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  • SHEPD Seeks Public Comment on Subsea Cables Replacement

    3 August 2016
    Research & Development

    Scottish Hydro Electric Power Distribution (SHEPD) is hosting a series of pre-application consultations in Orkney to discuss the replacement of three north isles submarine electricity cables. The cables, which together measure 28 km in length, are approaching the end of their operational life. The aim of the consultations is to identify the best value method […]

  • Top news, April 6 – 12, 2015

    12 April 2015

    Tidal Energy Today Staff has compiled the top news from tidal and wave energy industry from April 6 – 12, 2015. BlueTec platform inaugurated at Port of Den Helder The first Dutch floating tidal platform has been formally named by the Mayor of Texel, the Netherlands. BlueTec platform will be installed near the island of Texel […]

  • IBERDROLA, CorPower, WavEc Start Wave Energy R&D Project

    25 September 2013
    Research & Development, Technology

    IBERDROLA INGENIERÍA, in partnership with the Swedish company CorPower Ocean specializing in wave energy converters and the Portuguese marine research centre WavEc, has embarked on the development of the R&D project HiWave, focused on high efficiency wave power. This international initiative aims to demonstrate wave power harnessing using a new type of compact device with […]

  • Scotrenewables Chooses Scrabster Harbour for Tidal O&M Work (UK)

    13 August 2013
    Operations & Maintenance

    A new multi-million pound redevelopment at mainland Scotland’s most northerly port, Scrabster Harbour, is already reaping the benefits, only two months after coming into operation. Scotrenewables Tidal Power Ltd, based in Orkney, has chosen Scrabster as the location for their most recent operations and maintenance work on their prototype tidal turbine, the SR250. This is […]

  • UK: Kongsberg Conducts Underwater Noise Studies for Meygen Tidal Stream Project

    16 April 2012
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Project & Tenders

    A contract has been awarded to Kongsberg Maritime Ltd to conduct underwater noise studies for an offshore renewables project that could eventually lead to 400MW being installed in the Inner Sound of the Pentland Firth. The contract, awarded by MeyGen Limited, will involve Kongsberg Maritime Ltd conducting both baseline and operational noise measurements from prototype […]

  • UKMO Gets More AXYS Watchman Systems

    29 November 2013
    Business & Finance, Equipment

    Planet Ocean has provided several more AXYS Watchman (WM-500) data acquisition and telemetry systems to the UK Met office (UKMO) this year. The WM-500 can be configured to control a large variety of sensors providing data manipulation, logging and have the ability to interface with a variety of communication systems. The UK Met Office (UKMO) […]

  • UK: Alnmaritec Hands Over New Aquaculture Workboat Shelagh Jane

    27 March 2012

    Alnmaritec, the specialist aluminium boat builder based in Northumberland, recently completed the ‘Shelagh Jane’ a new aquaculture workboat for service on a fish farm on the West Coast of Scotland. This rugged no nonsense support boat is a development of the highly successful Alnmaritec Wave Worker class. She is designed specifically to have improved sea […]

  • UK: Kongsberg Maritime to Conduct Underwater Noise Studies for MeyGen

    16 April 2012
    Environment, Technology

    A contract has been awarded to Kongsberg Maritime Ltd to conduct underwater noise studies for an offshore renewables project that could eventually lead to 400MW being installed in the Inner Sound of the Pentland Firth. The contract, awarded by MeyGen Limited, will involve Kongsberg Maritime Ltd conducting both baseline and operational noise measurements from prototype […]

  • Equinor Plots Offshore Wind Odyssey in Greece

    26 March 2019
    Business & Finance

    Equinor has shown interest in developing floating offshore wind in Greece, a spokesperson from the company confirmed to Offshore WIND. According to Equinor, such a development will require that the Greek authorities open areas and production licenses for offshore wind and that a remuneration system is put in place. The proposed offshore wind farm would be […]

  • Hydrasun expands Manufacturing Division

    22 April 2014
    Business & Finance, Equipment

    Hydrasun, a provider of integrated fluid transfer, power and control solutions to the global energy market, is looking to expand its operations with a £3million investment in its specialist manufacturing facility in Aviemore. This is also being supported by a £500,000 development grant from Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE). The expansion of Hydrasun’s Manufacturing Division, […]

  • Scottish Govt to Nationalize Ferguson Marine Shipyard

    19 August 2019
    Business & Finance

    The development would enable completion of two ferries being built at the shipyard for CMAL.

  • More Green Power Essential for Scotland, First Minister Says

    31 October 2012
    Authorities & Government

    The expansion of green power is essential for Scotland’s energy security, economic prosperity, and environmental sustainability, First Minister Alex Salmond said yesterday as he unveiled a new target to keep the country at the forefront of the sector.  The First Minister told the RenewableUK conference in Glasgow that a refreshed Renewables Routemap aims to see […]

  • Promising future for marine-based energy in European Union

    11 December 2014
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Research & Development, Technology

    The installation of a floating tidal turbine brings EU researchers one step closer towards achieving a viable marine-based energy sector, it is stated in CORDIS’ press release. A scaled down floating tidal turbine has been put to sea off the Orkney Islands in Scotland. This pilot scheme is expected to enable researchers to better understand the […]

  • Ireland: Stena Line to Present New Level of Onboard Facilities

    3 October 2011

    Stena Line has confirmed that its two new Superfast vessels, which will be introduced on the company’s new Cairnryan to Belfast service in November, will have a Nordic Spa onboard to offer passengers a totally unique travel experience. Stena Superfast VII and Superfast VIII will be the largest ferries ever to sail between Scotland and […]

  • UK: Ofgem Plans to Change Transmission Charging Methodology

    2 August 2013
    Storage

    Ofgem has announced it is minded to approve a change to the methodology for calculating what generators pay to use the electricity transmission network across Britain. It is proposed that the new charges would come into effect on 1 April, 2014. The aim of this change is to facilitate the timely move to a low […]

  • Ofgem Recommends Change to Charging Methodology (UK)

    2 August 2013
    Business & Finance

    Ofgem has today announced it is minded to approve a change to the methodology for calculating what generators pay to use the electricity transmission network across Britain. It is proposed that the new charges would come into effect on 1 April, 2014. The aim of this change is to facilitate the timely move to a […]

  • Port of Baltimore Dredging Projects Included in the Bill

    23 December 2015
    Business & Finance

    U.S. Senator Barbara A. Mikulski, Vice Chairwoman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, has announced that the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2016 includes $59 million to invest in the Port of Baltimore. According to Mikulski, the Port of Baltimore is an economic engine for Maryland, supporting thousands of jobs and keeping our economy rolling. “This public investment […]

  • Nova Innovation’s floating solar withstands Storm Éowyn’s fury

    30 January 2025
    Business Developments & Projects, Operations & Maintenance, Outlook & Strategy, Ports & Logistics, Safety, Technology, Vision

    Scotland-based Nova Innovation’s floating solar demonstrator at the Port of Leith has proven its resilience after withstanding Storm Éowyn, described by the Met Office as “probably the strongest to hit the UK in the past 10 years.” According to Nova Innovation, the extreme weather event left over a million people without power, with hurricane-force winds […]

  • New Tool to Reduce Dredging Impacts

    20 May 2020
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Technology

    NOAA’s National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS), Office for Coastal Management (OCM) and Quantum Spatial, Inc have developed a new tool that will reduce dredging impacts to essential fish habitat. The team developed a cutting-edge decision-support tool, ShoalMATE, to guide wise use and dredging of offshore sand shoals. To enhance coastal resilience, scientists and […]

  • Minesto starts equipping smaller subsea kites

    24 December 2018
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development, Technology

    Swedish marine energy developer Minesto has started the procurement process for the equipment that will form its smaller, 100kW-rated, Deep Green tidal power units.

  • Ala Wai Canal Draft EIS Released

    7 September 2015
    Business & Finance, Research & Development

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Honolulu District, is accepting comments for the $173 million plan to construct concrete canal walls, pump stations and floodwater repositories along streams in Manoa, Palolo and Makiki. The project aims to minimize damage to Waikiki and surrounding neighborhoods if a “100-year flood” causes the Ala Wai Canal to overflow. The […]

  • Green Bay Harbor Dredging Work About to Begin

    9 August 2018
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Technology

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Detroit District, has awarded an almost $2.4 million contract to Luedtke Dredging Company, to dredge Green Bay Harbor in northeast Wisconsin. Under the project, the dredging contractor from Frankfort, Mich., will remove 287,800 cubic yards of material. They will place the dredged material in the Cat Island dredge material […]

  • West Grand Terre Beach Nourishment Gets Support

    3 October 2016
    Business & Finance

    The Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA) has been awarded a $7.3 million grant from the Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council for engineering and design of the West Grand Terre Beach Nourishment and Stabilization Project. This project is the first of seven projects the RESTORE Council has selected for funding under its Initial Funded Priorities List that will […]

  • News in Photos: West Bay Project

    10 July 2015
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Technology

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans District, and Plaquemines Parish Government recently signed a Project Partnership Agreement for construction of the Louisiana Coastal Area (LCA) Beneficial Use of Dredged Material Program. The project will use sediment obtained from operation and maintenance of the Mississippi River, Baton Rouge to the Gulf of Mexico project for […]

  • Australia: BHP Billiton Gets Approval for Port Hedland Expansion Project

    23 January 2012

    BHP Billiton Ltd. received the conditional backing of regulators in Western Australia state for its proposed multibillion dollar outer harbor expansion of Port Hedland. The long-mooted project, a key step in BHP’s aspirations to significantly expand its Pilbara iron ore production later this decade, could be implemented with “rigorous conditions to limit environmental impacts“, Environmental […]