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VARD Forms Research and Innovation Partnership with NORCE

Dec 18, 2025

VARD has recently signed an agreement (MoU) with the major Norwegian research institute NORCE, establishing a strategic partnership to cooperate on research and innovation.The agreement encompasses topics such as design, construction, on board and underwater maintenance and drone technology for ships and subsea technology, with particular focus on the planned standardized vessels of the Norwegian Navy…

Dutch Firm Designs Blades for TouchWind’s Innovative Floating Wind Turbine

Apr 08, 2025

We4Ce, a Dutch rotor blade designer, has designed 10 rotor blade sets for Dutch wind turbine startup TouchWind for testing on its floating TW6 turbine, a self-tilting, one-piece rotor design that breaks from conventional three-blade models.Engineered to withstand wind speeds of up to 250 km/h…

MOL’s Green Hydrogen Production Vessel Makes First Onshore Delivery

Mar 07, 2025

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) has announced that green hydrogen produced from offshore wind using the demonstration yacht Winz Maru was supplied onshore in the central breakwater area of Tokyo, as part of the Wind Hunter Project.This marks the first…

Is Seawater Electrolysis Economic Folly?

Aug 16, 2024

While scientists hail their advances in producing green hydrogen directly from seawater, others see it as pointless.The idea of getting rid of the pre-treatment of seawater that is required to provide pure water to electrolyzers seems to make sense – it reduces costs…

Petrobras and Shearwater Join Forces for Seismic Tech R&D

Jun 11, 2024

Brazilian state-owned energy company Petrobras and seismic acquisition company Shearwater Geoservices have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for joint development and execution of scientific research and technology innovation within…

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