Oriol Colomés Gené, Assistant Professor at Technische Universiteit Delft in Offshore Engineering, has received the NWO Vidi grant for the DigiOcean4Solar project to develop a first-of-its-kind digital ocean model designed to assess floating solar farms. DigiOcean4Solar, short for a Digital Ocean en
Japanese companies Idemitsu Kosan and Mitsubishi Corporation have entered into an agreement to jointly study the efficient operation of clean ammonia carriers and transshipment terminals as well as the structuring of a low-carbon ammonia supply chain. In addition to the efficient operation of clean
French tidal energy company HydroQuest and tidal energy developer Normandie Hydroliennes have secured €51 million in Innovation Fund grants to advance two tidal energy projects in France’s Raz Blanchard. The funding, awarded under the Innovation Fund’s 2023 call, emphasizes the role of European sup
In a little more than five years, renewable energy targets set for 2030 will come knocking on the door. Whether they will be reached, missed or overshot, depends on multiple factors, most of which concern policymakers and the energy sector itself. At the end of 2023, the EU increased the binding ren
A consortium, including Finnish technology group Wärtsilä, has set sights on the development of a new system for the maritime industry that is aimed at improving access to reliable data to enable smarter shipping decisions related to decarbonizing fleet operations. The project, named ‘TwinShip’*, is
The UK government has awarded £1.4 million (circa $1.8 million) in funding to 25 ‘innovative’ transport projects across the country, aiming to drive economic growth and support the UK’s transition to a cleaner, more efficient system across transport sectors. As per the UK Department for Transport, t
TGS has carried out a three-dimensional Ultra High-Resolution Seismic (3D UHRS) soil survey in the Doordewind Wind Farm Zone in the Netherlands. Commissioned by the Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO), the 3D UHRS soil survey was conducted in the North Sea for the first time from mid-June to the end
Classification society DNV has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Taiwan’s Metal Industries Research & Development Centre (MIRDC) to collaborate on renewable energy technologies, including floating solar, among others. The MoU solidifies a three-year partnership aimed at enhancing Taiwa
Sembcorp Utilities, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Singapore’s Sembcorp Industries, and Indonesian state-owned utility company PT PLN (Persero) have signed a joint development agreement (JDA) to advance their green hydrogen production project in Sumatra, Indonesia. The agreement follows the joint deve
The Testing Expertise and Access for Marine Energy Research (TEAMER) program, supported by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and directed by the Pacific Ocean Energy Trust (POET), has opened its 15th request for technical support (RFTS). Through the latest call, TEAMER is offering marine energy te
British renewable energy business Drax Group and compatriot systems design house Smart Green Shipping (SGS) have united efforts to develop and put into use ecologically responsible wind-assisted ‘FastRig’ technology, all with the aim of positively contributing to the decarbonization of the country’s
Nel Hydrogen Electrolyser has been awarded a grant from the EU Innovation Fund of up to €135 million for the industrialization of its next-generation pressurized alkaline technology.
The Marine Energy All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) has been relaunched under the new UK Parliament, with Orkney and Shetland member of parliament (MP) Alistair Carmichael as chair. Carmichael is joined by Llinos Medi MP, Harriet Cross MP, and Torcuil Crichton MP as officers, representing a cros
The Federal Network Agency (BNetzA) has approved the construction of the Germany-wide hydrogen core network, expected to be created by 2032.
