Environment News – Page 118
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NewsWave Hub on course for summer deployment
Wave Hub, the pioneering marine energy project, is on course to be deployed this summer with fabrication of sub-sea cables and the hub itself nearing completion.
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NewsCFPA renews itself with offshore wind
Handling over 150 complete wind turbines units in the last five years, the operator of one of Scotland’s premier deepwater ports, Cromarty Firth Port Authority (CFPA), has established itself as a renewable energy centre for the import, logistics and storage of wind farm components
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NewsRapid response boat to Gulf of Mexico
With some 210,000 gallons of oil from the Deepwater Horizon disaster still spilling into the Gulf of Mexico daily, Seattle USA based Kvichak Marine Industries has delivered a 30'' Rapid Response Skimmer to Environmental Safety & Health (ES&H) in Houma, Louisiana.
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NewsREMPEC holds regional workshop on MARPOL Implementation
The Regional Marine Pollution Emergency Response Centre for the Mediterranean Sea (REMPEC) organized a regional workshop recently on the implementation of the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (MARPOL).
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NewsDubai deal for expanding Vikoma
Vikoma International Ltd has just won a half million pound contract to equip two 63m multi-role vessels for Dubai Ship Building which are ultimately bound for the United Arab Emirates Coastguard.
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NewsFirst ever GHG shipping emissions report released
Scandinavian shipping company Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics (WWL) has released the industry’s first ever certified GHG emissions inventory report, showing that it managed to cut its green house gas emissions by 32% last year.
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NewsISU announces 2009 Pollution Survey results
The International Salvage Union (ISU) has announced the results of its annual Pollution Prevention Survey for 2009, which show a significant increase in the tonnages of pollutants salved in 2009 compared with 2008, despite a drop in the number of salvage services performed by members of the ISU.
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NewsIt’s all happening at All Energy 2010
The scene is set for a record-breaking All-Energy 2010. The UK’s largest renewable energy exhibition and conference is being held 19-20 May at Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference Centre (AECC) in Aberdeen, Scotland.
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NewsIndustry answers to energy blowing in the wind
When The Crown Estate in the UK announced in January the successful bidders for nine Zone Development Agreements to develop offshore wind farms under the Round 3 licensing arrangements, it represented a major expansion of an already fast growing maritime industry.
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NewsGE to invest €340m in European offshore wind
GE announced plans last week to invest €110 million to develop offshore wind turbine manufacturing facilities and locate design, application and service engineering resources in the United Kingdom.
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NewsRe-tendering for tidal energy project in Scotland
The Crown Estate, which manages a £6bn property portfolio across the UK, announced yesterday that it is inviting expressions of interest for a tidal energy project in the Inner Sound, which lies between Caithness on the Scottish mainland and the island of Stroma.
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NewsUK launches Marine Energy Action Plan
Harnessing the full potential of marine energy could provide enough power for up to 15m homes and save up to 70m tons of C02 by 2050 according to the UK Government’s Marine Energy Action Plan (MEAP), which was released last week.
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NewsWork begins on Sheringham Shoal Wind Farm site
Construction work on the Sheringham Shoal Offshore Wind Farm site began last week with the arrival of the 164m vessel ''Nordness''.
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NewsInternational funding powers tidal turbines
Siemens Energy has invested in British tidal energy company Marine Current Turbines Ltd, alongside the Carbon Trust, High Tide and other private investors.
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NewsWind turbine installation vessels move to the next generation
Offshore installation company MPI, through a wholly owned subsidiary and the Danish company A2SEA, will provide two vessels for the installation of 175 turbines with a combined capacity of 630MW.
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NewsThanet Offshore Windfarm construction forges ahead
A milestone has been reached with the installation of the offshore substation at Vattenfall’s Thanet Offshore Windfarm off the UK’s Kent coast.
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NewsCall for offshore wind farm workboat funding
The European Wind Energy Association (EWEA) and the Community of European Shipyards'' Association (CESA) are calling on Europe to support new vessel builds to serve the expanding offshore wind energy market over the coming years.
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NewsNew energy award for ‘Beatrice’ developer
SeaEnergy PLC subsidiary SeaEnergy Renewables was named Company of the Year at the Rosenblatt New Energy Awards 2010, which took place at the Natural History Museum in London last week.
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NewsEU low-sulphur directive now being enforced
The International Bunker Industry Association (IBIA) has moved quickly to dispel the apparent confusion currently surrounding implementation of the EU directive requiring all ships to use low-sulphur fuel while at berth in EU ports.
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NewsCopenhagen silence on marine pollution
The Copenhagen climate change summit failed to reach a legally binding agreement, and instead merely took a ‘decision to note’ a non-binding accord, reports UK law firm Clyde & Co LLP. The Accord has since been widely criticised, not least for failing to include even aspirational targets for greenhouse gas ...
