Latest Environment News – Page 117

  • Each individual robotic fish has an array of sensors and external information that will allow it to navigate the environment
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    Intelligent robotic fish detect pollution

    2012-08-01T07:30:00Z

    SHOAL, the pan-European ICT project, part funded by the EU, has successfully developed and delivered intelligent robotic fish capable of working together to detect and identify pollution in ports and other aquatic areas.

  • The Walney Offshore Windfarm. The seas around EU states are becoming increasingly congested
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    Finding space at sea for everyone

    2012-07-26T15:04:00Z

    A new report addresses the issue of marine spatial planning (MSP) for offshore renewable energies and electricity grid infrastructure as an integrated EU maritime policy.

  • John Parsonage: Project sponsor, Thanet College Centre for Environmental Technologies. All photos by Peter Barker
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    Wave and tidal on the map at PATCH workshop

    2012-07-19T16:39:00Z

    A one day workshop organised by PATCH (Ports Adapting to Change) and Seeports has explored the opportunities for small and medium sized ports in the area of wave and tidal energy.

  • Offshore wind could see the creation of 173,000 full time jobs and net UK exports valued at £18bn by 2030. Photo by Peter Barker
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    Selling the economic benefits of offshore wind

    2012-07-18T14:50:00Z

    The London based Centre for Economics and Business Research has produced a report, commissioned by Mainstream Renewable Power, aimed at providing clarity when debating the economic benefits of offshore wind.

  • The lightweight and low cost buoy weighs only 25kg and is easily handled by one person in the field
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    New oil in water monitoring buoy

    2012-07-16T11:51:00Z

    Hampshire UK based marine measurement systems specialist OSIL has introduced its new Oil in Water Monitoring buoy, a rapid deployment option for localised spill events and preventative monitoring.

  • The proposed power station would be fired by wood mass
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    Biomass power proposal for Port of Antwerp

    2012-07-16T11:50:00Z

    Solvay Energy NV and Antwerp Port Authority have taken a further step in the process to examine the feasibility of having a biomass fired power station on the Solvay site in the port of Antwerp.

  • OWS acquired OWPMS earlier this year
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    Cooperation deal for German and Dutch wind

    2012-07-16T07:30:00Z

    Germany’s FRISIA-Offshore and Offshore Wind Services BV (OWS) from the Netherlands have announced a cooperation agreement.

  • Peter Hodgetts, Marine Health & Safety Champion at The Crown Estate
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    The Crown Estate, promoting safety for offshore wind

    2012-07-13T07:30:00Z

    Of the many factors developers have to consider when planning various phases of offshore wind projects, arguably the most important will be health and safety considerations.

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    Powerful provision for Walney windfarm

    2012-07-13T07:30:00Z

    ABB has supplied generator step up transformers (GSUs) for both phases of the Walney offshore windfarm in the East Irish Sea.

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    CWind trainee up for Energy Award

    2012-07-13T07:30:00Z

    CWind has become the 100th company to sign the RenewableUK Wind Energy Charter.

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    FoundOcean finds funding for expansion

    2012-07-13T07:30:00Z

    Ambienta SGR, Europe’s largest private equity fund focused on the environmental sector, has signed an agreement to acquire a 35% stake in FoundOcean.

  • DolWin beta will be built for a large wind farm cluster in the German sector of the North Sea
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    Largest wind platform being built in Dubai

    2012-07-11T07:30:00Z

    Ship repair, conversion and newbuilding specialists Drydocks World - Dubai started construction last month of DolWin beta, the world’s largest Wind Power HVDC Offshore Platform.

  • The offshore wind industry is looking at the EU’s renewable energy policies beyond 2020. Photo by Peter Barker
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    The EU looks at renewable energy post 2020

    2012-07-05T16:42:00Z

    The EU has published an Impact Assessment of various options open to Member States, at a time of increasing calls for the establishing of renewable energy policies beyond 2020.

  • BV NI 589 Wind Farms Service Ships is a service notation which covers ships specifically designed to operate in offshore wind farms
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    BV launches Wind Farm Service Ships guidance

    2012-07-05T16:41:00Z

    International classification society Bureau Veritas has published guidance for designers and builders of Wind Farm Service Ships.

  • An artist’s impression of Offshore Terminal Bremerhaven
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    Local consortia in run-off for Germany‘s OTB

    2012-06-28T15:49:00Z

    Two giant German logistics groups are the only ones now still in the running to win the concession to build and operate the planned €200m Offshore Terminal Bremerhaven (OTB).

  • How the proposed turbine production facility at Sheernes would have looked
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    Vestas abandons Sheerness production plans

    2012-06-28T15:48:00Z

    Danish wind turbine manufacturer Vestas has abandoned plans to build their next generation offshore wind turbine at the Kent port of Sheerness.

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    Consent for Green Port Hull proposal

    2012-06-22T07:31:00Z

    Hull City Council’s Planning Committee has given its consent to the proposed Green Port Hull facility following the submission of plans by Associated British Ports (ABP) and Siemens plc.

  • Rowena Simpson said, “Many of those who are newly qualified are increasingly being drawn to a career in the green sector.”
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    Engineer shortage as renewables grow

    2012-06-21T07:30:00Z

    Green energy is arguably one of the fastest growing sectors on the planet.

  • Andrew Constantine, commercial director for Shepherd Construction, with Tony Quinn, director of major assets and projects at Narec in the newly completed building that will test tidal turbines
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    Testing facilities progress at Narec

    2012-06-21T07:30:00Z

    National contractor Shepherd Construction has completed the first of three new structures being constructed at the National Renewable Energy Centre (Narec) in Blyth, Northumberland UK.

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    First Spanish wind turbine for Canaries

    2012-06-21T07:30:00Z

    Spanish energy giant Gamesa will install its prototype offshore wind turbine off the Canary Islands instead of Virginia as a result of slow growth in US offshore windfarm market.