Swedish wave energy company Seabased has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for the development of 10MW wave energy plant offshore the Polynesian country and archipelagic state of Tonga.
South Korea’s shipbuilding major Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering, a subsidiary of HD Hyundai, has signed an agreement with Avikus, a compatriot startup specializing in autonomous navigation solutions, to conduct a fuel-saving verification project using autonomous navigation systems. The pr
French green hydrogen production specialist, Lhyfe, and Centrica, the UK-headquartered multinational energy company, have signed an agreement to jointly develop offshore renewable hydrogen in the UK, starting with a pilot project in the Southern North Sea. Beyond the pilot, Lhyfe and Centrica will a
300 terawatt hours (TWh) of green hydrogen could potentially be produced using electricity from offshore wind farms in the North Sea by 2050, and used not only to decarbonize hard-to-abate sectors but also to boost the security of energy supply in Europe, a new study has shown. The “Specification of
The American natural gas production is expected to grow while the accelerated shift to low-carbon and green sources will reduce U.S. energy-related CO2 emissions through 2050.
As part of the Green Deal Industrial Plan, the European Commission (EC) has proposed new initiatives and a set of actions to scale up the manufacturing of clean technologies in the European Union (EU), including renewable hydrogen, carbon capture, and alternative fuel technologies, among others. On
China’s Wuhu Shipyard has launched construction on SAL Heavy Lift’s first two carbon-neutral heavy lift ships, the shipbuilder revealed. The two 14,600 dwt vessels form part of a fleet of a total of six Orca-class vessels which will be equipped with dual-fuel engines able to run on methanol. SAL Hea
Lloyd’s Register (LR) has awarded Approval in Principle (AiP) to Rotoboost, a Nordic hydrogen production company, for its pre-combustion Carbon Capture System (CCS) Rotobox. Rotobox uses thermocatalytic decomposition process (TCD) onboard marine vessels, where part of the natural gas fuel supply is
Nexans has completed the last pull-in of the subsea interconnector cable between the island of Crete and the Greek mainland. Nexans is in charge of the design, manufacture and installation of the 335-kilometer subsea HVDC cable system for Ariadne Interconnection, owned by Greece’s state grid operato
Equinor spent two days in court two weeks ago, tackling the court scrutiny over the development of its controversial Bay du Nord oil project off the coast of Newfoundland and Labrador, as Ecojustice set out to overturn the government’s approval for this $12-billion project. The outcome of this chall
As part of the UK’s 2023 Spring Budget, £20 billion (nearly $24.2 billion) funding has been unveiled to scale up carbon capture and storage (CCS) projects. The energy industry sees this funding as a way to speed up decarbonisation across the UK and step up the shift towards renewables.
Seven new members have joined the Methane Abatement in Maritime Innovation Initiative (MAMII), launched in September 2022. New members of the Methane Abatement in Maritime Innovation Initiative (MAMII) include CoolCo, United Overseas Management, Capital Gas, Celsius Tankers, Global Meridian Holdings
American transportation and logistics company Matson has confirmed plans to convert the main engine of its 2019-built container ship Kaimana Hila to run on LNG. The ship’s engine will be converted from an MAN B&W S90ME-C10.5 unit to a dual-fuel ME-GI unit that can run on LNG. The retrofit of the 3,6
The UK government has confirmed the £205 million budget for renewable energy projects in the fifth round of contracts for difference (CfD) auction, which features plans to cut the tidal stream ring-fence from £20 million to £10 million.
