Environment News – Page 50
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NewsCIP invests in floating wind farm in Italy
Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) has invested in a company developing a 250MW floating wind project off the coast of Italy.
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NewsGreen light for UK offshore wind project
Development consent has been granted for a major UK offshore wind farm offering an approximate capacity of up to 2,400MW and a boost for the UK’s net zero ambition.
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NewsSeries production of river plastic extractor
A crane manufacturer has teamed up with a non profit ESG sector company dedicated to reduce marine plastic pollution.
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NewsSeagrass conservation funding
The UK’s Ocean Conservation has received a grant of £250,000 from the government’s Green Recovery Challenge Fund, enabling large scale seagrass restoration.
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NewsGiant installation vessel will carry five next generation 20MW+ turbines
Danish shipyard Knud E. Hansen continues to build on its portfolio of designs and experience in the offshore wind farm sector with a new platform: The ATLAS C-Class.
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NewsSaint-Brieuc wind farm consortium named
A consortium has been selected to ensure marine coordination activities and implement mission critical communications solutions for Iberdrola’s 496MW Saint-Brieuc offshore wind farm project in France.
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NewsWave energy development gets a boost
A new five-year collaborative programme will boot wave energy technology development by channelling €20m to the most promising wave energy concepts.
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Vi Maris award winner announced
Jason Hayman, CEO of Sustainable Marine Energy, is the winner of this year’s Vi Maris Award, presented during the annual Ocean Energy Europe Conference & Exhibition, held online.
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NewsEU launches offshore renewable energy strategy
The European Union (EU) has launched a bold new strategy on the development of offshore renewable energy writes Andrew Williams.
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NewsDee estuary tidal lagoon plans
Mostyn SeaPower, a subsidiary of The Port of Mostyn, has developed proposals for a tidal lagoon in the outer Dee Estuary, North Wales.
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NewsSelf-aligning floating wind turbine
A new concept of floating wind turbine allows the whole floating unit to weathercock to the wind direction thus potentially saving on costs and complexity.
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NewsEU funding for floating wind scale-up project
Spanish engineering concern Saitec Engineering has been awarded a 2.4M€ funding package by the European Commission "Blue Economy Window" call.
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Vattenfall provides Council Co-Chair
A new Offshore Wind Industry Council Co-Chair has been appointed to lead the next phase of job creation in UK’s green economic recovery.
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News37 recommendations from Wind Harmony
A panel commissioned to examine the harmonisation of health and safety standards in the wind power sector has concluded its study and reported its findings to the European Commission.
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NewsCorPower awarded 10-year marine licence
CorPower Ocean is set to unleash a wave energy project in the Atlantic Ocean after securing a 10-year licence.
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NewsLargest turbine ever placed on a floating foundation
MHI Vestas has announced the installation of the first of their V164-9.5mW turbines on a floating platform that is destined for installation at the Kincardine offshore wind project.
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NewsFunding coup for Bardsey Sound tidal power scheme
Tidal energy company, Nova Innovation, has secured an investment of £1.2 million from the Welsh Government for its Enlli tidal energy project in north Wales.
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NewsWave energy PTO project moves into fabrication
The EU Horizon 2020-funded SEA-TITAN project continues to make strong progress in the development of an innovative next-generation Power Take-Off (PTO) solution.
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NewsSuccessful turbine blade walk for BladeBUG
A wind turbine blade inspection and repair robot being developed in Britain has successfully carried out its first blade walk on an operating turbine writes Dag Pike.
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NewsWorld first continuous green hydrogen project
A world-first project will combine flow battery technology with tidal power to produce continuous green hydrogen.
