Latest Environment News – Page 9
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NewsNY announces largest ever US spend on offshore wind
New York governor Kathy Hochul has announced a spending package of $15 billion for three offshore wind projects and another $5 billion for 22 land-based renewable energy schemes.
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NewsMarine robot fleets seek to revolutionise ocean exploration
Large-scale survey and exploration missions can be achieved by going beyond the limitations of individual AUVs
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NewsMoU signed to supply Hamburg tugs with hydrogen
Tugs at the Port of Hamburg could be running on hydrogen under an MoU signed between German energy firm Mabanaft and Fairplay Towage.
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NewsEC pledges support package for wind power
While acknowledging challenges faced by the wind industry, EU president Ursula von der Leyen has pledged the EU will support it with a new package.
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NewsGulf of Maine earmarked for offshore wind development
Will a new draft Wind Energy Area (WEA) in the Gulf of Maine come to fruition?
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News‘Wind Gust Buster’ developed to predict high wind conditions
A LIDAR system has been developed by marine contractor Huisman to measure incoming wind conditions for crane operators operating their machinery at high altitudes on offshore wind farms.
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NewsIMO targets cannot be hit, say 46% of ship owners
Almost half of the ship owners surveyed by Hamburg shipping trade fair organiser SMM did not think IMO emissions targets could be hit.
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NewsVan Oord in French jacket foundation installation first
Van Oord has completed the installation of 62 jacket foundations at a new wind farm off the coast of Brittany
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NewsDeal on track to form world’s largest jack-up fleet
As offshore wind farm developers struggle to find installation vessels to help complete their orders, progress in a deal to combine two vessel giants should provide some optimism.
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NewsOffshore wind to power Volvo car manufacturing
Swedish car maker Volvo will take its electric cars even further down the green road by using offshore wind to power their manufacture.
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NewsSupply chain and unreliability plague wind farm sector: report
Insiders are beginning to question wind energy targets because of unreliability concerns and supply chain bottlenecks, a recent report has claimed.
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NewsMaxwell anchoring system for new offshore USVs
Anchoring solutions firm Maxwell Marine has inked a deal for the design and supply of an anchoring system for the first uncrewed surface vessels to be used for surveying in the offshore wind industry
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NewsSurveys begin for Denmark’s largest offshore wind farm
Three survey vessels have begun examining the seabed for suitable wind turbine locations and the presence of unexploded ordnance, wind farm owner RWE says.
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NewsTackling plastic pollution the zero emissions way
The Envirocat All-Electric Eco 8.5 from MMS Workboats is designed to support pollution control
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NewsProject seeks answers to harsh seas in floating wind
A project has been looking to improve turbine design by better integrating breaking wave loads
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NewsOpinion: How exhaust scrubbers can bridge the fuel gap
In these challenging regulatory times for maritime, Wärtsilä Exhaust Treatment director Sigurd Jenssen says exhaust scrubbers are a viable bridge to fill the gap between relying on fossil fuels use and eliminating them.
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NewsFirst turbine switches on at world’s largest offshore wind farm
The first of 277 wind turbines that will eventually make up the world’s largest offshore wind farm is now producing power, owners SSE Renewables, Equinor and Vårgrønn have said
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NewsHuge global demand revealed for wind technicians
The Annual Wind Workforce Outlook highlights huge global demand for new wind technicians by 2027
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NewsPlans unveiled for first Irish deep-water port
A ‘Vision for Bremore Ireland Port’ has been revealed, with plans to build the first new deep-water development that modern-day Ireland has ever had.
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NewsInnovative study to test floating offshore wind platform potential
Two types of floating offshore wind platform are being put through their paces by RWE
