The announcement that the UK is to join the EU’s flagship Horizon Europe program has been deemed as excellent news for Europe’s ocean energy sector as it could help enable the deployment of more ocean energy projects in the water, keeping Europe’s competitive edge in this emerging industry.
Classification society Bureau Veritas (BV) has issued an approval in principle (AiP) to Lattice Technology for the design and development of a 75,000 cbm floating liquified hydrogen (LH2) import terminal. This import terminal is expected to receive the liquefied hydrogen from an LH2 carrier and stor
AQUIND Ltd, the company behind the planned namesake 2 GW electricity interconnector between the UK and France, has established a collaboration with the Portsmouth City Council for the delivery of the project. AQUIND and Portsmouth City Council entered into a works co-operation agreement on 5 Septemb
U.K.’s North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA) is expected to soon assume the role of offshore hydrogen transport and storage regulator following the conclusion of a consultation on the proposal. According to NSTA, the move is intended to support the industry by enabling pioneering projects to obtain
Wave Energy Scotland (WES) has started a series of tank tests of floating wind and wave energy structures at the University of Edinburgh’s FloWave facility to explore the potential benefits the synergy between the two technologies could bring.
Japanese shipping company NYK Line, Malaysian shipping line MISC, and MiQ, a methane measurement certification company, have joined the Methane Abatement in Maritime Innovation Initiative (MAMII). With the new members, the collective of shipping leaders aiming to address the environmental implicatio
The pioneering design for a floating carbon storage and injection unit (FCSIU), developed by Malaysian offshore energy major Bumi Armada, has won approval in principle (AiP) from the ABS classification society. Bumi Armada’s FCSIU concept is a floating terminal capable of storing and injecting liqui
China’s shipbuilding major Jiangnan Shipbuilding has signed a contract with Singaporean shipping company Eastern Pacific Shipping for the construction of two 93,000 cbm liquid ammonia carriers. The design of the very large ammonia carriers (VLAC) has been derived from the shipbuilder’s fourth genera
South Korean shipbuilder Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) has received Approval in Principle (AiP) for a 200K cbm ultra-large ammonia carrier fuelled by ammonia. The AIP was awarded by Korean Register at Gastech 2023 currently underway in Singapore following a joint development project (JDP) between K
France Energies Marines, the institute for energy transition dedicated to offshore renewable energies, has appointed Ronan Stephan as its new chairman.
The US Testing Expertise and Access to Marine Energy Research (TEAMER) program has selected 10 projects through its latest call to share $1 million in research support for their marine energy-related activities.
South Korean shipbuilder Hanwha Ocean, formerly known as Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME), has won an Approval in Principle (AiP) from and an Approval of Service Suppliers (AOSS) from DNV for two innovations: a large-scale liquefied carbon dioxide (LCO2) carrier tank and an underwater
Offshore Energies UK (OEUK) has welcomed the progress the UK oil and gas industry made in curbing emissions.
Scottish company Mocean Energy has secured €3.74 million in EU funding to develop and deploy a 250kW wave energy device offshore Orkney, as part of the EuropeWave project.
