2324 results found for 'Shetland Islands'

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  • Oceanera-Net launches €17 million ocean energy call

    20 March 2017
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development, Technology

    A new €17 million ocean energy call to support the development of ocean energy technologies has been launched by Scottish Enterprise on behalf of the Oceanera-Net Cofund project consortium.

  • 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 […]

  • Report: ConocoPhillips hires AHTS quartet for ‘Safe Caledonia’ move

    5 April 2019
    Exploration & Production

    Oil major ConocoPhillips has reportedly hired four anchor handling tug supply (AHTS) vessels to move Prosafe’s Safe Caledonia flotel.

  • Magallanes Tech Could Help Achieve European Green Deal

    16 December 2019
    Research & Development, Technology

    At this year’s International Tidal Energy Summit 2019 (ITES 2019), Magallanes Renovables presented the results of its first six months connected to the Scottish grid. During this period, it has been possible to generate blue energy thanks to the ATIR platform, 1.7 MW, generating energy continuously and autonomously. These first results have demonstrated that Magallanes […]

  • Converteam To Supply Subsea Systems For Innovative Scottish Tidal Energy Generator (UK)

    4 March 2011
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

      Power conversion specialist Converteam has announced that it has been selected to supply major elements of electrical equipment for a 1MW tidal turbine known as HS1000. The contract awarded by Hammerfest Strøm UK Ltd includes the subsea generator and the shore based systems including a power converter, transformers and switchgear. The turbine will be […]

  • 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, […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • Danes seek permits to start Hesselø investigations

    3 September 2020
    Business Developments & Projects, Environment, Project & Tenders

    The Danish Energy Agency has sent a draft permit for preliminary offshore and onshore studies related to the Hesselø offshore wind project for consultation with the relevant authorities. The feasibility study permit will give the transmission system operator Energinet, which is to be responsible for the investigations, the right to collect relevant information about the […]

  • IADC: Facts About Hydraulic Fill Projects (The Netherlands)

    18 December 2012
    Business & Finance

    Want to build an airport in the water, expand a major port or restore eroded beaches? Then you need hydraulic fill. That is sand that is drawn from the seabed and placed by flowing water onto the shore or used to create an island at sea. Fill material is then transported from the ‘borrow area […]

  • EMEC’s Consents Officer shortlisted for SR’s green awards

    10 April 2017
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development, Technology

    The European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC)’s Consents and Project Officer, Caitlin Long, has been shortlisted for the ‘Academic Award’ at the Scottish Renewables (SR) Young Professionals Green Energy Awards 2017.

  • Scotland Chooses CalMac for Clyde and Hebrides Ferry Deal

    19 May 2016
    Business & Finance

    Scottish ferry operator Caledonian MacBrayne (CalMac) has been named the preferred tenderer for the GBP 1 billion (USD 1.4 billion) contract to operate the Clyde and Hebrides Ferry Services (CHFS) network for eight years starting from October 1, 2016. The Scottish Government said that CalMac’s bid, which made almost 350 commitments to improve the service, includes a […]

  • EMEC gets on Business Green Technology Awards shortlist

    14 November 2016
    Business & Finance, Research & Development, Technology

    European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) has been shortlisted for the ‘Marine Energy Technology of the Year’ award at the Business Green Technology Awards 2016.

  • SCT&E LNG Submits FTA Export Application to DOE

    5 June 2014

      SCT&E LNG, a subsidiary of Southern California Telephone & Energy, joins an elite group of companies with plans to build a liquefaction facility for U.S. natural gas to be sold to Free Trade Agreement countries. The company announced that they have submitted their FTA Application to the Department of Energy/Office of Fossil Energy to […]

  • Mauritius declares ‘state of environmental emergency’ as damaged bulker could break in two

    10 August 2020
    Authorities & Government, Environment, Infrastructure, Safety, Vessels

    Mauritius’ Prime Minister, Pravind Jugnauth, has declared a “state of environmental emergency” after Wakashio, a Japanese bulker that ran aground off the coast of the island nation, began spilling oil.

  • Prysmian Inaugurates New Submarine Power Cable Plant in Finland

    6 June 2012
    Storage

    Prysmian Group, world leader in the energy and telecom cable systems industry, inaugurates its new submarine cable plant in Finland, having invested approximately €40 million to increase its production capacity at the Pikkala facility, already one of the Group’s centres of excellence for high voltage cable production. In particular, the Pikkala plant has started up […]

  • Cruz Atcheson expands for new recruits

    24 April 2018
    Business & Finance, Environment, Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development, Technology

    Portugal-based engineering consultancy Cruz Atcheson has announced the expansion of its Lisbon premises to prepare for the ongoing recruitment drive.

  • Veolia, Siemens Sign Wind Energy Waste Recycling Contract

    9 October 2014
    Environment

    Veolia has signed a three year contract worth just under £6 million with Siemens Plc to provide an integrated range of recycling and treatment services covering multiple waste streams including commercial, industrial and hazardous waste which leads the way in commercial waste management. The contract, that is designed to provide circular solutions for all its […]

  • 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 […]

  • USA: North Carolina Completes Restoration Program

    14 April 2013
    Business & Finance

    The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) announced the completion of a project to stabilize and restore the ecological functions of the Emerald Isle and Pine Knoll Shores shorelines on Bogue Banks island, North Carolina, which were damaged by Hurricane Irene in 2011. BOEM and Carteret County signed an agreement in December 2012 that authorized […]

  • Ecosse Subsea to Deploy SCAR Plough System on Baltic Wind Farm (Germany)

    13 March 2013
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Project & Tenders

    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 […]

  • SRO Solutions replaces software systems on six Stena Drilling rigs

    5 August 2020
    Business Developments & Projects, Operations & Maintenance, Project & Tenders, Technology

    UK-based tech firm SRO Solutions has replaced asset management software systems on six Stena Drilling offshore rigs.

  • Wave Power Machine Celebrates First Anniversary Since Grid Connection (UK)

    24 November 2011

    The world’s first wave power machine to be sold to a utility company has celebrated its first anniversary since grid connection at the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) with a series of technical achievements and no lost time incidents. The E.ON machine was installed in October 2010. Since then a dedicated team of four Pelamis […]

  • UK: E.ON Pelamis Machine Celebrates its First Anniversary since Grid Connection at EMEC

    28 November 2011
    Business & Finance, Equipment

    The world’s first wave power machine to be sold to a utility company has celebrated its first anniversary since grid connection at the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) with a series of technical achievements and no lost time incidents. The E.ON machine was installed in October 2010. Since then a dedicated team of four Pelamis […]

  • ONS: UK Offshore Wind Generated GBP 5.7 Billion Turnover in 2014

    29 November 2016
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Research & Development

    The offshore wind sector accounted for 6.8% of the total turnover from the low carbon and renewable energy (LCRE) economy in the UK in 2014, equating to GBP 5.7 billion including both direct and indirect activity, according to the latest data from the country’s Office for National Statistics (ONS). For the UK offshore wind sector, 45.6% of […]