Tag: DNV

The "Specification of a European Offshore Hydrogen Backbone" study, commissioned by infrastructure system operators GASCADE and Fluxys and conducted by DNV, highlights the significant benefits of an offshore hydrogen backbone in the North and Baltic Seas.

On March 9th DNV released a statement to announce key findings from its report, Spatial Competition Forecast, on the growing Blue Economy and the global race for space among ocean sectors.

Six months after announcing its plans to launch a deck-based containerized hydrogen (H2) energy systems for ships, HAV Hydrogen released a statement on March 7th, on details of the system that has received Approval in Principle (AiP) from DNV. 

DNV has released a technical update on the use of biofuels or biofuel blends to clarify the regulatory status and other considerations on the usage of such fuels. Seeing that biofuels are one of many ways to comply with the IMO’s strategy on the reduction of Greenhouse Gas Protocol (GHG) emissions from ships, DNV provides a summary of regulatory issues, safety and operational aspects.

Energy security concerns outweigh clean and affordable energy on the list of priorities for energy companies globally, as the industry says the energy system will not resolve the energy trilemma in the next decade, according to DNV’s research analysing the views of more than 1,300 senior energy professionals, based on a timely survey conducted during December 2022 and January 2023.

DNV issued a statement on the progress of Alexandroupolis Floating Storage Regasification Unit (FSRU). According to DNV, the work to develop Greece’s first  FSRU commenced recently at the Keppel shipyard in Singapore with the conversion of GasLog’s Gaslog Chelsea, recently renamed as Alexandroupoli. 

The expansion of renewable energy generation is a key part of the global energy transition. In particular, offshore wind generation will be vital, with DNV’s Energy Transition Outlook projecting that by 2050 it will supply some 15% of the world’s total electricity generation and grow to 50% of ocean CAPEX. However, for this growth to be realized will require massive ramp up in the development and deployment of offshore wind installation vessels.

A consortium including technology group Wärtsilä has secured European Union funding to develop solutions minimising methane slip from marine engines, advancing the environmental and climate benefits of LNG as a ship fuel.

DNV has awarded an AiP to Michelin for their WISAMO wing sail system. This is the first AiP to have been awarded to an inflatable wing sail design and is currently being installed for testing on the MN Pélican.

South Korea’s state-owned natural gas importer and transporter Korea Gas Corporation (KOGAS) chose DNV to assess the viability of blending hydrogen into the nation’s gas transmission network.