Latest Environment News – Page 87

  • The WatchKeeper buoy will be used on the Northern coast of Poland
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    AXYS buoy to support offshore wind development

    2017-01-19T11:56:00Z

    AXYS Technologies Inc (AXYS) has deployed its meteorological and oceanographic data buoy at an offshore wind development on the Northern coast of Poland.

  • Global production of plastic currently surpasses 300m metric tonnes per year
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    Partners needed for new Plaxx fuel

    2017-01-18T15:58:00Z

    Recycling Technologies (RT) has developed a process which can boost the recycling rate of plastic waste to produce a new fuel.

  • Unlike biocidal coatings, the in-water cleaning of hard inert coatings is permitted in most of the world’s ports and harbours
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    Biofouling versus ballast water impact

    2017-01-18T12:19:00Z

    According to Belgium-headquartered Subsea Technologies, a pioneer in the development of hard hull coating systems and hull and propeller cleaning systems, the entry into force of the Ballast Water Convention this September will not prevent the transfer of invasive aquatic species (IAS) unless there is mandatory legislation in place to ...

  • Sif-Verbrugge terminal
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    Sif wind farm terminal at Rotterdam now operational

    2017-01-18T11:59:00Z

    Last year the Port of Rotterdam Authority signed an agreement with the Sif Group and Verbrugge International for the construction of a wind farm component production and storage/handling terminal in Rotterdam. This new site is now operational and has now loaded out the first wind farm monopiles from the site ...

  • Oil spill response vessel from SWB
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    Portuguese boatbuilder moves into oil spill response

    2017-01-18T09:54:00Z

    A new oil spill response workboat has been produced by Portuguese company – SWB, Seismic Workboats, Lda which is headquartered in Peniche.

  • ‘MPI Discovery’ on the Rampion wind farm
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    Change is in the air... and in the water

    2017-01-13T10:12:00Z

    The wind installation market is being driven by rising scale, depth and not least, competition. so some operators are responding by making significant changes.

  • CWind's 'SWATH Endurance'
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    Robin Rigg maintenance work

    2017-01-06T10:01:00Z

    CWind, a UK-headquartered integrated service provider in the offshore wind industry, has supplied Crew Transfer Vessels to assist with blade repair operations at the offshore wind farm for E.ON, the wind farm site owner at Robin Rigg offshore wind farm.

  • ESS managing director, Mike Wilson
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    Switch to renewables reaps Scottish success

    2017-01-06T09:29:00Z

    Scotland-headquartered subsea and engineering technology company, Ecosse Subsea Systems Ltd (ESS), has said it has benefited as an ‘early adopter’ as it has moved from its traditional focus in oil and gas in to the renewables and interconnector markets.

  • Van Oord intends to deploy its offshore installation vessel 'Aeolus'
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    Van Oord to build largest wind farm in Belgian waters

    2017-01-05T11:52:00Z

    Belgian offshore contractor Van Oord has signed a contract with Norther for the construction of the Norther offshore wind farm, located 23 km off the Zeebrugge coast in Belgium.

  • Rectiverter is a first-of-its-kind high efficiency power conversion module
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    Rectiverter UPS system for Hywind

    2017-01-05T11:40:00Z

    Norwegian power electronics specialist Eltek has announced that it has been chosen by Siemens to provide power solutions for the prestigious Hywind Scotland Pilot Park floating wind turbine project. The agreement includes the company’s Rectiverter product.

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    Reliability guidance for marine energy developers

    2017-01-03T14:35:00Z

    The Reliability in a Sea of Risk (RiaSoR) project has published new guidance advising on the assessment of reliability in marine energy converters.

  • CS Wind’s new facility will be will be the first facility in the UK that can manufacture towers for offshore wind turbines
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    Offshore wind tower manufacturing facility

    2016-12-19T14:53:00Z

    CS Wind is to build a new offshore tower manufacturing facility in Campbeltown, Scotland, as a result of a multi-million pound investment from DONG Energy.

  • AXYS WindSentinel  FLiDAR
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    FLiDAR for Bay of St. Brieuc

    2016-12-15T12:14:00Z

    French offshore windfarm developer Ailes Marines has deployed an AXYS WindSentinel FLiDAR to provide wind resource assessment for Bay of St. Brieuc commercial offshore wind farm development site in France.

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    Scottish renewables expertise

    2016-12-13T15:59:00Z

    New research has demonstrated the global reach of Scotland’s renewables expertise with firms at work in Japan, USA, Canada, Jamaica, Finland, Kenya, and more.

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    French offshore renewables on show

    2016-12-12T17:01:00Z

    The Seanergy event, described by its organisers as a Professional International Convention promoting Marine Renewable Energy, now in its second year, will take place in the Carré des Docks of Le Havre – Normandy, on 22nd and 23rd March.

  • MAKO tidal turbine deployment
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    FORESEA programme announces support for ocean energy technology testing

    2016-12-02T18:39:00Z

    Early in November, the EU backed Funding Ocean Renewable Energy through Strategic European Action (FORESEA) Programme confirmed that it had awarded a ''recommendation for support'' to several marine renewable energy technology developers in an effort to help them commercialise their systems by providing free access to North-West Europe''s world-leading network ...

  • Bay of Fundy deployment
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    French and Canadian teams collaborate on tidal energy projects

    2016-12-02T18:16:00Z

    Early in November representatives of the Offshore Energy Research Association of Nova Scotia (OERA) and France Energies Marines (FEM) signed an agreement committing the two organisations to work together on a range of research projects focused on improving technologies and applications for tidal energy in the Bay of Fundy and ...

  • Emily Scragg of the BTO in her natural habitat
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    Project to deepen understanding of gull behaviour around offshore sites

    2016-12-02T16:59:00Z

    During October, Denmark- headquartered offshore wind giant DONG Energy and the British Trust for Ornithology (BTO) launched a collaborative initiative to deepen understanding of how the endangered Lesser Black-backed Gull behaves around offshore wind farms.

  • The plan includes the need for a €250m investment package
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    Strategic plan for Europe’s ocean energy

    2016-12-02T11:01:00Z

    During this year’s Ocean Energy Forum, a new roadmap was released which identifies actions that should be taken to facilitate the emergence of a market for ocean energy in Europe.

  • The Wave Hub test bed set up
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    Cornwall's Wave Hub about to switch on

    2016-12-02T10:18:00Z

    The UK''s first ever wave farm is expected to start supplying electricity to the national grid by 2018, thanks to substantial European funding.