2327 results found for 'Shetland Islands'

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  • EMEC explores hydrogen by-products use

    30 November 2018
    Business & Finance, Environment, Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development, Storage, Technology

    The European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) has started collaborating with Zero Waste Scotland on a project to identify local applications for oxygen, a by-product of the green hydrogen production process.

  • WES Call Awards Funding for Wave Power Development

    5 December 2019
    Business & Finance, Technology

    Firms from the subsea and offshore engineering sectors were among the winners in a Europe-wide call to find new technologies to quickly and easily connect wave energy devices at sea. The call from Wave Energy Scotland will award contracts to firms keen to bolster their involvement in the renewables sector. Aberdeen-based offshore engineers Apollo, subsea […]

  • Hurricane asks for Lancaster field production system nod

    10 March 2017
    Project & Tenders

    UK-based oil company Hurricane Energy has submitted an environmental statement for the Lancaster field early production system (EPS), located west of Shetland, to the UK authorities.  The Hurricane-operated Lancaster field is located approximately 100 km west and 105 km north of the closest Shetland and Orkney Islands, respectively, and 170 km north of the Scottish mainland. […]

  • Moray First Recover Marine Scotland’s Current Meter with Free Swimming ROV

    20 January 2014
    Business & Finance, Equipment

    Moray First Marine, a workboat and ROV operations company based in Lossiemouth on the Moray Firth coast of Scotland, completed an impressive feat recently as they recovered a Marine Scotland current meter from a depth of 170m with their free swimming Sub Atlantic Mojave ROV. Working from the NLV Polestar, the Moray First Marine team […]

  • Video: WES novel wave energy converters stage one testing

    27 March 2017
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Environment, Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development, Technology

    Wave Energy Scotland (WES) has released a video showing the scale testing of wave energy devices as part of its stage one technology development process.

  • Saipem Enters Hywind Scotland Project

    19 April 2016
    Business & Finance

    Italian oil & gas and renewables industry contractor Saipem has signed a contract with Statoil for the lift and mating operations of offshore floating wind turbines for the 30MW Hywind Scotland Pilot Park project. The deal is part of EUR 430 million worth of E&C contracts this subsidiary of the Italian oil and gas major Eni announced today. Hywind […]

  • HIE appoints Managing Director for WES

    6 May 2015
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance

    Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) has appointed Tim Hurst as Managing Director of Wave Energy Scotland (WES). Wave Energy Scotland is a subsidiary of HIE and it was set up in December 2014 at the request of the Scottish Government. Hurst joined HIE as Head of Offshore Industry Development in 2013. He was the lead contact […]

  • Cautionary Buoys Near Poplar Island Project

    11 July 2017
    Business & Finance

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District, and the Coast Guard are urging boaters to steer clear of a construction area that will be marked by cautionary buoys near Poplar Island in the Chesapeake Bay. “Crews working on the island have witnessed several incidents where recreational vessels have crossed the work zone and struck […]

  • DEC Releases Coastal Plan for New York City

    10 March 2015
    Business & Finance

    Under a state-funded plan, coastal green infrastructure will increase resiliency along the Hudson River estuary shoreline and coastal areas of New York City, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Commissioner Joe Martens announced yesterday. The New York City Mayor’s Office of Recovery and Resiliency and Department of City Planning is jointly managing the project. […]

  • Copland’s Dock New Pier Officially Opened

    17 June 2014
    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 […]

  • TGS Announces Reprocessing of 2D Multi-Client Seismic Data Offshore Faroe Islands

    29 March 2011
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

      TGS announces that it will conduct extensive reprocessing of over 13,550 km of 2D multi-client seismic data located in waters off the Faroe Islands. This project, designated Offshore Faroe Reprocessing 2011, will extend to the UK/Faroe border. The data for the reprocessing has been made available by Faroese Earth and Energy Directorate (Jardfeingi). TGS […]

  • Nexans’ Fibre Optic Cables for Subsea Telecommunications Projects in Northern Europe

    11 March 2014
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Project & Tenders

    Global Marine Systems, a world leading marine installer and maintenance provider of submarine fibre optic cables, has ordered Nexans’ fibre optic cable for three major telecommunications projects in Northern Europe. This major contract covers the supply of around 1,050 km of Nexans URC-1 unrepeatered fibre optic cable – since this type of cable typically comprises […]

  • SSEN Places Order with Hellenic Cables

    1 April 2020
    Equipment, Project & Tenders

    Cenergy Holdings subsidiary Hellenic Cables has won a contract from Scottish & Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN) for the supply of medium voltage subsea cables. The cables will replace older submarine cables connecting Scotland’s island communities. SSEN owns and operates the 11kV and 33kV subsea distribution network across the north of Scotland, with a combined cable […]

  • Ballona Wetlands Comment Period Extended

    24 October 2017
    Business & Finance, Project & Tenders

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Los Angeles District, announced today that the Ballona Wetlands Restoration Project comment period has been extended through February 5, 2018. The Corps also added that the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) and USACE will jointly hold a public hearing on November 8 (6 PM – 8:30 PM CST) at the […]

  • UK: HIE Releases Guide for Fund Management from Renewable Energy Projects

    1 February 2013
    Authorities & Government

    Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) has published a new guide providing advice to community organisations for managing funds generated from renewable energy projects. As an economic development agency with a particular and unique remit to strengthen communities, HIE recognises the importance of this opportunity. Along with partners Community Energy Scotland, Development Trusts Association Scotland, Foundation […]

  • SR Marine Conference ends on a positive note for the sector

    15 September 2016
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development, Technology

    Optimism from Scotland’s wave and tidal energy sectors, fuelled by the Meygen’s launch on Monday, boosted delegates at Scottish Renewables’ Marine Conference in Inverness this week.

  • WES calls for independent external experts

    5 August 2016
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Research & Development, Technology

    Wave Energy Scotland (WES) is seeking a number of individuals to support the evaluation process for its latest funding call on structural materials and manufacturing processes for wave energy technology.

  • Saipem Enters Hywind Scotland Project

    19 April 2016
    Business & Finance

    Italian oil & gas and renewables industry contractor Saipem has signed a contract with Statoil for the lift and mating operations of offshore floating wind turbines for the 30MW Hywind Scotland Pilot Park project. The deal is part of EUR 430 million worth of E&C contracts this subsidiary of the Italian oil and gas major Eni announced today. Hywind […]

  • Scottish Islands Framework Confirms Crown Estate’s Key Role in Wave, Tidal Energy

    18 August 2014
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance

    The Crown Estate’s commitment to Scottish Islands has been reaffirmed in the UK Government Islands Framework, confirming the business’s key role in sectors such as wave and tidal energy and aquaculture. The UK Government Framework published today reaffirms that the seabed is a national asset and that there are benefits to managing its use in a […]

  • Lerwick Harbour Supports Total E&P UK’s Offshore Developments

    26 March 2013
    Business & Finance

    Lerwick Harbour is fulfilling a key hub role in servicing major onshore and offshore gas developments underway by operator, Total E&P UK Limited. Various contractors are using Lerwick’s comprehensive services and facilities, including extensive laydown areas and deep-water quays and anchorages, to support subsea installation work on the Laggan-Tormore fields, West of Shetland, and construction […]

  • Rhodes Point Dredging Contract Awarded

    4 October 2017
    Business & Finance

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Baltimore District awarded a contract on September 29 to Coastal Design & Construction Inc., from Gloucester, Virginia, in the amount of approximately $6.88 million for construction of a navigation improvement project at Rhodes Point on Smith Island. The scheme consists of realignment of a portion of the federal navigation […]

  • NFWF Announces Release of NCRF 2019 Request for Proposals

    4 April 2019
    Business & Finance

    The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) has announced the release of the 2019 Request for Proposals for the National Coastal Resilience Fund (NCRF), which provides grant funding to restore, increase and strengthen natural infrastructure to protect coastal communities. This year, Congress has again provided funding for Title IX of the National Oceans and Coastal Security Act, […]

  • Scottish Renewables: Report Confirms what Industry Knew about Pentland Firth

    11 July 2013

    New research from Oxford University says Pentland Firth promises to be one of the best sites in the world for tidal power. Lindsay Leask, Senior Policy Manager for Scottish Renewables, said:  “This latest report confirms what the industry has known for some time; the Pentland Firth is one of the best sites in the world […]

  • Scotland Set to Open World’s First Floating Wind Farm

    18 October 2017

    Scotland’s First Minister Nicola Sturgeon will inaugurate the world’s first floating wind farm, Statoil’s Hywind Scotland Pilot Project, today (18 October).

  • USACE to Release GRR on the Next Phase of FIMP

    30 June 2016
    Business & Finance, Project & Tenders

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Draft General Reevaluation Report (GRR) on the next phase of the Fire Island to Montauk Point (FIMP) Project will be released in mid-July. The announcement was made yesterday by Congressman Lee Zeldin, member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, who said that the Corps GRR, which determines what projects will […]