2320 results found for 'Shetland Islands'

2320 results found for 'Shetland Islands'
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  • 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’ […]

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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 […]

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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.

  • 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 […]

  • £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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • Scotland eyes almost $10B marine energy boost by 2050

    11 February 2025
    Business Developments & Projects, Market Outlooks, Outlook & Strategy, Research & Development, Vision

    Scotland’s tidal stream and wave energy sector could generate over £8 billion (almost $10 billion) in economic benefits and create more than 15,000 jobs by 2050 if the country retains its leadership position in the field, University of Edinburgh’s (UoE) new report reveals. Published by the UoE and commissioned by Scottish Enterprise (SE) and Wave Energy […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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.

  • USA: Congressman Announces Restoration Grant for Calcasieu Parish’s Rabbit Island

    8 September 2011

    U.S. Congressman Charles W. Boustany, Jr., MD (R-South Louisiana) has announced a $401,851 Coastal Impact Assistance Program (CIAP) grant awarded by the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement (BOEMRE) to Calcasieu Parish. This grant will fund the start of a marsh and pelican nesting habitat restoration project on Rabbit Island in Calcasieu Lake. […]

  • 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 […]

  • NFWF: $48M for Restoration and Conservation of Alabama’s Natural Resources

    21 November 2018
    Business & Finance

    Alabama Governor Kay Ivey announced earlier this week that the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) has approved more than $48 million for eight new projects, which focus on the restoration and conservation of Alabama’s natural resources. “Alabama’s Gulf Coast is of great ecological importance to our state, and it is imperative we protect and […]

  • HIE appoints new CEO

    14 June 2017
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development, Technology

    Scottish business development agency Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) has appointed Charlotte Wright as its new Chief Executive Officer.

  • Officials Approve USD 51.7 Million for Maryland Waterway Improvement Projects (USA)

    23 December 2011

    Senator Barbara Mikulski (D-Md.) this week was successful in securing $51.7 million for U.S. Army Corps of Engineers projects throughout Maryland in the fiscal year 2012 Energy and Water Development Appropriations bill. The bill’s biggest allocations include $18.3 million for the annual maintenance dredging of the C&D Canal, $13.6 million for the annual dredging of […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]