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  • Top News of the Week Apr 18 – 24, 2016

    24 April 2016

    Offshore Wind: A Playfield with Giant Toys (Photo Gallery) The story of offshore wind farms moving farther from shore and wind turbines being installed in deeper waters does not finish with gigantic vessels and foundations, but extends to the almost entire supply chain, where equipment is also getting bigger and services are being adapted to […]

  • Three Marine Energy Projects Get WATERS Funding

    24 March 2015
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Research & Development, Technology

    Scotland’s marine energy sector has benefited from WATERS funding of almost £3.7million to further test and develop new marine energy prototypes in the seas around Scotland. Awards have been made to three companies – Albatern, Nova Innovation and Sustainable Marine Energy – to support total project costs of £7million for the development of new wave […]

  • USA: Lafayette River – Home to New Oyster Sanctuary Reef

    19 March 2014
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Technology

    Along a six-acre stretch of the Lafayette River that meanders through the bustle of Norfolk International Terminals, Inc., the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is actively constructing a permanent sanctuary home for one of the Chesapeake Bay’s most-endangered inhabitants: the eastern oyster. The Lafayette River-NIT oyster reef, built with approximately 14,000 cubic yards of fossilized […]

  • USA: DEC Issues General Permit for Bulkhead Repair

    13 March 2014
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Technology

    The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) finalized the General Permit -Tidal Wetland Bulkhead With Dredging GP-1-13-001 for bulkhead replacement and repair on portions of Long Island’s south shore, DEC Commissioner Joe Martens announced yesterday. “Following the lead of Governor Cuomo’s push to help New Yorker’s build back stronger and better after Superstorm […]

  • MDOT: Renewing commitment to environmental initiatives

    20 April 2021
    Business Developments & Projects

    The Maryland Department of Transportation (MDOT) and the MDOT Maryland Port Administration have renewed and expanded a voluntary Memorandum of Understanding with the Maryland Department of the Environment and Maryland Energy Administration to strengthen environmental initiatives at the Helen Delich Bentley’s state-owned, public marine terminals. The agreement calls for a continued committed effort to reduce […]

  • Corps Volunteers Promote Technical Education

    27 February 2015
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Technology

    Canvassing for the nation’s future engineering talent starts through community outreach programs, and the district seized the opportunity to showcase a variety of Corps missions to approximately 160 engineering students at Jenkins High School in Savannah. Corps volunteers participated as part of National Engineers Week, intended to promote technical education and the pursuit of engineering […]

  • Smith Island Comment Period Ends

    10 July 2017
    Business & Finance, Project & Tenders

    The deadline for sending comments on the proposed navigation improvement project at Rhodes Point/Smith Island ended on Friday, July 7, according to the the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District. The comments are sought on an Environmental Assessment for the project in compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act. According to Col. Ed Chamberlayne, […]

  • HIE Hires ABPmer for MRIP Habitats Regulations Appraisal

    19 February 2015
    Business & Finance, Research & Development

    ABPmer has been contracted by Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) to undertake a Habitats Regulations Appraisal (HRA) for their Marine Renewables Infrastructure Plan (MRIP). This will build on the previous HRA undertaken by ABPmer for the National Renewables Infrastructure Plan (N-RIP) prepared by HIE and Scottish Enterprise. Elena San Martin, Project Manager, ABPmer said: “We […]

  • Top News of the Week, 26-31 December 2016

    1 January 2017
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Environment, Human Capital, Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development, Storage, Technology

    GeoSea Installs First Foundation at Galloper Offshore marine engineering specialist GeoSea installed the first of fifty-six turbine foundations at the 336MW Galloper offshore wind farm on Wednesday, 28th December. Block Island Turbine Out of Action Until Second Half of February One of the General Elecetric’s (GE) Haliade turbines installed at America’s first offshore wind farm […]

  • Top News of the Week, 26-31 December 2016

    1 January 2017
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Environment, Human Capital, Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development, Storage, Technology

    GeoSea Installs First Foundation at Galloper Offshore marine engineering specialist GeoSea installed the first of fifty-six turbine foundations at the 336MW Galloper offshore wind farm on Wednesday, 28th December. Block Island Turbine Out of Action Until Second Half of February One of the General Elecetric’s (GE) Haliade turbines installed at America’s first offshore wind farm […]

  • USA: Plainfield Introduces Lathrop Brook Development Plan

    26 February 2014
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Technology

    The Town of Plainfield is seeking a permit from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District, to conduct work in waters of the United States in conjunction with developing five lots at the Plainfield Industrial Park in Plainfield, Conn. The Town of Plainfield is proposing the discharge of fill material into wetlands associated […]

  • Great Britain Needs Scottish Energy to ‘Keep Lights On’, Says Minister Ewing

    28 June 2013
    Authorities & Government

    Responding to the publication of Ofgem’s Capacity Assessment Report, which shows ‘tightening electricity margins’, increased probability of supply disruption, and states that there is an “unprecedented challenge to secure supplies to consumers”, Scottish Energy Minister Fergus Ewing highlighted the increasing importance of energy generation from Scotland to the whole GB market. Ofgem estimated that the […]

  • WES launches GBP 7 mln power take-off systems R&D call

    19 March 2015
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Research & Development, Technology

    Wave Energy Scotland (WES) has launched its first GBP 7 mln international technology innovation competition. WES has issued a competitive project call for innovative power take-off (PTO) systems. Applications are invited from innovative technology developers who require investment to advance their technology through rigorous testing and, in time, towards commercialization. Successful applicants will be eligible […]

  • Major Global Energy Event to Be Held in Orkney, UK

    26 September 2013

    A major international ocean energy conference is set to take place in Orkney next month, with wave and tidal test experts from around the world travelling to the islands to see first hand the pioneering work carried out by the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC). The two-day Global Ocean Energy symposium will also give test […]

  • Nexans to link Orkney Islands to UK mainland in 2027

    16 September 2024
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Infrastructure, Outlook & Strategy, Project & Tenders, Regulation & Policy, Transition, Vision

    Following the capacity reservation agreement signed in November 2023, French subsea power cables manufacturer Nexans has officially been awarded a contract by SSEN Transmission to connect the Orkney Islands and the UK mainland. The Orkney Transmission Link will exchange up to 220 MW of renewable energy between the islands through one high voltage alternating current (HVAC) […]

  • All Set for Moyle Interconnector Repair

    5 May 2017
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    The vessel Elektron is being mobilised to carry out emergency repair work on the southern Moyle Interconnector power cable in the North Channel between Northern Ireland and Scotland. This work is scheduled to begin on the May 6, 2017, with cable repair work carried out in two campaigns. The first campaign will involve precise location of […]

  • K2 Moves UK Office, Establishes Dublin Outpost

    27 January 2016
    Business & Finance, Human Capital

    Wind energy consultancy K2 Management has relocated its UK office from London to Glasgow, Scotland, and has set up a branch office in Dublin, Ireland. The latest developments follow the company’s 30 percent increase in revenue in the past year, which was accompanied by a 40 percent increase in the number of its employees. “We […]

  • Public get-together on green hydrogen set for Orkney

    15 September 2016
    Environment, Research & Development, Technology

    Public meeting regarding the opportunities for using ‘green’ hydrogen produced from renewable energy in transport and heating will take place later this month in Kirkwall, Orkney.

  • WES sets up third funding call webinar

    19 July 2016
    Business & Finance, Research & Development, Technology

    Wave Energy Scotland (WES) is organizing a webinar and a brokerage event in support of its latest funding call.

  • Estimate of global potential tidal resources

    17 February 2015

    The estimates of global potential of tidal energy generation vary, but it is widely agreed that tidal stream energy capacity could exceed 120 GW globally. It has been estimated that tidal stream energy could theoretically supply more than 150 TW/h per annum, well in excess of all domestic electricity consumption in the UK. This represents […]

  • UK: SDI Creates Over 7,000 Jobs

    21 May 2012
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Human Capital

    Scottish Development International’s (SDI) international trade and investment activity created or safeguarded more than 7,000 Scottish jobs and helped more than 1,000 high potential Scottish companies target new global markets last year. In 2011/2012, SDI also worked with 190 companies on significant new international projects with a projected growth of £733million in sales over the […]

  • Aquamarine Power shifts its business, wave farm postponed

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

    Aquamarine Power’s plans to build the first wave energy farm in Scotland have been postponed for at least five years, and the company has shifted its business to component production. Aquamarine Power was granted planning consent for the construction of 40 MW wave energy site off Lewis island in 2013. The company was supposed to deploy […]

  • Experts Discuss Disposal and Beneficial Reuse Options for Dredged Material

    15 July 2014
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Technology

    Stephanie Wilson, Senior Project Scientist with ESS Group, Inc., chaired the EBC 8th Annual Ocean Resource Management Conference: Update on Dredging In New England – Disposal and Beneficial Reuse held on Thursday, June 26, 2014 in Boston, MA. Under Wilson’s leadership, this program brought together speakers from state and federal government and private industry to […]

  • UK: All-Energy Opens in Seven Weeks

    9 April 2012

    All-Energy, the UK’s largest renewable energy exhibition and conference, opens in Aberdeen in under seven weeks (Wednesday-Thursday 23-24 May 2012) and it is set to be a true milestone event with world-class speakers in the conference, helpful sector trails around the show and important new zoned feature areas, country specialists from 14 nations on hand […]

  • Scotland: UK Industrial Strategy Should Prioritise Renewable Energy Investment

    23 January 2017
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance

    Scotland’s Minister for Business, Innovation and Energy, Paul Wheelhouse, has called on the UK government to ensure that renewable energy investment is a key priority in their forthcoming Industrial Strategy. Renewable energy resources have grown to become a major industrial sector in Scotland, with 14,000 people, among a total of 43,500 in low carbon sectors, […]