Energy

A new wave energy converter, developed by Inverness-based AWS Ocean Energy, has arrived in Orkney ahead of its imminent deployment at the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC).

Just twenty days after Les Alizés, Jan De Nul Group launched the Voltaire, a Next-Gen Offshore Jack-Up Installation Vessel for offshore renewables and decommissioning, at the COSCO Shipping Shipyard in Nantong, China.

DNV has been selected to lead an ammonia bunkering safety study by the Global Centre for Maritime Decarbonization (GCMD) in Singapore.

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced $25 million in funding to support increased research, development, and demonstration of technologies that harness wave power to create electricity.

Wave energy system developer Oscilla Power has been selected for a $1.8 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) that will accelerate the development of a utility-scale version of the company’s core Triton technology. The $1.8 million will be augmented with an additional $200,000 in cost-sharing from Oscilla Power and its partners.

Marine-i has welcomed the news that floating offshore wind projects will receive more than £60 million in public and private investment, to develop new technologies that will accelerate development of the fast-growing renewable energy industry.

PGS will acquire new geophysical data in 2022 for two of the largest CO₂ storage projects in the world. CO₂ storage is essential to reduce carbon emissions and meet net-zero targets. The company has been supporting CCS projects with reliable geophysical data for some time and is committed to enabling the energy transition.

Leading subsea consultancy DiveSource has completed the Wind Energy Support Toolkit (WEST) scheme, priming the Aberdeenshire-based company to grow its offering in the offshore wind sector.

Fugro has joined the University of Houston (UH) and its four partnering universities, UH-Downtown, UH-Victoria, UH-Clear Lake and Sam Houston State University, on a collaborative project to advance Geo-data science skills in the energy sector.

A few hours prior to Eco Wave Power’s official bell-ringing ceremony at the Nasdaq Capital Market on Thursday, Eco Wave Power Global AB, a leader in the production of clean electricity from ocean and sea waves, has announced a collaboration with AltaSea at the Port of Los Angeles (“AltaSea”).

The offshore wind sector had another record-breaking year in 2021. Some 18.6 GW of capacity was put into operation – the industry’s highest level of annual capacity additions.

Eco Wave Power Global AB, a leader in the production of clean electricity from ocean and sea waves, yesterday held its official bell ringing ceremony on Nasdaq Stock Market to celebrate becoming a public company.