The Danish Energy Agency has received two final bids for the DKK 28.7 billion (around €3.84 billion) fund for carbon capture and storage (CCS) aimed at helping the country reach its climate goals. Sixteen projects applied to be prequalified for this third CCS pool, of which ten were prequalified in
ACWA Power, a Saudi Arabian developer, investor and operator of power generation, water desalination, and green hydrogen plants, has signed 27 memorandums of understanding (MoUs) at a recent three-day event to advance green hydrogen, desalination technologies, energy storage systems, and industrial
Four European port and infrastructure players have partnered up to study the potential of carbon capture and storage (CCS) shipping corridors between Northern Europe and the UK, as well as share experience and understanding for the “new but crucial energy transition area”. Two memorandums of underst
A UK-Swedish partnership has been established to advance a cross-border carbon capture, utilization and storage (CCUS) initiative designed to accelerate industrial decarbonization across the Baltic Sea region. Under a memorandum of understanding (MoU), the UK’s Progressive Energy and Swedish Pipe58
As the offshore energy sector continued to navigate the energy transition and technological development, but also uncertainty, 2025 saw continued shifts in policy, investment, and project development across the global energy landscape. To mark the year’s end, the Offshore Energy editorial team looks
Denmark has issued its first-ever approval for a full-scale CO2 storage facility, clearing the Greensand Future project to store CO2 in the Nini West field in the North Sea. The Danish Energy Agency reported today, December 18, that the licensees behind Greensand Future, INEOS E&P, Harbour Energy an
The eighth and final CO2 storage tank has been installed on Carbon Destroyer 1, the first dedicated offshore CO2 carrier built in the EU, set to work on the Greensand project in Denmark. Once operational next year, the vessel will be prepared for its carbon capture and storage (CCS) duties, working
A demonstration combining tidal power, battery storage, and hydrogen production has been completed in Scotland, marking what is said to be the first time these three technologies have been integrated into a single energy system. The demonstration integrated Orbital Marine Power’s O2 tidal turbine, v
The North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA) has opened its second carbon storage licensing round, offering 14 locations offshore Scotland and England for exploration and appraisal, with the stores offering up to 2 gigatons of additional CO2 storage capacity. The round, opened today, December 9, offers
Underwater technology company Sonardyne has added more work to its existing contract with the Northern Endurance Partnership (NEP), a joint venture of BP, Equinor and TotalEnergies, for the UK’s first offshore carbon capture and storage (CCS) project. Developed some 75 kilometers east of Flamborough
Australia’s Port of Newcastle has appointed German port and logistics consultancy HPC Hamburg Port Consulting to develop a final business case for its Clean Energy Precinct (CEP) project.
OCI Global, an owner and operator of a large-scale ammonia import terminal in the Port of Rotterdam, and VICTROL, a bunkering service company, have teamed up to develop a refrigerated clean ammonia bunkering supply chain in the Netherlands and Belgium.
ClassNK has granted approval in principle (AiP) to SRC Group for its Methanol Superstorage solution.
South Korean ship makers HD Hyundai Mipo and HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering (HD KSOE) have received approval from Korean Register (KR) for their IMO Type-C tank as part of efforts to meet the growing demand for eco-friendly fuels such as LNG, ammonia, and hydrogen.
