Environment News – Page 68
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UXO support for wind farm
A UK-based company has been providing specialist unexploded ordnance (UXO) risk management support for the Triton Knoll offshore wind farm.
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NewsTuned mass damper WEC undergoes testing
After a number of challenges were overcome, including some extreme weather conditions, the pendulum was set swinging and measured power was produced. Simple in design, the AMOG WEC is tuned to maximise the power generated from incoming waves by extracting energy from the motion of its tuned mass damper pendulum ...
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NewsSelf-installed floater for offshore wind
A company with many years’ experience in the offshore oil and gas sector is developing an innovative new technology for deep water turbine towers writes Dag Pike.
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NewsMooring chain laser inspection
A laser scanning company has been awarded funding for the development of mooring chain laser inspection that could help reduce the cost of floating wind writes Dag Pike.
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Offshore vessel support contract: Triton Knoll
A UK-based offshore energy support vessel operator has signed a long-term deal to support the construction phase of Triton Knoll offshore wind farm.
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NewsOffshore energy kite project progresses
A US wind energy company has completed two offshore flights of its in-development energy kite over the North Sea as demand for renewable energy rises.
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NewsDuckweed: a growing problem
The explosive growth of duckweed in British canals is causing serious damage to marine life and a sustainable solution to keeping it under control must be found, says a prominent UK waterway maintenance company.
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4th call for MaRINET2
The fourth call for the EU-funded MaRINET2 project opened from mid August and will remain open until until 30 September.
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NewsIP protection for wave energy device
A Finnish wave energy developer has received US patent approval for its technology opening up potential for further worldwide patents.
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Inter-array cabling contract
Italian cable giant Prysmian has been awarded a project by Vattenfall to provide the submarine inter–array cable systems for the Hollandse Kust Zuid III and IV offshore wind farms in The Netherlands.
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NewsConstruction starting on 2MW tidal turbine
A multi million pound contract has been signed for the construction of what is set to be the world’s most powerful tidal turbine.
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Turbine transition piece crane order
An Austrian crane specialist will deliver 81 cranes for the Taiwanese wpd’s Yunlin Offshore Wind Farm.
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Renewables focus prompts new office
LOC Longitude has opened a new office in Newcastle, its fourth UK office and seventh globally
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NewsPTO technology to reduce costs of tidal power
A new Power Take Off technology has successfully completed subsea testing at Babcock’s Rosyth Site in Scotland.
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NewsWaste shark drone
South African entrepreneur Richard Hardiman has developed a solar-powered aqua-drone that can automatically clean up water pollution and waste in waterways and ports reports Dag Pike.
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NewsDropped objects risk tackled
A new offshore wind resource is being championed for its safety recommendations for wind farm owners and operators grappling with the risks posed by dropped objects.
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NewsShifting supply and demand balance for CTVs
Despite a stream of other business at this summer’s Seawork, “there were only one or two crew transfer vessels on the quay”.
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NewsNailing turbine installation’s sweet spot
Predicting the future of wind turbine installation jack-ups isn’t easy, and over-simplistic guesses may be looking in the wrong direction, writes Stevie Knight.
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NewsSafety benefits of autonomous operations
Pioneering autonomous technology is set to be demonstrated in the US to show its ability to increase the safety, response time and productivity of marine oil-spill response operations.
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Offshore wind skills taskforce
A new task force which will help to increase the number of skilled people working in the UK’s world-leading offshore wind industry held its first meeting in July.
