The government of Singapore has unveiled a SGD $100 million (approximately $74,1 million) support package aimed at accelerating green growth in the marine and offshore energy sectors over the next five years. The investment was unveiled by Minister of State Alvin Tan at an event held in Singapore on
Norway’s Omega Subsea and Kystdesign have completed the factory acceptance test (FAT) for two newly developed remotely operated underwater vehicles (ROVs). The collaboration developed the Constructor Compact ROV, said to be a versatile, scaled-down version of Kystdesign’s Constructor model, retainin
Swedish wave energy company Seabased has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Government of Grenada and SIDS DOCK to establish Grenada’s first utility-scale wave energy park. Unveiled on November 15 in Baku, the project will kick off with a 2 MW pilot phase, with plans to scale up to
South Korean shipbuilder Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) has received approval in principle (AiP) from the Liberian Registry and Korean Register (KR) for the basic design of its wing sail-equipped LNG carrier. The approval for the LNG carrier with the wing sail, an eco-friendly auxiliary propulsion s
The operations involved in the installation, commissioning and maintenance of offshore wind farms are complex in nature. Therefore, it should come of no surprise to note that the equipment required to carry out these campaigns need to be just as innovative. It is for this reason that off-the-shelf c
Wind propulsion specialist Norsepower has completed the installation of two rotor sails on Oceanus Aurora, a dual-fuel very large gas carrier (VLGC) owned by Japanese shipping company IINO Kaiun Kaisha (IINO Lines) and chartered by Austrian chemical company Borealis. Under the contract from March 20
Scottish wave energy company Mocean Energy has clinched an engineering study with a “major energy operator” to further explore the integration of its Blue Star wave energy device into their project. According to Mocean Energy, this follows their first collaboration and builds on the growing potentia
French designer and manufacturer of wind propulsion systems OceanWings has received approval in principle (AiP) from classification society Bureau Veritas (BV) for its ‘innovative’ wind propulsion technology.
Velesto has joined forces with Petronas and NOV to enhance drilling operations by bringing robotics into play and boosting its jack-up fleet with a rig automation system.
At the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) Flatirons Campus, researchers have embarked on testing a flexible wave energy converter (WEC) prototype, designed to advance the capabilities of marine renewable energy. The collaboration between NREL, the University of Florida, and the U.S. Depart
German electrolyzer manufacturer Sunfire will deliver 50 megawatt (MW) electrolyzer capacity for Nordic Ren-Gas’ renewable e-methane plant in Tampere, Finland.
Norway-based classification society DNV has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Seatrium, a Singaporean engineering solutions provider to the offshore and marine industries, to cooperate on strategic activities and projects in the areas of engineering, technology and new product design.
Techouse and electricity provider Ocean-Power – have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to explore the option of developing a floating gas power plant with CO2-capture capabilities to be deployed on the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS).
Corinth Pipeworks, part of Belgian company Cenergy Holdings, has completed an upgrade to its production facilities to better serve the growing demand for steel pipes in offshore natural gas, carbon capture and storage (CCS), and hydrogen projects. According to Cenergy Holdings, the upgrade included
