Environment News – Page 67

  • Adam Meller, Port of Gdynia Authority managing board President
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    Polish offshore wind gaining momentum

    2019-10-22T12:21:00Z

    Poland aspires to become one of the biggest centres in Europe for offshore wind, turbo-charging billions of Euros of investment, a recent thought leadership event has heard.

  • tidal stream energy
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    Tidal stream energy campaign launches

    2019-10-14T12:28:00Z

    A new campaign and petition aim to encourage the UK government to invest in tidal stream energy to help achieve zero emissions by 2050.

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    Wind industry gender survey

    2019-10-07T12:53:00Z

    The Global Gender Survey of the Wind Industry intends to provide new insights on the roles and representation of women in the wind sector.

  • University of Maine's floating VolturnUS 1:8  was the first grid-connected offshore wind turbine in the Americas (Photo: Wikipedia Commons/ UMaine)
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    Floating wind innovation competition launched

    2019-10-07T12:34:00Z

    A recently launched innovation competition has highlighted a £32bn opportunity for the global floating offshore wind market.

  • In 2016, Nova successfully delivered the world’s first offshore tidal array at its site in Shetland, Scotland
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    Scottish tidal power in Nova Scotia

    2019-10-04T13:32:00Z

    A Scotland-based tidal power developer has applied to develop a tidal energy array in Petit Passage, in the Bay of Fundy area of Nova Scotia.

  • tidal energy project
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    Tidal energy supply for Canada

    2019-10-04T09:32:00Z

    Floating in-stream tidal energy technology will be used to deliver up to 9MW of tidal energy to the Nova Scotia grid in Canada

  • This agreement builds on three years of strong collaboration
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    European support for Korean ocean energy

    2019-10-03T09:34:00Z

    The European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) has entered an agreement to continue to support the development of the Korea Research Institute of Ships and Ocean Engineering - Wave Energy Test Site (KRISO-WETS) on the western coast of Jeju Island.

  • EDS has completed works on the first ever offshore grid connection project in the North Sea waters off Belgium Photo: EDS
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    EDS helps grow Belgian renewables industry

    2019-10-02T11:34:00Z

    High voltage engineering specialist, EDS HV Group (EDS), has completed testing, jointing and terminations for ELIA’s modular offshore grid (MOG), the first ever offshore grid connection project in the Belgian waters of the North Sea.

  • The GUS system was originally developed by Scottish based Pict Offshore
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    Safer technician transfer system

    2019-10-02T10:43:00Z

    Wind farm major Ørsted is backing a new system that promises to provide a safer and more efficient method of transferring technicians onto the turbine tower writes Dag Pike.

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    2030 goal set for zero-emission shipping

    2019-09-27T15:31:00Z

    70+ organisations are supporting a new alliance aiming to have commercially viable zero-emission vessels powered by zero-emission fuels operating along deep sea trade routes by 2030, leading to shipping’s complete decarbonisation.

  • Ideol's 'Damping Pool' design is said to be compatible with all existing offshore wind turbines.
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    French floating wind technology for California

    2019-09-27T13:53:00Z

    A French floating wind foundation developer has conducted an in-depth review of potential sites for the US manufacture of its concrete floaters.

  • Winning bids include 3.6 GW of wind farms at Dogger Bank (Image: Equinor/ SSE)
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    Record low strike prices for offshore wind

    2019-09-20T12:56:00Z

    The UK has further cemented its place as the leading country for economical offshore wind projects thanks to record low strike prices at the Contracts for Difference Round 3 auction.

  • White Plague outbreak caused by warming seas triggered coral deaths, not dredging as previously claimed, says study (Photo: WPrecht)
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    Dredging not to blame for Miami coral deaths

    2019-09-20T12:03:00Z

    If the industry is looking at mitigating its environmental impact, we need to correctly attribute responsibility.

  • offshore wind
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    Major UK offshore wind opportunity

    2019-09-20T10:53:00Z

    A monumental offshore wind announcement in the UK has opened up the opportunity for at least 7GW of new clean energy.

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    French offshore wind impact survey

    2019-09-17T14:57:00Z

    A French collaborative project has been looking at the potential impact of floating wind farms on marine ecosystems.

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    Memorandum of Understanding on marine energy

    2019-09-06T10:14:00Z

    The European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) and Enel Green Power SpA (EGP) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the aim to encourage knowledge sharing in marine energy technology development and performance assessment, and to drive forward collaborations in marine energy demonstration projects.

  • Cacti could be the basis for a new, non-toxic oil dispersant that could be used on a variety of different oil spills. Photo: University of South Florida
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    Oil spill innovation... from the desert

    2019-09-05T11:37:00Z

    Oil spills can be disastrous, but as one pollution response operator put it “you’re damned if you do, damned if you don’t” when it comes to using dispersants.

  • A plastic problem
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    Plastic pellet pollution challenge launched

    2019-09-03T11:21:00Z

    A European port has launched a challenge to find the ideal solution for plastic pellet pollution.

  • Barrow offshore wind farm
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    Offshore wind project enters stage two

    2019-08-30T13:12:00Z

    A programme which aims to reduce consenting risk, project maturation time, cost and the environmental impact of existing and future offshore wind farms has entered its second stage.

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    Cable testing keeps wind farm running

    2019-08-29T12:11:00Z

    A high voltage engineering specialist has carried out an innovative cable testing campaign at a Danish offshore wind farm that is a first for the offshore wind industry.