2325 results found for 'Shetland Islands'

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  • UK: TGL Tidal Turbine Passes 200 Megawatt Hours Mark

    13 March 2012
    Technology

    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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • Greens: Decision Without Environmental Impact Statement

    29 October 2014
    Business & Finance

    The federal Environment Minister is deciding whether dredge spoil can be dumped on or near wetlands on the Great Barrier Reef’s coastline without an environmental impact statement, announced the Australian Greens. “It’s disgraceful that Minister Hunt is deciding whether millions of tonnes of dredge spoil can be dumped on or near the Caley Valley wetlands, […]

  • 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, […]

  • Two UK’s Marine Energy Parks Join Forces

    28 February 2013

    The UK’s two Marine Energy Parks (MEP) will today (Thursday 28 Feb) sign a milestone agreement to work together to support the development of the wave and tidal industry in the United Kingdom. The collaboration agreement, which will be signed at the Renewable UK Wave and Tidal Conference in London, will be witnessed by Greg […]

  • 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 […]

  • UK: AWS Secures Funding for Its Wave Energy Project

    16 October 2012
    Business & Finance, Equipment

    AWS Ocean Energy is one of five Scottish marine energy developers to benefit from £7.9 million funding, to further develop testing of new wave and tidal prototypes in the seas around Scotland. The company was awarded a £3.9 million grant towards the cost to design, build and launch a project to prove its AWS-­‐III Wave […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • VIDEO: Wello’s Penguin wave energy device

    24 June 2015
    Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development, Technology

    Wello, a Finnish wave energy player, has developed the Penguin wave energy device that produces power by riding the waves. Wello has based their wave energy technology by re-purposing existing technologies from wind energy sector. Wello’s Penguin converts waves to electricity directly with continuous rotational movement. Its patented key invention is to convert wave movement […]

  • Crown Estate, University of Highlands and Islands Enter Partnership Agreement (UK)

    30 May 2013
    Business & Finance, 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 […]

  • USACE Galveston Receives Nature Service Award (USA)

    1 August 2012

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Galveston District was recognized yesterday with the Galveston Island Nature Tourism Council’s Nature Service Award for its ecosystem restoration initiatives at the Corps Woods and the East End Lagoon Project in Galveston, Texas. “This is a tremendous honor for our district to be recognized with this award,” said Col. […]

  • 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 […]

  • Scottish, NI Ministers Commit to Wave and Tidal Development

    27 February 2014
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Research & Development, Technology

    At the biggest gathering of its kind in the world, RenewableUK’s wave and tidal energy conference, Ministers from Scotland and Northern Ireland have re-affirmed their commitment to developing the UK’s massive marine energy resources to their full potential – and there’s been a major announcement on new funding. The Scottish Energy Minister Fergus Ewing told […]

  • 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 […]

  • IEA-OES highlights tidal energy development in latest brochure

    23 May 2023
    Business Developments & Projects, Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development

    Ocean Energy Systems (OES), a technology collaboration program within the International Energy Agency (IEA), has published a brochure highlighting progress made across its member countries in the tidal current energy sector. The global tidal and wave energy market was valued at $477.81 million in 2022 and is projected to generate a revenue of around $10 […]

  • 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 […]

  • Spanish floating tidal turbine checks in to Orkney

    19 September 2018
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development, Technology

    The ATIR tidal turbine – developed by Spanish company Magallanes Renovables – has concluded its journey from Spain to Scotland, where it will shortly be put to trials at the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC).

  • Renewables power Scotland

    27 November 2014
    Environment

    Records from the first half of 2014, the most recent period for which data is available, show renewables generated 32% more electricity than any other single source of power in Scotland. The renewables sector generated a record 10.3TWh of electricity, compared to 7.8TWh from nuclear generation, previously Scotland’s main source of electricity. The figures also […]

  • WES launches wave knowledge library

    20 July 2017
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development, Technology

    Wave Energy Scotland (WES) has launched a new online library that offers over 100 documents stemming from its wave energy research and development program.

  • PFOW marine spatial plan up for award

    25 July 2016
    Business & Finance, Research & Development

    A plan that will guide development activities in the Pentland Firth and Orkney waters has been shortlisted for an SAQP award.

  • Japanese company to set up power cable factory in Scotland

    27 April 2023
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Outlook & Strategy, Project & Tenders

    Japan-headquartered Sumitomo Electric Industries is planning to establish a power cable factory in Scotland which will supply cables for offshore wind farms and grid connections. “Sumitomo Electric has the technologies necessary for the development of a green society and will work with the Scottish and UK governments and other stakeholders on future offshore wind power and […]

  • Favourable wind for new port plan

    26 February 2009

    A £70m plan for a new port linking Scotland to Northern Ireland has been recommended to receive council support. Stena Line wants to move its Irish Sea services out of Stranraer and along the coast to Old House Point.

  • Briggs Scoops SSEN Framework Deal

    24 November 2017
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Operations & Maintenance, Project & Tenders

    Briggs Marine, said it has won a place on a six-year framework agreement with Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN) for the replacement and maintenance of its subsea cable assets. The framework, which will run to 2023, sees Briggs support over 100 submarine electricity cables which provide power to islands and rural communities, from Shetland […]

  • New GLRI Report to Congress

    29 July 2015
    Business & Finance

    During its first five years, the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI) implemented more than 2500 projects to improve water quality, clean up contaminated shoreline, protect and restore native habitat and species and prevent and control invasive species in the Great Lakes. That work, which began in 2010, is summarized in a new Report to Congress […]