2320 results found for 'Shetland Islands'

2320 results found for 'Shetland Islands'
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  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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.

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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. […]

  • 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, […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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).

  • 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.

  • Wave and Tidal Cooperation to Boost Marine Energy Development

    22 October 2013
    Business & Finance, Research & Development

    Increased connectivity and collaboration between the world’s wave and tidal power test sites is vital to ensure resources are used strategically and to help boost the development of international markets. That was the key message from delegates attending a major international marine energy conference held in Orkney last week. Plans to create an international research […]

  • Wind Towers Acquire Skykon’s Wind Turbine Tower Manufacturing and Assembly Plant at Machrihanish (UK)

    20 May 2011
    Business & Finance

    Wind Towers Ltd, the joint venture between SSE (Scottish and Southern Energy plc) and Marsh Wind Technology Ltd, the UK subsidiary of Marsh Global Holdings Ltd, has completed the purchase of the Skykon wind turbine tower manufacturing and assembly plant at Machrihanish, Campbeltown, from its Administrators. Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) has agreed to provide […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]