Environment News – Page 113

  • HIVE coordinator Emma-Jane Alexander is working to strengthen partnerships between the University of Hull and industry
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    Hull’s virtual reality offshore wind turbine

    2012-11-27T07:30:00Z

    A 3D virtual reality ''cave'' will be created at the UK’s University of Hull to provide the offshore renewable energy sector with an innovative training facility.

  • The MPV Willem De Vlamingh will be working installing cable connecting the Northwind offshore wind farm next summer
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    Cable ship readied for Belgian wind farm

    2012-11-27T07:30:00Z

    Offshore handling systems specialist, Caley Ocean Systems, has been awarded a contract to supply Belgian dredging and marine engineering giant Jan de Nul NV with a 5,400Te capacity cable turntable for the MPV Willem De Vlamingh.

  • O&WA's new damen crew supplier and jack-ups operating at Thornton Bank windfarm. Photo: DEME
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    Crew suppliers delivered to new GeoSea subsidiary

    2012-11-22T15:13:00Z

    A double event held recently in Ostend saw the launch of a new company and the christening of two new vessels, illustrating increasing involvement of established marine entities in the expanding offshore windfarm market.

  • Deployment of AR1000 horizontal axis turbine at EMEC (Atlantis Resources Corporation)
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    UK wave and tidal energy resources reassessed

    2012-11-22T15:11:00Z

    The size and distribution of UK wave and tidal energy resources have been reassessed in light of new findings and presented in a report aimed at providing a clearer understanding of the potential for project developers.

  • The new Wind Express 27 catamarans will be able to transport 12 personnel and 10 tonnes of equipment
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    Austal extends European windfarm presence

    2012-11-20T14:52:00Z

    Reflecting its renewed competitiveness in the international market for small and medium sized commercial vessels, Austal has secured a new contract for the design and construction of three wind farm support vessels.

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    Wind farm fleet expansion for CWind

    2012-11-19T14:51:00Z

    UK based offshore wind industry service company CWind has deployed a new wind farm support vessel to the London Array wind farm and another to Teesside.

  • The SeaGen tidal turbine in Strangford Lough, which will now also host a prototype Deep Green Ocean Kite by Swedish developer Minesto
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    Crown Estate leases unleash tidal power

    2012-11-15T15:10:00Z

    The Crown Estate confirmed on Wednesday that three organisations have secured rights to progress with the development of tidal energy projects at sites around the UK.

  • Current offshore vessels from different backgrounds will gradually make way for more dedicated vessels in the future (Peter Barker)
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    Marine renewables twenty-five years from now

    2012-11-15T11:09:00Z

    As MJ celebrates its 25th birthday, we dig out the crystal ball and try to predict what the next 25 years of marine renewables will bring Europe’s maritime industries.

  • Works underway on the offshore windfarm at Samso, Denmark, which has been providing electricity since 2003.
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    EU funding for ECOWindS project

    2012-11-08T16:17:00Z

    The EU has pledged to provide some € 1.9m for the national innovation network Offshore Center Danmark to be used for a new three year project called ECOWindS.

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    Big firms flock to Norstec network

    2012-10-31T07:30:00Z

    Over forty organisations have joined forces to set out a long-term vision for the deployment of offshore wind in the northern seas and the economic opportunities this presents.

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    Guidance for offshore renewables diving

    2012-10-31T07:30:00Z

    The International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA) has produced two information notes; ‘Diving on Offshore Renewable Energy Projects: Regulations and Guidance’, and ‘The Inspection and Auditing of Manned and Unmanned Barges’.

  • Customers are given the opportunity to design their own modular MORTIM container to suit specific vessel requirements
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    Containerised waste management debuts at SMM

    2012-10-30T07:30:00Z

    The MORTIM containerised on board waste management system made a resounding success of its debut at the recent SMM exhibition in Hamburg, with the first fully equipped 20‘ version on display.

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    ‘Spillwatch’ distribution deal for OSIL

    2012-10-29T07:30:00Z

    Hampshire UK based Ocean Scientific International Ltd (OSIL) has become the exclusive global representative for the Optimare Spillwatch non-contact oil detection system.

  • The LNG Hybrid Barge will significantly reduce particle emissions from cruise ships during port visits
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    LNG Hybrid Barge to end cruise pollution

    2012-10-29T07:30:00Z

    Working together with AIDA Cruises, Becker Marine Systems has developed a concept for an environmentally friendly LNG Hybrid Barge solution for supplying power to cruise ships lying in port.

  • Ocean BoomVane tows a rubber oil containment boom in open water
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    BoomVane technology cleans up in America

    2012-10-29T07:30:00Z

    Illinois USA headquartered Elastec/American Marine has acquired BoomVane technology, expanding its range in the manufacture of innovative pollution control equipment.

  • Bioremediation was not widely used until the Exxon Valdez oil spill disaster in 1989
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    Put bioremediation into pollution toolkit

    2012-10-26T07:30:00Z

    Incidents of oil spills will continue to plague the marine environment as long as ships transit the world''s oceans and oil rigs move into ever deeper waters.

  • Phase 1 of the London Array project is due to be completed at the end of 2012. Photo: London Array Ltd
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    Phase 2 application for London Array

    2012-10-25T16:00:00Z

    The global wind energy consortium for the UK offshore windfarm project, London Array, has submitted its proposal to the Department of Energy Climate Change (DECC) and the Marine Management Organisation (MMO) for phase 2 of the project.

  • A cross-section of dam caisson from the proposed Dynamic Tidal Power scheme
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    Dynamic Tidal Power plans promise plenty

    2012-10-25T15:43:00Z

    China and the Netherlands have signed a deal to examine the feasibility of constructing the world’s largest tidal power scheme.

  • Turbines for the Ormonde Offshore Windfarm were assembled at Harland & Wolff in Belfast. KTPs aim to help the UK economy capture more benefit from increased supply to future projects. Photo: Vattenfall
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    Developing the offshore wind supply chain

    2012-10-23T07:30:00Z

    The UK Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) and the Technology Strategy Board are to invest up to £11.2m in technical feasibility studies.

  • A wind turbine gearbox housing is re-assembled at ZF Services
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    ZF Services supports Wind Energy Charter

    2012-10-23T07:30:00Z

    ZF Services UK Ltd has signed up to the RenewableUK Wind Energy Charter, which sets out how the wind energy industry intends to deliver continued investment to the UK and its economy.