Latest Environment News – Page 10
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Supply 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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Maxwell 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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Surveys 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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Tackling 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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Project 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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Opinion: 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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First 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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Huge 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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Plans 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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Innovative study to test floating offshore wind platform potential
Two types of floating offshore wind platform are being put through their paces by RWE
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Poll shows popularity slumping for US offshore windfarms
Is the general public’s support for offshore wind in the US waning?
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Jan De Nul orders 28,000t cable-layer
Jan De Nul has ordered a new extra-large cable-laying vessel to help with installations in ever deeper waters
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Prysmian to power up German offshore wind supply
Germany has picked Prysmian to help it realise its offshore wind amibitions
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Taiwan offshore wind wins Norwegian financial backing
Eksfin aims to increase Norwegian exports to the Far East offshore wind markets
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Vestas wins order for 64 offshore wind turbines
More turbine orders for Vestas: the flagship 15MW models will be installed in the German North Sea for utility EnBW.
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Keel laying of ‘game-changing’ CTV
The keel laying of new hybrid CTV is being hailed as a ‘game-changer in maritime support’
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Subsea cable failures could derail offshore wind ambitions
There is a great need to improve the performance and reliability of subsea cables
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SMST to deliver first 3D crane to US SOV
Despite recent apparent misgivings within the US offshore wind industry – a recent auction received just one bid – there are many signs that the sector is still emerging and it is offering up opportunities to the better-established Europeans.
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Maritime unions stand together against Ørsted US
Maritime unions across the world have hinted that Ørsted’s global offshore wind projects could be disrupted if the company does not honour pledges made to US offshore workers and dockers in June.