Environment News – Page 33
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NewsFloating wind farm opens to power oil and gas
Norway’s Crown Prince Haakon has officially opened the world’s largest floating offshore wind farm in the North Sea, which will supply power to two oil and gas fields. It is predicted to cost €433 million more than original estimates.
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NewsBoost for US offshore wind as RI farm gets green light
The Biden administration has approved a new 704 MW offshore wind project off Rhode Island
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NewsOffshore wind turbine catches fire
Investigations are being carried out into a wind turbine in one of the UK’s first commercial offshore wind farms that caught fire off the Norfolk coast last week.
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NewsFlagship green H2 project hits the wall
Ørsted is among partners who have pulled out of what was hailed the UK’s ‘flagship green hydrogen project’.
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News€4.5 billion cable contracts awarded to Prysmian
Germany’s offshore wind sector appears to be ramping up quickly, with transmission operator Amprion selecting Prysmian to lay hundreds of kilometres of on and offshore cables.
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NewsPilot autonomous survey project claims success
The success of an autonomous pilot wind farm survey means a combined AUV/USV model could be rolled out commercially early next year.
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News1.5GW offshore wind farm wins first permit for Sweden
A 1.5GW, 7TWh offshore wind farm has won its first permit.
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NewsRecyclable workboat for tidal turbine
Glasgow’s Ultimate Boats has delivered a fully recyclable workboat to tidal turbine pioneer Orbital Marine
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NewsSolar panels and batteries switch on at Portsmouth
Solar panels are now operating at the International Port of Portsmouth, which claims to be heading for the title of Britain’s first net-zero port.
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NewsPlans for subsea carbon capture given go-ahead
Plans to store millions of tons of carbon dioxide in depleted subsea gas fields have been given the go-ahead near the Port of Rotterdam.
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NewsFugro to run offshore wind farm study
Fugro has been chosen to conduct a metocean study for a 100 MW floating offshore wind farm in Scotland
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NewsSvitzer moves into next methanol fuel cell phase
Tug giant Svitzer says it has moved into the second phase of a project to design the world’s first methanol hybrid fuel cell (MHFC) tug.
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NewsArtemis Technologies unveils improved CTV
The latest generation of Artemis Technologies CTVs promises enhanced comfort and safety for the crew
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NewsUS selects Oregon as next offshore wind area
America is prioritising the offshore wind sector and paving the way to ramp up development
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News1 million barrels of oil removed from FSO Safer
Disaster has been averted with the removal of more than a million barrels of oil from the decaying tanker FSO Safer, off the coast of Yemen.
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NewsMore wind farms awarded in German North Sea
Energy giant RWE has won a bid to double its Nordseecluster of wind farms in the German North Sea.
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NewsOPINION: It’s time to turn the tide on tidal energy
Hydrosphere managing director John Caskey examines why such a promising technology as tidal power is still not popular.
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NewsEU €106 million ocean and water restoration scheme
The EU has released €106 million to fund projects aimed at restoring the continent’s oceans and waterways.
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NewsFloating wind demo successfully installed
A floating offshore wind project has reached a significant milestone with the installation of a 2MW floating wind platform demonstrator in open waters
