Environment News – Page 104
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NewsFirst IDCORE summer school for renewables
The Oxfordshire UK based independent engineering and environmental hydraulics organisation HR Wallingford has hosted a summer school for some of the brightest renewable energy engineers in the country.
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NewsSheringham Shoal opens
Crown Prince Haakon of Norway officially opened the Sheringham Shoal Offshore Wind Farm at the end of last month.
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NewsScottish wave and tidal energy funding
Funding to the tune of £7.9m has been announced by the Scottish Government for five marine energy developers, intended to further the development and testing of new wave and tidal prototypes in the seas around Scotland.
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Further wave and tidal surveys in Scotland
The Partrac marine team has completed a second year of surveys in the Pentland Firth and Orkney Waters.
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NewsInnovation goes to work in the North Sea
The most powerful heavy lift jack-up vessel, Innovation, was named in Bremerhaven in September by Mrs Geertrui Van Rompuy-Windels, Europe''s First Lady and spouse of Herman Van Rompuy, President of the European Council.
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UK renewables to equal thermal by 2025
Growing government support, combined with significant untapped potential, could see the UK’s renewable energy installed capacity almost match that of the traditionally dominant thermal sector by 2025, states new research by alternative energy experts GlobalData.
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NewsComprehensive navcomms package for WFSVs
When Koden distributor Mantsbrite was approached by an established client to fit out new vessels with the latest electronic navigation equipment, a year long process was put in place.
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NewsOffshore processing centre opens in NE England
Tata Steel inaugurated its new £2m offshore processing centre (OPC) on Tuesday at an event in Hartlepool attended by more than 40 leading business figures from the European renewable energy sector.
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NewsFunds for gravity foundation design work
Gravitas Offshore Ltd has been awarded £556,250 by the UK Department of Energy and Climate Change, and the Technology Strategy Board to develop and demonstrate benefits of its innovative concrete turbine foundation design.
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NewsCable work expansion in Dutch Wadden Sea
Acta Marine vessels continue their extensive activities on the Dutch Wadden Sea.
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NewsInvestment soars in Scottish renewable energy
While many companies and traditional industries have struggled, Scotland’s renewable electricity industry has delivered capital investment of some £2.8bn since the beginning of 2009, according to new figures from Scottish Renewables.
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NewsRecord breaking wind turbine rotor blade
Siemens has produced the world''s longest rotor blades for wind turbines.
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NewsNovel jack-up system for Nordic newbuild
Nordic Yards, manufacturer of innovative special ships and major maritime projects for the offshore wind and other industries, has signed a contract for the construction of a Wind Turbine Service Jack-Up Vessel (WTSJUV).
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NewsCable burial nears completion at London Array
The Stemat Spirit completed work laying and burying the third export cable at London Array wind farm.
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NewsMarine Energy Park drives commercialisation
The Pentland Firth and Orkney Waters around the North of Scotland are home to some of the world’s best wave and tidal energy resources and are already the location of choice for wave and tidal energy developer from throughout the world.
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S³ secures first major wind farm contract
Aberdeen based Specialist Subsea Services (S³), a provider of ROV, survey and vessel services to the international energy industry, has been contracted to carry out work on Gwynt y Môr Offshore Wind Farm, off the coast of North Wales.
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NewsLoad measurement solution for tidal generator
Strainstall has provided specialist load measurement technology to support upcoming operations, following the commissioning and initial testing of the 100’ high 1MW Hammerfest Strom HS1000 tidal stream generator.
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Turbine foundations built on pontoons
Twelve wind turbine foundations have successfully departed the Port of Zeebrugge.
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NewsRenewables feature at Offshore Energy 2012
Offshore Energy 2012, claiming to be the fastest growing offshore oil & gas and energy event in Europe, returns to Amsterdam’s RAI exhibition centre on 23 and 24 October.
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NewsSmart grids key to German energy future
Germany is moving towards a nuclear free future, but pessimism regarding the cost and reliability of renewable energy resources implies that smart grid technologies will be vital in order to keep the nation’s power on, states new research from energy experts GlobalData.
