2324 results found for 'Shetland Islands'

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  • Krispin Drain Dredging Starts

    7 September 2015
    Business & Finance

    The Harsens Island/Krispin Drain Habitat Restoration project is now officially underway in St Clair County, Michigan. The Krispin Drain is approximately 4 miles in length, and traverses the middle of Harsens Island. The project area includes a 200-foot wide easement along the centerline of the drain from the mouth of the drain at the St. Clair River and […]

  • RS Aqua to Supply Wave Buoys for MERIKA Project

    30 March 2015
    Business & Finance, Research & Development, Technology

    The University of Highlands and Islands has awarded RS Aqua Ltd a contract for the supply and delivery of Wave Measurement Buoys for MERIKA project. Under the agreement, the supplier is required to provide 2 years after sale support and maintenance services for the supplied hardware and software components. Marine Energy Research Innovation and Knowledge Accelerator (MERIKA), run by the […]

  • USA: Public Comment Period on Deepwater Wind Proposal Extended

    24 December 2012
    Business & Finance

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District has extended the public comment period until Feb. 10, 2013 for those who want to submit comments on the Deepwater Wind proposal to construct five wind turbine generators and do other work off the southeast coast of Block Island, Rhode Island. In response to additional requests […]

  • Scottish First Minister Talks about Energy Future

    18 September 2012
    Authorities & Government

    The First Minister has told 200 energy CEOs that Scotland will continue to be a major centre for global investment – and that independence will help growth. Speaking at the FT Global Energy Leaders summit in London, Alex Salmond cited recent inward investments in oil and gas and renewables, and pledged to continue to work […]

  • Orkney companies bring marine renewables expertise to London

    22 February 2017
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Research & Development, Technology

    Nine Orkney-based marine energy businesses are set to take part in a major industry event organized by RenewableUK, the Wave and Tidal 2017.

  • North Sea Week

    18 May 2005

    This year’s North Sea Week, Germany’s only offshore-regatta at the island of Helgoland, attracted 140 competing yachts. Many others came to watch the traditional sailing event on Pentecost. A fleet of 31 yachts was waved good-bye for the long-distance race to Edinburgh. First participants are expected in Scotland on Thursday.

  • RS Aqua to Supply Wave Buoys for MERIKA Project

    30 March 2015
    Business & Finance, Research & Development, Technology

    The University of Highlands and Islands has awarded RS Aqua Ltd a contract for the supply and delivery of Wave Measurement Buoys for MERIKA project. Under the agreement, the supplier is required to provide 2 years after sale support and maintenance services for the supplied hardware and software components. Marine Energy Research Innovation and Knowledge Accelerator (MERIKA), run by the […]

  • Public to voice their opinion on Marine Spatial Plan

    10 June 2015
    Authorities & Government, Environment, Research & Development

    A consultation is being launched on a marine plan that will be used to guide development activities in the Pentland Firth and Orkney Waters, Scotland. The Marine Spatial Plan has been developed by a working group that includes Marine Scotland, Orkney Islands Council and Highland Council. It is an important stepping stone towards the introduction […]

  • Bair Island Restoration Project Wins Merit Award

    14 October 2014
    Business & Finance, Project & Tenders

    Moffatt & Nichol in less than three weeks won its second Engineering News-Record Merit Award, the award winner was the company’s Bair Island Restoration project in San Mateo County. Bair Island is one of the largest wetland restoration projects in California, restoring approximately 1400 acres of tidal wetlands. The project won a Merit Award in […]

  • The INWAVE wave energy conversion system

    28 October 2020

    IWES (INGINE Wave Energy Systems ltd) was established in September 2016 in Scotland (at Forss energy park in Caithness). In the next presentation, IWES is talking about their INWAVE development which is suitable for shoreline and remote islands. This onshore wave energy conversion system will enable small islands and small coastal cities to become energy […]

  • Restoring Staten Island’s West Shore

    11 October 2019
    Business & Finance

    New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC) has announced the last planting of the 54 acres restoration of degraded wetlands on Staten Island’s West Shore. The wetland was successfully restored through the Saw Mill Creek Mitigation Bank pilot program, a first-of-its-kind program in New York City. Mitigation banking provides the opportunity to use public-private financing […]

  • Durham University Study: Coastal Wetlands Threatened by Rising Sea Levels

    13 July 2018
    Business & Finance

    Marshlands in the south east of England could start to disappear from the year 2040 due to rapid sea level rise, according to new research involving Durham University scientists. Using data from more than 800 sediment cores which record how salt marshes responded to variable rates of sea-level rise over the past 10,000 years, the […]

  • OMV buys UK offshore fields from Hess

    19 March 2014

    Austria’s OMV is expanding its position in the UK core area. Agreement has been reached with the U.S. based oil and gas company, Hess to acquire four licenses in West of Shetland (WoS), UK, including the field Cambo and the Blackrock prospect. OMV CEO Gerhard Roiss: “This transaction further strengthens OMV’s portfolio of assets in […]

  • Wind and Tidal Power to Produce Hydrogen ?

    27 November 2014
    Research & Development

    An Orkney-based project to develop an innovative use of renewable energy generated on land and at sea has secured funding support from the Scottish Government. The Community and Renewable Energy Scheme (CARES) Local Energy Challenge Fund has awarded just under £30,000 to the Orkney Surf and Turf initiative. The project brings together four partners – […]

  • Scottish Government Disagrees with Claims on Renewable Energy Target

    12 February 2013
    Authorities & Government

    Claims that independent Scotland would not be able to achieve its target on energy being produced fully from renewable sources were rejected by the Scottish Government, the Blue & Green Tomorrow news site reports. A report, made by researchers from Birmingham, Cardiff, Robert Gordon and Queens in Belfast, shows doubts that Scotland alone would  be […]

  • Beaver Island Restoration Project Continues

    9 September 2019
    Business & Finance

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Rock Island District, said in their latest announcement that the works continue on the Beaver Island Upper Mississippi River Restoration (UMRR) Habitat Rehabilitation and Enhancement Project (HREP) near Clinton, Iowa. This project includes erosion control, enclosure structures and backwater excavation to restore and protect off-channel aquatic, wetland and floodplain […]

  • HIE appoints new business chief

    29 September 2017
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development, Technology

    Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) has named David Oxley as its new director of business and sector development.

  • Scottish Government Disagrees with Claims on Renewable Energy Target

    12 February 2013
    Authorities & Government

    Claims that independent Scotland would not be able to achieve its target on energy being produced fully from renewable sources were rejected by the Scottish Government, the Blue & Green Tomorrow news site reports. A report, made by researchers from Birmingham, Cardiff, Robert Gordon and Queens in Belfast, shows doubts that Scotland alone would  be […]

  • Top News of the Week, 04 – 10 September 2017

    10 September 2017

    Ireland Reveals Big Offshore Wind Plans Ireland’s state owned electricity company Electricity Supply Board (ESB) is seeking expressions of interest for the provision of renewable energy marine services related to offshore wind farms. World’s First Offshore Wind Farm Disappears from Horizon (Video) DONG Energy has completed the decommissioning of the world’s first offshore wind farm, the […]

  • EDP Renewables Urges Industry to Unite for Scottish OW Supply Chain

    21 August 2019
    Business & Finance

    EDP Renewables has called on the offshore wind industry to work together to promote supply chain opportunities in the sector for regional businesses in the North of Scotland. At an event held by the Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE), EDPR Director Dan Finch urged the offshore wind industry to work in close partnership with the private and public […]

  • Web Portal Launched for Scottish Offshore Wind Power at All Energy

    18 May 2011

      A new Scottish offshore wind web portal has been launched to provide up-to-the-minute signposting for all information relating to this rapidly-emerging industry. Offshore wind is arguably Scotland’s biggest economic opportunity for a generation. Recognising this, Scottish Government, Scottish Enterprise and Highlands and Islands Enterprise have developed the web portal to help businesses and individuals […]

  • Researchers Compile First Ever High-Resolution Map of Seabed Around Rockall (UK)

    26 September 2011
    Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development

      Two hundred years on from the first recorded landing, researchers have compiled the first ever high-resolution map of the underwater seabed and reefs around Rockall. On September 8, 1811, a Royal Navy officer with a small crew landed on the isolated North Atlantic islet and scaled the 19 metre high summit. From this initial […]

  • West Belle Works Underway

    5 May 2020
    Business & Finance

    Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA) said in their latest announcement that the work is currently underway on the West Belle containment dikes. This scheme is a part of the Terrebonne Basin Barrier Island and Beach Nourishment project which will construct approximately 1,100 acres of beach, dune, and marsh habitat on West Belle Headland, […]

  • Vortex Marine Wins Smith Island Maintenance Dredging

    29 March 2017
    Business & Finance, Project & Tenders

    Vortex Marine Construction was recently awarded a maintenance dredging contract for the Federal navigation channel on Smith Island in Somerset County, Maryland, reports the FedBizOpps. The $3.2 million project includes dredging of the Twitch Cove and Big Thorofare channels to their authorized depth of 7 feet (MLLW), plus two feet of allowable overdepth, and a width […]

  • Crown Estate puts Scotland’s offshore data online

    28 August 2017
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Environment, Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development, Technology

    The manager of the seabed in Scotland, Crown Estate Scotland, has made offshore spatial data relating to the organization’s offshore assets freely available for the first time.