Environment News – Page 68
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NewsEOWDC 8.8MW turbine installation
The world’s most powerful single turbine has been successfully installed at Vattenfall’s European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre (EOWDC).
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NewsWind propulsion essential tool in shipping’s decarbonisation efforts says IWSA
The International Windship Association, along with its 40-plus member companies and organisations claims it is positioned to help the shipping industry meet urgent and ambitious carbon reduction targets to be set by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) at MEPC72 in April.
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NewsFloating wind joint industry partnership for export cables and asset integrity
The Carbon Trust-led Floating Wind Joint Industry Partnership has begun two new studies to investigate critical issues for large scale floating wind farms.
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NewsMagallanes Renovables deployment to EMEC
Spanish tidal energy developer Magallanes Renovables has entered into a berth agreement with the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) in Orkney, Scotland, where its tidal energy prototype is due to be demonstrated in the next phase of the OCEAN_2G project.
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NewsDutch company could solve ocean solar farm problems
Solar power is an effective way of generating electricity to meet the requirements of green energy but it can occupy valuable land areas reports Dag Pike.
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NewsSeabased Wave Parks teams with Invesdor
Swedish wave energy developer Seabased, has partnered with Nordic equity crowdfunding platform Invesdor to raise up to 15 million SEK (approximately EUR €1.5 million).
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NewsAREG signs MoU to share offshore wind learnings with US organisation
The Aberdeen Renewable Energy Group (AREG) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with The Business Network for Offshore Wind in the United States.
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New OEE Co-Presidents and Directors target pre-commercial deployments
Offshore renewables industry body Ocean Energy Europe (OEE) has appointed Simon De Pietro (DP Energy, Ireland) and Laurent Schneider-Maunoury (Naval Energies, France) as its new Co-Presidents.
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NewsShared innovation key to offshore collaboration
A standardised failure database could reduce costs across the offshore industry and a sophisticated gas-to-wire process using offshore windfarm infrastructure could transport clean energy back to shore.
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NewsKatanes Wind Wave project development
The concept of a floating structure that can generate power from both wind and wave energy has moved a step closer with progress on the Katanes Wind Wave project reports Dag Pike.
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NewsFassmer creates one stop turbine service hub
Long active in the manufacture of wind turbine components, Fassmer in north Germany has now set up a service subsidiary to handle both the production and the repair and maintenance of those parts, writes Tom Todd
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ICOE 2018 to showcase French MRE progress
ICOE 2018 promises to gather the world of Marine Renewable Energies in Cherbourg, Normandy, France from June 12th to 14th 2018.
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NewsCommercial wave energy project in Cape Verde
Renewables developer SINN Power has signed an agreement with a local aquaculture firm to begin the company’s first commercial wave energy project in Cape Verde.
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NewsParat Halvorsen targets Scottish power market
A leading Norwegian manufacturer of steam and heat energy systems, Parat Halvorsen AS, is preparing to promote its innovative high-voltage electrode boiler technology in Scotland, as the country ramps up its supply of renewable energy, particularly from wind.
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NewsImproving wave and tidal converter reliability
The second phase of an international collaborative research project designed to improve the reliability of wave and tidal energy converters is underway.
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NewsUsing drones to tackle ocean plastic pollution
British Science Week will this year focus on the ocean and the significance of science and technology in combating harmful levels of plastic in our seas.
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NewsOSIL Oil Spill Monitoring Buoys fuel international interest
Integrated systems manufacturers Ocean Scientific International Ltd are reporting high levels of interest in their Oil Spill Monitoring buoys following several recent installations in the Middle East and exposure at the world leading ocean technology and marine science exhibition, Oceanology International in March.
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NewsGenerator rotation tool for Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy
A generator rotation tool (GRT) from MacArtney will help create efficient solutions for long-term storage of wind turbine nacelles and helps ensure max lifespan of turbines.
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NewsFORESEA shortlists offshore renewables projects
Three renewable energy developers have been shortlisted for the EU-funded FORESEA programme which aims to help which bring offshore renewable energy technologies to market.
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NewsUS patent award for recycled tyre mattress system
Scour Prevention Systems, Ltd has been granted a full US patent for its Scour Prevention Mattresses (SPM) which protects offshore structures, cables and pipelines from scour.
