Environment News – Page 5
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NewsInyanga secures 20MW tidal contract
Inyanga Marine Energy has secured an additional 10MW for its Morlais tidal project, doubling capacity to 20MW and boosting Wales’s clean energy growth
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NewsTurbines ordered for New York offshore wind farm
Wind turbine manufacturer Vestas has won its first US contract to manufacture 810MW worth of offshore wind turbines for the fledgling New York market.
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NewsWill CCS really be a game-changer for the North Sea?
Hannah Glyde has a look at what the UK is doing with carbon capture and storage - and whether it is an area for growth.
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News€19m funding secured for Portuguese wave energy
A wave energy project in Portugal has received funding of €19 million from the EU’s Horizon programme.
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PodcastPODCAST: Sit-down with Volvo Penta CEO and Marine president
Volvo Penta top management talk to Maritime Journal about the issues facing commercial marine – and what the company is doing to prepare for it.
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NewsJack-up on jack-up - new vessel design revealed
Danish naval architect Knud E. Hansen has developed a new concept jack-up vessel for offshore wind maintenance.
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NewsUK offshore auction shows glimmers of hope
Unlike last year’s auction, where not a single bid was received in the sector, offshore fixed-bottom and floating wind will be boosted with seven projects awarded Contracts for Difference in this year’s round (AR6).
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NewsOPINION: Offshore expansion prompts maintenance challenges
The UK, Spain, Norway, Denmark and Poland are leading the way in offshore wind installations – with accompanying maintenance hurdles to get over, says Vestdavit managing director Rolf Andreas Wigand.
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NewsCadeler gets €520 million financing for two WTIVs
Law firm Norton Rose Fulbright has helped secure €520 million for two Wind Turbine Installation Vessels (WTIVs) for engineering firm Cadeler.
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NewsPD Ports welcomes new Duchess dredger
The UK’s PD Ports has welcomed an expensive addition to its fleet – a £23 million (€27.3 million) dredger from the Netherlands.
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NewsRanMarine unveils MegaShark clean-up vessel
RanMarine launches MegaShark, a fully-electric vessel for cleaning near-shore waters
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NewsPartnership struck to improve turbine precision
Two firms have joined their technologies to improve the accuracy required for installing offshore wind turbines.
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NewsVard supplies second hybrid OECV for Island Offshore
Vard is to build a second hybrid vessel for Island Offshore to support subsea operations in the offshore wind, and oil and gas sectors
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NewsVolvo Penta launches new IPS and partnership
Volvo Penta last week officially launched its upgraded integrated IPS platform in crew transfer vessel Impresser, the first of two sister vessels to have it installed.
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NewsDRIFT Energy secures funding for green hydrogen vessel
A British start-up focused on harnessing ocean wind to produce green hydrogen at sea has met its seed funding round.
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NewsOffshore wind prompts project cargo expansion
The growth of the wind sector has meant demand is also growing for project cargo ships to transport the massive turbine blades and other components.
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NewsMethanol conversion begins on research vessel
Conversion work has begun on adapting two of four engines on a survey vessel to run on green methanol.
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NewsNew WTIV has 70m depth capability
Danish wind farm installation specialist Cadeler has taken delivery of a Wind Turbine Installation Vessel (WTIV) that can operate in ocean depths of 70 metres.
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NewsCCUS: the next big thing in offshore engineering?
Carbon capture, usage and storage projects are emerging all across Europe, most notably in Norway, the Netherlands and the UK. But it’s a challenge.
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NewsInstallation resumes after turbine blade incident
Installation of the Vineyard offshore wind farm has resumed following the break-up of a turbine blade.
