Environment News – Page 91

  • Offshore Energy as always is concerned with vessel technologies
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    Offshore Energy 2014

    2014-09-03T14:58:00Z

    2014 brings the seventh edition of Offshore Energy Exhibition and Conference, which will be held on 28 & 29 October 2014 at the Amsterdam RAI, the Netherlands.

  • The project will include up to 269 turbines submerged on the seabed, generating enough energy for 175,000 homes
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    MeyGen gets go-ahead

    2014-08-28T14:45:00Z

    MeyGen, which claims to be the world’s largest tidal stream development, has announced that it has agreed terms for a funding package to finance the construction of the first phase of its 398MW tidal array project in the Pentland Firth, Scotland, UK.

  • Could wave power herald a bright future for UK renewables? (Photo: Wave Dragon)
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    REA responds to BNEF

    2014-08-27T14:42:00Z

    Despite the fact that Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF) has recently revised down its projections for growth in the global wave and tidal sectors, according to the UK industry body the Renewable Energy Association (REA), the UK is still the world leader in developing marine renewable energy.

  • Ballast Nedam's Svanen is particularly suited for installing heavy foundations (Peter Barker)
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    Financing go-ahead given for innovative Dutch offshore windfarm

    2014-08-22T12:01:00Z

    A consortium of banks have agreed financial closure for the Dutch Westermeerwind windfarm, giving a green light to a project taking up the challenge of cost reduction through innovation.

  • A2SEA's Sea Challenger is installing the turbines at Westermost Rough (A2SEA)
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    Rough funding

    2014-08-21T14:36:00Z

    Marubeni Corporation has announced the successful conclusion of project funding for the UK Round 2 Westermost Rough Offshore Wind Power project.

  • Annual installation growth is predicted to return to pre-2012 levels by 2020 (Peter Barker)
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    Wind Energy Scenarios for 2020

    2014-08-20T16:55:00Z

    The European Wind Energy Association (EWEA) has published its latest predictions of what the wind energy scene in Europe will look like in 2020, updating previous reports in 2009 and 2011.

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    Dale joins Team Humber

    2014-08-15T14:12:00Z

    One of the UK’s leading power system suppliers is targeting the Humber region in the north east of the country because of its increasing importance as a renewable energy hub, according to a local industrial grouping. Dale Power Solutions of Scarborough, which makes and services uninterrupted power systems and generators, ...

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    Tidal turbulence measured

    2014-08-13T10:54:00Z

    Partrac, a UK-based marine data acquisition specialist, has completed the first tidal energy turbulence survey for the Carbon Trust-managed Turbulence in Marine Environments (TiME) project.

  • There is a large deck area arranged for additional equipment or the retrofitting of an ROV system for turbine tower or seabed inspection
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    New windfarm SOV designs

    2014-08-12T15:31:00Z

    OSD-IMT, the UK division of Offshore Ship Designers (OSD), has developed a range of new designs of offshore wind-farm service operation vessels (SOVs).

  • Kildonan, Isle of Arran, North Ayrshire (Photo: Vincent van Zeijst)
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    Environmental protection for Arran

    2014-08-08T11:41:00Z

    Arran islanders and the Community of Arran Seabed Trust (COAST) have welcomed the Scottish Government’s announcement that the south of Arran, UK is now a marine protected area (MPA). The South Arran MPA is unique in being the only MPA proposed and developed entirely by a local community group, the ...

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    Grimsby base

    2014-08-06T12:58:00Z

    James Fisher Marine Services, part of UK marine and subsea services company James Fisher and Sons plc, have announced the launch of an operational base in Port of Grimsby East, to support construction and O&M activities within the growing offshore wind sector.

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    Maritime Spatial Planning Directive

    2014-08-06T11:01:00Z

    Europe''s ocean energy industry have welcomed the Maritime Spatial Planning Directive, which was adopted last month by the EU''s General Affairs Council, but warned that member states must take a longterm view when implementing the Directive.

  • This will be the fifth running of the Offshore WIND Installation and Maintenance (OWIM) Conference
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    Save the date: OWIM

    2014-08-06T10:38:00Z

    The fifth Offshore Wind Installation and Maintenance (OWIM) Conference will take place in Amsterdam RAI on Wednesday 29 October 2014.

  • AWS uses a simple and resilient diaphragm to capture wave power and turn it into pressurised air
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    Wave power test

    2014-08-04T15:58:00Z

    UK-based AWS Ocean Energy has taken a major step forward with the successful deployment and initial testing of a half-scale AWS-III wave power generator. The test programme took place at Lyness in Orkney and will help the company develop its energy technology for variable applications – small-scale use (for example ...

  • Truck to ship bunkering has been taking place at Antwerp since 2012
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    Antwerp moves towards permanent LNG station

    2014-07-30T14:01:00Z

    Antwerp Port Authority is continuing its focus on LNG with the aim of setting up a permanent bunkering station at the port by the beginning of 2016.

  • Floating wind turbines are one solution for future deepwater challenges (Ãyvind Hagen - Statoil)1
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    Renewables benefit from massive EU funding

    2014-07-18T11:04:00Z

    Offshore wind and marine energy are set to benefit from a recent awarding of €1bn funding by the European Commission in various renewable energy sources.

  • Heerema's Thialf was mobilised for the HelWin platform installation (Peter Barker)
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    HelWin2 convertor station safely installed

    2014-07-18T10:45:00Z

    Siemens has completed installation of the HelWin2 offshore platform, part of the German DC grid connection project for German–Dutch grid operator TenneT.

  • The Hi-Traq trencher can cope with gradients up to 20' (IHC)
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    Four-track subsea trencher targets windfarm market

    2014-07-18T10:21:00Z

    UK based IHC Engineering Business has introduced the world’s first four-tracked subsea trencher, developed for operation in shallow waters and specifically for cable burial at offshore windfarms.

  • Falmouth's oil spill response boom during a test deployment (Falmouth Harbour Commissioners)
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    Oil spill conference

    2014-07-17T14:36:00Z

    More than 60 delegates from across Europe, recently descended on Falmouth, UK to attend an oil spill response conference hosted by Falmouth Harbour Commissioners (FHC).

  • The Celtic Sea area between Cornwall and Pembrokeshire, and the Bristol Channel have fantastic marine energy resources
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    South West and Pembrokeshire renewables partnership

    2014-07-11T17:19:00Z

    A collaboration agreement outlining a commitment to work together in the marine energy sector has been signed by two key organisations in the south west of England and Pembrokeshire.