Environment News – Page 93
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NewsEMEC berth for Laminaria
Belgian wave energy developer Laminaria has signed up for a position at EMEC’s grid-connected wave test site at Billia Croo, off the west coast of Orkney, UK.
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NewsWelsh company secures EU funds for novel wave energy technology
In late October, Swansea, UK-based wave energy company Marine Power Systems (MPS) announced that it had secured £2 million of European Union (EU) funds for the development and testing of a scaled prototype of its innovative WaveSub device.
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NewsMOREDATAS Project
Five companies based at locations in Ireland, France and the UK have announced plans to collaborate on an innovative project to help limit the risks faced by developers of tidal and wave energy initiatives around the north western European coast.
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NewsCorPower commences third round testing of wave energy device
Swedish wave energy company CorPower Ocean has successfully completed a €6.5m funding round for the further development and testing of its novel wave energy converters.
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Baltic heavy lift support
Global independent offshore and onshore survey company UTEC NCS Survey, was recently awarded a contract for heavy lift support services for a major windfarm project in the Baltic Sea.
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NewsDutch pipe curing technology enables offshore OTEC
Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC) is scaling up. This summer, the largest power plant to date was connected to the grid at Big Island of Hawaii, producing 100 kilowatts.
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NewsWind Energy Link earns quality label
Wind Energy Link B.V., the Netherlands-headquartered global asset management, wind and logistics joint venture, has become the first in its field to receive the AMC ISO 55 001 quality certificate of product approval.
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NewsThunderstorm detector for offshore wind industry
For the offshore industries, thunderstorms can play a significant part in disrupting operations. A new thunderstorm detector from UK meteorological instrument manufacturer Biral is claimed to be able to provide early warning of a nearby thunderstorm and so ensure the safety of operating personnel and minimise downtime.
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Baltic heavy lift contract
UK-headquartered UTEC NCS Survey has been awarded a contract for heavy lift support services for a major windfarm project in the Baltic Sea.
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NewsEco wave power in Gibraltar
Eco Wave Power (EWP) is an Israeli company that has developed a unique form of electricity generation using wave power. Rather than have a wave generator moored in the open ocean where complex moorings and connection systems are required, the EWP system utilises existing land structures as the attachment point ...
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NewsRentel chooses Siemens direct drive turbines
Belgian windfarm concession holder Rentel NV has chosen Siemens NV as its preferred bidder for the supply and installation of 42 of its offshore wind turbines, also involving a 15-year maintenance agreement.
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NewsCooperative design for renewables service vessel
Netherlands-headquartered Damen Shipyards Group has produced a new vessel design in consultation with the UK’s Delta Marine – called the Damen Renewables Service Vessel 3315.
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NewsFirst commercially financed project in the tidal energy industry
Black Rock Tidal Power (BRTP), a subsidiary of Germany-headquartered Schottel Hydro, has set up a project company (Special Purpose Vehicle, SPV) which will take over its Triton tidal energy platform once fully commissioned for 15 million Canadian Dollars. The private equity investment into the project company amounts to 10.5 million ...
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News‘Porth Nefyn’ delivered
Pembroke Dock, UK-based boat building specialist Mainstay Marine Solutions has delivered the 20m vessel ‘Porth Nefyn’ to UK transfer vessel operator Turbine Transfers.
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NewsInstallation and trenching deal
DeepOcean 1 UK Ltd., a subsidiary of Netherlands-based DeepOcean Group Holding BV (DeepOcean), has announced that the company has been awarded a contract by DONG Energy for the provision of installation and trenching works for the Walney Extension offshore wind project in The Irish Sea, offshore UK.
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NewsMet mast maintenance
As part of an ongoing remit as a technical advisor to Forewind Limited, The Renewables Consulting Group (RCG) team in the UK provided support for an operations and maintenance trip to the two meteorological masts on Dogger Bank.
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NewsExtreme current Jack-up
GeoSea, part of the Belgian dredging, marine engineering and environmental group DEME has announced what it calls a ‘major break-through’ in the tidal energy sector. As a specialist in complex offshore marine engineering projects, the company has successfully completed trials of a jack-up vessel in extreme current flows.
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NewsDrawing board to grid-connected in 6 months
The BlueTEC Texel Tidal partnership in Holland has announced that the first months of operating the BlueTEC tidal energy platform have been a success. With every tidal flow, the platform now supplies electricity into the Dutch national grid.
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NewsMinesto 'Deep Green' technology rides the waves of progress
Hot on the heels of the recent news that Swedish tidal energy outfit Minesto has received an additional €3.5M from KIC InnoEnergy, late last month the company''s board has also revealed that it has decided to apply to list shares in the company on First North at NASDAQ Stockholm ''and ...
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NewsTechnical students working on autonomous and emission free sailing
At the World Port Days 2015 in Rotterdam, Netherlands-based Imtech Marine has signed for a prolonged stay at the RDM Innovation Dock.
