Environment News – Page 72
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NewsPLAT-I operational in Nova Scotia
Sustainable Marine Energy’s PLAT-I tidal energy platform has generated first power from the tidal currents of Grand Passage in Digby County, Nova Scotia.
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NewsSeaOwls and Ulstein end partnership
Rotterdam-based companies SeaOwls and Ulstein Design & Solutions have decided to end their partnership in the offshore wind industry and pursue separate “business opportunities” for their co-designed ‘SOUL’ heavy lift jack-up vessel.
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NewsEMEC Scotland tidal test site lease extended
The European Marine Energy Centre’s (EMEC) lease for the Fall of Warness tidal energy test site in Orkney, Scotland has been extended by Crown Estate Scotland until 2040 to support the long-term ambitions and demonstration plans of EMEC’s clients.
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NewsFORESEA backs five startups
The €11m EU-funded FORESEA programme has awarded recommendations for support to five offshore renewable energy projects under its final call due to their readiness level for real sea testing within this year.
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NewsCost effective wind installation vessel
With the newly developed Ulstein J102 heavy lift jack-up design Ulstein presents its answer to the offshore wind industry’s need for fit-for-purpose, cost efficient yet future proof wind turbine installation vessels.
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NewsRise in number of wind trainees
UK maritime training provider AIS Training, part of the 3T Energy Group has welcomed the latest Global Wind Organisation (GWO) Report which underlines the wind industry’s commitment to setting and following the highest safety and technical standards.
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NewsSelf-installing scour protection development
Seabed Scour Control Systems (SSCS) is the lead company in a £1 million project aimed at developing an innovative self-installing scour protection system that could save the average wind farm approximately £8.6 million over its lifetime writes Dag Pike.
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NewsGB£10m to help commercialise tidal projects
A GB£10m fund to help commercial deployment of tidal projects in Scottish waters has been launched by the Scottish Government with the aim of driving innovation and reducing the cost of electricity generated.
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NewsMRE marks 5 years in business
Manor Renewable Energy (MRE) is celebrating its five-year anniversary as it prepares for several temporary projects beginning this year, a new vessel under construction and the development of a full offshore engineering capability.
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NewsArctic Foxtail ready to tackle polar pollution
The Norwegian Coastal Administration (NCA) has taken delivery of a second Arctic Fox Tail mop skimmer from the SPILLRECS division of H Henriksen AS.
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NewsMercury Marine celebrates 80th anniversary
Mercury will be hosting celebrations throughout the yearOn 22nd January 1939, E. Carl Kiekhaefer purchased a bankrupt engine manufacturing plant in Cedarburg, Wisconsin. Now, 80 years later, Mercury Marine is a company with 7,000 global employees and recognised worldwide as the leading manufacturer of marine propulsion systems.“We look forward to ...
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Wind energy PPAs on the rise
According to trade body Wind Europe, companies around Europe have now signed nearly 5GW of power purchase agreements (PPAs) with wind farms. This is almost equivalent to Denmark’s total wind energy capacity.
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NewsCWind agreement with ORE Catapult
CWind, part of the Global Marine Group (GMG), a provider of topside, splash zone and subsea engineering services to the offshore renewables and utilities market, has signed a Collaboration Agreement with the Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult, the UK’s offshore renewable energy innovation centre.
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Norwegian NOx fund model could help UK
According to a recent report by not-for-profit organization Environmental Defense Fund Europe, the UK could use a Norwegian pollution reduction fund as a model to help decarbonise its shipping sector.
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NewsRiver Seine electrification bid begins
Torqeedo is among partners leading a new study which aims to bring Paris’ goals to improve air quality and reduce the city’s carbon footprint to the River Seine through vessel electrification.
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News€12.8m to demonstrate ocean energy farms
A new project has been launched which provides $12.8m funding to developers of marine renewable technologies to test their products or services in real sea environments.
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NewsGerman pollution control fleet reaches 19
The latest of nineteen small multi-purpose trimarans to combat German coastal oil and other pollution hazards has been handed over reports Tom Todd.
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NewsCommercial power platform to undergo testing
A new 150KW capacity renewable energy power platform utilising wave, solar, wind and current energy will undergo 18 months of testing.
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NewsIrish ocean energy test facility opens
Irish Minister for Foreign Affairs Simon Coveney TD has officially opened Ireland’s only Ocean Testing Facility in Cork.
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NewsSun, sea and Sinn
German wave energy developer Sinn Power was recently invited to a business trip to Caribbean islands of Aruba and Curacao.
