On 23 May, five companies from across Asia, Europe, and North America announced their plan to join the NextGen CDR Facility as founding buyers to scale up carbon removal technologies and catalyze the market for high quality carbon removals.
The projects were selected as part of a funding opportunity whose aim is to catalyze research for the coexistence of marine energy with Northeast fishing and coastal communities.
Anglo-Australian mining group Rio Tinto and British energy company BP have agreed to work together on a one-year biofuel trial to help reduce carbon emissions from Rio Tinto’s marine fleet.
CorPower Ocean has spoken at the Swedish Parliament to build awareness of the future potential of wave energy amongst the nation’s policy makers.
Ocean Energy Europe (OEE) has welcomed the European Commission’s REPowerEU initiative, which at its heart endorses a massive and accelerated roll-out of renewables.
Last month, Greek dry bulk shipping company Star Bulk joined a landmark initiative that aims to create the first of its kind green corridor between Australia and East Asia for shipping iron ore.
The representatives of ocean energy associations have called both the Danish and Dutch governments and parliaments to also integrate wave energy in the energy strategy for the North Sea region by setting both national and regional deployment targets.
The European Parliament’s Environment Committee (ENVI) has voted to adopt the European Commission’s proposal to include shipping in the EU Emissions Trading System (ETS), surpassing the (in)activity of the UN maritime body, the International Maritime Organization (IMO), to introduce a similar system
The U.S. Port of Seattle, Alaskan City and Borough of Juneau, Canada’s Vancouver Fraser Port Authority, major cruise lines, as well as the Global Maritime Forum, Blue Sky Maritime Coalition, and Washington Maritime Blue have announced a new commitment to explore the feasibility of the world’s first
Helbio, a subsidiary of Sweden-based energy system developer Metacon has delivered the first “ammonia cracker” prototype to the Norwegian maritime technology company Pherousa Green Technologies.
Eco Wave Power and its project partner OCIBAR have agreed terms for the detailed feasibility study and project licensing for the 2MW wave energy plant in Port Adriano.
Representatives of the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority (LCRCA) have embarked on a mission to South Korea, during which they will visit the Sihwa Tidal Power Plant near Seoul, the world’s largest tidal power plant in the world.
Flagship Founders has unveiled its third start-up, zero44, that aims to help shipping companies, ship managers and charterers monitor and control their fleets’ CO2 emissions to improve their carbon footprint.
Swedish company Novige has been selected by the European Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency (CINEA) to receive a multi-million euro grant to build its full-scale wave energy device.
