The All Energy Conference provided an opportunity to see where marine energy sits within the wider context of the energy sector as a whole, and there was plenty of food for thought in terms of what is needed to help the likes of wave and tidal go mainstream, writes Jay Sheppard, project manager for
The Ship It Zero coalition has urged shipping companies to cancel all new fossil fuel newbuilds in their orderbooks and invest only in zero-emission technologies and fuels for their future global fleets.
High-level delegates from 100 countries have discussed International Renewable Energy Agency’s (IRENA’s) medium-term strategy and director-general’s re-election at 23rd council meeting.
New mandatory targets must push ports into installing, and subsequently ships into using, shore power technology to reduce emissions, according to the UK Chamber of Shipping.
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.
