2313 results found for 'Shetland Islands'

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  • Industry leaders applaud Scottish draft energy plan

    16 March 2017
    Business & Finance, Environment, Research & Development

    Scottish government’s draft energy strategy to 2050 has been deemed as ‘clear, aspirational and therefore challenging to do’ by Neil Kermode, Managing Director of the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC).

  • Ottawa River Restoration Plan on the Table

    25 March 2016
    Business & Finance

    Ohio EPA and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service have issued a draft restoration plan and environmental assessment for the Ottawa River in Toledo. In order to discuss the plan and listen to comments, a public meeting will be held on Thursday, April 7, 2016, at 6 p.m. in the Toledo City Council Chambers. The preferred restoration […]

  • MCT Secures Agreements for Lease for Three New Commercial-Scale Tidal Projects

    8 July 2014
    Business & Finance

    The Crown Estate, manager of the UK seabed, has announced that it has agreed seabed rights for new demonstration zones and project sites around the UK’s coast. The rights include six new wave and tidal current demonstration zones and five tidal current project sites each with the potential to deliver a project of between 10 […]

  • MeyGen Retains Xodus for Further Support on UK’s Tidal Project

    30 October 2012

    Independent, international energy consultancy Xodus Group has been retained by MeyGen Ltd to provide further environmental support for a major tidal project in the Pentland Firth, Scotland. The initial contract for Phase 1 of the project, was awarded in March 2011 and is now valued at more than £450,000. The work conducted to date has […]

  • Overhauled MeyGen turbine up for redeployment

    15 October 2018
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development, Technology, Vessels

    One of the repaired Andritz Hydro Hammerfest (AHH) tidal turbines has been mobilized for reinstallation at the MeyGen tidal turbine array in the Pentland Firth, off Scotland.

  • Most popular articles of the week March 3 – 9, 2014

    9 March 2014

    Most popular articles of the week March 3 – 9, 2014

  • Aberdeen University puts marine monitoring PhD on offer

    7 June 2017
    Business & Finance, Research & Development, Technology

    Aberdeen University has opened a call for applications for the PhD studentship that will explore the influence of marine renewable energy developments on the behavior of animals at high tidal flow sites.

  • CARIS and EIVA Hold Offshore Survey Workshop (UK)

    17 December 2013
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    Members of the offshore industry community in Aberdeen, Scotland were invited to attend a CARIS and EIVA workshop featuring the integrated solution for offshore survey. The workshop was well attended with 24 attendees from survey companies in the Aberdeen area and beyond. CARIS’ Trish Groves and Dagmar Kuil, alongside Lars Dall from EIVA spent the […]

  • Clipper fleet arrives at Royal Cork Yacht Club

    30 June 2008

    29 June 2008 All ten of the internationally-backed yachts of the Clipper 07-08 Round the World Yacht Race fleet are now berthed at Royal Cork Yacht Club, Crosshaven, Ireland following the finish of Race 13. The penultimate contest of the 14-race Clipper 07-08 series was won by New York, who crossed the finish line a […]

  • €850 million award for UK’s cable connection project lands on Prysmian’s order backlog

    1 December 2023
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Project & Tenders, Regulation & Policy, Transition

    Prysmian has tucked under its belt a contract win worth around €850 million for a high voltage direct current (HVDC) cable connection in the UK.

  • European Countries Support Ocean Energy (UK)

    25 November 2011
    Authorities & Government

    ‘Member State position paper’ hardly trips off the tongue as a major step forward for the wave and tidal industry. But the formal announcement of an agreed position paper on ocean energy, supported by Belgium, Denmark, Norway, France, Ireland, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain and the UK, shows that the potential of marine energy is fast moving […]

  • UK: Awilco Drilling Secures Contract for WilHunter Semi-submersible Rig

    14 March 2011
    Business & Finance

      Awilco Drilling Limited has signed a contract with Nautical Petroleum plc for 1 firm well and 1 optional well for WilHunter. The contract represents the first well in the SPD multi well multi client 2011 drilling programme. The contract value for the firm part is approximately USD 5 million. Drilling operations are expected to […]

  • Two Ports Contribute GBP 40 Mln to Scottish Economy

    22 August 2014
    Business & Finance

    The true scale of the economic contribution of Associated British Ports’ Scottish ports has been revealed in a new report by independent consultants Arup. Together the two ports – Ayr and Troon – contribute £40 million to the Scottish economy annually and support 500 UK jobs. The new research shows that, of those totals, ABP’s […]

  • RYA Concerned Over Recent Leases for Tidal Energy Projects in UK

    19 November 2012
    Business & Finance

    The RYA is concerned that leases for tidal energy projects at sites around the UK confirmed by the Crown Estate on 14 November, have been granted with no specific planning parameters that reference the safety of navigation for coastal mariners. Stuart Carruthers, RYA Cruising Manager: “We are disappointed that the Crown Estate has leased the […]

  • Governor Edwards: Long-term approach to creating a sustainable coast

    20 May 2021
    Business Developments & Projects

    Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards yesterday announced three large-scale coastal restoration projects are now under construction to restore more than 2,900 acres of beach, dune, marsh and ridge in four parishes in Southeast Louisiana. The Spanish Pass marsh restoration near the town of Venice, the West Grand Terre barrier island restoration near Grand Isle, and […]

  • Scotland Hosts Integrated CARIS and EIVA Workshop

    17 December 2013
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Technology

    Members of the offshore industry community in Aberdeen, Scotland were invited to attend a CARIS and EIVA workshop featuring the integrated solution for offshore survey. The workshop was well attended with 24 attendees from survey companies in the Aberdeen area and beyond. CARIS’ Trish Groves and Dagmar Kuil, alongside Lars Dall from EIVA spent the […]

  • Focal’s Electrical Slip Ring for SR2000 Tidal Turbine

    27 July 2016
    Equipment

    Focal Technologies, a Moog company, has been awarded the contract to supply Scotrenewables Tidal Power with a 6.6 kV electrical slip ring for their new tidal turbine. Scotrenewables Tidal Power recently launched the 2 MW SR2000 turbine. The 550 tonne machine underwent preliminary tow trials in Belfast Lough, Ireland, before being towed to Orkney, Scotland, […]

  • SE Asia in the spotlight for new floating tidal technology

    6 April 2017
    Business & Finance, Environment, Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development, Technology

    International collaboration between European and Asian clean energy developers has resulted in the introduction of a new floating tidal energy solution for Southeast Asia.

  • North Sea workers vote for all-out strike in push against job & pay cuts

    16 November 2021
    Business & Finance, Human Capital, Operations & Maintenance, Outlook & Strategy

    Following a dispute over cuts, Unite has revealed plans to take industrial action, after workers cast their votes to undertake strike action.

  • Congressman Graves Supports Trump’s Plan for USACE

    25 June 2018
    Business & Finance

    A Trump Administration proposal to remove certain functions of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) from the Department of Defense umbrella drew praise last week from Louisiana Republican Congressman Garret Graves. The reorganization – listed in the White House’s release of “Delivering Government Solutions in the 21st Century, Reform Plan and Reorganization and Recommendations” […]

  • Coastal Safety Initiative Kicks Off in Java

    3 March 2015
    Business & Finance, Project & Tenders

    The Indonesian and Dutch government today launched a comprehensive five-year multi million public-private partnership initiative for enhancing coastal safety at the North Coast of Java. The partnership aims to build stable coastlines with reduced erosion risk through a unique integration of mangrove restoration, small scale hard-engineering and sustainable land use. The initiative, financed by the […]

  • Two Ports Contribute GBP 40 Mln to Scottish Economy

    22 August 2014
    Business & Finance

    The true scale of the economic contribution of Associated British Ports’ Scottish ports has been revealed in a new report by independent consultants Arup. Together the two ports – Ayr and Troon – contribute £40 million to the Scottish economy annually and support 500 UK jobs. The new research shows that, of those totals, ABP’s […]

  • DP Energy names Chief Investment Officer

    8 June 2016
    Business & Finance

    DP Energy, an Ireland-based renewable energy company, has appointed Andrew Smith as its Chief Investment Officer.

  • USA: BP $5 Billion Down Payment Among Recommendations to Restore Coastal Louisiana

    29 July 2010

    A new report released today on the 100th day of the BP oil disaster details short- and long-term strategies for the Obama administration to make coastal Louisiana less vulnerable to future oil spills and hurricanes, including negotiating with BP for a $5 billion down payment on expected payments for natural resource damages. The report by […]

  • Mauritius police arrests Master, Chief Officer of ill-fated bulker Wakashio

    19 August 2020
    Environment, Human Capital, Infrastructure, Safety, Vessels

    The Master and Chief Officer of Wakashio, a grounded bulk carrier that split in two off Mauritius and caused an ecological disaster, have been arrested by local authorities.