Energy

The design of a brand new European insurance fund for the ocean energy sector is underway, to slash the costs of the first commercial projects and accelerate the roll-out of this exciting new industry.

ENGIE and Equinor announce their partnership to develop joint low-carbon hydrogen activities. The partners will investigate the production and market potential for hydrogen from natural gas whereby the CO₂ will be captured and stored permanently offshore.

Fast-tracked by advances in technology and increasing customer demand for sustainable supply chains, A.P. Moller - Maersk accelerates the efforts to decarbonize marine operations with the launch of the world’s first carbon neutral liner vessel in 2023 - seven years ahead of the initial 2030-ambition.

Offshore Energy Exhibition and Conference (OEEC) will take place in Amsterdam RAI on Tuesday and Wednesday, October 26-27, 2021. The 14th edition of OEEC will have a physical exhibition floor and content program combined with an online event and matchmaking environment. The dates for the event were selected after an inquiry amongst our community.

The Business Network for Offshore Wind, the leading non-profit advocate for U.S. offshore wind at the state, federal and global levels, is hosting an OSW CareerMatch Job Fair, the only national offshore wind job fair. The Job Fair will take place virtually on March 10 and feature top companies, including Avangrid, Boskalis, and more.  

The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management has announced they have issued a lease for the first wave energy research project in federal waters off the U.S. West Coast. This lease represents another step forward in achieving the Biden administration’s goals to address climate change and promote offshore renewable energy production.

U.S. Naval Research Laboratory experts created and tested 3D-printed antennas and arrays to advance radar technology and enable new applications for the U.S. Navy.

Aker Solutions, in a consortium with Siemens Energy, has been selected by Vattenfall as preferred bidder for the Norfolk offshore wind project located in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk.

2H Offshore Engineering Ltd, an Acteon company, has been granted ‘Fit for Offshore Renewables’ status by Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult.

British sailor Phil Sharp announces his intention to compete in major offshore sailing regattas over the next four years aboard an IMOCA yacht that will also uniquely be a technology platform.



The American Petroleum Institute (API) has welcomed new clean energy research and development funding unveiled by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) under President Biden.



New analysis from Westwood Global Energy Group (Westwood), the specialist energy market research and consultancy firm, reveals Total will outpace clean energy majors Iberdrola and Ørsted on renewable power capacity by 2030.