Latest Environment News – Page 67

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    North Sea wind assessment sensitivity study

    2019-12-06T11:19:00Z

    Following analysis by leading industry experts AXYS claims its WindSentinelTM Floating LiDAR can produce data sets that reduce cost of energy for offshore wind developers.

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    Wave energy development wins Cleantech award

    2019-11-28T12:00:00Z

    An innovative wave energy technology to supply people worldwide with clean and reliable energy has won this year’s Cleantech Open (CTO) Global Ideas Challenge Award.

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    Offshore wind supply chain ‘wish list’

    2019-11-28T10:38:00Z

    A ‘wish list’ for closer and earlier working between the smallest and biggest businesses in the offshore wind supply chain to ensure better procurement will be shared across the industry by an energy group.

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    New deal to meet Drops prevention demand

    2019-11-27T11:30:00Z

    A new distribution deal has been signed in response to rising demand for Drops prevention solutions from the European offshore wind market.

  • Each SIP weighs ten tonnes Photo: Hutchinson Engineering Ltd
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    Hutchinson to build SIPs for Hornsea Two

    2019-11-22T09:46:00Z

    EEW Group has contracted Hutchinson Engineering for the fabrication and onsite assembly of 30 suspended internal platforms (SIPs) for Hornsea Two offshore wind farm, located 55 miles off the UK coast in the North Sea.

  • Illustration of the Hywind Tampen project (Equinor)
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    Hywind Tampen investment decision

    2019-11-21T12:16:00Z

    A Norwegian floating offshore wind project to meet the power demands of offshore oil fields will be an industry first.

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    New technology offers offshore wind safety

    2019-11-15T10:16:00Z

    A new thunderstorm and lightning detection system designed to make offshore wind farms safer will be tested in Scotland.

  • Oil recovery systems can be adapted for cleanup of floating plastics (Photo: NOFO)
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    Oil spill techniques to clean up ocean plastic

    2019-11-14T10:54:00Z

    The skills learnt from developing the means to clean up oil spills are now being used by a Norwegian consortium to target the growing amount of plastic waste littering the World’s oceans writes Dag Pike.

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    Tidal and wave project progresses

    2019-11-13T12:08:00Z

    Two key deliverables have been announced for an €8m project which aims to develop and test a software suite of advanced design tools for tidal and wave systems.

  • The bubble barrier is a long, perforated tube with a length of 60 metres that runs diagonally across the bottom of the canal
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    Bubble barrier aims to collect floating waste

    2019-11-13T10:46:00Z

    A Bubble barrier that is designed to collect floating waste but allow free passage to boats and ships is being established on the Westerdok Canal in Amsterdam under a three-year pilot scheme writes Dag Pike.

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    Tidal energy investment opportunity

    2019-11-12T14:25:00Z

    A tidal energy company aims to fast-track tidal energy technology and accelerate growth across Europe and North America with a new investment opportunity.

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    Support for marine energy device development

    2019-11-04T14:35:00Z

    An innovative marine energy device is being developed by an independent rigging firm thanks to expert support from a project part funded by the European Regional Development Fund.

  • This Interceptor system uses floating barriers that catch waste floating down a river and guides it towards an opening
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    Ocean Cleanup interceptor

    2019-11-04T11:30:00Z

    The Dutch inventor behind the Ocean Cleanup system has come up with a way to stop plastic pollution at the source with a floating device to autonomously scoop it out of rivers

  • Jan Fransen, executive director of the Green Award Foundation; Koos Tamminga, technical director of Foru-Solution; Bert Smit, Sibinga general director of Foru-Solution; Keita Shinohara, certification manager of the Green Award Foundation
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    Discounted oil spill equipment for Green Award ports

    2019-10-29T17:54:00Z

    Green Award scheme has a new incentive provider: a company that offers an efficient and innovative product to clean up oil spills.

  • The Offshore Heavy Transport (OHT) semisubmersible is currently under build in China. Image: Ulstein
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    A 10.3GW development looking for wind technology to step up

    2019-10-29T16:31:00Z

    Polish waters are to see four new wind farms with a substantial 10.3GW output, coming from “up to 1,000 turbines”, Jakub Budzynski of the Polish Offshore Wind Energy Society told MJ: those doing their sums can see he’s expecting an industry step change.

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    Maritime technology projects tackle GHGs

    2019-10-24T13:43:00Z

    A global network of maritime technology cooperation centres has completed an array of pilot projects over the past three years, helping to drive forward the changes which are required to reduce GHG emissions from shipping.

  • Once fully installed, the floating offshore wind farm will comprise three V164-8.4 MW turbines  (Photo: Dock90)
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    Floating wind unit installed

    2019-10-24T12:32:00Z

    The first WindFloat Atlantic unit, complete with its turbine fully erected, has been installed at sea in a location 10 miles off the coast of Viana do Castelo in Portugal writes Dag Pike.

  • News

    Wind turbine cabling contract

    2019-10-22T12:38:00Z

    Prysmian Group, has been awarded a global contract to supply wind turbine tower and nacelle cables and assemblies by Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy.

  • Adam Meller, Port of Gdynia Authority managing board President
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    Polish offshore wind gaining momentum

    2019-10-22T12:21:00Z

    Poland aspires to become one of the biggest centres in Europe for offshore wind, turbo-charging billions of Euros of investment, a recent thought leadership event has heard.

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    Tidal stream energy campaign launches

    2019-10-14T12:28:00Z

    A new campaign and petition aim to encourage the UK government to invest in tidal stream energy to help achieve zero emissions by 2050.