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ABS Verifies Non-flammable Blue G Battery System Design

Feb 23, 2023

Classification society ABS announced it has issued New Technology Qualification (NTQ) for non-flammable battery technology for use at sea.Called Blue G, the vanadium redox flow battery system from Gennal Engineering PTE LTD is now planned to move into prototype testing later this year.The Blue G battery is comprised of a water-based electrolyte solution, storage tank, stack cell and regulating pump…

Fugro's Pegasus Becomes First Registered Over-The-Horizon USV in UAE

Apr 13, 2023

Fugro's Blue Essence-series uncrewed surface vessel (USV), the Fugro Pegasus, has received full navigation licensing from the UAE Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure, the Dutch offshore survey firm said Thursday.This is the first registration of an over-the-horizon USV in the country…

Blue Gem Wind JV Gets Marine License for Wales' First Floating Wind Farm

Feb 23, 2023

French energy major TotalEnergies, in partnership with Simply Blue Group, has secured a marine license for the 100MW Erebus project, Wales' first planned floating wind farm.The project is owned by Blue Gem Wind, the joint venture between TotalEnergies and Simply Blue Group…

Fugro's USV with eROV Wins UK Maritime Agency Approval

Feb 20, 2023

Fugro’s Blue Essence uncrewed surface vessel (USV), has received approval from the UK Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) to operate as the first USV with an electrical remotely operated vehicle (eROV) in UK waters.The MCA is the government…

Blue Hydrogen: A Key Player in the Future of Energy Transition

Feb 12, 2023

The energy sector is undergoing a transformation, with a growing focus on cleaner energy sources and technologies that reduce greenhouse gas emissions and contribute to a more sustainable future. In this context, hydrogen is emerging as a key player in the energy transition…

Horisont Energi Welcomes Fertiberia to Barents Blue Project as Equinor, Var Energi Withdraw

Feb 01, 2023

Norwegian oil and gas companies Equinor and Var Energi said Wednesday they were leaving Horisont Energi's Barents Blue project, which is designed to make ammonia from natural gas from the Barents Sea, capture the CO2, and store it under the seabed…

Houlder, Blue Sea Power Developing Floating LNG-to-power Barges for Greek Islands

Jan 17, 2023

Houlder, the design and engineering consultancy, is collaborating with Blue Sea Power, an integrated energy solution provider as a gas-to-power company based in Athens, to develop three innovative floating LNG-to-power barges (FSRPs).According to the partners…

Platform Supply Vessel to Ship CO2 for Storage Under North Sea Seabed

Dec 02, 2022

A platform supply vessel, normally used to deliver goods to offshore oil and gas platforms, is undergoing preparations in the Danish Esbjerg port to carry CO2 containers for storage in the North Sea.Offshore vessel owner Blue Water and offshore…

Autonomous OBN Seismic Survey Robots Could Enter Commercial Operation in 2024

Nov 22, 2022

Blue Ocean Seismic Services, which is working on autonomous ocean bottom seismic robotic vehicle technology, said on Tuesday that it had finished a series of passive and active seismic trials that proved the quality of seismic data collection…

Scotland: MPS to Provide Floating Platform for Simply Blue's Planned 100MW Wind Farm

Oct 25, 2022

Renewable energy technology company Marine Power Systems has partnered up with floating wind farm developer Simply Blue Group to develop a project proposal for the Innovation and Targeted Oil and Gas (INTOG) leasing round run by Crown Estate Scotland…

Strategic Marine Delivers Fast Crew Boat to Malaysia's Blue Petra

Oct 06, 2022

Singapore-based shipbuilder Strategic Marine has delivered a new 40-meter Fast Crew Boat (FCB) to Malaysia-based Blue Petra.Blue Petra is a subsidiary of Great Ocean, a licensed Petronas contractor and a supplier to the Malaysian oil and gas industry…

Shell Pulls Out of Two Irish Offshore Wind Projects

Sep 26, 2022

Shell has pulled out of two offshore wind projects in the west of Ireland operated by Simply Blue Group a year after the British company acquired stakes in the developments. Shell and Simply Blue said in a joint statement on Saturday that Shell's…

Fugro to Expand USV Fleet with 'Next-gen' Blue Prism Unit

Jul 12, 2022

Dutch offshore surveys services company Fugro has signed a contract with Kooiman Engineering and Van Oossanen Naval Architects for the naval design of Blue Prism, Fugro’s next generation of uncrewed surface vessels (USVs).Engineered for operations in both coastal and offshore environments…

Mocean Energy Starts Tank Testing Models for 250kW Wave Energy Machine

Jul 07, 2022

Mocean Energy has started tank testing models of its 250kW Blue Horizon wave energy machine as part of the EU-funded EuropeWave program.The Edinburgh-based wave power company is of seven technology developers awarded contracts for phase 1 of the €20 million R&D scheme…

Blue Offshore Group Names New Managing Director

Jun 02, 2022

Blue Offshore Group, a company based in the Netherlands, ha appointed Henk van den IJssel as the new managing director. He will succeed Evert-Jan van Wijk as per the first of June 2022. Following Henk van den IJssel’s appointment, Evert-Jan…

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