Environment News – Page 85
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Report highlights economic benefits of marine energy industry in Wales
The marine renewable energy industry is bringing increased investment and jobs to Wales and this is demonstrated in a new report from Marine Energy Wales, published at their recent conference in Swansea.
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NewsMeyGen connection contract completion
Aberdeen, UK-based subsea cable and connector specialist, Hydro Group has completed a major contract with technology developer and supplier of tidal turbines, Andritz Hydro Hammerfest; a key supplier to Atlantis Resources’ Meygen tidal power project.
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NewsProtecting the marine environment
Members of the International Salvage Union (ISU) provided 213 services to vessels carrying more than 2.5 million tonnes of potentially polluting cargoes during operations in 2016.
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NewsEconomic impact methodology for offshore wind
Earlier this year, a collaborative research team based at the engineering consultancy BVG Associates and the University of the Highlands published a new economic impact methodology for the offshore wind industry.
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NewsScotland forging ahead with floating wind
A floating demonstration wind farm designed by Swedish firm Hexicon, has been granted planning consent by Scottish Government Minister for Business, Innovation and Energy Paul Wheelhouse.
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NewsCathodic protection contract
Netherlands-headquartered marine corrosion prevention specialist company MME Group and Van Oord recently signed a contract for cathodic protection of the Norther Offshore Wind Farm.
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NewsiRAMS controlled generators for offshore turbines
A renewable company operating a large Wind Farm off Germany in the North Sea approached AST Marine Sciences asking for a reliable solution that could monitor and control their generators used for supplying temporary/emergency power.
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NewsRampion installation commences
Netherlands vessel operator MPI Workboats says its wind turbine installation vessel ‘MPI Discovery’ has commenced installation of the MHI Vestas V112-3.45 offshore wind turbines at the Rampion Offshore Wind Farm off the south coast of England.
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NewsAutonomous drone inspection
German wind farm giant Siemens is collaborating with U.S. company SkySpecs to deploy automated drone technology for offshore wind-turbine inspections. The goal is to develop a push-button inspection system that is faster, repeatable, and more efficient than existing methods.
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NewsInnovative new oil recovery system
Global environmental solutions company, Lamor Corporation, has demonstrated an innovative new way to recover oil in Halifax, Canada, which is based on the fish net trawling principle.
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NewsTidal demo project deploys in Orkney
Tocardo Tidal Power has launched a new commercial demo project with the deployment of a new test system at the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) in Orkney.
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NewsGWave power generation vessel to come to the UK
One of the largest wave energy projects to be developed worldwide is scheduled to be installed at the Wave Hub test site located off the North Cornish Coast, UK.
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NewsETI Marine Energy Report
The UK Energy Technologies Institute (ETI) has recently published a high-profile report outlining the key priorities for the marine energy sector in competing with other low carbon sources.
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NewsImpact of Brexit on the UK and European marine energy sector
As Britain begins the process of leaving the European Union in the wake of the Brexit vote, stakeholders across the UK marine renewable energy sector are busy coming to terms with the likely long-term implications.
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Tank tests for LAMWEC system
The Costal, Ocean and Sediment Transport (COAST) laboratory at Plymouth university has conducted tank testing on Laminaria’s wave energy converter (WEC).
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Bazefield achieves 10 GW renewable energy
Bazefield has reached 10 GW of renewable energy capacity in the Bazefield operations management system.
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NewsTurbine tower coating
Swedish corrosion protection specialist Alucrom AB claims to have devised a more cost effective coating for corrosion protecting wind turbine towers.
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NewsNew managing director for RTS Wind
Neil Parry has taken over the management of RTS Wind in the United Kingdom and spent his first week at the headquarters of RTS Wind AG in Germany.
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NewsIndustry welcomes Hendry Review on tidal lagoons
A new Government-backed report has highlighted the potential of tidal lagoon technology and the key role it will play in providing the UK with reliable and affordable energy.
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NewsSubmarine wreck entombed
Norwegian aggregate supplier Yeoman Halsvik has helped to stabilise the wreck of a World War II submarine outside the island of Fedje on the west coast of Norway.
