Environment News – Page 124
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NewsPollutant Recovery Drops in 2006
International Salvage Union members recovered over 566,000 tons of pollutants during salvage operations last year.
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NewsSatellite Swoop on Marine Polluters
The European Marine Safety Agency (EMSA) launched a satellite based observation system last month which detects illegal discharges and accidental spills from ships at sea in European waters.
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'Clean Seas Award' to Pollution Fighters
Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics has won the Lloyd''s List ''Clean Seas Award'' for the second year running for its continuing efforts to reduce the environmental impact of its deep sea operations.
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NewsFunding In Place for Wave Hub
The world''s largest wave farm planned off the coast of Cornwall in South West England has been approved for £ 21.5 million of funding.
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NewsTidal Energy Test Centre to Open
The New and Renewable Energy Centre (NaREC) in Northumberland UK will launch the only independent large scale tidal testing facility for device prototypes in Europe next month.
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Wind in Sails for Gunfleet Sands
Dong Energy has acquired the project company which holds all rights to construct an offshore wind farm at Gunfleet Sands UK from General Electric.
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NewsEMSA Takes Spill Response to Atlantic
Lamor and Clean Globe International, member companies of the Lamor Group, will establish an oil spill centre equipment stockpile at Sines in Portugal. For the three year contract, awarded to Lamor in a EU tender, the 3,000dwt chemical/oil tanker MT Galp Marine will be contracted and pre-fitted as an occasional ...
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NewsPort of LA CAAPs Air Pollution
The Port of Los Angeles in California USA and the local South Coast Air Quality Management District (AQMD) are partnering on a demonstration project to use electrically powered tractors to tow cargo containers from the Port to local warehouses and rail yards. The $527,000 initiative, funded by the Port and ...
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'Action Plan' for European Pollution
Salvors are seeking a meeting with EU Fisheries and Maritime Affairs Commissioner Joe Borg to present their case for the adoption of new measures to reduce the risk of another spill disaster in European waters. In response to the EU''s Green Paper on Future Maritime Policy, the International Salvage Union ...
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News'Support Marine Renewable Energy Innovation'
The recent publication of the Stern Report in the UK and the United Nation''s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report have put global warming in the spotlight and beyond the influence of deniers such as the Bush Administration in America. These developments suggest increasing opportunities for those involved in ...
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More Money Moves to Renewables
European private equity and venture capital company 3i has enhanced its presence in the gas and power market by investing ¢ 30m for a minority stake in Electrawinds, Belgium''s leading independent renewable energy company.
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Tailfin Tidal Technology Surfaces in Oz
An Australian firm has developed a renewable tidal energy conversion system based on the highly efficient fin structure of shark, tuna, and mackerel.
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NewsBOWTIS Takes Offshore Wind Deeper
The successful deployment of a new installation system has enabled the placement of the first offshore wind turbine to be installed in a single lift from a floating barge. The Beatrice Offshore Wind Turbine Installation System (BOWTIS), designed and built by Northumberland''s The Engineering Business Ltd, has led to the ...
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NewsRenewables Study for Western Isles
A new study, commissioned by Comhairle nan Eilean Siar (Western IslesCouncil), investigates the feasibility of creating a fixed transport link across the five mile wide Sound of Harris and the potential for generating renewable energy from the resources of the Sound to help offset capital expenditure.
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NewsTackling Light Pollution in Ports
Ports are potentially hazardous areas by virtue of their activities, operations and the interaction of vehicles, machinery and people. Ensuring that lighting systems provide a safe working environment is essential, as is the need to comply with light pollution requirements.
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NewsDevon Develops Emergendcy Marine Planning
There is a growing awareness of the economic and environmental pressures affecting the UK''s coastal zone and marine environment. Britain''s coastline stretches over 17,000 kilometres and is under threat like never before.
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Eye in the Sky for Oil Spill Control
The use of satellite imagery to manage oil spills at sea is set to improve due to the award of a 5m baseline services contract to the MARCOAST consortium by the European Space Agency (ESA).
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NewsVikoma Pollution Control and Recovery Kit for Kenya
Southampton UK based oil pollution control and recovery equipment manufacturer Vikoma International Ltd has signed a $500,000 contract to supply equipment and specialised oil spill response training to the Kenya Ports Authority (KPA), which will use it for offshore, harbour and coastal protection.
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Marine Pollution Prevention Campaign Conducted
The 22 maritime authorities of Paris Memorandum of Understanding on Port State Control, which includes EU members plus Canada, Croatia, Iceland, Norway, and the Russian Federation, have conducted a concentrated inspection campaign focussing on how requirements for preventing marine pollution from ships (MARPOL73/78, Annex 1) have been implemented. The three ...
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