Latest Environment News – Page 60
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NewsEU-backed project aims to create hybrid wave energy testing platform
In December last year, an international wave energy consortium launched the VALID project, a 5M€ EU-backed initiative focused on the development of a hybrid testing platform for ocean energy.
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NewsOcean energy resilient during COVID-19
Tidal and wave energy devices were installed in the UK, the Faroe Islands, Spain, the US and China in 2020, despite the COVID-19 pandemic.
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NewsBreaking waves project helps turbine design
Two collaborative R&D projects are taking place that aim at better understanding and predicting breaking waves in order to optimise the design of offshore wind turbines.
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NewsCorpower moves closer to commercial scale demonstration
After securing a private placement of 9 MEUR, wave energy developer CorPower has extended its equity funding to 20.3 MEUR, for commercial scale demonstration.
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NewsDirect hydrogen production from turbines
Siemens Gamesa is partnering with sister company Siemens Energy to develop an offshore wind turbine system that will produce hydrogen for transfer ashore rather than sending the conventional electricity ashore via the grid network.
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News15mW turbines: the dawn of a new era
Danish wind turbine specialist company Vestas is developing a new wind turbine that will be the most powerful currently on offer in this fast developing market writes Dag Pike.
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NewsFloating wind project sets new records
The first and only offshore wind turbine installed in France has set new power generation and capacity factor records, strengthening the emerging offshore floating wind industry.
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NewsEU projects tackle barriers to wave energy development
Two EU-backed projects charged with furthering the development of wave energy systems along the Atlantic seaboard are making strong progress.
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NewsUK marine protection plans take shape
A formal consultation to legally protect four of England’s 40 offshore Marine Protected Areas has been launched.
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NewsRenewable energy hybridization platform
A platform to enable hybridization of ocean based renewable energy production by combining wave, wind and PV is now available for project developers around the world.
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NewsFunding enables offshore wind project
UK government grant funding has enabled magnetic gear technology firm Magnomatics to work on a project that will de-risk technology required for the manufacture of large generators for offshore wind to the UK.
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NewsEEA grant for wave energy project
CorPower Ocean and OPS Composite Solutions are primed to deliver an ‘industry advancing’ wave energy project after securing close to €500,000 from EEA Grants.
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NewsTackling the plastic pollution menace
Bolina Ltd, an Ecocoast company, has engineered what is claimed to be the longest river barrier in Europe to catch plastic and other floating debris.
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NewsViability of floating offshore solar power
Equinor and Moss Maritime are joining in a unique test to explore the potential of floating offshore solar panels writes Dag Pike.
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NewsScotWind Leasing application window opens
Crown Estate Scotland has officially opened the application window for ScotWind Leasing, the new offshore wind leasing round for Scottish waters.
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NewsPalfinger cranes for major wind farm
Palfinger Marine transition piece cranes will support what will be Scotland''s largest offshore wind farm.
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Marine energy developer opportunity
The European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC), Orkney, Scotland, is looking to contract a marine energy technology developer to act as an external advisor to the Ocean Energy Scale-up Alliance (OESA).
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Ship-created underwater noise measurement
University of Strathclyde researchers have developed a novel way of measuring underwater noise created by ships which poses a danger to marine life.
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NewsTaller Vattenfall turbines protect birds
Taller turbines will mitigate against bird collisions for two Vattenfall offshore wind farms.
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NewsFloating wind farm off Sardinia planned
A Milan-based floating wind farm project company has applied with the Port Authority of Cagliari for a 30-year concession to build and operate an export cable connection for a €1.4bn floating wind farm off the west coast of Sardinia.
