Environment News – Page 65
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NewsTurbine bearing and gearbox longevity project
INNTERESTING consortium at the launch meetingThe INNTERESTING project will develop innovative virtual and hybrid testing methods for prototype validation of pitch bearing and gearbox components.Coordinated by the Technological Research Centre IKERLAN, the INNTERESTING project has a budget of €4.75M and it is financed by the European Union´s H2020 Research and ...
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NewsVan Oord joins Estonian offshore wind project
Van Oord has partnered with an Estonian developer to develop an offshore wind farm in the country.
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News60kW turbine turns kinetic energy to electric
An Irish renewables company has completed the deployment and testing of its 60kW (DPR60) turbine which will convert kinetic energy within rivers, estuaries and tidal flows into clean, predictable electrical power.
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NewsBreaking into the plastics and marine debris market
A V-shaped, zero-emission floating debris collector is due to hit the market later this year.
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NewsNew wind analysis offering
An international energy consultancy has expanded its renewables capabilities with the addition of a new wind analysis team.
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Belgian CO2 pledge
Belgian shipping group CMB has offset all its CO2 emissions in order to have net zero CO2 emissions as from 2020.
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Alfa Laval getting to zero
Scrubber manufacturer Alfa Laval has joined the Getting to Zero Coalition, a coordinated effort to fight climate change by introducing zero-emission vessels by the year 2030.
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NewsUS considers zero-emission marine technology
The US House of Representatives Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure has been presented with key information about the future of zero-emission marine technologies.
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NewsReducing CTV emissions in the offshore wind industry
The Carbon Trust’s Offshore Wind Accelerator (OWA) has announced four winners of a competition designed to accelerate the development of technologies that will enable a reduction in emissions and fuel consumption for Crew Transfer Vessels (CTVs) used to operate and maintain offshore wind farms.
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Floatgen output increases
Following very encouraging initial results communicated last July, the 2MW Floatgen floating wind turbine, equipped with Ideol’s patented floating foundation and installed on the Sem-Rev test site (Atlantic Coast of France), exceeded production and availability expectations in the second half of 2019.
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NewsSatellite trackers shed light on seaweed
Researchers from The Netherlands are using drifter buoys fitted with satellite trackers from Globalstar Europe Satellite Services to help understand the dramatic increase of Sargassum seaweed across the North Atlantic.
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NewsJV offers complete tidal package
A new European tidal energy joint venture (JV) aims to provide an end to end service for developers and customers.
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NewsComparative mobile shore power trial
In a world-first, Europe’s largest international port is trialing five mobile shore power systems at coaster berths to reduce CO2, noise and diesel pollution.
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NewsOffshore wind development project progresses
Participants in a project which aims to continue to promote the collaborative research and development of technologies and solutions for the foundations, towers and auxiliary systems of high-power offshore wind turbines have held their second meeting.
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NewsCombined renewable energy to transform market
Combined wind, wave and solar arrays will transform the marine renewable energy market driving ‘higher capacity’ and ‘seasonally consistent’ energy generation, delegates at a conference have been told.
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NewsMajor tidal energy project given go-ahead
A UK-based tidal energy company has been given the go-ahead for a major Canadian project in Nova Scotia.
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NewsFloating wind prototype faces toughest test
A medium scale prototype of a new floating wind concept is scheduled to start sea trials off the Spanish coast early in 2020 in order to validate the concept writes Dag Pike.
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NewsPartnership helps realise river cleaning idea
C-Job Naval Architects'' partnership with a non-profit environmental organisation has resulted in the launch of a launch of a new river cleaning system.
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North Sea wind assessment sensitivity study
Following analysis by leading industry experts AXYS claims its WindSentinelTM Floating LiDAR can produce data sets that reduce cost of energy for offshore wind developers.
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NewsWave energy development wins Cleantech award
An innovative wave energy technology to supply people worldwide with clean and reliable energy has won this year’s Cleantech Open (CTO) Global Ideas Challenge Award.
