The UK government has confirmed the £205 million budget for renewable energy projects in the fifth round of contracts for difference (CfD) auction, which features plans to cut the tidal stream ring-fence from £20 million to £10 million.
Norway’s Statnett has decided to reduce the maximum capacity on the 1,400 MW North Sea Link interconnector between Norway and the UK in order to make a balance for import and export. Capacity will be set to a maximum of 1,100 MW in both directions, from the installed capacity of 1,400 MW, and will b
The Norwegian Ministry of Petroleum and Energy has rejected the license application for the construction and operation of a 1.4 GW overseas interconnector between Norway and the UK. The ministry reported on 16 March that after an overall assessment, it had come to the conclusion that there is no bas
Ocean Energy Systems (OES), a technology collaboration program within the International Energy Agency (IEA), has provided an overview of key achievements and progress made in the ocean energy sector in its new annual report for 2022.
Netherlands-based Elegant Exit Company (EEC) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Spain’s Astander Shipyard to collaborate on ship recycling initiatives. Located at the southern end of the Port of Santander, Northern coast of Spain, Astander is a shipyard with 130 years of expertise i
The governments of California and Japan have formalized a partnership aimed at working together to cut pollution at seaports and establish green shipping corridors. The two sides signed a Letter of Intent (LoI) on port decarbonization and green shipping corridors on Wednesday in Tokyo as part of a w
Wood Mackenzie believes permitting reform could be part of the solution to the strains created by rapid growth in renewables.
Exhaust gas cleaning systems, also known as scrubbers, were installed on 399 ships in 2022, marking a fall of 24% y/y, data from BIMCO shows. The systems are being installed on ships to comply with the IMO 2020 Sulphur Cap as a way of cleaning out sulphur emissions while continuing to burn less expe
Cedar LNG, Canada’s first Indigenous majority-owned LNG facility, has received its environmental assessment certificate (EAC) from the British Columbia (B.C.) Environmental Office, and has signed a memorandum of understanding with ARC Resources for long-term liquefaction services. The proposed Cedar
Canada’s province British Columbia has a new energy action framework that is expected to cap emissions and create new opportunities for people in clean energy and technology. According to BC’s government, under this new framework, the province will require all proposed LNG facilities in or entering
UAE-based port operator AD Ports Group signed today a Head of Terms (HoT) with the Ministry of International Cooperation and Promotion of Public Private Partnership of the Republic of Congo, for a new multipurpose terminal in Pointe-Noire in the Republic of Congo. Under the HoT, AD Ports Group has
A group of cross-industry experts, led by Grieg Star, has conducted a study involving the potential retrofitting of an open hatch vessel to run on green ammonia. Initial findings of the study said that elements perceived as challenges turned out not to be barriers or present major risks for moving f
While the transition to low-carbon energy is making strides, the oil majors in Europe and the U.S. have made progress at a different pace.
Ximo Puig, the President of the Generalitat Valenciana (different self-government institutions under which the Spanish autonomous community of Valencia is politically organised), and Arturo Gonzalo, CEO of Spanish energy company Enagás, have signed a general protocol of action to promote the develop
