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02 Jul

Glosten-Designed Hydrogen-Hybrid Research Vessel Approved by ABS

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Seattle-based naval architecture and marine engineering company Glosten has secured an approval in principle from the American Bureau of Shipping for its design of the University of California at San Diego’s new hydrogen-hybrid coastal-class research vessel (CCRV), the firm announced June 25. The approval means that the vessel design “meets the technical requirements and safety standards of ABS, but more broadly, it validates the use of hydrogen-fuel-cell propulsion for medium-sized coastal vessels,” according to Glosten. ABS’ endorsement is a major milestone for the company, which teamed up with Scripps Oceanography, Sandia National Laboratories and classification society DNV in 2018 on…

28 May

Glosten Technology Wins DOE’s FLOWIN Prize

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Naval architecture and marine engineering consultant firm Glosten has won the second phase of the U.S. Department of Energy’s FLoating Offshore Wind ReadINess (FLOWIN) Prize for PelaStar, its tension-leg platform technology, the Seattle-based company announced May 15. PelaStar is among five winning technologies that the DOE highlighted as “viable for industrialized manufacturing and deployment of gigawatt-scale offshore wind farms” in the country, according to Glosten. The FLOWIN contest was created to accelerate the development of floating offshore wind supply chain solutions that could help advance the country’s decarbonization efforts. In Phase One, companies had to show that their technologies were…

21 Nov

Glosten, Siemens Choose Vendors for Hydrogen-Hybrid Research Vessel Design

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Seattle naval architecture and marine engineering firm Glosten and Germany-based Siemens Energy have tapped British Columbia-based Ballard Power Systems and Georgia-headquartered Chart Industries as the main equipment vendors for the design of what could be the world’s first hydrogen-hybrid research vessel. Glosten announced the news Nov. 14. Last year, Glosten secured a contract to develop a “concept-through-production-level design package” for the CCRV, a vessel that would belong to and run by UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography. Ballard Power Systems is developing the fuel cells while Chart Industries is providing the cryogenic tank and fuel gas system for a…

11 Apr

Glosten Wins Floating Offshore Wind Readiness Prize with Platform

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Seattle-based architecture firm Glosten’s PelaStar tension-leg platform has netted the U.S. Department of Energy’s Floating Offshore Wind Readiness (FLOWIN) Prize, the naval architecture and marine engineering consulting firm said March 29. Glosten is among nine Phase One winners in the contest by the Energy Department’s Wind Energy Technologies Office (WETO), which advances the development of floating offshore wind energy tech. The contest is in three phases. In the first phase, competitors needed to show that their ideas could work for U.S. sites and “could be scaled in a cost-effective way to help address U.S. supply chain constraints,” according to the…

21 Feb

Glosten to Lead Design of New Australian Research Vessel

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Glosten and One2three Naval Architects have been chosen by the Australian Institute of Marine Science to design the organization’s new research vessel, Glosten announced Feb. 13. Glosten, which has a location in Seattle, will lead a team featuring Sydney-based One2three Naval Architects and Melbourne-based Maritime Survey Australia on a larger, more modern research vessel to replace the institute’s r/v Cape Ferguson. “Our research vessels are integral and essential to Australia’s marine research capability, giving our scientists access to the diverse habitats that make up our remote and extraordinary tropical waters and enabling them to conduct experiments at sea,” AIMS CEO…

07 Feb

Glosten Chosen to Design San Francisco Bar Pilots Station Boats

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The San Francisco Bar Pilots transportation escort service has chosen naval architecture and marine engineering company Glosten to design low-emission station boats, it was announced Jan. 23. Seattle-based Glosten is said to be working on a propulsion feasibility study for the vessels, two of which are planned for service in 2024 and a third vessel planned for 2025. The vessels are expected to be compliant with California Air Resources Board requirements. “We are pleased to work with Glosten to design our new cutting-edge station boats,” San Francisco Bar Pilots President John Carlier said. “These new vessels will allow the Bar…

06 Dec

MARAD Publishes Energy Efficiency, Decarb Guide Developed by Glosten, META

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An Energy Efficiency and Decarbonization Technical Guide created by naval architecture company Glosten and the Maritime Environmental and Technical Assistance program has been published by the U.S. Maritime Administration, Glosten announced Dec. 1. Glosten, which has an office in Seattle, developed the guide for “owners and operators looking for greenhouse gas emissions-reducing measures that will fit their fleets and operating profiles,” according to the company. “As green technologies are commercialized and regulatory pressures intensify, it is becoming increasingly important for the marine industry to understand the array of options for decarbonization,” Glosten said. The guide features several sections, including sections…