UK-based company Global OTEC has secured a certificate of approval for a cold-water riser installation for its first commercial-scale ocean thermal energy conversion (OTEC) platform.
Advanced Navigation has launched what is said to be the largest subsea robotics center in Australia, set to accelerate the production of the company’s underwater technologies. The high-tech manufacturing and R&D center is located on a 5.5-acre site in Balcatta, Western Australia, and includes full t
North American FortisBC Energy and FortisBC have received approval from the British Columbia Utilities Commission to invest more than $155 million into conservation and energy efficiency programmes in 2023. According to FortisBC, the majority of the funds, $141 million, are earmarked to support gas
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
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
Energy company Idemitsu Kosan has launched a feasibility study of clean hydrogen production in Japan generated from waste, including municipal waste. The study is conducted in collaboration with US-based H-Cycle (HC), a developer of a thermal conversion process that uses heat and electricity to tran
Seven Japanese companies have joined forces to investigate the possibility of utilizing Namikata Terminal in Imabari City as an ammonia supply hub. Namely, Shikoku Electric Power Company, Taiyo Oil Company, Taiyo Nippon Sanso Company, Mazda Motor Corporation, Mitsubishi Corporation, Namikata Termina
Energy major Chevron, through its subsidiary Chevron Shipping Company, and the Angelicoussis Shipping Group, through its Energy Transition division Green Ships, have made a Joint Study Agreement (JSA) to explore how tankers can be used to transport ammonia, a potential lower carbon marine fuel. Thro
UK’s Crondall Energy, an offshore energy consultancy specialising in floating and subsea facilities, has been selected by the UK’s Net Zero Technology Centre (NZTC) to undertake a study aimed at developing efficient microgrid solutions for a Hydrogen Energy Hub, as part of the NZTC’s Energy Hub proj
Japanese shipping major Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) has joined the Methane Abatement in Maritime Innovation Initiative (MAMII) tasked with reducing methane emissions across the maritime industry.
Icelandic energy company Landsvirkjun and global industrial gases and engineering company Linde have signed a collaboration agreement that is expected to facilitate energy transition in Iceland through the development of clean hydrogen and e-fuel projects. Landsvirkjun said the partnership will comb
Yantai CIMC Raffles Offshore (CIMC Raffles) has launched China’s first semi-submersible offshore floating solar power generation platform.
After a long development process, the Marine Renewable Energy Collaborative (MRECo) will start the first full test of a tidal energy turbine at its Bourne Tidal Test Site in the Cape Cod Canal.
British wind propulsion company Anemoi Marine Technologies has won funding from the UK Research and Innovation’s Horizon Europe Guarantee fund as part of its involvement in the Optiwise EU project. The Optiwise project aims to maximise the results of vessels using wind propulsion technologies, such
