Kongsberg has established a separate business area for its robotics and sensor technology called Kongsberg Discovery, designed to map and monitor ocean space. Sensors and Robotics, previously a division under Kongsberg Maritime, is now being separated and established as a separate business area. “Su
Oriana Power has completed the installation of 1MWp floating solar power plant in northern India, which is said to be the first of its kind in the state of Rajasthan.
Japanese shipping heavyweight Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK) Group plans to install Orca AI platform across its fleet, which includes bulk carriers, tankers and containerships. The move is being announced on the back of a two-year cooperation between NYK and Orca AI, developer of a unique autom
Danish engineering company EIVA has launched a new remotely operated towed vehicle (ROTV) tailored for autonomous unmanned surface vehicle (USV) systems. The ViperFish ROTV is an all-in-one sensor platform for high-resolution data collection by USV, which is said to be able to survey hard-to-reach a
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.
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
Van Oord’s water injection dredgers Maas and Mersey are getting the identical sisters – their names are Rijn & Rhône. This weekend, the Rijn arrived at the Kooiman Marine Group shipyard in Zwijndrecht, where the outfitting work will take place. According to Van Oord, this vessel will be commissioned
The EU-SCORES project, focused on developing energy multi-use parks incorporating different offshore renewable energy sources at one site, has received an official go-ahead from the European Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency (CINEA).
The UK government is seeking views on introducing contracts for difference (CfD) reforms, which could reward applicants for including wider benefits their projects could bring when submitting price bids to government for their low-carbon electricity.
Canadian company Oneka Technologies has announced the opening of its subsidiary in Chile, following the successful demonstration of its wave energy-powered desalination technology in the country.
US-based marine energy company Ocean Power Technologies (OPT) has commenced the first ocean tests of its next-generation increased power wave energy converter buoy.
Nauticus Robotics has kicked off a commissioning exercise of the first of three second-generation Aquanauts autonomous subsea robots, dubbed the Mark 2 (MK2). Following commissioning, Nauticus plans to send the initial Aquanaut MK2 units to the North Sea and the Gulf of Mexico in the coming months t
Norway-based Vard Electro has secured a contract with compatriot REM Offshore to deliver an energy storage system for a platform supply vessel (PSV) that will undergo a retrofit project. The order covers a comprehensive SeaQ package that includes an energy storage system, drives, energy management s
Indonesia’s state-owned utility PT PLN (Persero) has put into operation a 561kWp floating solar power plant in Semarang, on the island of Java.
