2313 results found for 'Shetland Islands'

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  • Hydrokinetic Energy Technologies Move to Commercial Development (USA)

    3 October 2012
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development

    New hydrokinetic energy technologies that generate electricity by harnessing the energy from ocean waves, tides, and river currents are advancing toward commercial development in the United States. They are not expected to add major power supplies anytime soon, but federal regulators this year approved licenses for two hydrokinetic energy projects to produce electricity from wave […]

  • USA: Hydrokinetic Energy Technologies Advance to Commercial Development

    3 October 2012
    Authorities & Government, Technology

    New hydrokinetic energy technologies that generate electricity by harnessing the energy from ocean waves, tides, and river currents are advancing toward commercial development in the United States. They are not expected to add major power supplies anytime soon, but federal regulators this year approved licenses for two hydrokinetic energy projects to produce electricity from wave […]

  • States Respond to Trump’s New Oil & Gas Plan. Shell, Statoil Interested in New Areas

    5 January 2018
    Authorities & Government, Project & Tenders

    As the Trump Administration issued the draft proposal for the 2019-2024 National Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Oil and Gas Leasing Program on 4 January, the move to make more than 90% of OCS available for oil and gas exploration and production saw opposition from several U.S. coastal states, including those that want more renewable energy in their future.

  • UK: Eurocopter Inaugurates its New North Sea Service Centre

    2 February 2011
    Business & Finance

      Eurocopter officially inaugurated its new North Sea Service Centre in Aberdeen, Scotland today, providing a highly capable training, technical support and logistics facility in close proximity to helicopter operators who support the region’s vital oil and gas industry – as well as the emerging wind farm sector. Eurocopter rotary-wing aircraft constitute the largest helicopter […]

  • Interview: The Marine Group is on the rise

    10 May 2021
    Business Developments & Projects

    The Marine & Property Group Ltd provides water injection dredging, marina berthing, drystack, boatyard services and commercial property for the benefit of both marine leisure and marine commercial customers. The company headquarters are based in Cardiff with additional facilities in Swansea, Burry Port, Aberystwyth and Port Dinorwic. In order to better introduce their areas of […]

  • Compelling Vessel Propulsion Systems

    3 February 2012

    Evolutionary vessel propulsion systems have proved their maturity upon successfully meeting challenges of reliability, efficiency and demanding environmental requirements. These systems are designed to offer a number of propulsion options for vessels of various sizes. Their affordability is another compelling feature for the market highly interested in the system integration. Diesel-electric propulsion A simplified and […]

  • UK turns to renewables and low-carbon power to bolster energy security

    4 April 2023
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Carbon Capture Usage & Storage, Environment, Exploration & Production, Market Outlooks, Outlook & Strategy, Project & Tenders, Regulation & Policy, Rules & Regulation, Transition

    The UK is pivoting towards renewable and low-carbon energy in a push to strengthen energy security, says the Energy Industries Council (EIC).

  • Highlights from Equip Global’s Dredging Summit

    9 June 2015
    Business & Finance

    Dredging & Land Reclamation Asia Summit 2015, held on May 19-22, in Singapore, was again the premier meeting place for port, dredging and land reclamation professionals in Asia. The event, organized by Equip Global, incorporated case studies and updates from the latest port dredging projects around the region, bringing the visitors face to face with […]

  • Multiple RI Dredging on the Way

    7 January 2015
    Business & Finance

    The R.I. Coastal Resources Management Council (CRMC) will be managing and overseeing a number of habitat restoration and dredging projects, including a project at Narrow River that will serve as a pilot for future marsh restoration projects in the state. U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS) received an award from the DOI for marsh elevation […]

  • UK: Siemens Acquires Stake in Marine Current Turbines

    17 February 2012
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    Siemens has acquired the majority stake in Marine Current Turbines Ltd., the UK company based in Bristol, which develops and builds tidal power systems. “The acquisition of Marine Current Turbines is an important step forward for the Solar & Hydro Division,” said Ted Scheidegger, CEO of the Solar & Hydro Division of Siemens Energy. “We […]

  • Cuomo Backs Statoil’s NY Project, Proposes 2.4GW of Offshore Wind by 2030

    11 January 2017
    Authorities & Government, Project & Tenders

    In his State of the State address delivered yesterday, New York State Governor Andrew M. Cuomo expressed support for the development of offshore wind power in the lease area for which Statoil won the rights at the government’s lease sale in December, and proposed a commitment to develop up to 2.4GW of offshore wind by 2030. To ensure the […]

  • ITF fighting to secure payment for Malaviya PSVs crews

    1 September 2016

    Weeks after Gol Offshore-owned Malaviya Seven offshore support vessel was detained in Aberdeen over slave-like conditions, a similar thing happened in Great Yarmouth. Namely the Malaviya Twenty offshore support vessel, owned by the same Indian Company, has been detained in Great Yarmouth after deficiencies were discovered. The vessel did not have the manning specified by […]

  • SgurrEnergy Opens Offices in Norway, Brazil

    1 November 2012
    Business & Finance

    This week, SgurrEnergy announced the opening of two new international offices, bringing its total number of global offices to nine. With headquarters in Glasgow, Scotland, these recent developments see the company’s reach extend to Norway and Brazil with plans for further growth in Germany in 2013. This comes just weeks after a double win for […]

  • Government Invests Big in UK Waterways

    31 January 2012

    A new charity to look after England and Wales’ network of 200-year old canals and rivers will be given over £1 billion of Government help to give it the best possible start, Environment Minister Richard Benyon, announced today. This unprecedented funding for a new charity paves the way for the launch of the new Canal […]

  • ILX Group to Help KCA DEUTAG to Deliver Major Global Project Management Training

    12 May 2010

    ILX Group plc, the best practice training company, today announced that it has won a major global contract to help KCA DEUTAG, a major international drilling contractor, to deliver project management training across 22 countries. ILX will host a secure e-learning platform to deliver both the APM Introductory Certificate in Project Management and PRINCE2® Foundation […]

  • UK: Prime Minister Tours Expansion Project at Liverpool2

    11 June 2014
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Technology

    UK Prime Minister, David Cameron, has visited the construction site of the major expansion project currently underway at the Port of Liverpool, which is being developed by Peel Ports, one of the UK’s largest port groups. The £300 million Liverpool2 investment program will create the most central deep water container terminal in Great Britain and […]

  • SgurrEnergy Opens Offices in Norway, Brazil

    1 November 2012
    Business & Finance

    This week, SgurrEnergy announced the opening of two new international offices, bringing its total number of global offices to nine. With headquarters in Glasgow, Scotland, these recent developments see the company’s reach extend to Norway and Brazil with plans for further growth in Germany in 2013. This comes just weeks after a double win for […]

  • Cuomo Backs Statoil’s NY Project, Proposes 2.4GW of Offshore Wind by 2030

    11 January 2017
    Authorities & Government, Project & Tenders

    In his State of the State address delivered yesterday, New York State Governor Andrew M. Cuomo expressed support for the development of offshore wind power in the lease area for which Statoil won the rights at the government’s lease sale in December, and proposed a commitment to develop up to 2.4GW of offshore wind by 2030. To ensure the […]

  • Siemens Acquires Majority Stake in Marine Current Turbines (UK)

    17 February 2012

    Siemens has acquired the majority stake in Marine Current Turbines Ltd., the UK company based in Bristol, which develops and builds tidal power systems. “The acquisition of Marine Current Turbines is an important step forward for the Solar & Hydro Division,” said Ted Scheidegger, CEO of the Solar & Hydro Division of Siemens Energy. “We […]

  • Siemens Acquires Majority Stake in Marine Current Turbines (UK)

    17 February 2012

    Siemens has acquired the majority stake in Marine Current Turbines Ltd., the UK company based in Bristol, which develops and builds tidal power systems. “The acquisition of Marine Current Turbines is an important step forward for the Solar & Hydro Division,” said Ted Scheidegger, CEO of the Solar & Hydro Division of Siemens Energy. “We […]

  • UK: RWE Wins All-Energy-Sponsored Award

    12 December 2012

    All-Energy, the UK’s largest renewable energy exhibition and conference, congratulates RWE npower renewables for their win in the All-Energy-sponsored ‘Contribution to Supply Chain Development’ award at the annual Scottish Green Energy Awards attended by a thousand guests in Edinburgh (6 December). No sooner had that award been presented, than the All-Energy team was in for […]

  • 12 consortia to research impacts of oil spill on GoM ecosystem

    17 November 2014

    The Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative (GoMRI) has selected 12 research consortia to conduct scientific studies of the impacts of oil, dispersed oil, and dispersant on the Gulf of Mexico ecosystem and public health. GoMRI says that these research investments focus on improving the fundamental understanding of the implications of events such as the Macondo […]

  • GoMRI Invests in Oil Spill Impacts Study

    17 November 2014
    Operations & Maintenance

    The Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative (GoMRI) has selected 12 research consortia to conduct scientific studies of the impacts of oil, dispersed oil, and dispersant on the Gulf of Mexico ecosystem and public health. These research investments focus on improving our fundamental understanding of the implications of events such as the Macondo well blowout, and […]

  • UK Scientists Study Data Colleced with FLOWBEC

    13 July 2012
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Research & Development

    UK scientists will measure the effect on the marine environment and wildlife of devices that harness tide and wave energy using sonar technology that has, for the first time, been successfully deployed on the seabed. Renewable energy from tidal currents can be generated using turbines in the tidal flow, and wave energy can be captured […]

  • Interview: Laminaria gears up to take wave sector by storm

    7 February 2017
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development, Technology

    In the light of the upcoming deployment of a full-scale Laminaria wave energy device in the Scottish waters at the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC), we have talked with the CEO of the Belgian wave energy company behind the device, Steven Nauwelaerts.