Author: Anela Dokso

Six months after the introduction of Green Marine Europe, Surfrider Foundation Europe and Green Marine have presented the first-ever laureates of this new environmental label. Six European ship owners renowned within the maritime transportation sector have joined Green Marine Europe to earn this label and commit to a sustainable transition. Approximately 90% of the world’s goods are moved by water. Although maritime transportation is the most efficient mode of transport, this activity still generates pollution that is harmful to the marine environment. Faced with this reality, the Surfrider Foundation Europe NGO began in 2019 to outline an environmental program which…

Equinor has joined a group of the world’s largest companies with shipping activity, including Shell, Total, Ørsted, that will for the first time assess and disclose the climate alignment of their shipping activities. United Nations agencies estimate the international shipping industry to carry around 80% of world trade flows and to be responsible for 2-3% of global greenhouse gas emissions annually. Large industrial corporations are significant users of international shipping services. The Sea Cargo Charter has been developed by a group of charterers to measure and report climate alignment. The ambition is to be transparent on environmental performance to drive…

OPITO, the global skills organisation for the energy industry, has launched a new transition standard, designed to provide flexibility for workers to pursue opportunities in both the oil and gas, and offshore wind sectors. The new standard will enable learners to develop the skills and competencies required to work in the offshore wind sector, while recognizing prior training undertaken relevant to the oil and gas industry, and reducing the potential for duplication of training. This will support the development of a multi-disciplined workforce, enabling people to transfer their skills across the evolving energy sector. The associated training course will equip…

Executive Growth Alliance (EGA), founded in Silicon Valley, has put its focus on the development of new ways to resolve challenges through collaboration and shared learning. EGA is using a different approach from the traditional business to solve challenges that the world leaders are facing in the current market with everything that’s going on with Covid-19. The peer learning methodology is showing how bringing together global leaders with common goals and needs can make new opportunities and help overcome the crisis that Coronavirus put on the economies and work opportunities. The peer learning approach consists of EGA members working with…

Equinor, together with eleven other companies and organizations, has submitted a joint proposal to create a low carbon cluster in the Humber, the UK’s largest and most carbon-intensive industrial region. The application by the Zero Carbon Humber (ZCH) Partnership is a first step to creating the world’s first net zero industrial cluster by 2040 and will support clean growth in the north-east of England. The bid, announced on Wednesday, for Phase Two funding from the UK Government’s Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund, builds on a successful application for Phase One funding which was announced in April. The ZCH Partnership includes Equinor,…

Airborne Oil & Gas, a manufacturer of Thermoplastic Composite Pipe (TCP), has changed its name to Strohm from October 08, 2020, as the organization confirms its commitment to the oil and gas sector’s energy transition and accelerates its strategic growth into the renewables market. Strohm has built up a large track record for TCP with most major oil and gas companies utilizing its qualified products for jumper, flowline and well intervention applications. The firm has now firmly established TCP’s sustainability following analysis carried out to global Greenhouse Gas Protocol’s (GHG Protocol) emission measurement and management standards. It has proven that…

MHI Vestas has moved in to Able Seaton Port (ASP) in Hartlepool ready to install 90 of its V164-9.5 MW turbines at the Triton Knoll project in Q1 2021. ASP will serve as the turbine logistics and pre-assembly hub for the project, with components expected to arrive from next month. Turbine tower sections, blades and nacelles will be marshalled and pre-assembled at ASP, before being loaded onto vessels for transport to the wind farm. Triton Knoll, the 857 MW offshore wind farm, is being built by RWE Renewables in partnership with J-Power and Kansai Electric Power, and is RWE’s most…

Maid of the Mist has launched new generation of iconic ferries, running purely on sustainable power enabled by ABB. The pair of vessels installed with all-electric propulsion from ABB have been approved to enter service on October 6, 2020. The zero-emission ferries named the James V. Glynn and the Nikola Tesla, respectively in honor of the Maid of the Mist chairman and the renowned energy pioneer – are the first all-electric vessels built in the US, with power drawn from a high-capacity battery pack supplied and integrated by ABB. In addition to batteries, ABB has supplied a comprehensive integrated power…

The International Energy Agency and the European Patent Office (EPO) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on bilateral cooperation with the aim of promoting innovation in sustainable energy technologies. Under the MoU, the two organizations will publish a series of joint studies over the next three years to inform policymakers and the public about technology trends in areas that are critical for the energy transition and climate change mitigation. The EPO and IEA published their first joint report, Innovation in batteries and electricity storage, revealing that over the past decade, patenting activity in these technologies grew four times faster…

Vestas has introduced low-wind variant suited for India’s wind market and expanded its production footprint in the country. The global demand for sustainable energy solutions in low and ultra-low wind areas continues to grow as renewable technology improves in efficiency and cost. This trend is especially prominent in India, the world’s fourth largest wind energy market, where the energy demand is expected to double and the government intends to add around 100 GW wind power in the predominantly low-wind market by 2030. While the new turbine is globally applicable, it initially targets low and ultra-low wind condition projects in India…