for the $3.5 million ‘Parmelia Green Hydrogen
