Following 18 months of developing and testing, the Netherlands-based maritime solar specialist Wattlab has launched its new solar power solution for oceangoing vessels, targeting reductions in fuel consumption and CO2 emissions.
Classification society Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore (BV) has announced its participation in NavHyS, a new European research project aimed at advancing the use of liquid hydrogen (LH2) as marine fuel – specifically focusing on below-deck Type C LH2 tanks for service operation vessels (SOVs).
Reinforcing the drive to ‘modernize’ and digitize its shipping industry, South Korea is set to establish a long-term strategy, aiming to bring autonomous vessel technology into commercial use. According to the country’s Ministry of Ocean and Fisheries (MOF), the plan encompasses a decade-long framew
The global blue economy business and investment organization World Ocean Council (WOC) and the Netherlands-based Oceanovation have formed a strategic partnership aimed at accelerating sustainable and regenerative solutions across the blue economy. According to Oceanovation, the collaboration will fo
Utility Global and Hanwha Corporation E&C Division have agreed to collaborate on clean hydrogen production using biogas from wastewater treatment facilities.
Canada’s University of Victoria (UVic) and the Centre for Ocean Applied Sustainable Technologies (COAST) have forged a partnership to speed up the development of renewable marine energy as well as decarbonization-oriented technologies in British Columbia. According to UVic, the BC Marine Energy and
Italian companies Duferco Energia and Ansaldo Green Tech have signed a strategic agreement for the supply and commissioning of a 1 MW electrolyzer, intended for green hydrogen production within the hydrogen valley project in Giammoro, in the province of Messina, Sicily.
Spain-based multi-national architecture and engineering consultancy IDOM has completed commissioning of a new power take-off (PTO) system, marking a step forward in the development of advanced wave energy technologies. According to EuropeWave, the air turbine system has now entered a six-week testin
UAE-based logistics group DP World has completed initial testing of its hydrogen fuel cell rubber-tired gantry (RTG) crane at the Port of Vancouver, marking a milestone in decarbonizing its port operations.
UAE-headquartered diving company PETRODIVE has relaunched its saturation diving operations in Central Africa following a period of technical upgrades and investment. According to PETRODIVE, the move is part of the company’s broader expansion efforts and includes the deployment of a certified saturat
The UK’s North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA) has issued three carbon storage permits to Italy’s oil & gas giant Eni for the HyNet carbon capture and storage (CCS) project in Liverpool Bay, enabling the development of a 109 million tonne CO2 storage system over 25 years. According to NSTA, this mar
The Dutch company Van Oord has introduced a new trencher, Jet-It, to its subsea cable burial fleet. The unit has completed testing in the North Sea and is now ready for deployment. Jet-It joins the company’s two existing trenchers, Dig-It and Deep Dig-It, which use both mechanical cutting and jettin
DEMCON Unmanned Systems has carried out inspection tests using one of its uncrewed vessels during a wave energy converter (WEC) trial by The Hague-based Wave Energy Collective (Weco), off the coast of Scheveningen, the Netherlands. According to DEMCON Unmanned Systems, the demonstration aimed to ass
Marine energy infrastructure developer Höegh Evi and Wärtsilä Gas Solutions, part of technology group Wärtsilä, have developed what is said to be the world’s first floating ammonia-to-hydrogen cracker.
