Houston-based marine robotics company Ocean Infinity has taken delivery of the last in a series of eight new high-tech, ammonia-ready Armada vessels. The vessel NB 941 was delivered by Vard Vung Tau in Vietnam on January 24. Vard received a contract to design and build these highly advanced, 78-mete
The University of Galway has completed testing of a next-generation marine hydrokinetic turbine foil for renewable energy, said to have shown potential for a next-generation marine turbine. The testing program is part of the €3.9 million European Commission’s Horizon 2020-funded CRIMSON project and
With a lack of suitable sites for onshore solar farms intensifying the need for innovative solutions, floating solar is expected to play a key role in Southeast Asia’s solar expansion, according to Rystad Energy research. Solar photovoltaic (PV) capacity additions are poised to be a central pillar o
Dutch Boskalis has installed a new energy storage system on board its diving support vessel (DSV) BOKA Atlantis as part of the efforts to make its fleet more sustainable. Boskalis reported that a set of powerful batteries was recently installed on board BOKA Atlantis along the quay of the Boskalis S
Ulstein Verft and Nexans have cut the first steel for Nexans’ new cable-laying vessel (CLV), four months after signing the shipbuilding contract. On January 19, on the day four months after signing the shipbuilding contract, Nexans Marine Operations and Ulstein Verft celebrated the start of the cons
France’s Ifremer and HydroQuest have set up a joint laboratory for the development of offshore tidal turbines. Supported by the National Research Agency, the goal of the laboratory is to develop analysis tools and support for the design of tidal turbines adapted to marine constraints. Ifremer and Hy
The first stage of what is said to be the largest floating solar plant in Brazil has been inaugurated in the State of São Paulo. The UFF Araucária project is located at the Billings dam and is being developed by Empresa Metropolitana de Águas e Energia (EMAE) and KWP Energia. The first stage, coordi
Japan-headquartered Sumitomo Electric Industries has received approval for its plans to establish a power cable factory in Scotland. The Highland Council’s north planning applications committee approved the planning permission for the new high-voltage cable factory near Inverness last week. The deve
South Korea’s HD Hyundai Heavy Industries, the world’s largest shipyard, has announced a joint development project (JDP) with Finnish maritime software companies NAPA and CADMATIC to accelerate the digital transformation of the shipbuilding industry.
The second Malta to Italy interconnector has reached a major milestone with the approval of the development permit by the Maltese Planning Authority. The IC2 interconnector will consist of a new ~118-kilometer-long 225 MW HVAC electrical cable interconnection through a submarine cable operating at 2
This is a free premium article to give you a sample of what Offshore Energy has to offer as part of our premium section. Yesterday, container shipping heavyweights Hapag-Lloyd and Maersk made waves in the liner shipping industry after revealing a groundbreaking operational cooperation deal, leading
BlueNewables, a Spanish engineering consultancy supporting the marine energy sector, is moving forward with its floating solar demonstration project in Valencia with the first round of contacts with main suppliers finished. BlueNewables reported on January 18 that its 1 MW PV-bos project in Valencia
Dong Kwan Kim, Vice Chairman of South Korean business conglomerate Hanwha Group, has unveiled a new vision for the decarbonization of shipping and introduced Hanwha’s plans to build a zero-emission gas carrier at the 2024 World Economic Forum (WEF) meeting in Davos, Switzerland.
A geophysical survey is currently underway at a new proposed HVDC interconnector in the UK that will reinforce the electricity network between Suffolk and Kent, contributing to the UK’s 2050 net-zero goal. The 2 GW Sea Link, developed by National Grid Electricity Transmission (NGET), will be approxi
