Environment News – Page 71
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NewsPivotBuoy floater funding secured
A new single point mooring system platform for floating wind turbines that features many unique properties has received funding from the EU Commission Horizon 2020 writes Dag Pike.
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NewsAcoustic buoys to protect whales
Equinor Wind US, the Wildlife Conservation Society’s New York Aquarium, and the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) have launched a joint project to deploy two new near real-time acoustic buoys designed to expand the detection and monitoring of whale species found in the waters of New York Bight.
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Green Thessaloniki
Striving for sustainability, the Greek Port of Thessaloniki has joined the Green Award program to attract and reward green, high quality ships.
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NewsHVAC repair agreement
TenneT has awarded a framework agreement to Jan De Nul Group for repairs of TenneT’s offshore high-voltage cables in the German Bight.
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NewsEuropean experience in demand
The European Marine Energy Centre will provide an independent performance assessment of Verdant Power’s 5th Generation (Gen5) tidal turbine system.
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NewsNoise emissions best practise guide launches
A best practice guide for ports on measuring, labelling and mitigating noise emissions of vessels at ports has been launched.
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NewsOslo’s zero emission waste collection boat
Norway’s Port of Oslo is to build a fully electric working boat designed for efficient collection of waste at the water surface.
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NewsMarine plastic has a cost to humans too
Scientists have revealed that plastic floating in the sea is costing human society hundreds if not thousands of billions of dollars every year in damaged and lost resources, with knock on effects for our health and wellbeing.
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NewsFirst Spanish offshore turbine commissioned
The installation and connection of the first offshore wind turbine in Spanish waters has been completed with the prototype now being operational writes Dag Pike.
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NewsSeaMade wins offshore wind deal award
SeaMade Offshore Wind Farm has been presented with IJGlobal’s ‘European Offshore Wind deal of the year’ award for its swift and efficient financing process.
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NewsSmart energy solutions sought by new project
Businesses offering smart energy-efficient electricity solutions are being invited to sign up to a new project enabling them to promote their technologies and services and develop business opportunities to supply remote island and isolated off-grid communities.
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News120 tons of sea debris
Safeen, a subsidiary of Abu Dhabi Ports, has collected over 120 tons of floating sea debris in Abu Dhabi waters last year, recycling more than ten tons of the collected material.
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Wind energy team expansion
In the face of increased demand for off-shore wind energy, UK engineering consultancy Ricardo is creating a dedicated team to service a significant growth in demand for consultancy expertise, including the provision of advanced technologies and innovations developed by the company.
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NewsSecond version of wave design tool launched
The second version of the wave and tidal energy arrays design tool DTOcean has been released, offering full levelised cost of energy (LCoE) calculation for the first time.
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NewsNew guidelines for monitoring plastics
New ‘Guidelines for the Monitoring and Assessment of Plastics Litter in the Ocean’ aims to help harmonise how scientists and others assess the scale of the marine plastic litter problem.
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NewsEmden signs big offshore port service deal
The German seaport of Emden has signed a contract to service the country’s biggest offshore wind farm complex being built for operation from year’s end, writes Tom Todd.
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NewsOffshore wind enters the Med
German wind turbine manufacturer Senvion has signed a major contract with Italian company Renexia for the building and installation of the first Italian offshore wind farm writes Dag Pike.
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Multi-use platforms update
The ENTROPI project, launched to the industry at Seawork International 2018, is identifying areas of targeted innovation which can achieve significant cost reductions in multi-use platforms at sea.
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NewsWEC demonstrator build contract
Mainstay Marine Solutions, workboat builders and marine engineers in South West Wales, has been awarded a contract from AMOG Consulting Ltd for the construction of its Wave Energy Converter (WEC) technology demonstrator device.
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NewsFirst Magallanes Renovables power to grid
Magallanes Renovables, has generated its first electricity into the UK national grid following connection at the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC).
