Environment News – Page 66
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NewsKey appointment for European wave energy
Swedish wave energy developer Seabased is joining the Ocean Energy Europe Board of Directors as a Lead Partner, the industry body has announced.
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NewsPlans for Celtic Sea wind farms
A joint venture between the French oil and gas giant Total and Simply Blue Energy is planning to establish what will be the first wind farm in the Celtic Sea to the west of the UK writes Dag Pike.
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NewsTailored oil recovery system
The Norwegian pump company Framo has developed an oil skimming system based on its well established TransRec platform that can be tailored to meet different operational requirements writes Dag Pike.
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NewsDistinguishing floating plastics from space
A pioneering technique to detect aggregated patches of plastics floating on the sea surface has been published in Scientific Reports.
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NewsLearning from aviation to digitise wind propulsion
Among the emerging technologies supporting shipping’s road to decarbonisation, wind solutions are one of the more active.
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NewsCarbon-reduction trends and projections
A new industry outlook outlines the latest trends and projections on carbon-reduction strategies for shipping as the industry looks to meet decarbonisation ambitions.
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NewsGlobal metocean database contract
A company with expertise in wave modelling and remote sensing data has secured a contract for the provision of a global metocean database.
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NewsVattenfall provides steering for offshore wind supply chain
Swedish energy group Vattenfall says in its new supply chain report that more businesses can supply new generation offshore wind projects if procurement is approached differently.
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NewsEuropean tidal power generation jumps 50%
Europe still leads the world in tidal energy installations, and European tidal stream projects generated 50% more electricity in 2019 than the year before, according to new statistics.
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NewsSecond EMEC test berth for Orbital
Scottish based tidal energy developer Orbital Marine Power has signed up to a second berth at the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) in Orkney, Scotland.
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NewsRubbish-collecting technology seeks support
A pollution-tackling company is seeking support for its new development which intercepts river borne rubbish before it escapes to sea.
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NewsHuge rise in wave and tidal energy production
Global wave and tidal stream energy production has risen tenfold over the last decade, reflecting global efforts to identify commercialisation pathways for ocean energy technologies, according to a new report.
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NewsEnergy giant pursues floating offshore wind
A global energy giant has entered the floating offshore wind sector by investing in a UK project.
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Record production for floating wind turbine
The 2MW Floatgen floating offshore wind turbine, equipped with Ideol’s patented floating foundation and installed on the Sem-Rev test site (Atlantic Coast of France), achieved a new record monthly production in February.
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NewsOcean energy data sharing platform launches
An online platform has been launched to disseminate environmental monitoring data collected within the marine energy industry.
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NewsSeabed cleaning using robots and AI
The latest research project being undertaken by the Germen research centre Fraunhofer CML is a project that aims at cleaning the ocean seabed using a combination of robots and artificial intelligence.
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NewsOffshore wind championed for decarbonisation
A new report supports offshore wind development as a tool to decarbonise the power sector and enable the UK government to meet its goal of net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.
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NewsDeal to commercialise oil spill technology
A material made from waste cooking oil and sulphur that can soak up oil spills and other pollution will be commercialised following a deal between its South Australian inventors and a Singaporean company.
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NewsSophisticated data buoy for the German Bight
German authorities have begun the offshore practical testing in the German Bight of an advanced LIDAR-equipped mobile measurement and data collection buoy, writes Tom Todd.
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NewsFloating wind testing in Spanish waters
RWE Renewables and Saitec Offshore Technologies have joined forces to test new ways to affordably install and operate offshore wind farms in deep waters.
