The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has opened applications for the $7 billion program to create regional clean hydrogen hubs (H2Hubs) across the country, as part of a larger $8 billion hydrogen hub program funded through President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. The H2Hubs program is launched to form a ‘critical arm’
Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) has confirmed to our sibling news site offshoreWIND.biz that it had submitted an application for a gigawatt-scale floating wind farm near the island of Bornholm in the Baltic Sea. The project, which could also include Power-to-X (green hydrogen) capabilities, would be Denmark’s first and the world’s
French container shipping and logistics major CMA CGM has ordered seven containerships powered by biogas that will serve the French West Indies. Courtesy of CMA CGM The order was unveiled by Rodolphe Saadé, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the CMA CGM Group, during a trip to Martinique and Guadeloupe
Simply Blue Group and Irving Oil have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to explore opportunities related to the development of an integrated renewable energy hub at the Irving Oil Whitegate Refinery in Ireland. The Whitegate Refinery is the country’s only refinery and a critical part of the country’s energy
MS Medstraum, the world’s first fully electric and zero-emission fast ferry, was named at a ceremony in Stavanger, Norway, on 22 September 2022. Courtesy of Maritime CleanTech The vessel is a result of the TrAM project that received funding from the European Union and that was instigated by Maritime CleanTech,
The global energy sector’s shift from fossil-based systems of energy production to renewable energy sources is proving to be an increasingly challenging goal to attain, especially in the context of current energy security and supply setbacks. However, offshore renewable energies – mainly offshore wind and marine energy – backed up
A case study, conducted by Ocean Harvesting Technologies and Lundin Energy Norway, has shown that wave power could provide significantly more stable power production than offshore wind for the electrification of oil and gas platforms. Concept for Ocean Harvesting’s InfinityWEC (Courtesy of Ocean Harvesting Technologies) According to the case study,
According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) report, weekly LNG exports go up to 21 LNG carriers. Courtesy of Freeport LNG In the latest Short-Term Energy Outlook for the week between 15 and 21 September, EIA reports 21 LNG vessels departed the United States. This is one more than the last
Ten companies have joined the Cargo Owners for Zero Emission Vessels (coZEV) initiative launched by cargo owners that aim to switch all of their ocean freight to vessels powered by zero-carbon fuels by 2040. The latest signatories of the platform include Beiersdorf, Dupont, Electrolux, ETTLI Kaffee, Moose Toys, Ohana Beverage Company, Philips, REI
Cruise company Hurtigruten Norway has launched its first environmentally upgraded battery-hybrid powered ship, MS Richard With. It is the first of seven vessels in the Coastal Express fleet to be upgraded, and now features technology that will significantly reduce both CO2 and Nitrogen oxides (NOx) emissions. Courtesy of Hurtigruten “With