2328 results found for 'Shetland Islands'

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  • Milford Pond Restoration Involves Dredging (USA)

    20 January 2014
    Business & Finance

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District is proposing an aquatic ecosystem restoration project to restore Milford Pond in Milford, Mass. Milford Pond is a 120-acre pond located in the center of the town of Milford. The town of Milford is the non-Federal sponsor of this proposed project. The pond is formed by […]

  • UK energy minister gets first-hand glimpse of country’s marine energy potential

    11 August 2021
    Business Developments & Projects, Innovation, Outlook & Strategy, Regulation & Policy

    UK energy minister Anne-Marie Trevelyan has visited the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) in Orkney to see the advancements taking place in ocean energy and discuss the UK’s potential to develop a new world-leading renewable energy industry.

  • UK: Burges Salmon Advises MeyGen on Pentland Firth Project

    1 October 2013

    Burges Salmon has advised MeyGen in helping it secure consent for the 86MW Phase 1 Pentland Firth tidal generation development. The MeyGen project, which is the largest tidal scheme to have been consented in Europe, will consist of up to 400, 1MW turbines that will generate enough energy to power 400,000 homes. They will be […]

  • Wärtsilä to equip Mariner field FSU with pumps

    14 February 2014
    Business & Finance, Equipment

    Finland’s Wärtsilä, the marine industry’s provider of innovative products, solutions and services, has signed a contract for a range of pumping solutions for a new Floating Storage Unit (FSU) which will operate on the Mariner oilfield in the North Sea. Wärtsilä’s contract was signed in late 2013 with Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) which will build […]

  • Pentland Firth and Orkney Waters Open Marine Energy Park (UK)

    30 July 2012
    Business & Finance, Research & Development

    The Pentland Firth and Orkney Waters in the North of Scotland will today confirm their place on the global marine energy map with the launch of the area as a Marine Energy Park. Energy and Climate Change Minister Greg Barker will welcome the launch of the marine park during a visit to Thurso in Caithness, […]

  • UK: Climate Change Minister to Launch Pentland Firth and Orkney Waters Marine Energy Park

    30 July 2012

    The Pentland Firth and Orkney Waters in the North of Scotland will today confirm their place on the global marine energy map with the launch of the area as a Marine Energy Park. Energy and Climate Change Minister Greg Barker will welcome the launch of the marine park during a visit to Thurso in Caithness, […]

  • UK Gets Floating Offshore Wind Centre of Excellence

    31 October 2019
    Research & Development, Technology

    The UK’s Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult has launched a new national Floating Offshore Wind Centre of Excellence to drive forward the development of next-generation offshore wind technologies. The initiative is backed by up to GBP 500,000 funding each from the Scottish Government and the Catapult’s Welsh-based Marine Energy Engineering Centre of Excellence (MEECE), match […]

  • Global 100% RE & ICLEI Join Forces

    19 November 2014
    Business & Finance, Environment

    The Global 100% RE campaign, co-initiated by WWEA, and ICLEI-Local Governments for Sustainability (ICLEI) have signed an agreement to jointly facilitate and foster the progress towards 100% Renewable Energy among local governments around the globe. The partnership is aimed at speeding up the transition to a sustainable energy future, with a focus on optimizing the […]

  • Maine DOT Seeks Corps Permit to Conduct Work in U.S. Waters

    12 December 2012
    Business & Finance

    The Maine Department of Transportation 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 installing scour protection for bridges at six locations throughout the state. The Maine Department of Transportation proposes to place permanent and temporary stone and […]

  • I & H Brown to build Neart na Gaoithe onshore substation

    10 September 2020
    Project & Tenders

    Perth civil engineering company I & H Brown has secured a contract to construct the onshore substation for the Neart na Gaoithe (NnG) offshore wind farm in Scotland. I & H Brown said it is undertaking all the civil elements of the substation to enable the site, including five portal frame buildings in preparation for the […]

  • Rhodes Point Scheme in Full Swing

    14 December 2017
    Business & Finance

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District, along with partners the Maryland Department of Natural Resources and Somerset County, is currently working on a navigation improvement project at Rhodes Point on Smith Island. The program consists of realignment of a portion of the federal navigation channel in Sheep Pen Gut through dredging; construction of […]

  • UK: Finance Secretary John Swinney Looks into Port of Ardersier Potential

    29 April 2013
    Authorities & Government, Ports & Logistics

    Scottish Finance Secretary John Swinney visited the Port of Ardersier last week to find out how the large deep-water port in the Highlands of Scotland could become a major centre for the UK’s offshore wind industry. The fact-finding mission, hosted [on Monday April 22] by Port of Ardersier Chief Executive Stephen Gobbi, enabled Mr Swinney […]

  • Ferguson Marine Signs CalMac Ferry Duo Contract

    19 October 2015
    Business & Finance

    Glasgow-based Ferguson Marine Engineering Ltd shipyard and Caledonian Maritime Assets Limited (CMAL) signed a shipbuilding contract for two 100-meter, dual-fuel  ferries worth GBP 97 million (USD 150 million), on Friday, October 16. Back in August, the government of Scotland named Ferguson Marine as the preferred tenderer for the contract to build the two ferries for the state-backed ferry operator, Caledonian MacBrayne […]

  • MeyGen praised as Project of the Year

    28 February 2017
    Business & Finance, Technology

    MeyGen tidal array project has won the Project of the Year award at the Green Innovation & Finance awards held last week.

  • WFS Technologies Lands Another Prize

    15 November 2019
    Business & Finance, Equipment

    Scottish firm WFS Technologies has scored a double award after being honoured with Economic Disruptor of the Year 2019 title for its pioneering work on subsea digitalisation. The just after the company won Oil & Gas UK’s Business Innovation accolade for its pioneering Seatooth technology. WFS technologies was named as the Economic Disruptor of the […]

  • SHEPD Looks for Feedback on Subsea Cables Installation

    9 September 2015
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development

    The distribution network operator Scottish Hydro Electric Power Distribution (SHEPD) has launched a six week consultation to understand people’s views on whether the 111 submarine electricity cables in Scottish waters should be protected within the sea bed or laid on top of it. The consultation runs until October 13, 2015 and allows people to feedback […]

  • North Scotland World Leader in Wave, Tidal Technology

    1 August 2012
    Technology

    The designation of the Pentland Firth and Orkney area as a Marine Energy Park confirms what those of us in the industry already know – the north of Scotland is a world leader in wave and tidal technology. Over the last decade, supportive government policies and the establishment of the European Marine Energy Centre have […]

  • Corps Issues Solicitation to Remove Dredged Material near Wabasha (USA)

    11 July 2013

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, posted a contractor solicitation to the Federal Business Opportunities, or FBO, website to accept bids for the removal of dredged material from the Grand Encampment placement site in Buffalo County, Wis. The Corps needs to remove approximately 500,000 cubic yards of dredged material from the island […]

  • The Sound Act Passes Senate Environment and Public Works Committee

    6 April 2017
    Business & Finance

    U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand yesterday announced the bipartisan Long Island Sound Restoration and Stewardship Act has unanimously passed out of the U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works Committee and is now headed to the full Senate for a vote. Senator Gillibrand’s legislation will combine two complementary water quality and shore restoration program authorizations at their […]

  • Fox River Dredging Sets Stage for Brighter Future

    18 September 2014
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Technology

    The ongoing cleanup of the lower Fox River – the largest removal of contaminated sediments ever attempted anywhere – is a momentous project, but it is also part of a larger story, environmental officials said. Major efforts are underway to restore near-shore fisheries and wildlife habitat in the lower bay of Green Bay; innovative approaches […]

  • Chief’s Report signed for one of the largest projects in USACE history

    24 September 2021
    Business Developments & Projects

    USACE Commanding General and 55th U.S. Army Chief of Engineers, Lt. Gen. Scott Spellmon, signed the Chief’s Report for the Coastal Texas Protection and Restoration Study (The Coastal Texas Study) last week. This is a six-year, $20.63 million comprehensive study led by USACE in partnership with their non-federal cost-share sponsor – the Texas General Land […]

  • RenewableUK Hails World’s Largest Wave Farm and Funding Boost

    24 May 2013

    RenewableUK has welcomed two key announcements in the wave energy sector which will help to spur growth and maintain the UK’s global lead in this innovative and dynamic field. The Edinburgh-based company Aquamarine Power has secured full consent to build the largest commercial wave energy array in the world. The 40-megawatt wave farm, off the […]

  • MERIKA: Universities to foster collaboration regardless of Brexit

    2 December 2016
    Business & Finance, Research & Development, Technology

    Speaking at the University of the Highlands and Islands’ (UHI) Marine Renewable Energy Research Day event in the European Parliament on Wednesday, Clive Mulholland, Principal of UHI, said the threat of losing invaluable collaborations as a result of Brexit is his greatest concern.

  • Renewables Powering Scotland

    27 November 2014
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance

    Renewable energy has become Scotland’s main source of power, new independent figures have revealed. 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. In total, the renewables sector generated a record 10.3TWh (terawatt-hours), […]

  • OIS scoops well decommissioning gig from Centrica

    12 May 2015
    Business & Finance, Equipment

    Offshore Installation Services (OIS), an Acteon company, has been awarded a contract to decommission multiple wells in the North Sea by Centrica Energy. The initial campaign includes six subsea wells in the central North Sea, in categories 2.1 and 2.2, which will be abandoned using a diverless, vessel-based approach. IOS says that planning and engineering […]