Cargill has signed an agreement with SkySails GmbH & Co. KG (SkySails) to use wind power technology to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the shipping industry. SkySails, based in Hamburg, has developed innovative, patented technology that uses a kite which flies ahead of the vessel and generates enough propulsion to reduce consumption of bunker fuel [...]
The Institute for Shipboard Education is pleased to announce “Engineering a New Tomorrow,” the first short-term Semester at Sea voyage. Open to participants of all majors the program will explore key global issues during an intensive 26-day shipboard and field-practice curriculum developed in partnership with the University of Virginia. The academic program is based on [...]
Hydro Alternative Energy, Inc, a renewable energy company, announced this week that HAE and MRS Holdings Limited, a Nigerian corporation and major diversified holding company involved in oil and gas, shipping, and other businesses, have entered into a joint venture agreement to develop hydrokinetic energy projects in the West Africa region. Such joint venture arrangement [...]
Nairobi, Kenya — Scientists are concerned about the possible impacts of small plastic fragments – microplastics – in the environment.
Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change Chris Huhne today welcomed a £3 million marine renewable energy contract between Edinburgh-based wave energy developer Aquamarine Power and Falmouth-based marine drilling specialists Fugro Seacore (Seacore).
TEL-AVIV, Israel,- SDE Energy has announced that the Ministry of Energy in Kenya has granted official approval for the establishment of a 100MW power plant on the Kenyan coastline.
Drammen, NO — Draka Offshore has announced The European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) has once again selected Draka as their subsea power cable provider with a further purchase of cables and logistical solutions.
Fukuoka, Japan- Eco Marine Power Co. Ltd. (EMP) this week announced that it is proceeding with the development of the Aquarius Solar and Wind Marine Power System (Patent Pending) for ships and ocean going vessels.
With a mission of exploring the potential impact of iron fertilization of the oceans to reduce the amount of carbon dioxide (COgroup of twelve universities and research centers from around the world has come together to form the ISIS (in situ iron studies) Consortium. ISIS is a group of institutions and scientists who are motivated [...]
Baby dolphins are washing up along the Mississippi and Alabama coastlines at 10 times the normal rate of stillborn and infant deaths, according to researchers.
Pioneering diver and inventor, Christian Lambertsen, died yesterday at the age of 93. While he did a variety of things in his life, he is probably best known for coining the acronym SCUBA (self-contained underwater breathing apparatus) in addition to his creation of actual scuba gear.
A new study authored by Dr. Paul Epstein, the Director of Harvard Medical School Center for Health and the Global Environment, and eleven other co-authors have compiled a first of its kind “Full Cost Accounting for the Life Cycle of Coal,” tracking the multiple human health and environmental impacts of coal from mining to transport to [...]
UK Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change Chris Huhne today welcomed a £3 million marine renewable energy contract between Edinburgh-based wave energy developer Aquamarine Power and Falmouth-based marine drilling specialists Fugro Seacore (Seacore).
To advance the ongoing natural resource restoration planning process following the BP Deepwater Horizon spill in the Gulf of Mexico, NOAA and the Department of the Interior (DOI) today announced plans to develop a Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (PEIS) in cooperation with state co-trustees as part of the ongoing Natural Resource Damage Assessment (NRDA). The [...]
A panel of scientists speaking today at the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) unveiled new research and models demonstrating how climate change could increase exposure and risk of human illness originating from ocean, coastal and Great Lakes ecosystems, with some studies projecting impacts to be felt within 30 [...]
The International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) has welcomed reports that Japan has called an early halt to its cruel whaling activities in Antarctica.
Aquamarine Power Gets Green Light for 2.4MW Demonstration Project in Orkney
Ecotricity Enters Wave Energy Industry
Alstom and SSE Renewables Create Joint Venture to Co-Develop World’s Largest Wave Farm off the Coast of Scotland
Pelamis Wave Power Up for Sale
Major New Green Energy Fund Acquires Stake in Aquamarine Power
Eco Wave Power Company is Taking the Fast Track to Success
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