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The Marine Energy Council announces 13 new Lead Partners The UK Marine Energy Council (MEC) has announced 13 new companies have joined the industry group as Lead Partners. These Lead Partners will support the MEC’s ambition to make the UK the world leader in tidal stream and wave energy. The MEC, has been instrumental in improving the investment landscape for marine energy in the UK. This includes securing three successive tidal stream ringfences in the UK's renewable auctions, and raising the profile of wave energy’s role in the future energy mix. MEC's Lead Partners are the industry leaders in tidal stream and wave energy, representing the most innovative companies and organisations working at the forefront of realising the UK's 30GW+ of marine energy potential. The Lead Partners are: CorPower Ocean EMEC: European Marine Energy Centre HYDROQUEST HydroWing Ltd Leask Marine Ltd Magallanes Renovables Minesto Menter Môn Morlais Ltd Nova Innovation Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult Spiralis Energy Scottish Renewables Wave Energy Scotland Sue Barr, Chair of the MEC, will be delivering the ‘The Trouble With Tidal- A Wave of Opportunity’ session at this year’s SOCSEA24 conference on the Blue Invest stage, the 9th of September at Maritime Greenwich, London. This session will inform businesses and stakeholders on the status and prospects for Tidal Stream Energy projects. It will investigate the current technology, infrastructure challenges and investment opportunities to help decision makers to fine tune strategies to attract investment and facilitate deployment. At the same time, it will cover the key benefits that Tidal Stream Energy projects can deliver both economically and sustainably, and what opportunities this creates for business, job creation and coastal regeneration. Don’t miss this essential session for anyone interested in the key role that tidal stream and wave energy can have in delivering the UK’s net zero ambitions. https://lnkd.in/ef3eMaCD The Society & the Sea Conference and Expo 9th & 10th September 2024, Greenwich Maritime 🟢 Book your conference pass via link below today 👇 https://lnkd.in/emSPq83Z #socsea24 #ISeaSMEs #maritimeconnection #rnlimaritimeball #maritime #energy #netzero #tidal #wave #offshore #renewables University of Greenwich Zeeshan Asghar Heidi King Caylee Gutsell

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Orders for #LNG and alternative fuels are back with a bang! 📈 In fact, Q3 turned out to be the strongest quarter ever for LNG - 117(!) new vessels confirmed 💪 guess you’ve all sensed it, but great to get the numbers confirmed by DNV - Maritime’s AFI platform. Several more big orders announced, but not yet confirmed, so growth for #lngbunkering will continue at high pace

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Green Marine UK’s hydrogen CTV (Crew Transfer Vessel) retrofit initiative – Project Verdant – awarded ‘Approval in Principle’ by RINA National Maritime SME Award winners, Green Marine (UK) Ltd pioneering maritime initiative aiming to retrofit CTVs (Crew Transfer Vessels) with hydrogen, fuel cells and battery – to cut emissions while servicing offshore wind farms – has been granted Approval in Principle (AiP) by global classification society Royal Institution of Naval Architects Phase 1 of Project Verdant, involving a preliminary design and feasibility study, has now been completed and deemed viable, opening the door to subsequent project phases seeking to execute design, engineering and sea trials. Led by Green Marine UK, the Innovate UK funded project includes maritime consultancy Waves Group Ltd and EMEC: European Marine Energy Centre (European Marine Energy Centre). Project Verdant’s conceptual design incorporates hydrogen fuel cells connected to electric motors, working in conjunction with existing diesel-fuelled engines, which can be shut down to enable zero emission operation at slow speed while servicing offshore wind farms. Global leader in hydrogen systems and marine fuel cell generators Energys helped design and provide engineering and modelling. Meanwhile, Engineered Marine Systems (EMS) supplied a design for the battery room, drawn from its extensive experience involving multiple hybrid CTVs. Findings show the hybrid system could reduce the vessel’s CO2 emissions by up to 30% and NOx emissions by up to 40% – with CTVs commonly operating in loiter mode for long periods at a time. #hydrogen #decarbonisation #ISeaSMEs #socsea24 https://lnkd.in/d8383N5X

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📍#LNGShipbuilding📍  ✅ #Wärtsilä has revealed it will supply 🤝 engines, fuel gas supply system and thrusters for two 2️⃣ new RoPax ferries being built for French operator La #Méridionale, a subsidiary of French shipping heavyweight #CMA #CGM. ✅ #Wärtsilä will supply 👉 two 12-cylinder, one 10-cylinder and one 8-cylinder Wärtsilä 31DF engines. The ships will be powered by liquefied natural gas (LNG) 💧. ✅ The vessels, which have been specifically designed to minimize emissions 💭, are to be built at the China Merchants Jinling Shipyard (Weihai) 📌. They will operate between Marseille and Corsica 🌎. 📌 Source : Offshore Energy #lng #lngindustry #lngshipping #maritime #accidentinvestigation #safety #management 

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31 more licences offered in final set of 33rd round awards    82 awards offered so far in 33rd oil and gas licensing round  50 companies offered awards in the round  North Sea remains a vibrant home for exploration    The North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA) has today offered a further 31 licences in the latest phase of the 33rd oil and gas licensing round.  A total of 82 offers to 50 companies have now been made in the round which attracted 115 bids from 76 companies across 257 blocks and part-blocks.  The licences offered in the round would be expected to add an estimated 600 mmboe up to 2060, or 545 by 2050.  The first tranche offered 27 licences in October 2023, with the second offering 24 licences in January 2024.  The 31 offers in the final tranche are made up of 29 new licences and two merges. Of the 29 new licences, 23 are Initial Term Phase A or B, two will be Initial Term Phase C (firm wells), and the remaining four will go straight to Second Term, meaning they can theoretically go into production more quickly.   Phase A is a period for carrying out geotechnical studies and geophysical data reprocessing; Phase B is a period for undertaking seismic surveys and acquiring other geophysical data; and Phase C is for drilling.   The number of awards in the current round are broadly similar to the most recent predecessors. The 32nd Offshore Licensing Round offered 113 licences over 260 blocks or part-blocks to 65 companies, the 31st Round, which focused on frontier areas, offered 37 areas over 141 blocks or part-blocks to 30 companies; and the 30th Round offered 123 licences over 229 blocks or part-blocks to 61 companies.  The North Sea is an important resource for energy security and net zero delivery, so it’s vital that sectors collaborate to ensure those systems can co-exist.   Following discussions with our partners in The Crown Estate and Crown Estate Scotland, we have introduced a new clause for overlapping oil and gas licences and wind leases for the first time. This will be the main commercial mechanism for these licences to resolve spatial overlaps and to support co-existence of these important industries.  Further consideration is being given to a small number of remaining applications and a few more licences may be offered at a later date.  

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