Environment News – Page 46
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NewsFranco- Scottish floating wind and hydrogen partnership
The European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) and partners have delivered a report outlining a series of recommendations for the Scottish Government.
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NewsGerman inland shipping gets eco-upgrade incentive
A delayed Government programme which will mean increased funding for eco-friendly propulsion and low emission systems on inland ships has finally gone into effect in Germany, reports Tom Todd.
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NewsOffshore wind energy to make fuels, not just power the grid
An innovative £10M research project will investigate the potential of harnessing offshore wind and marine renewable energy to produce zero carbon hydrogen and ammonia fuels.
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Scotwind leasing round
Commenting on the recent announcement by Crown Estate Scotland that it has received over 70 applications from developers to build offshore wind farms in Scottish waters in the latest stage of the ScotWind leasing process, RenewableUK’s CEO Dan McGrail said:
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NewsOffshore wind classification first
ABS classification has been awarded to an offshore windfarm for the first time.
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NewsWind to hydrogen plan moves a step closer
A green infrastructure developer has signed an agreement to support onshore green hydrogen plants and associated industrial infrastructure.
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Good air quality around the Port of Tyne claims report
Air quality around the UK’s Port of Tyne is “good” and well within the required national standards, an independent inventory of pollutant gas emissions has concluded.
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NewsHydrogen safety study
Safety risks for the world''s first offshore hydrogen production facilities will be studied.
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Business development merger
Team Humber Marine Alliance and Grimsby Renewables Partnership have announced their intention to merge to create one of the UK’s leading renewables and maritime business development organisations.
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NewsCutting offshore wind LCoE
New UK/US research aims to reduce the levelised cost of energy (LCoE) in offshore floating wind by investigating the effects of using wake steering.
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NewsTechnical challenges to floating offshore wind analysed
A new report analyses the technical opportunities and challenges for the floating offshore wind sector to overcome, as it moves towards commercial scale farms.
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NewsTackling ship noise
Ship vibration and noise will be tackled under a new collaboration agreement.
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NewsSummer acoustic monitoring programme
The European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) has designed a programme of acoustic surveys to determine the potential impact that marine renewable developments may have on local species and habitats.
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Scottish floating wind partnership
Two offshore wind energy companies have announced their establishment of a partnership to develop floating offshore wind generation sites in Scotland.
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French expertise in demand in Japan
French company BW Ideol has signed a joint development agreement with ENEOS Corporation, Japan’s largest oil refiner and distributor, to develop a site-specific commercial-scale floating offshore wind farm off Japan based on BW Ideol’s patented Damping Pool® technology.
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NewsTurbines set to survive two decades underwater
Rigorous tests have proved that a tidal power developer’s underwater turbines have the necessary build quality to survive for twenty years in the field.
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NewsWave energy tender
Wave energy developers can now apply for new funding to realise innovative projects.
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NewsUK-French tidal energy partnership
Nova Innovation and Sabella have recently joined forces to develop tidal energy projects in French and UK waters.
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NewsStandardisation call
For floating wind technology to meaningfully contribute to the renewable energy mix in the next decade there must be a significant standardisation effort around substructure technologies.
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News€2.5m EIC Accelerator Grant for floating wind
A Spanish developer has secured a multi-million euro grant through the European Innovation Council (EIC) Accelerator programme to launch its first commercial floating wind project.
