Environment News – Page 23
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NewsMethanol MAN engines developed for tugs
Future fuels for tugs: Svitzer and MAN Energy have signed an MoU to develop a methanol engine based MAN’s 175DF-M engine.
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NewsStudy reveals worst North Atlantic areas for plastic waste
Researchers at Plymouth Marine Laboratory have modelled how plastic waste moves around the North Atlantic to better understand what species and habitats are most at risk
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NewsAlarm alongside optimism at WindEurope 2024
WindEurope in Bilbao this week has seen a healthy turn-out and number of announcements made - but warnings about the industry’s future were also raised.
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NewsOffshore wind demand sees davit sales soar
High demand from the offshore wind and oil & gas sectors is helping sales of davits soar
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NewsFloating wind project will power oil and gas
A Norwegian consortium is working on a project to power a Barents Sea oil platform with electricity generated by floating offshore wind.
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NewsNorwegian investment for Hornsea 3 windfarm
The UK is a key market for Norwegian offshore wind suppliers and for their financers.
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NewsFleet renewal for Dutch pusher tugs
Thyssenkrupp Veerhaven has ordered the first climate-friendly designs for its pusher tug replacement plans.
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NewsOSW developers called on to data share
The cost and risk of developing wind farms could be reduced if developers were willing to share survey data, a panel has suggested.
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NewsUS in commercial offshore wind first
The completion of America’s first commercial offshore wind farm is expected imminently
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NewsThe top 10 technologies lowering tidal energy costs
The cost of tidal stream energy lower than current nuclear energy prices - if successfully commercialised
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NewsTaiwan’s wind farm sector sets 5.7GW goal by 2025
Taiwan’s offshore wind industry is in its infancy, with the first few steps just being taken but an ambitious goal set of installing 5.7GW by 2025.
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NewsWärtsilä comes on board methanol power platform
A methanol-fuelled floating barge will provide clean, green energy to vessels in US harbours where shore-based power is limited or unavailable.
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NewsCadeler secures loan to fill WTIV hole
Cadeler has signalled confidence in the offshore wind sector by securing another €30 million to upgrade its installation vessel fleet.
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News10 tech firms selected for offshore wind support
A ninth national academy programme has been set up 10 UK companies to ‘take the offshore wind industry by storm’.
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NewsWindEurope brings Azerbaijan on board
WindEurope, the Brussels-based association that promotes wind power in Europe, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with major gas and oil exporting country Azerbaijan to develop its wind resources.
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NewsEU pledges €1 billion for alternative fuels
Alternative fuels will be a vital part of the EU’s Trans-European Network of Transport (TEN-T), as the bloc calls for infrastructure to be put in place.
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NewsFloating solar and wind hybrid set for Italy
A hybrid solar and wind farm will be installed off the coast of Italy with a total generating capacity of more than 500MW.
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NewsItaly starts entire coastal mapping project
The most modern sensor and monitoring technology is being deployed to map Italy’s entire coastal habitats.
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NewsSteel cut on first methanol tugs for Kotug
Turkish tug builder Sanmar has cut steel on its first dual-fuel methanol vessels for Netherlands-baed operator Kotug.
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News 100% electric tugs delivered to SAAM Towage
Tug operators and owners are lining up to add electric vessels to their fleets with SAAM Towage one of the first in the queue.
