Environment News – Page 30
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NewsBoskalis inks Dutch TSHD deal
Boskalis has signed a contract with Dutch shipbuilding company Royal IHC to build a large trailing suction hopper dredger
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NewsPortuguese call for offshore wind interest
Portugal is launching a call for ‘demonstrations of interest’ for parties wishing to build offshore wind farms off its Atlantic coast
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NewsWTIV contracted out before build is complete
A wind turbine installation vessel (WTIV) that is still under build has been contracted to transport and install wind turbines for an unnamed client in the offshore wind sector.
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NewsNY announces largest ever US spend on offshore wind
New York governor Kathy Hochul has announced a spending package of $15 billion for three offshore wind projects and another $5 billion for 22 land-based renewable energy schemes.
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NewsMarine robot fleets seek to revolutionise ocean exploration
Large-scale survey and exploration missions can be achieved by going beyond the limitations of individual AUVs
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NewsMoU signed to supply Hamburg tugs with hydrogen
Tugs at the Port of Hamburg could be running on hydrogen under an MoU signed between German energy firm Mabanaft and Fairplay Towage.
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NewsEC pledges support package for wind power
While acknowledging challenges faced by the wind industry, EU president Ursula von der Leyen has pledged the EU will support it with a new package.
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NewsGulf of Maine earmarked for offshore wind development
Will a new draft Wind Energy Area (WEA) in the Gulf of Maine come to fruition?
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News‘Wind Gust Buster’ developed to predict high wind conditions
A LIDAR system has been developed by marine contractor Huisman to measure incoming wind conditions for crane operators operating their machinery at high altitudes on offshore wind farms.
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NewsIMO targets cannot be hit, say 46% of ship owners
Almost half of the ship owners surveyed by Hamburg shipping trade fair organiser SMM did not think IMO emissions targets could be hit.
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NewsVan Oord in French jacket foundation installation first
Van Oord has completed the installation of 62 jacket foundations at a new wind farm off the coast of Brittany
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NewsDeal on track to form world’s largest jack-up fleet
As offshore wind farm developers struggle to find installation vessels to help complete their orders, progress in a deal to combine two vessel giants should provide some optimism.
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NewsOffshore wind to power Volvo car manufacturing
Swedish car maker Volvo will take its electric cars even further down the green road by using offshore wind to power their manufacture.
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NewsSupply chain and unreliability plague wind farm sector: report
Insiders are beginning to question wind energy targets because of unreliability concerns and supply chain bottlenecks, a recent report has claimed.
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NewsMaxwell anchoring system for new offshore USVs
Anchoring solutions firm Maxwell Marine has inked a deal for the design and supply of an anchoring system for the first uncrewed surface vessels to be used for surveying in the offshore wind industry
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NewsSurveys begin for Denmark’s largest offshore wind farm
Three survey vessels have begun examining the seabed for suitable wind turbine locations and the presence of unexploded ordnance, wind farm owner RWE says.
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NewsTackling plastic pollution the zero emissions way
The Envirocat All-Electric Eco 8.5 from MMS Workboats is designed to support pollution control
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News - VideosVIDEO: New platform could revolutionise floating wind
The PivotBuoy project aimed to demonstrate the advantages of combining a single point mooring (SPM) with a small TLP mooring system
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NewsProject seeks answers to harsh seas in floating wind
A project has been looking to improve turbine design by better integrating breaking wave loads
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NewsOpinion: How exhaust scrubbers can bridge the fuel gap
In these challenging regulatory times for maritime, Wärtsilä Exhaust Treatment director Sigurd Jenssen says exhaust scrubbers are a viable bridge to fill the gap between relying on fossil fuels use and eliminating them.
