The UK Government has decided to reject the huge £25 billion (around €29.5 billion) project that would import 11.5 GW of solar and wind power from Morocco to the British grid via 4,000-kilometer HVDC subsea cables. The Xlinks Morocco-UK power project envisions the development of a commercial-scale r
Wave energy developer Eco Wave Power and AltaSea have agreed on a launch date for the first U.S. onshore wave energy pilot, scheduled for September 9, 2025, at the Port of Los Angeles. Inna Braverman, CEO and founder of Eco Wave Power, and Ran Atias, the company’s VP of Engineering, met with Terry T
SLB OneSubsea has secured an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract with Norwegian state-owned energy company Equinor for a subsea CO2 injection system destined for the second phase of the Northern Lights CO2 transport and storage project. Northern Lights constitutes the transport,
After two years of development, offshore surveys and public engagement, Scottish transmission system operator (TSO) SSEN Transmission has submitted a marine cable license application for the Spittal-Peterhead subsea link in Scotland. The 2 GW bi-pole, 525 kV high voltage direct current (HVDC) link w
A new white paper released under the North Sea Two (NS2) project outlines important findings from full-scale testing of floating offshore solar systems under simulated North Sea wave conditions. Conducted in the Deltares Delta Flume, the tests were a joint effort by Oceans of Energy, Deltares, TNO,
Saudi Global Ports Group (SGP) has been awarded four 20-year concession agreements by the Saudi Ports Authority (Mawani) to operate multipurpose terminals along the Eastern Coast of Saudi Arabia.
Geotechnical surveys are scheduled to begin in July at the Eastern Green Link 1 (EGL1) subsea electricity superhighway that will link the south-east of Scotland with the north-east of England. The 2 GW EGL1 HVDC multi-directional cable is being developed by National Grid Electricity Transmission (NG
Greek Corinth Pipeworks, part of Belgium’s Cenergy Holdings, has launched a “rigorous” testing program that puts its pipe materials and welds under extreme conditions to evaluate their long-term performance for carbon capture and storage (CCS) applications. The program, done in collaboration with No
Industry groups have called on the European Commission to acknowledge their concerns with the current draft ‘Delegated Act’ defining the greenhouse gas (GHG) methodology for low-carbon hydrogen and its derivatives, claiming that the new version of this secondary legislation threatens the overall fea
The Barbados Investment & Development Corporation (BIDC) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with UK-based Global OTEC to collaborate on the deployment of ocean thermal energy conversion (OTEC) systems in Barbados. The agreement involves cooperation through BIDC’s Bloom Clean Technology a
The Netherlands-based tidal and wave energy developer Symphony Wave Power has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with compatriot firm ONE-Dyas to advance testing of its wave energy technology for offshore power applications in the Dutch North Sea. With deployment targeted for 2027, the compa
French provider of tubular solutions Vallourec has secured a contract defined as large for the supply of oil country tubular goods (OCTG) for drilling operations in Qatar, representing over $50 million in potential revenue. According to the company, the agreement includes the supply of carbon steel
Australian wave energy developer WaveX is approaching completion of its current seed raise, securing 82% of its targeted funding round ahead of the June 30, 2025 deadline. The Perth-based company has partnered with LIQUIDITY as lead manager to finalize the seed raise. The final push is said to get W
Norway’s state-owned energy company Equinor has contracted compatriot marine geoscience and technology company Shearwater GeoServices to perform a 4D survey over its Tyrihans field in the Norwegian Sea. Located 25 kilometers southeast of the Åsgard field in water depth of 270 meters, Tyrihans was di
