Environment News – Page 130
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NewsCanada launch 'world's first' offshore wind assessment buoy
Canada' s AXYS Technologies Inc has deployed an offshore wind resource assessment buoy, the WindSentinel, off of Race Rocks Island in the coastal waters of British Columbia, Canada.
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NewsNew wave energy device has world as its 'Oyster'
Queen’ s University Belfast has launched the world’ s largest working hydro-electric wave energy device in conjunction with Aquamarine Power.
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NewsCornwall champions sustainable energy
Captain Richard Parkinson, managing director of Mojo Maritime Limited of Cornwall UK has received a top honour at the 2009 South West Green Energy Awards ceremony, which took place in Bath earlier this month.
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NewsWave Hub construction underway
Construction has started this month on the pioneering Wave Hub project that will put South West England at the forefront of the global marine energy industry.
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NewsOrkney Islands Council green lights marine renewables
Orkney Islands Council ratified plans on Tuesday for the £ 3million redevelopments of the ‘ Golden Wharf’ at Lyness to be included in the Council’ s major works for 2010/2011.
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NewsLeviathan to work on world's largest wind farm
The newbuild 5,500gt jack-up vessel ‘ Seajacks Leviathan’ arrived in Harwich UK at the end of September to begin work installing wind turbines at the Greater Gabbard Wind Farm. Situated some 25km off the Suffolk/Essex coast, it will be the world’ s largest offshore wind farm to date.
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NewsUK-Norwegian collaboration to advance oil spill technology
Vikoma International, part of the Aberdeen UK based Energy Environmental Group, has been chosen to work with NOFO (Norwegian Clean Seas Association for Operating Companies) to develop new solutions for oil spill response in the challenging sea conditions in the region.
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NewsMulti-role oil recovery catamaran under development
Work is underway in preparation to build the first of a new Multipurpose Oil Recovery & Rescue Catamaran (MORCAT) design which will also have firefighting, SAR, emergency standby and towing, hospital ship, and hydro survey vessel capabilities.
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NewsEC funds maritime pollution prevention project
Countries in the Black Sea (pictured) and Caspian Sea regions will benefit from the project.The order was secured with Group De Cloedt, in Belgium, for 1000m of HI Sprint 2000 inflation boom supplied on four hydraulic reels. The contract, worth more than €400,000, will be delivered by the end of ...
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NewsHeavy lifter 'Svanen' to drive piles for wind turbines
Ballast Nedam' s heavy lift vessel Svanen left the port of Rotterdam early this month after being commissioned by Van Oord Dredging and Marine Contractors to drive 56 steel piles for the foundations of the Belwind offshore wind farm off the coast of Zeebrugge (Belgium). This is the first phase ...
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NewsThanet on schedule
Swedish company Vattenfall is making steady progress with construction of the Thanet Offshore Wind Farm, with over half the foundation and transition pieces now installed and plans in place for the cable laying, turbine installation and longer term maintenance phases of the project. When completed, it will be the world’ ...
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NewsVan Oord to build wind farm off Belgium
Van Oord has been awarded the contract for the engineering, procurement and construction of the first part of the Belwind offshore wind farm project.
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NewsGreen Ship wins Sustainable Shipping award
The Green Ship of the Future, the Danish maritime initiative, has received the International Environmental Award from the Sustainable Shipping organisation for being the most environmentally friendly shipping initiative. Sustainable Shipping is a leading organisation dedicated to promoting sustainable use of the sea.
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NewsDesign innovation with wind in its sails
An artist's impression of the IHC Merwede concept for an offshore wind turbine installation vessel.These include offshore wind vessels specifically designed for jacket installation, turbine installation and blade installation. The company is convinced that such thinking 'outside the box' is going to prove vital for a new industry where it ...
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NewsWind farm makes Wells a commercial port
Last June the Harbour Commissioners of Wells-next-the-Sea in Norfolk UK signed an agreement with the developers of the Sheringham Shoal Offshore Wind Farm, Scira Offshore Energy Ltd., securing a 50 year contract which will alter its primary function from fishing and leisure to commercial port.
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NewsEC funds maritime pollution prevention project
The European Commission’ s (EC) EuropeAid Cooperation Office has awarded a contract to support the development of a common security management, maritime safety and ship pollution prevention project for the Black and Caspian Seas.
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NewsNew Komara Stars in viscous oil recovery
Isle of Wight UK based Vikoma International has launched a unique star disc skimmer designed specifically for recovering highly viscous oil.
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NewsInflation boom times at Interspill
Isle of Wight based Vikoma has won the latest EMSA (European Maritime Safety Agency) contract for the North Sea. The announcement was made yesterday at the Interspill 2009 exhibition and conference, which is ongoing in Marseilles.
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NewsNew plastics poison threat to oceans
A report released last week at the National Meeting of the American Chemical Society (ACS) says that plastics may be more hazardous to our seas than originally thought. ‘ Plastics in daily use are generally assumed to be quite stable,’ said study lead researcher Katsuhiko Saido, PhD. ‘ We found ...
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NewsStrong wind brings South Boats fleet to Seawork
South Boats Special Projects Ltd will be taking up their usual berths at this year’ s Seawork 2009 exhibition at the bottom of the main gangway. What is different his year is that the company has arguably grown into the UK’ s busiest and perhaps largest boat building company.
