2313 results found for 'Shetland Islands'

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  • Wheelhouse puts stress on UK post-CfD2 asking fairer system

    18 September 2017
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Environment, Research & Development, Technology

    In the aftermath of the CfD2 allocation round, Scotland’s Minister for Business, Innovation and Energy Paul Wheelhouse said the pressure on the UK government to commit to a fairer system for emerging technologies will be continued.

  • UK union slams ‘draconian’ jab or job policy by North Sea operator

    18 January 2022
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Human Capital, Rules & Regulation, Safety

    Oil and gas workers’ union has called the introduction of mandatory vaccination policy by a North Sea operator “draconian.”

  • New General Permit for Small-Scale Dredging Projects Available

    21 July 2017
    Business & Finance

    A new general permit that streamlines approvals for small-scale dredging in the state’s lakes, rivers and streams has been finalized after a public comment period and is now available for applications, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources said in its latest release.  DNR received and considered over 700 comments related to the draft general permit […]

  • UK: Natural Power Releases Two Guides

    16 September 2013

    Leading renewable energy consultancy Natural Power is helping Scottish coastal communities with two new guidance documents published this week. The reports will be announced by the Scottish Energy Minister Fergus Ewing at today’s Scottish Renewables Marine Energy Conference. They highlight the socio-economic benefits that wave and tidal projects can bring by involving local businesses in […]

  • UK: ESS to Deploy SCAR Plough System on Baltic 2

    13 March 2013

    Ecosse Subsea Systems (ESS) has been awarded its largest boulder clearing and multi-pass trenching contract to date by Siem Offshore Contractors. ESS will deploy its SCAR plough system for clearing and pre-lay trenching operations on a 90km route on the EnBW owned Baltic 2 offshore wind farm project. Baltic 2 is an 80 turbine development […]

  • Germany: ESS Signs Baltic Wind Farm Contract

    13 March 2013

    Ecosse Subsea Systems (ESS) has been awarded its largest boulder clearing and multi-pass trenching contract to date by Siem Offshore Contractors. ESS will deploy its SCAR plough system for clearing and pre-lay trenching operations on a 90km route on the EnBW owned Baltic 2 offshore wind farm project. Baltic 2 is an 80 turbine development […]

  • Valaris drillship starts new chapter in Brazil

    25 July 2022
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Exploration & Production, Project & Tenders

    Valaris has revealed that one of its drillships has started working on its new assignment offshore Brazil with Petrobras.

  • UK: The Underwater Centre Scoops Prestigious Award

    16 September 2013
    Business & Finance, Research & Development

    Fort William-based subsea training and trials facility, The Underwater Centre, has picked up a prestigious award at the SCDI Highlands and Islands Annual Dinner and Business Excellence Awards 2013. The Underwater Centre was presented with the Global Energy Award for Excellence in People Development at the ceremony, which was attended by 350 guests from the […]

  • AWS-III Wave Power Generator Successfully Tested

    22 July 2014
    Business & Finance, Equipment

    Inverness-based AWS Ocean Energy has taken a major step forward with the successful deployment and initial testing of a half-scale AWS-III wave power generator. The test programme took place at Lyness in Orkney, Scotland, and will help the company develop its energy technology for variable applications – small-scale use (for example in offshore fish farms) […]

  • Stena rig en route to Ireland ahead of decom campaign

    12 April 2021
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Environment, Infrastructure, Project & Tenders, Vessels

    Stena Spey is now on its way to Ireland and the Celtic Sea ahead of a decommissioning campaign at Kinsale fields.

  • EMEC to Assist in Development of Marine Energy Test Centre in Taiwan

    5 December 2012
    Research & Development

    The European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) Ltd, based in Orkney, Scotland, has announced another major international collaboration agreement, in which the world-leading test facility will assist in the development of a marine energy test centre in Taiwan. Speaking at the inaugural Asian Wave and Tidal Energy Conference (AWTEC-2012) on Jeju Island, Korea, EMEC’s commercial director […]

  • Tidal stream power could supply 11% of UK’s electricity demand, study shows

    3 November 2021
    Authorities & Government, Business Developments & Projects, Infrastructure, Innovation, Market Outlooks, Outlook & Strategy, Regulation & Policy, Technology, Transition, Vision

    New research led by the University of Plymouth has shown that tidal stream power has the potential to deliver 11% of the UK’s current annual electricity and play a significant role in the government’s drive for net-zero.

  • USA: New Bill to Prepare Mississippi River for Panama Canal Expansion

    15 March 2013
    Business & Finance

    Congressman Cedric Richmond (LA-02) reintroduced the DREDGE Act – Dredging for Restoration and Economic Development for Global Exports Act. The bill would give the Army Corps of Engineers the authorization to dredge the Mississippi River to 50 feet so that larger vessels transiting the expanded Panama Canal can access the River. In addition, the bill […]

  • Oyster Secures R&D Funds

    15 September 2015
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Research & Development

    Aquamarine Power and the National University of Ireland, Maynooth (NUIM) have together secured an €800,000 (£580,000) EU Horizon 2020 grant to improve the performance of Aquamarine Power’s Oyster wave energy converter. The company has already built and operated two full-scale Oyster machines at the European Marine Energy Centre in Orkney. The new Brussels-backed programme – […]

  • UK: New Project Pass ‘First Hurdle’ in Securing Government Infrastructure Guarantee

    22 October 2013
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance

    Energy, road and rail projects worth £33 billion have passed the first hurdle in getting a government infrastructure guarantee, Chief Secretary Danny Alexander has announced today. Forty projects are now at the stage known as pre-qualification, meaning they are eligible for the UK Guarantee scheme. Over half that have pre-qualified are energy projects, helping ensure […]

  • Ocean Energy ready for 500kW wave device build-out

    18 October 2017
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development, Technology

    Irish wave energy developer Ocean Energy plans to begin with the manufacturing of its up-scaled wave energy device this month in the United States.

  • DTC Focuses on Changing Climate and Resilient Business

    2 January 2018
    Business & Finance

    Our first Dredging Today Conference (DTC), under the theme ‘Changing Climate, Resilient Business’, took place at Amsterdam RAI Convention Center in October 2017. The two-day event, collocated with the Offshore Energy and Exhibition Conference (OEEC), gathered expert conference speakers and panelists to discuss how the world in which the dredging industry operates is changing. Indeed, […]

  • DECC Releases UK Energy Statistics

    20 December 2012

    Energy Trends and Quarterly Energy Prices publications are published today 20 December 2012 by the Department of Energy and Climate Change. Energy Trends covers statistics on energy production and consumption, in total and by fuel, and provides an analysis of the year on year changes, and now includes a section on renewables. Quarterly Energy Prices […]

  • Busy 2016 for Partrac

    19 January 2017
    Business & Finance

    Partrac Ltd, a Glasgow based marine, coastal survey and consultancy company, has reported a strong 2016. “Following a review of our 2016 performance, we have taken time to reflect on what was an exciting year for the Partrac team. We delivered monitoring, survey and consultancy projects for offshore wind, dredging, tidal energy and major water […]

  • CETO Wave Energy Ireland receives ‘milestone’ EuropeWave payment

    20 December 2024
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Project & Tenders

    Carnegie Clean Energy’s subsidiary, CETO Wave Energy Ireland (CWEI), has secured a milestone payment of €203,437 under the EuropeWave Phase 3 contract.  According to Carnegie, the funding recognizes the completion of design reports for the company’s CETO wave energy converter (WEC), marking an important step toward its 2025 deployment at the Biscay Marine Energy Platform […]

  • Marine-i to present at Ocean Energy Europe

    9 October 2017
    Business & Finance

    Marine-i, the EU funded scheme which provides support for the marine sector in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly, will be represented at the Ocean Energy Europe conference in Nantes, France later this month. Members of the team form part of a delegation from Marine Hub Cornwall. Matt Hodson, Marine Hub Operations Director at Cornwall […]

  • DECC Assessing Future Offshore Wind Leasing

    3 March 2016
    Authorities & Government

    The UK Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) is conducting a Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) of a draft plan to enable future leasing for offshore wind, as well as wave and tidal devices. The authority published the UK Offshore Energy Strategic Environmental Assessment 3 (OESEA3) report, and opened the consultation period which closes on 29 […]

  • Cemre revealed as preferred bidder for CMAL’s ferry pair

    26 December 2022
    Business Developments & Projects, Green Marine, Vessels

    Scottish state-backed ferry owner Caledonian Maritime Assets Ltd (CMAL) has selected Cemre Marin Endustri A.S shipyard in Turkey as the preferred bidder for the construction of two new ferries. The two new vessels are intended to support the communities at Uig, Lochmaddy and Tarbert (Harris). “This is a big step forward in procuring two new vessels […]

  • Thirteen marine energy projects secure $2.1M support through US research program

    11 September 2024
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Innovation, Project & Tenders, Research & Development, Technology

    The U.S. Testing Expertise and Access to Marine Energy Research (TEAMER) program has approved funding of $2.1 million for 13 projects through its thirteenth Request for Technical Support (RFTS). According to TEAMER, the selected projects will receive support for testing, access to numerical modeling, and various testing facilities, including laboratory or bench testing, tank/flume testing, […]

  • Verdant Power getting close to 300MWh of tidal power fed to U.S. grid

    24 June 2021
    Business Developments & Projects, Innovation, Operations & Maintenance, Outlook & Strategy, Research & Development, Technology

    Verdant Power’s grid-connected tidal power demonstration project in New York City has exceeded performance projections by every measure as it reaches the record for the most marine renewable energy produced in the United States.