By Yvonne Yue Li (Bloomberg) Seven months after President Joe Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act into law, the magnitude of the challenge it will be for the US to loosen China’s…
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green power
P&O Maritime Logistics to Convert Multi-Carrying Vessel to Green Methanol-Powered Cable Layer
Dubai-based P&O Maritime Logistics has announced plans to convert one of its existing vessels into a Cable-Laying Vessel (CLV) powered by green methanol. The CLV will predominantly be used to…
Could A Subsea Solar Power Cable Link Australia To Singapore?
By James Thornhill (Bloomberg) Atlassian co-founder Mike Cannon-Brookes and iron ore magnate Andrew Forrest have committed more cash to a A$30 billion ($21.9 billion) project to export solar power from…
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VESSEL REVIEW | Green Power – New hybrid tour boat for Venice Lagoon
Treviso, Italy-based workboat builder Studioplast recently delivered a new sightseeing vessel to local commuter and charter vessel operator Venice by Boat for sailings in ..
US Navy To Spend $173m On Cleantech Energy Upgrades At Norfolk Naval Shipyard
by John Konrad (gCaptain) Ameresco ($AMRC), today announced a $173 million clean energy upgrade contract with the U.S. Navy to construct a new 19-megawatt (MW) combined heat and power (CHP)…
First Tilting Rotor Sails Installed on SC Connector
Finnish-based Norsepower has installed the world’s first set of tilting rotor sails on board the SEA-CARGO roll-on/roll-off carrier SC Connector. The 35-meter-tall Rotor Sails will provide auxiliary wind propulsion leading…
Ship Orders Slump 50% With Owners Unsure Which Green Fuel to Use
By Elizabeth Low and Jack Wittels (Bloomberg) — Ship owners facing looming deadlines to use less-polluting fuels have slashed the number of new vessels on order because they don’t know which…
Norwegian Billionaire Reshapes Oil Empire for Renewable-Energy Future
By Mikael Holter and Lars Erik Taraldsen (Bloomberg) –Billionaire Kjell Inge Rokke is transforming the structure of his business empire as he seeks to revive struggling oil-service firms and seize on opportunities in renewable energy. Rokke’s investment company Aker ASA plans to combine its two...
Port of Rotterdam Deploys Blockchain for Energy Grid and Logistics
The Port of Rotterdam’s blockchain incubator, BlockLab, announced that the first blockchain application have begun shaping, reports The Maritime Executive.
In a network without central leadership, trust is often lacking, but it is needed for large-scale data sharing that can simplify and accelerate business processes. Blockchain provides that trust because transaction data is recorded in a secure way on a huge number of computers.
“Blockchain is...
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Wärtsilä Helps ‘North Sea Giant’ Go Green
Finnish technology group Wärtsilä announced the installation of energy storage systems onboard the offshore construction vessel North Sea Giant which the group says could deliver impressive fuel savings of up to 50 percent. Wärtsilä says the installation of three energy storage systems features,...