Latest Environment News – Page 132

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    Spill detecting radar processor at Seawork

    2009-05-25T12:36:00Z

    Rochester UK based Ships Electronic Services (SES) will attract many visitors to its stand at Seawork 2009 with display which includes both a live radar and a working FLIR infra red camera.

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    Giant Octopus a hit in Marseilles

    2009-05-25T12:36:00Z

    Ro-Clean Desmi attended the Interspill 2009 exhibition in Marseille last month with the intention of meeting customers, and also launching their new skimmer, the Desmi Giant Octopus.

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    DONG on song as budget ROCS

    2009-05-07T12:36:00Z

    DONG Energy has decided to build the offshore wind farm Walney II in the Irish Sea. The move is a result of the British government' s increase in funding towards sustainable energy, which the British Chancellor of the Exchequer Alistair Darling announced in his budget presentation last month.

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    Cold ironing not just for the big boys

    2009-05-01T12:36:00Z

    Amsterdam Seaports have recently announced plans to upgrade and expand their network of cold ironing shore power supply facilities for small vessels including inland waterway barges and river cruisers.

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    Guidelines agreed for marine energy development

    2009-05-01T12:36:00Z

    Benchmarks for best practice have been drawn up for the fast emerging marine energy industry to stimulate the development of wave and tidal power systems.

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    British Budget boosts marine renewables

    2009-05-01T12:36:00Z

    UK renewable energy industry leaders welcomed the Government’ s budget presentation last month, which delivered a package of measures to build a low carbon economy and further decarbonise electricity generation.

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    Local interests opt for baby barrage

    2009-05-01T12:36:00Z

    A commission has rejected the idea of large Cardiff-Weston barrage between England and Wales and instead recommended a smaller barrage which would offer the best mix of power output with reduced environmental impact.

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    New consortium for Round 3 wind farms

    2009-05-01T12:36:00Z

    Fluor Limited, the UK operating arm of Fluor Corporation, formed Seagreen Wind Energy Limited with Airtricity, the renewable energy division of Scottish and Southern Energy last month.

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    UK tidal turbine targets Bay of Fundy

    2009-05-01T12:36:00Z

    A British company is helping to develop the 1GW tidal energy potential of Nova Scotia’ s Bay of Fundy.

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    Slick Sleuth is spill-proof

    2009-02-01T12:36:00Z

    International oceanographic marine instrument and systems provider Ocean Scientific International Limited (OSIL), in conjunction with MS Industrial Services, has supplied aluminium and packaging solutions provider Alcan with a Slick Sleuth Oil Spill Detector.

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    Rubber 'barges' for oil spill containment

    2009-02-01T12:36:00Z

    The Dracone barge may not be a household name, but for coast guards around the world, this gigantic rubber bladder is part of the first response kit in an oil spill.

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    Strong winds in EU power sector

    2009-02-01T12:36:00Z

    Statistics released by the European Wind Energy Association (EWEA) this month show that 43% of all new electricity generating capacity built in the European Union last year was wind energy, exceeding all other electricity generating technologies including gas, coal and nuclear power.

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    Sea Jack takes king of the wind farms

    2009-02-01T12:36:00Z

    Fluor Limited has awarded a contract to Danish offshore construction company A2SEA A/S for the installation of Siemens turbines at the Greater Gabbard Wind Farm project off the UK east coast.

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    Pelamis P-2 powers on in Orkney

    2009-02-01T12:36:00Z

    Edinburgh based Pelamis Wave Power (PWP) has won an order from UK renewable energy generator E.on for the next generation Pelamis Wave Energy Converter, known as the P-2.

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    Five projects make Severn tidal power shortlist

    2009-02-01T12:36:00Z

    A proposed shortlist of schemes to generate clean, green electricity from the power of the tides in the Severn Estuary has been unveiled by the British Government''s Department of Energy and Climate Change. The shortlist includes a mixture of barrages and innovative lagoon schemes.

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    Change needed says European Environment Agency

    2008-12-01T12:36:00Z

    Some 80% of the greenhouse gas emissions in Europe still come from the energy sector, warns a report from the European Environment Agency (EEA) released recently.

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    Progress with Thanet Offshore Wind Farm

    2008-12-01T12:36:00Z

    Progress with the Thanet Offshore Wind Farm is continuing with two separate recent announcements concerning the awarding of a project management contract and the selection of Ramsgate Port as the operations and maintenance base for the works.

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    Tidal turbine proposal for Pentland Firth

    2008-12-01T12:36:00Z

    Bristol UK based tidal energy company Marine Current Turbines Ltd (MCT) confirmed last month that it intends to apply for a lease from the Crown Estate to deploy its tidal technology in Scotland’ s Pentland Firth.

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    Wave Hub managing contractor appointed

    2008-12-01T12:36:00Z

    The South West Regional Development Agency (RDA) in the UK has selected JP Kenny, part of international energy services company John Wood Group PLC, as its engineering and management contractor for the design, procurement and construction of the ‘ Wave Hub’ renewable energy project off the coast of South West ...

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    Magnetic attraction for pollution control

    2008-10-30T12:36:00Z

    The power of magnetism is proving to be a valuable tool when applied to the problems of controlling pollution. Magnetic patches from Miko Marine AS have been demonstrating immense value through their ability to seal hull damage almost instantly.