Environment News – Page 97
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NewsCombined wind and current generator due
Under construction in Japan is a floating unit that will combine wind and current generators in a concept that is claimed to double the power output of conventional structures.
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NewsReducing Germany’s offshore wind costs
Reducing the cost of offshore wind is vital for development of the industry and a report for Germany’s offshore wind industry has produced findings mirroring the challenges facing other countries including the UK.
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NewsRealistic offshore windfarm rescue exercise
Hochtief Solutions has conducted the first comprehensive rescue exercise in the offshore windfarm sector at a construction site in the North Sea (Global Tech I).
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NewsFunding boost for Rotterdam LNG hub
Progress is being made with the Port of Rotterdam Authority’s plans for an LNG hub by 2015 following two European subsidy applications for €40m and €34m.
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NewsLong term windfarm contract for Tia Elizabeth
Norfolk UK based Tidal Transit Limited has been awarded an 18 month contract by Scira Offshore Energy Limited for its latest personnel transfer vessel, Tia Elizabeth, to service the Sheringham Shoal Offshore Wind Farm.
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NewsFirst Twin Axe for Danish operator
Northern Offshore Services has taken delivery of its first Damen Twin Axe, just weeks after the order was placed in August. The 26m Fast Crew Supplier is already being deployed at an offshore wind farm in the North Sea.
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NewsTrelleborg webinar for LNG sector
Trelleborg has launched an on-demand webinar and a new whitepaper for the LNG sector, which looks at the difficulties of systems integration requirements in the FLNG market.
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Scotland’s renewables meet 40% of demand
New figures from the UK Government have shown that more than 10m tonnes of CO2 emissions were displaced by renewable electricity generation in Scotland, up by almost a quarter from the previous year.
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NewsJob opportunities for windfarm trainees
Local unemployed people are benefiting from free places on a newly developed qualification offered by Maersk Training in Newcastle UK designed to help them take advantage of job opportunities in the thriving offshore wind energy sector.
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NewsWindfarm opportunity is fisherman’s friend
New business venture Knights Offshore Support (KOS) has taken delivery of its first CTruk 20T MPC offshore wind support vessel, Coastal Knight, which will soon join offshore wind industry service provider CWind’s growing charter fleet.
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NewsESS success on Baltic windfarm trenching
Ecosse Subsea Systems (ESS) has completed a £4.7m boulder clearing and pre-lay trenching project which it claims has been one of the most successful ever conducted for the wind energy sector.
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NewsWindfarm SWATH boat christened in Denmark
Sea Storm, the third in the series of SWATH vessels from Danish Yachts was christened on Monday at the shipyard in Skagen Harbour in Denmark.
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NewsTidal power agreement
Alstom is teaming up with GDF Suez in response to the call for expressions of interest for pilot tidal farms by the French President.
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NewsLondon Array’s transmission assets sold
London Array, the world’s largest offshore windfarm have announced the sale of their transmission assets as part of the UK’s Offshore Transmission Owner regime.
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NewsDeep water turbines - the next step
A report from the European Wind Energy Association (EWEA) has looked at the subject of deepwater offshore windfarms, taking wind energy far beyond what the term deepwater means with current projects.
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NewsThree workboat deal
UK boatbuilder South Boats IOW has signed a £10m three windfarm vessel deal with Seacat Services.
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NewsBye-bye to the Severn Barrage
The Severn Barrage proposal has been dismissed – UK ministers say that there is not enough evidence to justify the viability of the project.
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NewsNew Houlder equipment
Houlder has developed new equipment to meet the “challenge of handling offshore wind turbine piles” which it says has grown, along with their size.
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NewsNew windfarm vessel concept from Norway
The first two units of a revolutionary new type of windfarm vessel have been delivered by a Norwegian shipyard.
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NewsKotug sets sites on offshore windfarms
Netherlands based towage operator Kotug is expanding its activities to encompass marine renewable energy through the growth of its offshore vivision.
