Spain’s BlueNewables has installed its Paiporta floating solar platform at the Port of Valencia, marking the first major offshore operation of the RENMARINAS project. BlueNewables led the entire engineering scope and EPCI management, including conceptual, basic and detailed engineering; procurement,
Following the completion of pre-engineering studies (pre-FEED), the BarMar hydrogen pipeline project, which will connect Spain and France, is entering the front-end engineering design (FEED) phase, set to confirm the technical viability and final design of the subsea infrastructure. BarMar is a 400-
Western Baltic Engineering, the engineering company of Estonia’s BLRT Grupp, has developed the technical specification and concept design for a green methanol bunkering vessel destined for the Port of Klaipėda in Lithuania. The 69.36-meter-long vessel will have a cargo capacity of up to 800 tons of
Netherlands-based SBM Offshore, a provider of the design, construction, installation, and operation of offshore floating facilities, has disclosed that wind-assisted kite traction towing is being contemplated for a floating production, storage, and offloading (FPSO) vessel that will be deployed at a
Eastern Green Link 2 (EGL2), a subsea link said to be the UK’s largest-ever electricity transmission project and the longest high-voltage direct current (HVDC) cable in the country, has entered the major construction phase, with detailed marine engineering surveys progressing along the offshore cabl
Government-linked Singapore Energy Interconnections (SGEI) and Danantara Indonesia, through its investment arm Danantara Investment Management (DIM), have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for the development of cross-border electricity interconnections between Indonesia and Singapore. The
Italy-headquartered Next Geosolutions (NextGeo) has commenced marine surveys for the new Milano-Montalto electricity connection, a strategic infrastructure project aimed at strengthening Italy’s national grid. The activities will cover the seabed route between Montalto di Castro and Massa and will c
Scottish transmission system operator (TSO) SSEN Transmission has signed a long-term framework agreement with Sumitomo Electric Industries and Van Oord Offshore Wind UK for the engineering, supply, transport and installation of high-voltage direct current (HVDC) subsea cable systems to support futur
Dutch Equinox Ocean Turbines (EQOT) is about to start open-water testing of its ocean current platform to gather data required for de-risking and advancing the technology toward commercial deployment. The open-water testing of the Mobula 5 1:10 prototype will begin in Friesland, the Netherlands, on
France’s Nexans has signed a five-year long-term agreement (LTA) with Hydro for approximately 85,000 tons of low-carbon aluminium wire rod, to be used across its European operations in power cable solutions supporting subsea high-voltage infrastructure projects, among others. Hydro is supplying its
Swedish wave energy developer NoviOcean is carrying out sea trials of its hybrid offshore renewable energy platform, which combines wave, wind, and solar energy technologies, as part of the journey toward commercial deployment. The 10×6-meter N03 prototype has been operating in open water east of St
Höegh Evi, a Norwegian owner and operator of liquefied natural gas (LNG) carriers and floating storage and regasification units (FSRUs), and Nord Gas Solutions, formerly Wartsila Gas Solutions, have wrapped up the performance testing of their ammonia-to-hydrogen cracking technology for floating hydr
Ocean energy can supply 13% of global electricity demand, as well as produce 21% of current EU consumption – more than fossil gas or hydroelectricity today, according to a new report from Ocean Energy Europe (OEE). Launched on June 29, Ocean Energy: The Largest Untapped Renewable Resource, described
The Eastern Green Link 2 (EGL2) power superhighway in the UK is the first high-voltage direct current (HVDC) cable that will use 100% recycled copper, Prysmian, the project’s cable supplier, reported. Developed by a joint venture of SSEN Transmission and National Grid Electricity Transmission, EGL2
