Environment News – Page 4
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NewsVessel partnership for the offshore renewables sector
Four new C-CSOVs will support the growing demand for wind farm installation and maintenance.
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NewsUS launches largest wave energy funding opportunity
The five-year initiative aims to accelerate the development and testing of wave energy converters (WECs).
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NewsWatch: Smugglers’ ship sunk to make artificial reef
A county council in Ireland has sunk an old smuggling ship off the north coast of Ireland to form an artificial reef.
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NewsUK CTV supplier boosts fleet with Penguin vessel
Tidal Transit has expanded its CTV fleet, chartering its newest vessel to support operations at the world’s largest offshore wind farm.
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NewsBeam expands its offshore wind capabilities
Beam is commited to expanding its offshore wind operations through the expansion of its fleet.
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NewsNexans pushes boat out with €90 million spend
Three offshore wind farms will be connected to the German grid with French cable firm Nexans’ technology.
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NewsSMD sells first compact e-ROV to Greece
SMD has sold its first compact electric ROV to Greece’s Hellenic Centre for Marine Research for deep-water missions
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NewsFender maker signals confidence with 3 shows this year
UK-based Buoyant Works will show their latest fender designs at Hamburg’s WindEnergy show next week, hot on the heels of Seawork last June and a few weeks before the International Workboat Show in New Orleans in November.
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NewsLargest floating wind project in the Med for Sicily
The largest floating wind project in the Mediterranean Sea will be installed offshore Sicily.
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NewsSeaonics unveils offshore charger for electric SOVs
A new offshore charging system by Seaonics promises to cut down on the need for vessels to return to port.
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NewsBlazing oil tanker disaster averted by salvors
Salvors have saved a million barrels of crude oil from causing unprecedented ocean pollution after towing the blazing tanker Sounion to safety.
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News£2m boost for UK offshore wind manufacturing
A new programme aims to unlock capital investment for building or expanding facilities essential to the offshore wind industry
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NewsAutomotive battery technology meets marine market
Corvus Energy has been awarded DNV Type Approval for a fuel cell system that could be installed in any kind of vessel.
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NewsMoU strengthens floating wind mooring tech
Floating wind technology will be strengthened and enhanced with two firms joining up to combine their technologies in mooring, the companies say.
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NewsScoping done for another Scottish wind farm
Scotland’s Bowdun Offshore Wind Farm, at 1GW of capacity yet by no means the largest, has had its scoping reported submitted.
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NewsSvitzer’s first TRAnsverse tug delivered
Sanmar Shipyards, Robert Allan and Svitzer have delivered an innovative tug that will ultimately use electric propulsion with methanol fuels cells.
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NewsTymor Marine enhances vessel stability
Tymor Marine’s MOSIS technology will enhance stability monitoring on Aker BP’s Skarv FPSO, improving safety and operational efficiency
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NewsEU approves €19.65 million wave energy project
The EU has given the green light to a wave energy project first launched almost two years ago.
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NewsSmaller ships warned: Prepare NOW for major rule changes
In January it will be mandatory for ships between 400GT and 5,000GT to have a EU MRV monitoring plan in place. Rajat Bishnoi, from Normec Verifavia, warns that vessel operators should start to prepare NOW.
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NewsGreening the grey: port infrastructure as living seawalls
A year after installing ‘Living Seawalls’ on the south coast of England, marine life is thriving in places that would normally be fairly hostile to it.
