Glosten is committed to supporting the marine designs that power our planet. From liquefied natural gas (LNG), to petroleum, to wind, wave and tidal energy, Glosten’s team continuously supports a variety of energy projects. Our broad range of marine energy engineering and consulting is applied to renewable projects as well as hydrocarbon drilling platforms, FPSOs, tankers, terminals and pipelines.
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Vessel owners and operators are concerned with the cost of increasingly restrictive air emission requirements. The use of LNG fuel instead of diesel or gasoline is gaining popularity due...
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Glosten was tasked with integrating OPI’s proprietary hullform, drivetrains, and support systems through a FEED (Front End Engineering Design) cycle.
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Offshore Wind – Front End Engineering Design Study
In 2012, the UK's Energy Technologies Institute (ETI) awarded Glosten funding to perform a FEED study for a full-scale 6MW offshore wind floating platform system demonstrator.
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