2320 results found for 'Shetland Islands'

2320 results found for 'Shetland Islands'
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  • Scottish Renewables’ Conference Wins Global Excellence Award

    6 August 2014

    Scotland’s largest marine energy conference has been awarded Scottish Cities Global Excellence status as part of the Commonwealth Games legacy programme. Scottish Renewables’ Marine Conference, Exhibition and Dinner, to be held in Inverness on September 23 and 24, will showcase the world-leading wave and tidal energy technologies and expertise being developed in Scotland’s seas. The […]

  • Scotland – World Leader in Offshore Renewables Development

    23 May 2012

    Scotland is leading the world in the development of offshore renewables – according to two senior figures from development agency Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE). HIE Chief Executive, Alex Paterson and Director of Energy and Low Carbon, Calum Davidson are both presenting at the All-Energy exhibition and conference in Aberdeen tomorrow [Thursday 24 May]. Mr […]

  • Nova Innovation gets judges acclaim at SRGEA 2016

    2 December 2016
    Business & Finance, Research & Development, Technology

    Nova Innovation has been recognized for its Shetland Tidal Array project at the Scottish Renewables Green Energy Awards (SRGEA) held last night in Edinburgh.

  • UK plans to ensure energy independence by scaling up renewables while maximising North Sea production

    7 April 2022
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Carbon Capture Usage & Storage, Environment, Exploration & Production, Outlook & Strategy, Regulation & Policy, Transition

    In light of the war in Ukraine and amid rising concerns over energy security, the UK government has moved to strengthen its energy security.

  • Eimskip Launches New Container Vessel in Weihai, China (VIDEO)

    2 September 2013
    Business & Finance

    The first of two new container vessels of Eimskip was launched in Weihai in China last Sunday. The launching went well and it’s expected that the vessel will be delivered in the beginning of January 2014, and that she will call her home port in Iceland the second quarter 2014. The second vessel is expected […]

  • Giant oil & gas projects on thin ice as UK pulls out of court battle: Will Shell and Equinor get cold feet or take a stand against legal challenges?

    30 August 2024
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Environment, Regulation & Policy, Rules & Regulation, Transition

    While two huge oil and gas projects in the waters off the coast of the UK have been walking a tightrope for some time, their operators, Britain’s Shell and Norway’s Equinor, did not waiver in their commitment to enriching the energy market with these resources and both hydrocarbon developments overcame the obstacles on their path to securing final stamps of approval. Will their luck hold after things took an unexpected turn with a recent court decision?

  • Irish-Scottish Offshore Grid Study Gets GBP 1 Million of European Funding

    21 June 2013
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Research & Development, Storage

    A detailed study into how an offshore electricity grid between Scotland, Northern Ireland and Ireland could be introduced has now been commissioned after being awarded European funding. The second part of the flagship Irish-Scottish Links on Energy Study (ISLES) has now been given £1 million to examine how an offshore grid could be established by […]

  • Major expansion of the Port of Hanstholm planned

    15 March 2011

    Carl Bro in Denmark has signed a major contract with the Port of Hanstholm for a major expansion of the port. The Port of Hanstholm wishes to expand its position as the leading fishing port in Denmark and as a cargo hub for north-west Denmark. In addition the Port of Hanstholm will become a ferry […]

  • Poplar Island Project Wins National Award

    16 October 2015
    Business & Finance

    The Poplar Island Environmental Restoration Project has been awarded the Innovation in Sustainable Engineering Award from the American Society of Civil Engineers. Located in Talbot County, Poplar Island is one of Maryland’s top environmental restoration projects built with dredged material from shipping channels leading to the Helen Delich Bentley Port of Baltimore. “Together with the U.S. Army Corps […]

  • UHI researcher finds 33 West Scotland sites fit for small-scale tidal energy schemes

    21 January 2022
    Business Developments & Projects, Human Capital, Market Outlooks, Outlook & Strategy, Research & Development

    The first of the Scottish-based Bryden Centre students to achieve a PhD, Emma Whettall, has identified 33 sites along Scotland’s west coast suitable for development of small-scale tidal energy generation projects.

  • Superfast VII Ship Prepares to Open New Scotland-Northern Ireland Ferry Route

    23 November 2011
    Business & Finance

      Stena Line’s Superfast VII ship has arrived at her new Loch Ryan Port home in Cairnryan in preparation for the opening of the new ferry route between Scotland and Northern Ireland on November 21st. Superfast VII will be joined by her sister ship Superfast VIII at their new purpose built 27 acre Scottish port […]

  • FPSO staying in Scotland’s Orkney Islands for revamp ahead of redeployment to UK firm’s flagship North Sea oil project

    25 July 2024
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Exploration & Production, Ports & Logistics, Transition

    A 2017-built FPSO, destined to work on a redevelopment project in the North Sea, will spend up to a year in Scapa Flow, according to Orkney Harbour Authority.

  • Orkney Opens New Pier to Back Marine Renewables Sector

    17 June 2014
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance

    A new pier at Copland’s Dock in Stromness, ensuring that Orkney continues to play a central role in the growing marine renewables sector, has been officially opened by First Minister Alex Salmond. Following an increase in marine traffic at Stromness, Orkney Islands Council took the decision to increase the harbour’s capacity. With £2.5 million Scottish […]

  • North Sea workers vote for strike over proposed rota changes

    25 February 2019

    Unite Scotland offshore members employed by Aker Solutions and Petrofac have voted for industrial action on the Elgin-Franklin, Shetland Gas Plant, North Alwyn, and Dunbar offshore platforms, protesting against the proposed rota changes from 2:3 to 3:3.

  • Island of Yell Gets Tidal Power Generator

    25 February 2014
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Operations & Maintenance, Project & Tenders

    Island of Yell, an island in the Shetlands, is about to receive the world’s first community-owned tidal energy generator. As The Shetland Times reports, the works on 30kW generator are expected to start within a week, as all the component parts have been delivered. A workboat will help install the Nova-30 device in Bluemull Sound, […]

  • Minister Wheelhouse Marks Completion of Caithness-Moray Subsea Link

    12 December 2019
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Operations & Maintenance

    The Scottish Government’s Minister for Energy, Connectivity and the Islands, Paul Wheelhouse MSP, marked the official completion of SSEN Transmission’s flagship Caithness-Moray HVDC link with a visit to Blackhillock substation in Moray. The £1bn transmission link, delivered on time and within regulatory allowances, has unlocked the vast renewables potential of the north of Scotland. The […]

  • Data-driven cable monitoring extended at world’s largest tidal array

    10 June 2025
    Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Equipment, Operations & Maintenance, Outlook & Strategy, Project & Tenders, Technology

    UK-based climate tech start-up Indeximate has secured a three-year extension to provide cable condition monitoring for SAE Renewables’ MeyGen tidal array in Caithness, Scotland.  The contract, active since March 2024, includes an annual subscription to the company’s Scattersphere system, used to monitor cable and environmental conditions across all four turbines. It also covers the storage […]

  • Subsea Power Grid Between Scotland and Ireland Could Drive Development in Renewables Sector

    23 November 2011
    Business & Finance, Research & Development

      A research financed by the EU’s INTERREG IVA Programme has identified that subsea power grid between Scottish and Irish offshore renewable sites is feasible and could drive development in the sector. ISLES says that interconnected transmission network would generate revenues, and create jobs. The statement contains facts to help understand the economic and technical […]

  • World’s largest semi-sub rig arrives in Scotland ahead of North Sea gig

    17 January 2019
    Exploration & Production

    After a five-month journey from Singapore via the Canary Islands, Diamond Offshore’s semi-submersible drilling rig Ocean GreatWhite has arrived at Kishorn, Scotland. 

  • ISLES Offshore Electricity Grid Study Commissioned

    21 June 2013
    Business & Finance, Research & Development

    A detailed study into how an offshore electricity grid between Scotland, Northern Ireland and Ireland could be introduced has now been commissioned after being awarded European funding. The second part of the flagship Irish-Scottish Links on Energy Study (ISLES) has now been given £1 million to examine how an offshore grid could be established by […]

  • Spotted: Hurtigruten Names Its New Explorer Ship

    8 July 2016
    Business & Finance

    Norwegian expedition cruise operator Hurtigruten has christened its new explorer ship, MS Spitsbergen, in Svolvær, Lofoten.  Having a speed of 17.1 knots, MS Spitsbergen will be equipped and adapted for sailings in polar waters. With its gross tonnage of 7,344 tonnes, the vessel is 100.54 meters long and 18 meters wide. MV Spitsbergen – which is able to accommodate […]

  • Nova Innovation to use tidal power to produce Scotch whisky

    3 February 2021
    Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Innovation, Outlook & Strategy, Project & Tenders, Regulation & Policy, Research & Development, Technology

    Scottish marine energy company Nova Innovation has announced a ground-breaking project to produce Scotch whisky distilled by tidal power in the Sound of Islay.

  • Scottish Affairs Committee Publishes Report on Crown Estate in Scotland

    20 March 2012
    Authorities & Government

    In a report published yesterday the Scottish Affairs Committee says the Secretary of State for Scotland should announce the Government’s commitment to devolve and decentralise the Crown Estate Commissioner’s (CEC) marine and ancient rights and responsibilities in Scotland. The Crown Estate (CEC) is a statutory corporation that manages various Crown property, rights and interests in […]

  • Scottish Affairs Committee Publishes Report on Crown Estate in Scotland

    20 March 2012
    Authorities & Government

    In a report published yesterday the Scottish Affairs Committee says the Secretary of State for Scotland should announce the Government’s commitment to devolve and decentralise the Crown Estate Commissioner’s (CEC) marine and ancient rights and responsibilities in Scotland. The Crown Estate (CEC) is a statutory corporation that manages various Crown property, rights and interests in […]

  • Works on Shetland HVDC link pressing on, first subsea installation set for summer 2022

    20 April 2022
    Business Developments & Projects

    The Shetland HVDC subsea link project has reached several milestones in recent months with the completion of UXO surveys and the first phase of boulder relocation as well as onshore drilling work.