Environment News – Page 101
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NewsTesting makes perfect
South Boats IOW, a UK-based manufacturer of wind farm service vessels (WFSV), has launched its first of class South Cat 26m named ‘Seacat Intrepid’ for Seacat Services Ltd.
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NewsRenewableUK 2014
RenewableUK’s Conference & Exhibition, which opens at Manchester Central, UK from 11–13 November 2014 will be the 36th running of this key event, demonstrating considerable longevity in an industry that popular misconception sometimes considers to only be a decade old.
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NewsUS partnership
Belgium’s FLiDAR has announced it has entered into an exclusive partnership with US-based Renewable NRG Systems for the distribution of FLiDAR’s offshore wind measurement buoys in the Americas.
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NewsJacking-up windfarm maintenance efficiency
The UK''s Crown Estate has commissioned a study exploring how optimisation of jack-up vessel deployment can improve windfarm performance as projects move into the operations and maintenance phase.
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NewsSwedish steel for floating platforms
Swedish steel specialist SSAB is entering into an agreement with Hexicon AB to develop far off shore wind farm platforms. The combined technology will offer advantages within the market for renewable energy. A first demonstration unit is planned for Swedish waters in 2017.
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NewsSea Tech Week
Sea Tech Week, the international ocean science week held from 13 to 17 October 2014 in Brest, north-west France, is set to showcase marine renewable energies.
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Tier III genset
The German based Rolls-Royce brand MTU and Fairplay Towage are to test an MTU diesel genset with SCR exhaust aftertreatment in a harbour tug in order to verify compliance with IMO Tier III emission requirements that come into force as of 2016. The nitrogen oxide (NOx) emissions will be cut ...
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NewsFacing the big clean up
A recent study brings a ray of hope to our seas: it shows clearing plastic pollution from the ocean’s notorious ‘garbage patches’ is indeed feasible. But surprisingly, the necessary novel approach started with a high school project.
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NewsOffshore Energy 2014
2014 brings the seventh edition of Offshore Energy Exhibition and Conference, which will be held on 28 & 29 October 2014 at the Amsterdam RAI, the Netherlands.
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NewsMeyGen gets go-ahead
MeyGen, which claims to be the world’s largest tidal stream development, has announced that it has agreed terms for a funding package to finance the construction of the first phase of its 398MW tidal array project in the Pentland Firth, Scotland, UK.
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NewsREA responds to BNEF
Despite the fact that Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF) has recently revised down its projections for growth in the global wave and tidal sectors, according to the UK industry body the Renewable Energy Association (REA), the UK is still the world leader in developing marine renewable energy.
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NewsFinancing go-ahead given for innovative Dutch offshore windfarm
A consortium of banks have agreed financial closure for the Dutch Westermeerwind windfarm, giving a green light to a project taking up the challenge of cost reduction through innovation.
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NewsRough funding
Marubeni Corporation has announced the successful conclusion of project funding for the UK Round 2 Westermost Rough Offshore Wind Power project.
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NewsWind Energy Scenarios for 2020
The European Wind Energy Association (EWEA) has published its latest predictions of what the wind energy scene in Europe will look like in 2020, updating previous reports in 2009 and 2011.
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Dale joins Team Humber
One of the UK’s leading power system suppliers is targeting the Humber region in the north east of the country because of its increasing importance as a renewable energy hub, according to a local industrial grouping. Dale Power Solutions of Scarborough, which makes and services uninterrupted power systems and generators, ...
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Tidal turbulence measured
Partrac, a UK-based marine data acquisition specialist, has completed the first tidal energy turbulence survey for the Carbon Trust-managed Turbulence in Marine Environments (TiME) project.
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NewsNew windfarm SOV designs
OSD-IMT, the UK division of Offshore Ship Designers (OSD), has developed a range of new designs of offshore wind-farm service operation vessels (SOVs).
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NewsEnvironmental protection for Arran
Arran islanders and the Community of Arran Seabed Trust (COAST) have welcomed the Scottish Government’s announcement that the south of Arran, UK is now a marine protected area (MPA). The South Arran MPA is unique in being the only MPA proposed and developed entirely by a local community group, the ...
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Grimsby base
James Fisher Marine Services, part of UK marine and subsea services company James Fisher and Sons plc, have announced the launch of an operational base in Port of Grimsby East, to support construction and O&M activities within the growing offshore wind sector.
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Maritime Spatial Planning Directive
Europe''s ocean energy industry have welcomed the Maritime Spatial Planning Directive, which was adopted last month by the EU''s General Affairs Council, but warned that member states must take a longterm view when implementing the Directive.
