2313 results found for 'Shetland Islands'

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  • Crown Estate and Crown Estate Scotland forge seabed data alliance

    29 September 2023
    Collaboration, Environment, Outlook & Strategy, Regulation & Policy

    Crown Estate Scotland and the Crown Estate have forged a partnership to collect and share data that will provide a more comprehensive and integrated understanding of the UK’s seabed. The new arrangement is said to benefit its many users, the natural environment, and expedite the sustainable deployment of offshore technologies critical to the UK’s transition […]

  • FIMP Project Continues to Move Forward

    26 February 2020
    Business & Finance

    New York Congressman Lee Zeldin announced yesterday that the Fire Island to Montauk Point (FIMP) Project continues to move forward and is now in its design phase. FIMP is an over $1 billion project that includes funding for essential dredging and shoreline projects spanning 83 miles of coastline, 80% of which is in the First […]

  • Coastal Projects Get $5M Boost

    27 October 2015
    Business & Finance

    EPA joined state and local dignitaries yesterday to announce $5 million in federal funding to continue efforts of the Southeast New England Program for Coastal Watershed Restoration. The program brings together innovation and partnerships to apply an ecosystem approach to protecting and restoring the coastal watersheds of southeast New England from Westerly, R.I. to Chatham, […]

  • USA: BOEM, Corps and NJDEP Join Forces in Coastal Restoration

    3 July 2014
    Business & Finance, Project & Tenders

    As part of President Obama’s continuing commitment to help coastal communities recover from Hurricane Sandy and promote resilient coastal systems, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) announced an agreement with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps), Philadelphia District, and the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP), for the use of Outer Continental […]

  • Simec Atlantis’ tidal power division preps for busy start to new year

    9 December 2020
    Business Developments & Projects, Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development, Technology

    Tidal power division of Simec Atlantis is getting ready for the busy start of 2021 with tidal turbine retrieval and installation operations scheduled for projects both in Scotland and Japan.

  • UK: Companies Attend Presentation by Aquamarine Power’s CEO

    17 September 2012
    Human Capital

    Ten of Scottish Enterprise’s account-managed companies have attended a presentation by Martin McAdam, CEO of Aquamarine Power. Based in Edinburgh, Aquamarine Power’s Oyster wave power technology captures energy in nearshore waves and converts it into clean sustainable electricity. Martin has been a GlobalScot for around three years; bringing over 15 years’ experience in the renewables industry, […]

  • UK: Companies Attend Presentation by Aquamarine Power’s CEO

    17 September 2012
    Human Capital

    Ten of Scottish Enterprise’s account-managed companies have attended a presentation by Martin McAdam, CEO of Aquamarine Power. Based in Edinburgh, Aquamarine Power’s Oyster wave power technology captures energy in nearshore waves and converts it into clean sustainable electricity. Martin has been a GlobalScot for around three years; bringing over 15 years’ experience in the renewables industry, […]

  • E&E Wins Niagara River AOC Deal

    2 October 2015
    Business & Finance

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District, awarded a contract on September 30, 2015 in the amount of $315,000 to Ecology and Environment, Inc. (E&E), Lancaster, New York, to study seven locations within the Niagara River Area of Concern (AOC) to assess opportunities for habitat restoration. Under the contract, the E&E will provide conceptual […]

  • USACE Mobile District Opts for CH2M

    14 June 2017
    Business & Finance

    CH2M will once again provide planning and design services for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District, civil works program. Over the past seven years, CH2M has assisted the Mobile District with a wide variety of projects including coastal restoration and planning, ecosystem planning and design, water resources planning and design services for civil works and environmental […]

  • Premier selects Dril-Quip to deliver subsea systems for Sea Lion

    16 July 2018

    Dril-Quip has entered into a letter of intent with Premier Oil to provide subsea production systems for the Sea Lion Phase 1 Development.

  • MeyGen Submits Final Consent Application for Phase 1 Tidal Energy Project (UK)

    27 July 2012
    Business & Finance, Equipment

    MeyGen Ltd. announced the formal submission of consent applications for the MeyGen Phase 1 Tidal Energy Project. The offshore application has been submitted and will be determined by Marine Scotland Licencing Operations Team and the onshore applications are to be determined by The Highland Council. MeyGen have now spent nearly 4 years collecting and processing […]

  • Industry leaders to speak at Wave and Tidal 2015

    16 February 2015
    Authorities & Government

    This annual event organized by RenewableUK brings together investors, project and technology developers including decision makers from government and business with responsibilities across the UK, Europe and international markets. The event is taking place on February 25 and 26, 2015, at Edinburgh International Conference Centre. The event programme for the first day includes sessions on public […]

  • Atlantis applauds ETI’s report

    17 January 2017
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development, Technology

    Atlantis Resources has welcomed the report published by the Energy Technologies Institute (ETI) which supported tidal stream generation in the UK.

  • Long-term ocean demo project launches for Atlantic Arc

    30 October 2018
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Environment, Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development, Technology

    A €2.5 million project has been approved by Interreg Atlantic Area which will support ocean energy demonstration throughout the Atlantic Arc.

  • ‘Safe Bristolia’ running loose in North Sea

    4 January 2016
    Exploration & Production

    The article has been updated to include a statement by Prosafe One of Prosafe’s semi-submersible accommodation vessels is running loose in the UK North Sea and Prosafe is trying to regain control of it after a towline connecting it to a tugboat snapped on Sunday.  According to the Norwegian news website Aftenbladet, the incident occurred due […]

  • Scottish public bodies appoint financial advisor for MeyGen tidal energy project

    15 December 2022
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Market Outlooks, Outlook & Strategy, Regulation & Policy, Technology, Transition

    Scotland’s national economic development agency Scottish Enterprise and its manager of land and sea assets Crown Estate Scotland have selected an Edinburgh-based consultancy to provide technical advice services for investments in the MeyGen tidal energy project.

  • European utility probing market for Tier 1 offshore wind contractors

    30 June 2022
    Business Developments & Projects, Operations & Maintenance, Project & Tenders

    A European electricity company has invited component manufacturers and services providers to engage in a preliminary market consultation to determine the current market capabilities within the offshore wind industry before the start of the potential procurement process.

  • Scottish duo completes first phase of OpenHydro tidal platform decommissioning

    9 July 2024
    Business Developments & Projects, Operations & Maintenance, Project & Tenders

    The decommissioning is taking place at the European Marine Energy Centre’s (EMEC’s) Falls of Warness test site.

  • Atlantis: MeyGen Produces First Power Off Scotland

    15 November 2016
    Operations & Maintenance

    Atlantis Resorces has announced the first power from the MeyGen project site in the Pentland Firth, Scotland. The turbine, supplied by Andritz Hydro Hammerfest (AHH), was installed last week and plugged into the pre-laid cable which connects back to the onshore control centre and grid export point, which has already been commissioned and energized, the company […]

  • MeyGen Clocks In 25GWh

    29 January 2020
    Operations & Maintenance, Technology

    SIMEC Atlantis Energy said that its 6MW tidal energy project MeyGen has exported close to 25 gigawatt hours (GWh) of renewable electricity to the national grid. MeyGen exported over 13.8GWh of renewable electricity in 2019, according to Atlantis’ operational update, equivalent to the average annual electricity consumption of around 3800 typical UK homes generating a […]

  • Marine spatial plan set for Pentland Firth and Orkney waters

    25 March 2016
    Authorities & Government, Environment, Research & Development, Technology

    The pilot Marine Spatial Plan has been prepared for the Pentland Firth and Orkney (PFOW) waters which will guide the development activity in the area, including the renewable energy generation.

  • SME’s PLAT-I Produces First Power in Nova Scotia

    28 February 2019
    Operations & Maintenance, Technology

    Sustainable Marine Energy’s PLAT-I tidal energy platform has generated first power from the tidal currents of Grand Passage in Digby County, Nova Scotia on Saturday. Following a period of commissioning and testing environmental monitoring equipment, Sustainable Marine Energy (SME) has satisfied the requirements set out by the Canadian Department of Fisheries and Oceans to begin […]

  • Scotland launches renewables hub in Japan

    6 July 2015
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Research & Development, Technology

    The new energy hub has been created in order to allow Scottish companies easier access to renewable energy market in Japan. The centre called ‘Scotland House’ will be based at the Nagasaki Dejima Incubator (D-FLAG) in the south-east of Japan. The space is available for free to Scottish companies and stakeholders while they build relationships […]

  • European Marine Science Park First Phase Completed

    20 December 2012
    Business & Finance

    Building work has been completed for the first phase of the new multi-million pound European Marine Science Park being developed by Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) in Argyll. The state of the art building at Dunstaffnage, near Oban, will provide space for the growth of existing and new businesses which wish to tap into the […]

  • Carnegie Completes CETO 6 Conceptual Design Phase

    16 October 2015

    Wave energy developer Carnegie Wave Energy Limited (CWE) has completed the conceptual design phase of its CETO 6 Project at Garden Island. The CETO 6 concept design is the culmination of work commenced in 2012 and incorporates lessons learnt from the Perth Wave Energy Project, recent wave tank testing in Scotland, internal design and modelling studies […]