Environment News – Page 53

  • Huisman will carry out the design, engineering and construction of the LEC, including its pedestal adapter
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    Second leg encircling crane order

    2022-01-17T13:48:00Z

    Huisman has announced the signing of a contract with Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering (DSME) for delivery of another 2,600mt Leg Encircling Crane (LEC).

  • Ocean Winds continues to expand its presence and is fully committed to investing in Scotland
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    ScotWind tender success

    2022-01-17T13:29:00Z

    Ocean Winds is celebrating its award of block NE4 by the Crown Estate Scotland in the recently announced ScotWind seabed tender.

  • Mark Goalen
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    Floating offshore wind success

    2022-01-13T09:37:00Z

    Houlder is developing a tool to optimise maintenance of floating offshore wind foundations

  • SurfCleaner's SCO1000 device requires just 20W on average of electricity, making it ultra-energy efficient
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    World’s first ‘hybrid skimmer separator’ comes to the UK

    2022-01-12T13:15:00Z

    A Swedish tech developer with a clever new device with a pumping mechanism based on the human heart has partnered with a prominent UK environmental services company.

  • The latest Silenseas mast was built in sections using a standardized production process
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    Carbon prepregs for Silenseas mast

    2022-01-12T12:49:00Z

    Composites company Hexcel, has announced the successful completion of a 34m HexPly carbon fibre prepreg mast for the evaluation stage of a commercial sail power project.

  • Crown Estate offshre wind map (Crown Estate)
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    Developing offshore wind to coexist with nature

    2022-01-12T12:18:00Z

    The UK’s main seabed owner and manager will invest over £12million in new research to help protect the UK marine environment.

  • The DemoSATH prototype by Saitec Offshore Technologies is the first Spanish floating marine wind turbine connected to the grid
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    Basque wind power forum

    2021-12-20T14:03:00Z

    The Basque Energy Cluster has met up to share the latest on its activities in person in Bilbao

  • BW Ideol has signed an agreement to acquire a 5% ownership in the 30MW EOLMED floating wind pilot project
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    Key French floating wind acquisition

    2021-12-01T16:23:00Z

    French renewables key player BW Ideol has signed an agreement to acquire a 5% ownership in the 30MW EolMed floating wind pilot project in the French Mediterranean.  

  • Indonesia is blessed with vast tidal energy resources
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    Scottish know-how could help harvest Indonesia’s vast tidal resources

    2021-11-30T16:38:00Z

    UK tidal energy developer Nova Innovation has won funding that could deliver the first ever tidal turbine array in Indonesia.

  • Steisdal TetraSpar under tow
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    Offshore wind and fishing roadmap

    2021-11-30T12:46:00Z

    There’s a new roadmap for constructive interaction between Scotland’s fishing and floating offshore wind industries.

  • Moonfish
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    Wind farm cable construction complete

    2021-11-24T16:10:00Z

    The first lot of submarine power cables for TenneT’s Hollandse Kust (noord and west Alpha) wind farms in the Netherlands have now been manufactured.

  • Project principal Wendall Brown, Minister Walter Roban, Seabased CEO Laurent Albert
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    European technology enables wave power world first

    2021-11-23T12:27:00Z

    The Caribbean island nation of Bermuda has taken the bold step of developing the world’s first utility-scale commercial ocean wave power park.

  • SMS Strain
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    Sensor cuts turbines costs

    2021-11-19T15:18:00Z

    A new autonomous sensor will reduce cost of operations and maximise life of offshore wind turbines.

  • Floating offshore wind
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    Blade recycling first

    2021-11-18T14:47:00Z

    A UK£2m three-year project to develop wind turbine blade recycling in Britain for the first time has been given the go-ahead after winning a UK Government grant.

  • Claire Mack, Chief Executive of Scottish Renewables
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    Claire Mack: Scottish Renewables

    2021-11-17T10:16:00Z

    Electricity transmission charging rules are “restricting the development of major renewable energy projects”, says Claire Mack, Chief Executive of industry body Scottish Renewables.

  • Nova Innovation's latest tidal turbine design (Photo- Nova innovation)
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    Scotland’s tidal titans team up

    2021-11-15T10:44:00Z

    Nova Innovation and Atlantis Energy have entered a collaboration agreement with the goal of delivering more UK-built tidal turbines in the water, turbo charging the tidal industry.

  • The first four editions of the Offshore Wind Innovation Challenge led to partnerships between almost all winners and leading companies
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    SMEs sought for wind transfer innovation challenge

    2021-11-15T10:23:00Z

    A specialist heavy lifting company has challenged innovators to find a solution for transferring and lifting components to floating and fixed-bottom offshore wind turbines.

  • The Oasis Power Buoy is a pioneering mooring buoy complete with electrical power supply
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    Plug in vessel charging at sea

    2021-11-15T10:02:00Z

    Two UK companies will work in collaboration to deliver the Oasis Power Buoy – a pioneering offshore charging buoy to allow hybrid and electric vessels to recharge at sea.

  • The 14-tonne Waterwitch vessel has worked on the River Clyde for the past 19 years
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    Catalytic hydrogen boost for surface dredger

    2021-11-11T11:29:00Z

    COP26 hosts, Glasgow City Council, have made significant steps towards their ambitious goal of reducing their environmental impact and improving air quality for all by upgrading their Water Witch Surface Dredger ‘St Mungo’ with the latest hydrogen catalytic technology.

  • Dan Hook, Ocean Infinity’s Chief Technology Officer
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    Ammonia fuel cell system boosted by funding win

    2021-11-09T13:03:00Z

    A marine robotics company is set to develop an ammonia based fuel cell system that will power its autonomous vessels.