2324 results found for 'Shetland Islands'

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  • Simec Atlantis tidal kit starts producing power in Japan

    15 February 2021
    Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Innovation, Operations & Maintenance, Outlook & Strategy, Technology

    The AR500 tidal energy generation system, designed and built by Simec Atlantis Energy, has started generating clean electricity in Japan following its installation off Goto Island chain late in January.

  • USACE Seeks Comments on Pigs Eye Lake Project

    13 March 2018
    Business & Finance

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, yesterday released a draft Environmental Assessment (EA) for a project to restore backwater habitat on Pigs Eye Lake, near St. Paul. The proposed project, planned in collaboration with Ramsey County, will enhance and restore backwater habitat by creating island and wetland features on Pigs Eye Lake using material […]

  • PHOTO: Keeping Rock Island District’s Navigation Channel Open

    7 November 2018
    Business & Finance, Vessels

    Almost 1.4 million cubic yards, or 70,000 semitrailer loads – that’s the amount of material the Dredge Goetz has removed from the navigation channel in the Rock Island District over the last five years. This figure represents only a fraction of the total amount that has been dredged by the Goetz throughout the St. Paul, […]

  • Congressman Courtney Applauds Final DMMP for Long Island Sound

    13 January 2016
    Business & Finance, Project & Tenders

    Congressman Joe Courtney yesterday made the following statement after the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) completed a final Dredged Material Management Plan (DMMP) and Final Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (PEIS) for Long Island Sound. “I am pleased that the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers was able to build on cost-effective and environmentally sound options […]

  • Scotland Already Leads in Cutting Down Offshore Wind Costs

    13 June 2012
    Authorities & Government

    Scotland is leading the way in driving down the costs of offshore wind, Energy Minister Fergus Ewing has told major industry conference. Scotland has a quarter of Europe’s offshore wind capacity and planned offshore wind projects in the country have the potential to produce up to 10GW of electricity by 2020. Speaking at the Global […]

  • $24.8M Boost for Coastal Wetlands Restoration in Louisiana

    1 October 2019
    Business & Finance

    As part of their efforts to support resilient coastal communities, NOAA Fisheries Service is announcing the award of $24.8 million for three cooperative agreements. This funding will help restore habitat along Louisiana’s coast under the Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection, and Restoration Act (CWPPRA) Program. Restoring wetlands and barrier islands increases protection for Louisiana’s people and […]

  • IADC Young Authors Award Presented at WEDA XXXI/TAMU 42 (USA)

    27 June 2011
    Business & Finance

    An IADC Best Paper Award for a Young Author under the age of 35 was presented to Brianne Cohen at the WEDA XXXI / TAMU 42 Annual Dredging Conference & Exhibition held at the Gaylord Opryland in Nashville, Tennessee, June 5-8 2011. For several years, the State of Louisiana’s Office of Coastal Protection and Restoration […]

  • Scottish Renewables Hails Crown Estate’s Renewables Announcement

    8 July 2014
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance

    Scottish Renewables has welcomed an announcement by the Crown Estate that two new wave and tidal demonstration zones, and two new project sites, are set to be leased in Scottish waters.  This announcement means that local organisations will be able to manage and sub-let parts of the seabed to wave and tidal developers for the […]

  • Scottish Renewables Welcomes The Crown Estate Wave and Tidal Announcement

    8 July 2014
    Business & Finance

    Scottish Renewables has welcomed an announcement by the Crown Estate that two new wave and tidal demonstration zones, and two new project sites, are set to be leased in Scottish waters. This announcement means that local organisations will be able to manage and sub-let parts of the seabed to wave and tidal developers for the […]

  • WES sets up webinar for novel WEC call clarifications

    12 June 2015
    Business & Finance, Research & Development

    Wave Energy Scotland (WES) is holding an information webinar next week to provide details on its latest project call for novel wave energy converters. The aim of the webinar is to enable potential applicants clarifications of any points on the programme stages. The webinar will be held on June 18, 2015, at 09:30 (GMT). The funding call, […]

  • Wave Energy Scotland brings in engineering assistance

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

    Wave Energy Scotland (WES) has hired ITPEnergised to act as an independent advisor for the engineering design activities for each of the four WES’ novel wave energy converter (NWEC) stage 2 projects.

  • WES announces PTO call contract awards

    3 August 2015
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development, Technology

    Wave Energy Scotland (WES) has announced the list of successful contract awards following its first international competitive open call focused on innovative power take-off systems for wave energy converters. Over £ 7 mln has been awarded to 16 technology developers and consortia, from countries including UK, USA, Italy and Sweden, all looking for investment to […]

  • HMS Queen Elizabeth’s Second Giant Piece Rolled Out

    13 May 2013
    Business & Finance

    Another giant piece of the jigsaw that is the Navy’s future carrier, HMS Queen Elizabeth, is finished with her aft island rolled out of the construction shed. The second of two islands on the 65,000-tonne leviathan, the aft one will control flight deck operations by her F35 jets, Merlin helicopters and other aircraft. From this […]

  • Scotland to host fisheries talks

    5 October 2007

    Fisheries ministers from across the UK are meeting in Scotland for the first time. Rural Affairs Secretary Richard Lochhead is in Peterhead with colleagues from Westminster, Wales and Northern Ireland.

  • Royal Navy Divers Clear Garvie Island UXO

    3 November 2016

    Fifteen Royal Navy clearance divers from the Clyde-based Northern Diving Group (NDG) recently traveled to Cape Wrath in Scotland to tackle unexploded ordnance left over from military exercises. The military training range at Cape Wrath is an important defence asset, a remote 107-square miles of moorland used to help armed forces practice vital skills used […]

  • Marine Biologists Investigate Sharks’ Movements in Scottish Waters

    13 July 2012
    Environment, Research & Development

    Marine biologists from the University of Exeter and Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH) will attach satellite tracking tags to 20 basking sharks in the seas around the Inner Hebrides, off the west coast of Scotland.  The area where the study is being undertaken overlaps with an offshore wind farm proposal west of Tiree, known as the Argyll Array. […]

  • Pelamis in Debt GBP 16 Mln after Going into Administration

    16 February 2015
    Business & Finance

    Pelamis Wave Power, which went into administration in November 2014, had owed almost GBP 16 million before most of its assets were taken over by Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE).  The largest amount that Pelamis owed was £12.86 million to Scottish Enterprise. An additional £3.5m were owed to unsecured creditors: Edinburgh Council, the University of Dundee, the University of Edinburgh, […]

  • Minister Welcomes Victoria’s Commitment to Lindsay Island Project (Australia)

    14 January 2013
    Business & Finance

    Lindsay Island in the Murray Sunset National Park will be Victoria’s first project to recover water for the environment using the Murray Darling-Basin Plan adjustment mechanism. Under the Basin Plan, states can put forward projects to recover water for the environment through environmental works and measures using funds that had been allocated for buyback. Federal […]

  • Scotland’s oil and gas sales up by more than 18 pct

    12 September 2018

    Oil and gas sales value in Scotland has risen by 18.2% between 2016-17 and 2017-18, according to the Scottish government.

  • Wave Energy: WES Announces Contract Awards for PTO Systems

    3 August 2015
    Business & Finance, Research & Development, Technology

    Wave Energy Scotland (WES) has announced the list of successful contract awards following its first international, competitive open call. The first call focused on innovative Power Take-Off systems for wave energy devices. Over £7m has been awarded to 16 technology developers and consortia, from countries including UK, USA, Italy and Sweden, all looking for investment […]

  • WATCH: Diamond Offshore’s giant semi-sub rig getting ready for its North Sea job

    24 February 2023
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Operations & Maintenance, Ports & Logistics, Project & Tenders, Vessels

    Diamond Offshore’s Ocean GreatWhite rig is in the process of wrapping up its preparations for its upcoming assignment in the North Sea.

  • Direct access to tidal energy could benefit Scottish coastal communities, report finds

    7 November 2024
    Business Developments & Projects, Outlook & Strategy, Research & Development, Vision

    A recent study led by the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) and the Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult has shown that direct access to tidal energy could reduce the dependency of Scottish coastal communities on costly diesel and oil power by enabling cleaner, locally sourced energy without waiting for additional grid capacity. The study, carried […]

  • Wave Energy: WES Announces Contract Awards for PTO Systems

    3 August 2015
    Business & Finance, Research & Development, Technology

    Wave Energy Scotland (WES) has announced the list of successful contract awards following its first international, competitive open call. The first call focused on innovative Power Take-Off systems for wave energy devices. Over £7m has been awarded to 16 technology developers and consortia, from countries including UK, USA, Italy and Sweden, all looking for investment […]

  • UK: WFS Technologies Appoints New General Manager

    8 June 2012
    Business & Finance

    WFS Technologies, leaders in through -water and through -ground communication products, announce the appointment of Gerry Watt as General Manager for operations in Livingston, Scotland and Belfast, N. Ireland. Prior to joining WFS, Gerry held senior management roles with Electronics Scotland, where he was CEO, Filtronic PLC where he was General Manager, and with GEC […]

  • USA: Environmental Management Program for Mississippi River Introduced

    2 January 2013
    Business & Finance

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, intends to issue an Invitation for Bid (IFB) for restoration and stabilization of a side channel/island complex located on the Wisconsin side of the Mississippi River navigation channel in Pool 9, 5 miles downstream of Lansing, IA. The project site is located in the Upper Mississippi […]