Latest Environment News – Page 59
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NewsStable platform for offshore wind feedering
A new motion compensated platform with adjustable pay load capacity is capable of feedering the next generation offshore wind turbines.
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NewsWorld’s most powerful tidal turbine launched
Orbital Marine Power, Scottish-based developers of a floating tidal turbine technology, has successfully launched its 2MW tidal turbine, the Orbital O2.
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NewsEuropean wind feeder concept optimised for US East coast
Ampelmann and C-Job Naval Architects have developed an offshore wind feeder vessel concept optimised for operating off the US east coast.
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NewsAluminium oil spill recovery vessels nearing delivery
A Spanish ship designer and builder is nearing completion of a pair of oil spill recovery workboats for the Panama Canal Authority.
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NewsKey jacket foundation contract awarded
Harland & Wolff has been awarded a contract by Saipem Limited for the fabrication and load-out of eight wind turbine generator (WTG) jacket foundations.
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NewsRenewables potential for the Isles of Scilly
A year-long research programme will identify the potential for wave, tidal and floating wind technologies to be deployed around the Isles of Scilly.
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NewsA new form of marine renewable energy technology?
European specialists claim that the latest generation ‘eco-membranes’ can turn osmotic energy into a bankable renewable power source for the first time in 50 years.
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NewsWindfarm blade services merger
GEV Wind Power, one of the world’s leading wind turbine blade repair and maintenance providers has merged with Danish based Wind Power Lab.
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NewsDanish cable pull-in complete
Offshore wind contractor CWind has completed its cable pull-in and termination and testing campaign at Vattenfall’s Danish Kriegers Flak Offshore Wind Farm.
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NewsOffshore wind risk management partnership
A new partnership aims to reduce risk and promote best practices for turnkey deliveries of high voltage power cables used for connecting offshore wind farms (OWF) to onshore grids.
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NewsInnovative tidal energy project launches in Northern Ireland
A new project, launched at the start of March, is exploring the potential of a novel energy generating system that pairs floating hydrokinetic energy with battery storage technology.
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NewsFloating turbines, but what about the substations?
A Basque consortium believes that the future of offshore wind power lies in the design of new floating offshore substations.
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NewsNorwegian hydrogen from wind pilot project progresses
Following a major investment in the project, Norwegian company TechnipFMC is moving ahead with a pilot project for the Deep Purple green hydrogen offshore energy system.
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NewsWave energy converter ready for testing
Testing will begin shortly on a new wave energy converter (WEC) that allows the conversion of wave motion into electricity and desalinated water.
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NewsOffshore turbine solution for call of nature
Workers at a Scottish offshore wind farm will soon be able to relieve themselves at convenience thanks to an investment in purpose-built windfarm toilets.
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NewsThree SOVs for Dogger Bank
Contracts have been awarded for the provision of three Service Operation Vessels for the 3.6GW Dogger Bank Wind Farm in the North Sea.
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NewsTech opportunity for wave energy developers
Wave energy developers will soon have a new way to advance their technology with the development of a new project.
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NewsUK invests GB£95m in new offshore wind ports
Two new UK ports will be constructed to support the development of next-generation offshore wind projects with up to GB£95m investment.
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NewsHarnessing the power of the Atlantic
A new combined wind and wave generating project that is aimed at harnessing the enormous power potential of the Atlantic Ocean is planned.
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NewsAdriatic green energy hub proposed
An application for a permit to develop what is termed ‘a clean energy hub’ in the Adriatic Sea off the port of Ravenna has been submitted writes Dag Pike.
