Projects & Initiatives GreenPort

A new research project will see underwater, unmanned autonomous vehicles (UAVs) scanning the ocean to gather environmental information at one of Europe’s busiest ports.

The Next Generation Marine Power & Propulsion conference brought together a broad and unique marine industry group from the UK, EU and US to discuss the way forward for hybrid marine power.

Latvian based boatbuilder Latitude Yachts has launched what it calls a game-changing new electric ASV commuter ferry.

UK-based marine engineering company, Sustainable Marine Energy (SME), has arranged a £4.5m funding package to begin deploying an array of its PLAT-O tidal energy systems at the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC)…

The second conference on Initiatives for the Future of Great Rivers (IFRG), hosted by the Montreal Port Authority (MPA), focused on the increased new energy models which are emerging around rivers.

Renewable energy propulsion specialist, REAPsystems, is developing a hybrid-drive system for installation in Venice’s water taxis in order to convert the current fleet into cleaner, greener transport.

The Green Award Foundation has received the Green4Sea Initiative Award, given for its contribution to environmental sustainability in the shipping industry.

An EU funded project called the Nordic Maritime Hub project has been initiated at the Port of Frederikshavn in Denmark.

Ecoslops has announced that it has won the Future Programmes’ Worldwide Innovation Challenge, awarded by the French Government.