The Finnish technology group Wärtsilä, is set to start the world’s first long term, full-scale, testing of ammonia as a fuel in a marine four-stroke combustion engine.
Finnish technology group Wärtsilä has signed a partnership agreement with Monaco-based architect and yacht designer Stefano Pastrovich on the design of innovative, sustainable superyachts for the boutique cruise sector.
Ocean Power Technologies (OPT) has launched its newest product, the hybrid PowerBuoy. Easily deployable and outfitted with multiple power sources the hybrid PowerBuoy power and communications platform is now ready for use. Ideal for shorter-term missions, it is suitable for a variety of marine solut
Water is one of the most important resources for human health, economic growth, and agricultural productivity. Many people worldwide lack access to clean water, with more than one billion people without safe water to drink. To help fill that gap innovators have stepped up to demonstrate cost-competi
As the world looks to reach a cleaner future and stop relying on fossil fuels, we will need to replace this with other significant energy sources. Wind, sun and marine renewable energy, such as wave and tidal might help us reach this goal, but we will also have to take into account other building bl
More than 50 Singapore based startups to get liquidity boost
Almost half of the Norwegian petroleum production will soon be run on power from shore as the companies are considering multiple electrification projects that could reduce emissions considerably.
The Ocean DEMO project recently opened its third call for application and will hold a virtual user workshop on 30 June. The workshop will present the application system as well as the available support packages. It will also highlight common themes and challenges that technology developers address d
A consortium of Europe’s maritime research and technology leaders have launched the Fastwater project to demonstrate the feasibility of retrofit and newbuild vessels to operate on methanol as a pathway to fossil-free shipping.
U.S. Department of Energy 2021 Marine Energy Collegiate Competition (MECC) – Powering the Blue Economy will open applications in August 2020. The 2021 MECC challenges competitors to unlock the power of the ocean through the development of next-generation technologies that build resilient coastal com
Industry majors led by shipping giant A.P. Møller – Mærsk have teamed up in an effort to develop new fuel types and technologies by launching the Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping. Aside to Maersk, the founding members include ABS, Cargill, MAN Energy Solutions, Mitsubishi Heavy
The path toward decarbonization of the shipping industry in line with the IMO 2050 target – a reduction of 50% by 2050 compared to 2008, which still fails to deliver fully on the Paris Agreement objectives, is filled with uncertainty, which might be the main obstacle to the very vision this journey
Scientists at the National Oceanography Centre (NOC), the University of Hawai’i and the University of Geneva have discovered two new genera and four new species of giant, single-celled xenophyophores in the deep Pacific Ocean during a joint project. ‘Moana’ has inspired the name ‘Moanammina’ for one
During the 2-month Covid-19 shutdown, Verdant Power made progress on the necessary steps to install its tidal power system in early autumn. Prior to the Covid-19 pandemic, the US-based company assembled turbines in New Jersey, with remaining components ready for final assembly. Verdant resumed its w
