Environment News – Page 126
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NewsOil spill recovery vessel to Portugal
Kvichak Marine Industries of Seattle in the USA has delivered a 30'' Rapid Response Oil Skimmer fitted with a Marco Pollution Control CL-1 Filterbelt oil recovery module to Administração do Porto de Sines (APS) of Portugal.
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NewsUK holds lead in European offshore wind
The latest offshore wind statistics, released last week by the European Wind Energy Association (EWEA), confirm that the United Kingdom is the European and world sector leader with 1,341 megawatts (MW) installed.
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NewsEIA for wind turbine demonstrator scheme
International renewable energy consultancy, Natural Power, has been appointed as the environmental impact assessment (EIA) coordinators for the offshore elements of the Narec Offshore Wind Demonstrator Scheme after a competitive tendering exercise run by Turner and Townsend on Narec’s behalf.
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NewsDredged silt goes to Rotterdam
The crunch of environmental concerns and filling dump facilities has meant large quantities of sediment from the harbours in Bremerhaven will soon set off on a journey abroad.
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NewsUK oil spill treatment review begins
A six week consultation on how to treat oil spills was launched in the UK on the 15th of this month.
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NewsWind power lifts off in Brussels
EWEA 2011, billing itself as ‘Europe’s premier wind energy event’, returns to the Brussels Expo in Brussels, Belgium on 14 through 17 March.
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NewsWind energy employment soars
RenewableUK has published the most comprehensive ever employment figures for the wind energy industry, showing a 91% increase in full time employment in the sector between 2007/8 and 2009/10.
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NewsDanish consortium aims to map oil spills
Danish industries are cooperating together in a new project beginning this month to try to help improve recovery efforts following an oil spill.
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NewsPelamis making waves in UK waters
Following a recent announcement by EON-UK, Pelamis wave power looks set to become an increasingly important renewable energy source.
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NewsGreen light for ‘Deepwater Installer’
UK wind energy services company Gaoh Offshore has signed of a Letter of Intent covering the design development and construction of their multi-purpose wind farm development vessel, the Deepwater Installer.
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NewsSupport for UK Marine Energy Programme
Wave Hub, the pioneering marine energy project in Cornwall, has welcomed a pledge from UK Energy and Climate Change Minister Greg Barker to support the creation of a marine energy park in South West England.
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NewsSiemens selects Green Port Hull
Siemens and Associated British Ports have signed a Memorandum of Understanding in connection with ABP’s proposed Green Port Hull development at Alexandra Dock.
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NewsMaintenance vessel for Round 3 wind farms
Anglo-Dutch company Offshore Ship Designers has launched a new offshore wind farm maintenance vessel concept.
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NewsColossal carousel for wind farm barge
As the size of offshore wind farms gets steadily larger and their location pushes further out to sea, their support vessels have had to respond to the changes.
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NewsAssessment model for potential tidal resource development
ABP Marine Environmental Research Ltd (ABPmer), which provides specialist support to the marine renewables sector, has developed a model which offers a detailed description of the hydrodynamic regime across the Western Isles and Northern Ireland territorial waters.
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NewsBV issues guidance for floating wind turbines
International classification society Bureau Veritas has issued guidelines for the Classification and Certification of Floating Offshore Wind Turbines.
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NewsFrench wind industry set for expansion
France is the fourth largest wind energy market in Europe, but, perhaps surprisingly, up until now none of its installed capacity has been located offshore.
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NewsClass rules for wind farm service vessels
Classification society Det Norske Veritas (DNV) has produced the world’s first class rules which aim to establish uniform standards for the burgeoning fleet of service vessels within the offshore wind farm industry.
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NewsScunthorpe steels itself for offshore wind expansion
Mumbai based multinational conglomerate Tata Group has become the latest major company to tap into the growing UK offshore wind energy market with plans to invest £1.3m in a processing and distribution centre at their Scunthorpe steel works with a manufacturing hub capable of handling 200,000 tons of steel plate ...
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NewsDivers reach decade of offshore wind farm work
UK based diving and submarine cable contractor Falmouth Divers Ltd is celebrating its first 10 years in the offshore wind sector.
