Environment News – Page 91
-
NewsSeawork winner expanding production
Since winning the overall innovation prize at Seawork International last year with its prototype innovative oil pollution control system, the UK''s Gobbler Boats has spent the year developing the concept into a full production version.
-
NewsCoral biodiversity researchAddressing the challenge to coral biodiversity
The research schooner ''Tara'' has begun a new expedition in the Asian Pacific to examine the biodiversity of coral reefs and their evolution in response to climate change and human activities.
-
NewsOffshore Wind in Poland - Riding the Winds of Opportunity?
Poland is gradually emerging as a potentially important investment market for offshore wind - but although a number of international companies continue to show an interest in investing in the country''s onshore sector, progress in offshore development remains sluggish.
-
NewsBureau Veritas approves WindFloat foundation
Global classification society Bureau Veritas has issued Approval in Principle for the WindFloat Floating Offshore Wind Turbine (FOWT) foundation following tests off Portugal.
-
NewsWave energy funding frenzy
WITT Energy, the inventors of a completely new wave energy capture device, first reported in March MJ has overfunded by over £1.6 million on its hugely successful Crowdcube equity campaign.
-
NewsMinesto orders turbine prototype from Schottel Hydro
Swedish tidal power company Minesto, together with German tidal turbine manufacturer Schottel Hydro, has completed the turbine design of Minesto’s tidal power plant Deep Green.
-
NewsGreen barge for silt disposal
The LNG barge ‘greenports I’, thought to be the first working vessel at a European seaport to be powered by eco-friendly liquefied natural gas, is set to regularly carry silt dredged from the harbour basins in Bremerhaven to the disposal facility in Bremen-Seehausen.
-
NewsStatoil plans battery storage for Hywind
A new battery storage solution for offshore wind energy will be piloted in the world''s first floating wind farm. The Hywind project to be located off the coast off Peterhead in Aberdeenshire, Scotland will have a battery storage facility incorporated into its shore station to optimise the electrical power distribution.
-
NewsAll-Energy – all ready to welcome you
All-Energy 2016, the UK’s largest renewable and sustainable energy exhibition and conference, is being held 4-5 May at the Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre (SECC), Glasgow, Scotland, UK – You can register free of charge to attend at www.all-energy.co.uk.
-
NewsRenewables industry Brexit considerations
The UK’s Renewables Consulting Group (RCG) has launched a multi-client study to analyse the possible implications of a Brexit (British exit of the European Union) on the UK’s future offshore renewables and environmental legislation.
-
NewsOnline map explodes onto the offshore wind market
The location of unexploded mines and bombs around the UK coastline has been revealed in a new online map designed to aid the developers of offshore energy projects like wind farms and cable laying.
-
NewsIrish wave and tidal sector surging along
Ireland is rapidly emerging as a key player in the development of wave and tidal energy technologies. Late last year, Brian Motherway, the outgoing CEO of the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI), predicted that the country''s marine energy market could be worth €15bn to Ireland''s economy by ...
-
NewsRentel plugging in
Belgian offshore wind company Rentel NV has awarded the EPCI contract for its offshore substation (OSS) to STX France SA. The scope comprises design, fabrication, transport, offshore installation and commissioning of the monopile foundation and topside including high voltage and ancillary equipment.
-
NewsSolution for exploding piles
Germany-based Noske-Kaeser, a provider of systems for air conditioning, ventilation, refrigeration, piping, fire fighting and CBRN protection, has developed a new ventilation system to protect offshore wind turbine foundations from explosive gas mixtures. Several systems are currently in successful long-term tests with a renowned wind turbine operator.
-
NewsMarine energy capture device seeks investment
UK start-up WITT Ltd, says it is set to change the face of renewable energy forever with its ground-breaking new energy harvesting technology, The WITT.
-
News
Spanish rebrand
German wind turbine service provider Deutsche Windtechnik, is rebranding the company name of its Spanish subsidiary GPS (General Power Services S.L.) to Deutsche Windtechnik S.L. The name change reflects and emphasises the company’s strategic approach to offer European services from a single source.
-
NewsWavepower recruitment drive
UK Wave energy company Wavepower has revealed plans to recruit 30 more people to its expanding team. The Glastonbury-based renewables firm says it is searching for talented engineers and graduates to play pivotal roles in the next stage of its exciting growth.
-
NewsSchottel Hydro sells 16 tidal turbines to SME
Over the next two years German tidal turbine specialist Schottel Hydro will deliver 16 Schottel Instream Turbines (SIT) with a capacity of 62 kW each to Sustainable Marine Energy (SME). The British company has signed a long term contract with the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) and will build a ...
-
NewsLow cost anchoring system for floating tidal generators
The UK’s Scotrenewables Tidal Power has completed deployment of its advanced modular anchoring system at EMEC (European Marine Energy Centre), Orkney in preparation for the installation of its SR2000 2MW floating tidal turbine.
-
News
Offshore wind consultancy contract
Semcon in Germany has signed a new framework agreement with the Danish energy company DONG Energy. The agreement covers consultancy services for DONG Energy’s German Offshore Wind Power business activities.
