Tag: solar power

Eco Marine Power announced that it has begun preparing for sea trials of its Aquarius Marine Renewable Energy solution, in co-operation with strategic partners and ship owner Hisafuku Kisen K.K. of Onomichi, Japan.

China is known for investing more each year in wind, hydro and solar power than any other country on earth. In early June, it further underlined its role as the global leader in renewable energy, by switching on the world’s largest floating solar power plant, according to the World Economic Forum .

Eco Marine Power announced that, along with its strategic partners, will jointly offer products and solutions for offshore applications, including offshore wind platforms, oil rigs and jack-up systems. These products and solutions will incorporate marine solar power, batteries, integrated monitoring systems and engineering and design services.

The Singapore Cruise Centre has announced that is embracing sustainability entering in agreement with Sunseap in order to tap solar power at Tanah Merah Ferry Terminal which will become Singapore’s first solar powered ferry terminal, but still be assured of stability of energy supply to keep terminal running smoothly.

TenneT of Netherlands, Energinet of Denmark and TenneT TSO of Germany will sign an trilateral agreement in Brussels, on 23 March 2017, that will press ahead on developing a large renewable European electricity system in the North Sea. The companies aim to make the energy transition both feasible and affordable and central to the plan is the construction of one or more islands.

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. announced a plan to acquire a 5% share in Seajacks International Limited Group, which owns and operates five Self-Elevating Platform vessels, from Marubeni Corporation. This consists the first step to move into the renewable energy business field, through involvement in installation of offshore wind power generation systems, which is expanding in Europe and other areas around the world.

Longyearbyen is the largest settlement and the administrative centre of Svalbard, a Norwegian archipelago in the Arctic Ocean. Today, Longyearbyen obtains its electric power and district heating from its coal power plant, the only one in Norway. A recent study shows that shipping surplus energy to Svalbard in the form of liquid hydrogen could mean annual savings of more than NOK 100 million.

DNV GL successfully completed its vendor’s technical due diligence of a portfolio of Irish wind farms for Gaelectric Holding plc. The portfolio is to be purchased by major Chinese investors CGN Europe Energy, the European renewable investment arm of China General Nuclear (CGN) Power Group – the group that holds a 33% share of the new £18 billion Hinkley Point C nuclear power station in Somerset, UK.

A new solar powered passenger ferry, built by India-based NavAlt and operated by the Kerala State Water Transport Department is said to have lost one of the two rudder plates is reported off the vessel during travel while plying in the Vaikom-Thavanakkadavu route,

In co-operation with several shipping companies and technology partners, EMP has announced that it has begun a detailed study highlighting on the engineering aspects of installing an EnergySail or Aquarius MRE based solution on a variety of ships.