2324 results found for 'Shetland Islands'

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  • Scotland establishes Wave Energy Scotland

    26 November 2014
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Environment, Research & Development

    Wave Energy Scotland (WES) will foster industry collaboration that will drive research and development, share learning and knowledge and bring in expertise from other industry sectors such as oil and gas. Achieving greater industry collaboration will be a key objective for a new body that is being created to encourage innovation in wave energy technology, […]

  • Energy Minister Launches Wave Energy Scotland

    26 November 2014
    Authorities & Government

    Achieving greater industry collaboration will be a key objective for a new body that is being created to encourage innovation in wave energy technology, Energy Minister Fergus Ewing confirmed yesterday. Wave Energy Scotland (WES) will foster industry collaboration that will drive research and development, share learning and knowledge and bring in expertise from other industry […]

  • Public to Have Their Say on Marine Spatial Plan

    12 June 2015

    A consultation is being launched on a plan that will be used to guide development activity in the Pentland Firth and Orkney Waters. Members of the public will soon have the opportunity to give feedback on the draft plan. The Marine Spatial Plan has been developed by a working group that includes Marine Scotland, Orkney […]

  • UK: TGL Tidal Turbine Technology Surpasses 200MWh of Grid Supply

    13 March 2012
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    Harnessing the reliable and predictable energy of tidal streams, Tidal Generation Limited has surpassed the 200 megawatt hours (MWh) mark of electrical power generated and fed into the national grid with its 500 kilowatt (kW) tidal turbine prototype, which operates subsea off the Orkney Islands, Scotland. Robert Stevenson, CEO, Tidal Generation Limited said: “We are […]

  • Fugro to survey Hesselø offshore wind farm

    25 September 2020
    Business Developments & Projects, Project & Tenders

    Fugro Netherlands Marine B.V. has won the contract to carry out a geophysical survey at the proposed Hesselø wind site offshore Denmark. Located in Kattegatt, Hesselø is the second of the three offshore wind farms proposed in Denmark’s Energy Agreement 2018, the first being the Thor project. Both Hesselø and Thor will be commissioned in 2027. Denmark plans […]

  • Greens: Dredge Sludge Needs Safe Disposal

    12 September 2014
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Technology

    The Australian Greens welcome the Australian Marine Conservation Society report out today about the Caley Valley wetlands which the Newman Government’s proposal for disposal of the Abbot Point dredge sludge could threaten. “The Newman Government may have realised that the cheapest and dirtiest option of dumping dredge spoil in the Great Barrier Reef is not […]

  • RTS Bags Framework Agreement for the Turbine Blade Inspection Services (UK)

    22 April 2011

    RTS has been awarded a Framework Agreement for the Turbine Blade Inspection Services for SSE Renewables in Ireland and Scotland.   (rts-international) [mappress] Source: rts-international, April 22, 2011;

  • CRMC Funds 10 Restoration Projects (USA)

    26 April 2013
    Business & Finance

    The RI Coastal Resources Management Council has awarded funding for ten habitat restoration projects through its RI Coastal and Estuarine Habitat Restoration Trust Fund. The Council approved the funding at the March 26 semi-monthly meeting in Providence. Projects approved for funding include five salt marsh restoration projects, two freshwater restoration projects and two anadromous fish […]

  • UK: Scotland’s First Wave and Tidal Marine Energy Fund Open for Bids

    23 May 2012
    Business & Finance, Research & Development

      A multi-million pound fund to help develop Scotland’s first commercial wave and tidal power arrays was opened today. Addressing the All-Energy conference in Aberdeen, First Minister Alex Salmond announced that Scotland’s Marine Renewables Commercialisation Fund (MRCF) was now open for bids by marine energy developers. In his address to the audience of industry delegates, […]

  • Atlantis appoints new CFO as it relocates its HQ

    15 September 2015
    Business & Finance

    Atlantis has appointed Simon Counsell as Chief Financial Officer (CFO). The company has accepted the resignation of Duncan Black as CFO, who will step down on 18 September 2015, due to the intended relocation of the corporate headquarters, including the finance and administration function, to Scotland from Singapore. Black will remain on the Board as a Non-executive […]

  • Nova Innovation puts on pause its tidal energy project in Wales

    9 February 2023
    Business Developments & Projects, Project & Tenders

    Tidal energy company Nova Innovation has decided to scale back its Enlli tidal energy project off the Llyn Peninsula, in Wales.

  • Wave Energy Scotland is recruiting

    19 November 2015
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    Wave Energy Scotland (WES) is looking for wave energy professionals to help drive the Scottish wave energy sector forward. WES is recruting for a Project Manager, and two Project Engineers. According to WES, Project Manager will be tasked with managing the projects accepted onto the WES programme, including negotiation of contracts with successful bidders under […]

  • CPRA Releases First Final Restoration Plan

    23 January 2017
    Business & Finance, Project & Tenders

    Louisiana’s Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA), along with the other state and federal agencies of the Louisiana Trustee Implementation Group, announced last week the release of its “Final Restoration Plan #1”. The plan selects restoration projects that will continue to address injuries to the natural resources in Louisiana caused by the Deepwater Horizon oil […]

  • Orkney’s marine renewables campus moves to HIE ownership

    2 April 2025
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Infrastructure, Outlook & Strategy, Project & Tenders, Vision

    Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) has taken full ownership of the Orkney Research and Innovation Campus (ORIC) in Stromness, Scotland, following the transfer of Orkney Islands Council’s (OIC) share in the joint venture (JV). According to HIE, the move comes as ORIC prepares for a second phase of development, backed by a £2.8 million funding […]

  • PHOTO UPDATE: Unity Island Project Moves Ahead

    2 July 2018
    Business & Finance

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Great Lakes and Ohio River Division Commander BG, Mark Toy, last week toured the USACE Unity Island Beneficial Use of dredged sediment project. The first of of its kind project on Lake Erie is a model for future projects on the Great Lakes, and an example of ”whole government“ working together, USACE […]

  • Major fishing talks in Scotland

    2 October 2007

    Fisheries ministers from all over the UK will meet in Scotland for the first time this week. Rural Affairs Secretary Richard Lochhead will be in Peterhead with ministerial colleagues from England, Wales and Northern Ireland.

  • Scotland’s Newest Dock Launched at Westway

    21 March 2015

    Scottish Government Minister for Transport and Islands, Derek Mackay MSP, announced a launch of a brand new dock facility at Westway in Renfrew. The new £1.3m development was one of the first locations in the country to receive funding from the Scotland’s National Renewable Infrastructure Fund (N-RIF), managed by Scottish Enterprise. This investment will ensure […]

  • Scotland’s Newest Dock Launched at Westway

    21 March 2015

    Scottish Government Minister for Transport and Islands, Derek Mackay MSP, announced a launch of a brand new dock facility at Westway in Renfrew. The new £1.3m development was one of the first locations in the country to receive funding from the Scotland’s National Renewable Infrastructure Fund (N-RIF), managed by Scottish Enterprise. This investment will ensure […]

  • USA: Permit Sought for Lake Yazoo Canal Maintenance Dredging

    21 February 2013
    Business & Finance

    The Jackson County Board of Supervisors has filed an application for a wetlands permit with the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources requesting authorization to maintenance dredge the Lake Yazoo Canal in Pascagoula. The proposed dredging is 2,200 feet in length and an average of 60 feet in width from a depth ranging from 5 to […]

  • Lerwick Harbour Readies for Its Biggest Cruise Ship

    28 June 2016

    UK’s Lerwick Harbour is getting ready for the arrival of Azura, the largest cruise ship yet to enter this Shetland port, scheduled for June 30. The P&O Cruises’ vessel will arrive from Akureyri, in north Iceland, en route for Kirkwall, Orkney, carrying around 3,100 passengers. With its gross tonnage of 115,055 tonnes, Azura will break […]

  • Oregon firm inks $6.5M deal to build Irish wave device

    1 February 2018
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development, Technology

    Oregon-based marine and industrial fabrication company Vigor has signed a contract valued at $6.5 million to build Ocean Energy’s wave energy device ahead of its deployment off Hawaii.

  • Unity Island Ceremony Held in Buffalo, NY

    4 September 2017
    Business & Finance

    The Unity Island project team last Thursday hosted a ribbon cutting and Project Partnership Agreement (PPA) signing ceremony on Unity Island, Buffalo, NY, marking the completion of the ecosystem restoration work performed at the Island’s North Pond. The PPA signing celebrates the onset of a second project to place dredged sediment into the pond for additional […]

  • Atlantis Appoints New CFO as It Moves to Scotland

    15 September 2015
    Business & Finance

    Atlantis has appointed Simon Counsell as Chief Financial Officer (CFO). The company has accepted the resignation of Duncan Black as CFO, who will step down on 18 September 2015, due to the intended relocation of the corporate headquarters, including the finance and administration function, to Scotland from Singapore. Black will remain on the Board as a Non-executive […]

  • Crown Estate, University of Highlands and Islands Partner Up for Renewables (UK)

    30 May 2013
    Research & Development

    The Crown Estate and the University of Highlands and Islands have signed a ‘partnership agreement’ to work together to maximise the benefits to the people of the Highlands and Islands from the low carbon energy revolution in the area. The agreement reinforces initiatives already underway between the university and The Crown Estate, which manages a […]

  • Water Works at Walthamstow Wetlands Underway

    14 December 2015
    Business & Finance

    The latest stage of the transformation of Walthamstow Wetlands into the largest wetland nature reserve in London will see the creation of new reed beds to help preserve water quality and improve wildlife habitats. The wetlands site will remains one of Thames Water’s biggest sources of supply for London’s drinking water and is the largest […]