2328 results found for 'Shetland Islands'

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  • Scottish First Minister Announces GBP 18 Million Marine Energy Fund

    23 May 2012
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance

    A multi-million pound fund to help develop Scotland’s first commercial wave and tidal power arrays was opened today. Addressing the AllEnergy 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, he […]

  • EMEC’s marine energy activities brought in over €420M to UK economy, report finds

    9 May 2023
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Equipment, Outlook & Strategy, Regulation & Policy, Technology

    Economic impact assessment spanning two decades of operations at the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) has valued the impact of the test center to UK economy to be over €420 million (£370 million).

  • UK government ‘committed to North Sea’

    30 August 2017

    UK government has committed to maximizing economic opportunity in the North Sea at meetings between industry officials and politicians held on Wednesday.  The UK new Energy Minister Richard Harrington has told oil and gas leaders they have the ‘full support’ of the UK government in maximising the economic opportunity in the North Sea during his […]

  • Significant Land Cover Changes in US Coastal Regions

    25 August 2014
    Business & Finance

    A new NOAA US-wide analysis shows that between 1996 and 2011, 64,975 square miles in coastal regions — an area larger than the state of Wisconsin — experienced changes in land cover, including a decline in wetlands and forest cover with development a major contributing factor. Overall, 8.2 percent of the nation’s ocean and Great […]

  • BNEF: 237MW of Floating Offshore Wind by 2020

    20 March 2017

    The world could see as much as 237MW of floating offshore wind capacity installed by 2020, according to Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF).

  • Dredging Part of the River Ver Project

    21 March 2018
    Business & Finance

    An ambitious project to return the River Ver to its more natural state as it runs through the center of St Albans has been launched, according to the City and District Council. The plan will include significant enhancements to Verulamium Park and the water quality of its artificial lakes. Major improvements will also be made to […]

  • WES makes two final PTO awards

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

    Wave Energy Scotland (WES) has made two final contract awards from its first competitive call for power take-off systems. The first contract in the amount of £474,493 has been awarded to Trident Energy who joins the stage 2 programme Another award of £90,000 will be made to Exceedence who will participate in stage 1 of […]

  • Orkney marine plan scoops RTPI award

    30 June 2017
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Environment, Research & Development, Technology

    The pilot Pentland Firth and Orkney Waters Marine Spatial Plan (PFOW MSP) has won a planning award from the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI).

  • Scottish Enterprise Schedules CfD Prep Event

    11 February 2019
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance

    Scottish Enterprise is holding an event for the local offshore wind supply chain regarding the Contracts for Difference (CfD) scheme. The event will focus on lessons learned in previous CfD auctions, the opportunities expected in the forthcoming round and how the industry will evolve for future rounds. The speakers will present competition, innovation and skills to […]

  • DesignPro Advances SEENEOH Trials Through BlueGift Support

    26 March 2020
    Research & Development

    Irish company DesignPro Renewables said it has achieved new performance milestones with its hydrokinetic turbine as part of ongoing testing at the SEENEOH test site in Bordeaux, France. The turbine generates energy from flowing water and has been deployed at a dedicated test site on the River Garonne since September 2018. The design, build and […]

  • Total hires DNV GL for services on UK North Sea assets

    22 February 2021
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Exploration & Production, Project & Tenders

    DNV GL has been awarded a three-year contract by Total to provide multiple services across the full portfolio of the operator’s assets in the UK North Sea.

  • Stornoway Gathers Marine Renewables Supporters

    1 May 2014

    Over 220 delegates are attending an international conference on marine renewable energy technologies in Stornoway this week. The Environmental Interactions of Marine Renewables conference and workshops take place at An Lanntair and other venues from Monday 28 April to Friday 2 May. Organised by Lews Castle College UHI, part of the University of the Highlands […]

  • Stena Drilling launches petition for UK quarantine exemption

    22 February 2021
    Authorities & Government, Human Capital, Outlook & Strategy, Regulation & Policy, Safety

    Aberdeen-based offshore drilling contractor Stena Drilling has launched a petition urging the UK Government to give oil workers returning from overseas full quarantine exemption.

  • Scotland’s Wave and Tidal Sector Face Grid Connection Charges of GBP 56m

    19 September 2011
    Business & Finance

      Scotland’s wave and tidal sector face charges of £56 million every year to connect their projects to the grid while developers south of the border would receive millions in subsidy, new figures from Scottish Renewables has revealed. The current transmission charging regime issued by Ofgem is calculated according to where the generator is located. […]

  • Scottish wave body sourcing for technical advisors

    15 December 2017
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development, Technology

    Wave Energy Scotland (WES) is looking for qualified individuals to provide technical assessment of the applications in the structural materials and manufacturing processes program.

  • Milford Pond Dredging Set for November

    17 October 2014
    Business & Finance, Project & Tenders

    The $5.1 million worth Milford Pond dredging project is set to begin in early November. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will oversee the dredging of approximately 250,000 cubic yards of material from about 17 acres of Milford Pond, creating a depth of 12 feet. Currently the 120-acre pond is between two and six feet deep and […]

  • Appeals Court Reaches Decision on Lough Neagh Sand Dredging

    3 July 2017
    Business & Finance

    Friends of the Earth has welcomed last week’s Northern Ireland Court of Appeal decision that the government acted unlawfully by not stopping the dredging at Lough Neagh, one of Europe’s most important wetlands. The environmental campaign group brought the legal challenge over the Northern Ireland government’s failure to stop sand extraction from Lough Neagh, which […]

  • EPA Provides Funding for Protecting Maryland Coastal Bays

    3 November 2017
    Business & Finance

    The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has awarded $600,000 to the Maryland Coastal Bays Program to preserve the economic and ecological vitality of this vast coastal watershed. The EPA award provides funding to implement the EPA-approved Coastal Bays Comprehensive Conservation Management Plan, a consensus of the best means for restoring and maintaining the water quality […]

  • Lerwick Port Authority Plans to Dredge Approach Channel

    27 September 2017
    Business & Finance

    Lerwick Harbor is on course for record cruise traffic next year, with advance bookings currently at the highest level yet, with 87 ships scheduled to arrive between March and October, the Lerwick Port Authority said in its latest release. The latest forecast is revealed on the final day of the season (Wednesday, 27 July 2017) […]

  • RPS Group: New Accredited Analysis of Marine Sediments

    4 December 2017
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Technology

    With the ongoing investment in the exploration of natural resources and the harnessing of energy from wind and tidal power, there is an increasing focus on the environmental impacts these can have on the marine habitat, RPS Group – Oxfordshire based consultancy company said in their latest announcement.  In order to ensure environmental compliance and licensing […]

  • P&O Ferries Marks 5-Year Volume High on Larne-Cairnryan Service

    19 January 2017
    Business & Finance

    P&O Ferries has handled the highest volume of freight in five years on its Larne-Cairnryan service in 2016. The ferry and logistics company, which operates the shortest and most frequent crossings between Northern Ireland and mainland Britain, handled 206,700 freight units on the route during the last 12 months. This figure represents a 7.5 per […]

  • Sachem’s Head Yacht Club Proposes Dredging Project (USA)

    25 September 2013

    Sachem’s Head Yacht Club 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 authorizing existing docks and two mooring fields in Guilford, Conn. The work is proposed in Long Island Sound on a small island accessed via a […]

  • Dragados’ Aberdeen Update: Half of Caissons Placed in South Harbor

    31 July 2019
    Business & Finance

    The Aberdeen Harbor Expansion Project has reached another important landmark, with the placement of the 11th caisson at Nigg Bay, out of a total of 22. This 7,000-tonnes caisson, which bears the name Catrina, is part of Aberdeen South Harbor’s Dunnottar Quay. “It has been towed on site on a two-day journey from the Cromarty […]

  • Congressmen Urge Funding for Coastal Restoration Projects (USA)

    11 July 2013

    Congressmen Cedric Richmond, Steve Scalise, and Bill Cassidy spearheaded an effort to ensure critical funding for coastal restoration projects in Louisiana. The amendment to the Energy and Water Appropriations Bill passed unanimously. “I am extremely proud that my colleagues in the House supported us today in the fight to restore Louisiana’s wetlands,” Richmond said. “The House […]

  • MRWC Annual Meeting in Fairfield: Coastal Ecosystem Restoration

    9 March 2018
    Business & Finance

    The 2018 annual meeting of the Mill River Wetland Committee, Inc. (MRWC) will take place on Thursday, March 22, at 7 p.m., in Fairfield, Connecticut.  Dr. Jennifer H. Mattei of the Sacred Heart University Department of Biology is the featured speaker. Dr. Mattei’s talk will highlight the progress of projects to restore coastal habitats at […]