Latest Environment News – Page 118
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NewsWave energy converter installed at FabTest
Engineering company Supacat Ltd and strategic partner Fred. Olsen Ltd have developed the BOLT Wave Energy Converter, ‘Lifesaver’, which has become the first installation to be commissioned at FabTest UK in Falmouth.
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Cooperation agreement for future WFSV designs
BLRT Marketex and BMT Nigel Gee Ltd (BMT) have signed an agreement whereby BMT will provide vessel designs to BLRT Marketex.
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NewsFirst new Wave Class from Alnmaritec
Alnmaritec, the specialist aluminium boat builder based in Northumberland UK, has delivered the first of its new Wave Captain class of Wind Farm Support Vessels to Windcrew Workboats Ltd.
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Wave power system installed in Black Sea
Israel based Eco Wave Power has successfully installed a medium scale wave energy power plant in the Black Sea.
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NewsBraemars launch new salvage support operation
Incident response and environmental clean-up specialist Braemar Howells and its sister company Braemar (Incorporating The Salvage Association) are to work together to provide a 24 hour global response capability to the world’s shipping and marine insurance sectors.
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NewsSea routes aren’t always C02 saviours
It’s not always the case that getting transport off the roads and onto the sea reduces carbon emissions, says Professor Alf Baird of the Transport Research Institute (TRI), Edinburgh Napier University.
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NewsFerry fitted for wind farm accommodation
Ferry operator P&O has entered the marine renewable energy market by placing one of its large ro-ro ships as an accommodation vessel for technicians working on a North Sea wind farm.
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Oyster captures European environment award
Retailer Marks & Spencer and Edinburgh based Aquamarine Power both won 2012 European Business Awards for the Environment (EBAE) at a ceremony in Brussels last month.
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NewsOffshore wind industry targets cost reduction
A new report launched on Wednesday by the industry led Offshore Wind Cost Reduction Task Force shows that the UK is on course to reduce the cost of electricity from offshore wind substantially over the next seven years.
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NewsIberdrola chooses London for offshore wind
Iberdrola, and subsidiary ScottishPower Renewables (SPR) have boosted their UK presence with the opening of their new London office.
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NewsThe supply chain, life-blood for offshore wind
The supply chain is quite simply the life-blood of the offshore wind industry.
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NewsIHC acquires tidal and wave energy expertise
IHC Merwede in the Netherlands signed an agreement last week to acquire Wave Rotor technology from Ecofys, which is known for its expertise in sustainable energy solutions.
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NewsOz-UK agreement for WFSV sales and support
Australia based shipbuilder Strategic Marine has entered a sales and service agency agreement with UK firm Testbank Ship Repair Ltd.
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NewsOcean going oil spill recovery vessels
French oil spill clean up specialists Ecoceane has introduced a new range of pollution control vessels that are designed to operate in open seas and even in ice conditions.
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NewsNew garbage regs apply to smaller craft
“Following departure from port and once out of site of land the ship’s crew felt free to dispose of all manor of garbage over the stern rail,” said Captain Andy Goldsmith of Maritime Progress.
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News‘Sense of cooperation’ at Interspill
Cooperation is key, and this new strategy for the biannual European oil spill conference and exhibition has been “essential to achieve the networking that this group depends on,” said Chris Morris of Interspill.
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NewsISU Pollution Survey - 2011 Results
Last year saw half a million tonnes of pollutants salved by International Salvage Union (ISU) members, although the 17 year average remains at over a million tonnes.
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NewsConfirming a cure for the diesel bug
Independent scientific testing of an innovative diesel biocide developed by Cyrus Energy has confirmed its effectiveness in ensuring a ‘total kill’ of contaminant micro-organisms that may be present in marine fuel tanks.
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Marine Offshore Renewables group launches
A Marine Offshore Renewables (MOR) group was officially launched last month, encompassing Devon and Cornwall in the South West of England.
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Award winning Offshore Access System
Offshore Solutions BV (OSBV), the joint venture between AMEC and Cofely Nederland NV, received a Hart’s Special Meritorious Awards for Engineering at the Offshore Technology Conference (OTC) in Houston earlier this month.
