Tag: alternative energy

During DNV's Maritime Energy Transition Summit 2024 (February 8), Knut Ørbeck-Nilssen, CEO, DNV Maritime, touched upon various trends and shifting realities that global shipping is currently facing, highlighting that the maritime industry is going through its own Renaissance, trying to adopt current technologies while investing in tomorrow's. 

HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering Co. (HD KSOE) is reportedly accelerating its entry into the nuclear power plant ship market, seeking collaborations.

Sea Forrest has secured a Type Approval Certificate from RINA for its marine lithium-ion battery system, developed in collaboration with GenPlus Pte Ltd.

GT Green Technologies, in collaboration with Carisbrooke Shipping, and The University of Bristol, have secured a £3.7 million grant from the UK Department for Transport (DfT) to install a wind propulsion system on a general cargo vessel.

During the 2023 SAFETY4SEA Manila Forum, Donnie Bagang, Managing Director, GREEN MARINE ENGINEERING Pte. Ltd, emphasized the need of training in order to provide marine personnel with the necessary knowledge and abilities to embrace cleaner technology and sustainable practices.

Westinghouse and Prodigy are jointly developing a Transportable Nuclear Power Plant (TNPP) equipped with an eVinci microreactor.

Lloyd’s Register (LR) has joined forces with Zodiac Maritime, HD KSOE and KEPCO E&C in a joint development project for the research and development of nuclear-propelled ship designs, including bulk carriers and containerships, with the parties signing a MoU at Korea’s HD Hyundai Global R&D Center.

SAL Heavy Lift has confirmed the expansion of its new generation fleet of energy-efficient heavy-lift vessels, known as the Orca Class, to five vessels with the signing of a new order.

Against a backdrop of geopolitical tensions and fragile energy markets, the latest edition of the IEA’s World Energy Outlook, explores how structural shifts in economies and in energy use are shifting the way that the world meets rising demand for energy.

Fifteen partners from Flanders and the Netherlands are pooling their expertise in the Offshore For Sure project to test five promising energy solutions and enhance their applicability in the energy system.