Latest Environment News – Page 131

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    UK-Norwegian collaboration to advance oil spill technology

    2009-10-01T12:36:00Z

    Vikoma International, part of the Aberdeen UK based Energy Environmental Group, has been chosen to work with NOFO (Norwegian Clean Seas Association for Operating Companies) to develop new solutions for oil spill response in the challenging sea conditions in the region.

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    Multi-role oil recovery catamaran under development

    2009-10-01T12:36:00Z

    Work is underway in preparation to build the first of a new Multipurpose Oil Recovery & Rescue Catamaran (MORCAT) design which will also have firefighting, SAR, emergency standby and towing, hospital ship, and hydro survey vessel capabilities.

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    EC funds maritime pollution prevention project

    2009-09-13T12:36:00Z

    Countries in the Black Sea (pictured) and Caspian Sea regions will benefit from the project.The order was secured with Group De Cloedt, in Belgium, for 1000m of HI Sprint 2000 inflation boom supplied on four hydraulic reels. The contract, worth more than €400,000, will be delivered by the end of ...

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    Heavy lifter 'Svanen' to drive piles for wind turbines

    2009-09-09T12:36:00Z

    Ballast Nedam' s heavy lift vessel Svanen left the port of Rotterdam early this month after being commissioned by Van Oord Dredging and Marine Contractors to drive 56 steel piles for the foundations of the Belwind offshore wind farm off the coast of Zeebrugge (Belgium). This is the first phase ...

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    Thanet on schedule

    2009-09-09T12:36:00Z

    Swedish company Vattenfall is making steady progress with construction of the Thanet Offshore Wind Farm, with over half the foundation and transition pieces now installed and plans in place for the cable laying, turbine installation and longer term maintenance phases of the project. When completed, it will be the world’ ...

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    Van Oord to build wind farm off Belgium

    2009-09-09T12:36:00Z

    Van Oord has been awarded the contract for the engineering, procurement and construction of the first part of the Belwind offshore wind farm project.

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    Green Ship wins Sustainable Shipping award

    2009-09-08T12:36:00Z

    The Green Ship of the Future, the Danish maritime initiative, has received the International Environmental Award from the Sustainable Shipping organisation for being the most environmentally friendly shipping initiative. Sustainable Shipping is a leading organisation dedicated to promoting sustainable use of the sea.

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    Design innovation with wind in its sails

    2009-09-07T12:36:00Z

    An artist's impression of the IHC Merwede concept for an offshore wind turbine installation vessel.These include offshore wind vessels specifically designed for jacket installation, turbine installation and blade installation. The company is convinced that such thinking 'outside the box' is going to prove vital for a new industry where it ...

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    Wind farm makes Wells a commercial port

    2009-09-07T12:36:00Z

    Last June the Harbour Commissioners of Wells-next-the-Sea in Norfolk UK signed an agreement with the developers of the Sheringham Shoal Offshore Wind Farm, Scira Offshore Energy Ltd., securing a 50 year contract which will alter its primary function from fishing and leisure to commercial port.

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    EC funds maritime pollution prevention project

    2009-09-03T12:36:00Z

    The European Commission’ s (EC) EuropeAid Cooperation Office has awarded a contract to support the development of a common security management, maritime safety and ship pollution prevention project for the Black and Caspian Seas.

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    New Komara Stars in viscous oil recovery

    2009-09-03T12:36:00Z

    Isle of Wight UK based Vikoma International has launched a unique star disc skimmer designed specifically for recovering highly viscous oil.

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    Inflation boom times at Interspill

    2009-09-01T12:36:00Z

    Isle of Wight based Vikoma has won the latest EMSA (European Maritime Safety Agency) contract for the North Sea. The announcement was made yesterday at the Interspill 2009 exhibition and conference, which is ongoing in Marseilles.

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    New plastics poison threat to oceans

    2009-08-27T12:36:00Z

    A report released last week at the National Meeting of the American Chemical Society (ACS) says that plastics may be more hazardous to our seas than originally thought. ‘ Plastics in daily use are generally assumed to be quite stable,’ said study lead researcher Katsuhiko Saido, PhD. ‘ We found ...

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    Strong wind brings South Boats fleet to Seawork

    2009-06-01T12:36:00Z

    South Boats Special Projects Ltd will be taking up their usual berths at this year’ s Seawork 2009 exhibition at the bottom of the main gangway. What is different his year is that the company has arguably grown into the UK’ s busiest and perhaps largest boat building company.

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    TidalStream's turbine validated in deep water tests

    2009-06-01T12:36:00Z

    Two British engineers have developed a breakthrough design that could within five years begin to generate substantial amounts of cheap electricity from deepwater tidal flows. TidalStream Ltd reported last month that their unique turbine platform design, code named Triton, has successfully undergone validation testing at the deep-water test basin at ...

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    Another British wave device welcomed in Portugal

    2009-06-01T12:36:00Z

    Orecon, the Cornish wave energy device developer, has signed an agreement with Portuguese developer Eneólica. The two companies are establishing a joint venture company to build and deploy Orecon’ s first full scale 1.5MW multi-resonant chamber (MRC) wave energy buoy.

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    Dutch tide turns in the Westerschelde

    2009-06-01T12:36:00Z

    The C-Energy consortium installed a support structure for the first Dutch tidal energy demonstration project last week. The project is located at the Marine Terminal of the Total Refinery within the municipality of Borsele in the Westerschelde. Over the next two months all electronics and the rotor will be installed.

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    First Ocean Cat launched this month.

    2009-06-01T12:36:00Z

    A new design catamaran for the offshore wind market is due to be launched this month. The Ocean Cat, a 16m aluminium work catamaran designed by Marine Design International Ltd., is under construction at Mooney Boats in Killybegs for Sinbad Marine Services, and is part of the same design family ...

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    A simpler form of wave power

    2009-06-01T12:36:00Z

    Trident Energy is a marine renewables energy company that has developed a unique and low cost system for converting sea wave energy directly into electricity.

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    See a slick operation at Seawork

    2009-05-25T12:36:00Z

    London based International Apparatus Consultants Limited will be on Stand 233 at Seawork 2009 providing information on HNS and oil pollution equipment, imbiber beads, and oil pollution control boats, including the ‘ Catamar’ Offshore Oil Recovery Vessel commissioned in April by the French DOE.