2324 results found for 'Shetland Islands'

2324 results found for 'Shetland Islands'
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  • New Study Shows Renewables Potential in Scotland

    4 April 2019
    Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development, Technology

    A new study commissioned by Crown Estate Scotland, and carried out by Everoze has provided a potential way forward for a more localized approach to offshore renewable energy deployment in coastal and island communities across Scotland. The study looked at six scenarios linked to a number of renewable technologies such as floating wind, wave, and tidal energy, and […]

  • VIDEO: OpenHydro tidal turbine construction & deployment

    26 May 2016
    Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development, Technology

    OpenHydro, a DCNS company based in Ireland, has released a video showcasing its tidal energy turbine technology.

  • VIDEO: HIE webinar on WES and PTO systems research call

    8 April 2015
    Business & Finance, Research & Development, Technology

    Highlands and Islands (HIE) held a webinar on March 31, 2015, whose aim was to provide more information on Wave Energy Scotland (WES), and PTO system research and development call. HIE’s webinar was an opportunity for developers to ask questions and hear first-hand about the types of project that may be supported through the WES […]

  • Nova Innovation looking to bolster its engineering ranks

    16 March 2022
    Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Equipment, Human Capital, Outlook & Strategy, Technology

    Scottish company Nova Innovation is looking for fresh engineering talent to join its energetic team working at the forefront of tidal energy industry.

  • Oil & gas expertise could find use in tidal and wave market

    12 June 2017
    Business & Finance, Technology

    Opportunities for oil and gas supply chain companies to apply their expertise in the growing wave and tidal power market will be highlighted in a workshop set for Aberdeen.

  • Creating Horseshoe Bend Island

    28 October 2015
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Technology

    In its latest issue of Terra et Aqua, the International Association of Dredging Companies (IADC) has introduced an article about the Horseshoe Bend project in Louisiana. According to the paper, the capacity for the placement of shoal material dredged from Horseshoe Bend at eight wetland development sites located along the river’s bank lines adjacent to the channel was nearly exhausted in […]

  • Sartor Offshore Wins Contract for Ocean Prince Vessel in Falkland Islands

    21 November 2011
    Business & Finance

    AGR Peak has awarded Ocean Prince a term contract as a field support, oil recovery vessel at the Falkland Islands. The vessel will operate together with Leiv Eriksson as long as their drilling program continues. Sartor Offshore is a leading supplier of MRV and PSV services to the oil and gas industry. Sartor Offshore AS’ […]

  • Subsea cable installation ops begin at Shetland HVDC link

    5 July 2022
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Project & Tenders

    Scottish Hydro Electric Transmission has commenced the first cable installation campaign of the Shetland HVDC link. Campaign 1, which begins at Noss Head, North of Wick, started on 23 June and is scheduled to take place until 18 December. NKT Victoria is in charge of laying the cable, after which Grand Canyon III is used […]

  • Fuelgarden sets up temporary LNG supply for salmon fish feed plant

    9 August 2019

    Norway-based LNG design and engineering firm Fuelgarden Energy has commissioned a temporary LNG installation on the Isle of Skye in Scotland.

  • Orange Marine Lays Scottish Subsea Fibre Cables

    28 July 2014
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Operations & Maintenance

    The biggest fibre cable laying project undertaken in the UK in recent years has begun on the West Coast of Scotland to deliver superfast broadband to some of the country’s most remote island communities. Thousands of homes and businesses are set to benefit from the publicly funded digital network being built to bring world class […]

  • Cross-border tidal research center opens in Belfast

    18 January 2018
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development, Technology

    Queen’s University Belfast has officially opened the €9.7 million cross-border research center for renewable energy projects in UK and Ireland.

  • Scotland’s Renewables Sector Receives GBP 3.5 Million Fund

    22 May 2014
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance

    Scottish Enterprise announced £3.5 million of new investment in Scotland’s growing renewable energy sector, Energy Minister Fergus Ewing said. Four projects are being supported through the enterprise agency’s Renewable Energy Investment Fund (REIF). Islay Energy Community Benefit Society will receive a £735k loan to install a community owned 330Kw turbine on the island, with the […]

  • £100 million growth deal to support energy transition of Scottish islands

    28 July 2020
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects

    The leaders of the three Scottish island councils recently welcomed the Scottish and UK governments’ award of £100 million in funding as part of the Islands Growth Deal. The money goes to Orkney, Shetland and the Western Isles. The multimillion pound deal will provide investment for local projects across the Scottish islands, driving sustainable economic […]

  • Repsol Sinopec’s Buchan Alpha ready for disposal in Shetland

    14 August 2017
    Project & Tenders

    Repsol Sinopec Resources UK has informed that the Buchan Alpha oil production vessel has arrived in Lerwick, Shetland for disposal.   The contract for dismantling and recycling of the Buchan Alpha unit was awarded to Veolia back in June. Veolia is working on the project with its strategic partner in decommissioning, Peterson. Buchan Alpha, a semi-submersible moored floating […]

  • SIMEC Atlantis Signs Alderney Tidal Power Supply Deal

    6 September 2019
    Operations & Maintenance, Project & Tenders

    SIMEC Atlantis, via its joint venture Normandie Hydroliennes, has signed a heads of terms with Alderney Electricity Limited (AEL) to supply the island of Alderney in the Channel Islands with power from a proposed tidal array in the Raz Blanchard. Normandie Hydroliennes is a joint venture with regional investment fund Normandie Participations and local manufacturer […]

  • RS Aqua to supply wave measurement buoys for MERIKA

    30 March 2015
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development, Technology

    RS Aqua is expected to supply wave measurement buoys for the MERIKA project initiated by UHI (University of the Highlands and the Islands). RS Aqua supplies oceanographic and environmental equipment to the research, survey and monitoring markets. The company has been awarded contract by the Scottish government. It is required to provide 2 years after sale support […]

  • Ocean City: Living Shoreline Project Proposed

    20 July 2018
    Business & Finance

    The City of Ocean City, New Jersey, is proposing a living shoreline project for wetland restoration/enhancement and shoreline restoration of the 1978 shoreline on Shooting Island, a bay island located in the Cape May Wetlands Wildlife Management Area in Great Egg Harbor Bay. According to the city’s latest announcement, the project is intended to enhance the […]

  • Crown Estate Scotland Links Locals with Offshore Renewables

    4 April 2019
    Research & Development

    The Crown Estate Scotland has issued a new study said to help coastal and island communities across Scotland benefit from local offshore renewable energy solutions. Carried out by Everoze, the study looked at six scenarios linked to a number of renewable technologies such as floating wind, wave, and tidal energy, aiming to provide a potential way […]

  • Subsea link to Orkney steps closer to reality

    3 March 2023
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Infrastructure, Outlook & Strategy, Project & Tenders, Regulation & Policy, Rules & Regulation, Vision

    UK energy market regulator Ofgem has provisionally approved SSEN Transmission’s plans to develop a subsea electricity transmission link to Orkney. SSEN Transmission submitted investment plans to Ofgem in March 2018 to build a new subsea transmission link to provide the additional capacity needed to meet the demand of Orkney renewable developers.  In September 2019, Ofgem set a […]

  • Nova Innovation bags UK funding for 7MW tidal energy scheme in Indonesia

    30 November 2021
    Authorities & Government, Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Innovation, Market Outlooks, Outlook & Strategy, Regulation & Policy, Research & Development, Technology

    Scotland-based tidal energy company Nova Innovation has won funding that could deliver the 7MW tidal turbine array in Indonesia, the first ever in the Southeast Asian island country.

  • Cranberry Bend Scheme Makes Progress

    25 May 2015
    Business & Finance

    The Missouri River Recovery Program’s Cranberry Bend Project, managed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, is progressing very well. Construction of this side-channel chute, and moving an existing levee further inland, will create 41 acres of aquatic habitat with the intent to benefit the endangered pallid sturgeon and other native fish and wildlife along […]

  • UK Date of the Offshore Wind Industry Supply Chain Events Second Series

    16 December 2010

    The Crown Estate today have announced the dates of a second series of seven UK supply chain events for the offshore wind industry being organised with partner agencies around the UK. This follows on from events organised at the beginning of 2010 but this time is targeting companies further down the supply chain. With over […]

  • Delay in CfD clarifications could harm Scottish renewables

    22 July 2015
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Research & Development, Technology

    A further delay in providing clarity on support for renewables could ’cause damage to Scotland’s offshore wind and islands renewable energy projects’ according to Scotland’s Energy Minister Fergus Ewing. The Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) has postponed vital announcements on Contracts for Difference (CfD) until at least the autumn. DECC had previously committed […]

  • VIDEO: Unity Island Ecoystem Restoration Project on Display

    16 May 2018
    Business & Finance

     As part of its Continuing Authorities Program Section 204, USACE Buffalo District is creating a new wetland habitat on Unity Island using clean, dredged materials. The District hosted a site visit earlier this week for the Unity Island Ecosystem Restoration Project, to focus on the topic of ‘beneficial use’. Beneficial use is the concept […]

  • Gallery: Ship Suffering Engine Failure Rescued off Scotland

    24 November 2017

    A general cargo vessel broke down half a mile offshore in Sinclair’s Bay, Scotland, in the morning hours of November 22 and was towed to safety later that day, Wick RNLI informed. Shetland Coast Guard tasked Wick Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) to go to the aid of the 4,258 dwt ship Jomi. Jomi’s crew […]