
The UK government has established a new financial safety net to provide certainty for successful Horizon Europe applicants as UK’s efforts to associate with the EU’s key funding programme for research and innovation continue.

National Grid Electricity Transmission (NGET) and Scottish Power Transmission (SPT) have agreed to pay a redress package of £158 million for delays to the Western Link Project, following an investigation by energy regulator Ofgem.

The European Commission recently presented a proposal on the Alternative Fuels Infrastructure Regulation (AFIR) to ensure timely deployment of zero-emission infrastructure for all transport modes.

Scotland-based tidal energy company Nova Innovation has won funding that could deliver the 7MW tidal turbine array in Indonesia, the first ever in the Southeast Asian island country.

Despite encouraging steps taken to decarbonize the international shipping sector at COP26 Climate Summit in Glasgow, governments failed to translate words into actions during climate talks at the International Maritime Organization (IMO) last week.

Polish ferry company Polskie Promy, part of Polska Żegluga Morska (PŻM), has ordered 3+1 hybrid dual-fuel roll-on/roll-off (RoPax) ferries from compatriot shipbuilder Remontowa Group.

Maritime classification society Lloyd’s Register has secured approval from the International Electrotechnical Commission’s Renewable Energy System (IECRE) for the certification of complex hybrid renewable energy projects that involve multiple technologies, such as wind, wave and tidal.

United European Car Carriers (UECC), a Norway-based provider of shortsea RoRo transportation, has taken delivery of its first dual-fuel LNG battery hybrid pure car and truck carrier (PCTC).

The energy transition is taking a more concrete shape with each passing day as witnessed in a week behind us that was full of announcements favoring the net-zero future coming from governments, across investment banks, all the way to private offshore energy companies.

The International Maritime Organization (IMO) failed to revise the current greenhouse gas (GHG) target for 2050 to speed up the decarbonization of the shipping sector.

OGA’s chairman insists on continuing North Sea exploration and describes it as vital to meet the UK’s energy needs, despite outcries to phase out fossil fuels.

The Technical University of Denmark (DTU) and Aarhus University (AU) have teamed up on a research project that aims to optimise the efficiency of Crestwing’s wave energy converter.

Amsterdam-based sustainable investment management company Prow Capital has launched a €420 million (about $474 million) green shipping fund.

The UK CMA has provisionally found that the proposed merger of Cargotec and Konecranes raises competition concerns.