
Spain has unveiled plans to develop up to 60MW of marine energy and up to 3GW of floating offshore wind capacity by 2030 in a roadmap released by the country’s Ministry for the Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge.

Welsh marine energy developer Marine Power Systems (MPS) has launched the procurement process for engineering design works related to its wave energy converter and floating offshore energy platform demonstrators.

French LNG containment specialist GTT and Chinese shipbuilder Hudong-Zhonghua have received approvals for the LNG bunkering vessel concept from Society China Classification Society (CCS) and DNV.

Canadian company Oneka Technologies has closed a Ca$5.5 million ($4.4 million) financing round, bringing in Innovacorp, Baruch Future Ventures and MANN+HUMMEL as its latest partners.

Dutch clean technology start-up Ocean Grazer has completed the first live test phase of its Ocean Battery energy storage system, deemed as a ‘missing link’ in the global energy transition movement.

The Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems (Fraunhofer ISE) has teamed up with the Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus-Senftenberg (BTU) and RWE Renewables to test several floating photovoltaic (PV) systems with different structure designs on open waters.

Norway’s maritime start-up EDGE Navigation and shipbuilder Ulstein are evaluating the use of a hydrogen fuel cell solution to achieve non-fossil propulsion for a container vessel concept.

Sustainable Marine’s new turbine rotors have proven they can survive for two decades in the field, following rigorous tests at marine energy centre of the National University of Ireland.

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has made available up to $27 million in federal funding for research and development projects to convert energy from ocean waves into carbon-free electricity.

Energy & Environment Institute, University of Hull, has released this amazing video named ‘Insecure: an exploration of climate change and coastal erosion with Withernsea High School’. Withernsea High School worked with the Energy and Environment Institute to explore the impact that climate change is

Dutch tidal energy company SeaQurrent has made progress with the preparation of the test site offshore the island of Ameland in the Wadden Sea ahead of the upcoming demonstration of its full-scale TidalKite device.

Swedish marine energy developer Minesto has improved power production performance through upgrades and modifications of its DG100 tidal kite system, as key aspects of test operations and electricity production get third-party verified by DNV.

French energy major TotalEnergies and ecological transition company Veolia will develop CO2-based microalgae cultivation to produce next-generation biofuels for the energy transition.

Wave Energy Scotland (WES) has selected three companies to share nearly £1.8 million to demonstrate their quick connection systems which are expected to bring down the cost of wave energy.