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  • Four Northern Ireland companies to participate in Husum WindEnergy Exhibition

    23 September 2010
    Technology

    Northern Ireland’s expertise in wind energy will be on show at a major technology exhibition in Germany this week. Four companies are… By Heather McGarrigle (belfasttelegraph) [mappress] Source: belfasttelegraph, September 23, 2010;

  • CEO of EirGrid Talks About Ireland’s Green Accomplishments (USA)

    17 March 2011
    Business & Finance

    Dermot Byrne, CEO of EirGrid plc, yesterday told a conference of top US executives of Ireland’s recent accomplishments in green tech. (siliconrepublic) [mappress] Source: siliconrepublic, March 17, 2011  

  • Ireland Not Taking Advantage of Its Wind and Marine Energy Potential

    27 March 2011
    Business & Finance

    Ireland is being left behind in the development of offshore wind and marine generation, said Gregor Alexander, finance director of renewable…   By Doireann McDermott (siliconrepublic) [mappress] Source: siliconrepublic, March 28, 2011

  • NIRIG to Hold Policy Workshop on Northern Ireland Wind Energy

    3 January 2013

    NIRIG will hold its third annual Policy Workshop “NI Wind Energy – the Scale of the Opportunity” on Thursday 31st January, 2013 in the Hilton Hotel, Belfast. The Northern Ireland Renewables Industry Group (NIRIG) is a collaboration between the Irish Wind Energy Association and RenewableUK. NIRIG represents the views of the Renewable Energy Industry in […]

  • Arklow Marine Services Officially Launches Gardian 8 (Ireland)

    24 January 2012

    Arklow Marine Services has officially launched the first 20-metre Wind Farm Service Vessel “Gardian 8″. On 12 January, 2012, the vessel was set for undergoing sea trials in Arklow. Construction of Gardian 8 cost GBP 1.7 million and this development created 10 new jobs. Currently, the company is building the second 20-metre wind farm service […]

  • Bus Eireann Launches First Natural Gas Bus in Ireland

    19 July 2012

    The Minister for Public and Commuter Transport, Alan Kelly, TD, has officially announced Bus Éireann’s trial of the country’s first natural gas-powered bus in a move that may help reduce fuel costs and benefit the environment. The natural gas-powered city bus is operating across a number of city routes in Cork until August in a […]

  • Calor launches LNG-powered Volvo trucks in Northern Ireland

    28 November 2019

    UK provider of liquefied natural gas Calor and Dennison Commercials have launched the gas-powered Volvo truck range at Dennison’s Ballyclare head office depot.

  • Ireland eyes feeding 50GW of offshore RE to European grid

    15 June 2018
    Authorities & Government

    Ireland is exploring the possibility of a major interconnector to feed its targeted 50GW of ocean energy, planned to be achieved by 2050, directly into the European grid, according to Denis Naughten, the country’s Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment. 

  • Marine Renewable Energy Ireland to Open Its New HQ

    9 July 2015
    Research & Development

    Marine Renewable Energy Ireland’s (MaREI) new headquarters at University College Cork’s (UCC) Beaufort Building in Ringaskiddy, Co. Cork, will officially open on the 11th July 2015, representing an investment of €15.2 million from the Irish State and private investment. The building covers some 4700m2 across five floors, and has provision for 135 researchers and support […]

  • SEAI: Ireland Can Fight Dependence on Imported Energy with Renewables

    15 January 2016
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Environment, Research & Development

    Ireland can tackle its heavy reliance on imported fossil fuels by developing own indigenous and renewable energy resources, according to Dr. Eimear Cotter, Head of Low Carbon Technologies at Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI).  According to the “Energy Security in Ireland” report published by SEAI, Ireland imported 85% of its energy in 2014, at a cost of […]

  • XELLZ Finds Offshore Wind Supply Base Location in Ireland

    26 February 2020
    Ports & Logistics

    XELLZ B.V. has secured land at the Port of Rosslare in Ireland to establish an offshore wind supply base. The Dutch company has, through its subsidiary XELLZ Ireland, secured about 200.000m2 of land to facilitate a supply base for installation and operating companies for the near future offshore wind industry. The prime land is immediately […]

  • PNG Dataco lands Kumul submarine cable in Kavieng

    27 April 2020
    Infrastructure

    PNG Dataco has landed the Kumul Submarine Cable Network (KSCN) in Kavieng, New Ireland Province, in Papua New Guinea. The cable will provide the much-needed information highway that will connect and expose Kavieng and the New Ireland Province to the rest of the world. PNG Dataco general manager Engineering Services, Tony Morisause, said: “Once we […]

  • Island Offshore Secures Five-Year Contract for MV Island Chieftain (Norway)

    21 January 2013

    The Island Chieftain has again proven the UT 776 design by being awarded a five-year contract with BP Norge AS (BPN). The MV Island Chieftain has been a part of BPN’s pool since February 2010. Commencement of the contract will be in Q3 2013 in direct continuation of present contract. “We thank BPN for their […]

  • Island Offshore Wins Contract from Ocean Mexicana for SCV Island Pioneer

    3 December 2012
    Business & Finance, Project & Tenders

    Island Offshore has agreed a new 2 year contract for the SCV Island Pioneer with Ocean Mexicana SA de CV. The vessel has been working for OM since delivery in April 2006 and the new contract will go in direct continuation with the current contract. The vessel is of P101 Ulstein Design and is equipped […]

  • Norway: Island Offshore Holds Naming Ceremony for New Vessel Island Intervention

    14 August 2011

    The offshore construction vessel, Island Intervention, of the SX121 design from ULSTEIN was named today. Shipowner Island Offshore has great expectations for the new vessel, which will carry out advanced operations in the Norwegian Sea this autumn. Island Offshore is a world leader within light well intervention and managing director of the company, Håvard Ulstein, […]

  • Fire Island Dredging Resumes

    26 March 2015
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Technology

    H&L Contracting resumed dredging operations at Watch Hill on Fire Island this week, according to the National Park Service. The project, aimed at maintaining safe, public access to marina and docking facilities impacted by Hurricane Sandy, was stalled in early January due to severe winter weather and extensive ice in the Great South Bay. Dredging efforts […]

  • Sunk Island Project Completed

    14 December 2014
    Business & Finance

    The Crown Estate has completed the construction of a £325,000 flood defense wall at Hawkins Point, Sunk Island to protect the areas high grade agricultural land from flooding. This follows a £450,000 investment last year which saw the tidal doors and drainage system on the island upgraded. The latest investment in flood defenses comes in […]

  • Importance of Inland Waterways Highlighted

    3 June 2015
    Business & Finance

    ‘Inland Waterways’ is economically most viable sector and, as such, it should be an integral part of infrastructure development in India. This was stated by Minister of Road Transport, Highways and Shipping, Shri Nitin Gadkari, in his inaugural address at the ‘National Conference on Inland Waterways: Issues, Options and Strategies’ in New Delhi yesterday. He […]

  • VolkerStevin Busy in Falkland Islands

    25 August 2017
    Business & Finance

    VolkerStevin has just announced that the company is working on a £19 million project that will upgrade and improve defense infrastructure of berths at Mare Harbor, Falkland Islands. The contract forms part of work planned by the Defense Infrastructure Organisation over the next decade, to modernize the local military infrastructure and capabilities for the Islands. […]

  • Tybee Island Contract for GLDD

    8 November 2019
    Business & Finance

    Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company (GLDD) from Oak Brook, Illinois, has won a $13.8 million contract for the Tybee Island Shore Protection Project, located near Savannah, Georgia. Bids for this scheme were solicited via the internet with two received, according to the U.S. Department of Defense’s (DoD) latest announcement. The overall objectives of the […]

  • Swan Island Restoration VIDEO

    25 October 2019
    Business & Finance

     Coastal islands and marshes in Chesapeake Bay are disappearing, along with the ecosystem services and shoreline protection benefits they provide. Within the last half century, the cumulative effects of shoreline erosion, land subsidence, inadequate sediment supply, and sea level rise have accelerated the rate of island submergence. NOAA’s National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science […]

  • Bulker Beaches on Greek Island

    11 February 2015
    Business & Finance

    Strong winds and stormy weather grounded the 27,308 dwt bulk carrier Goodfaith on the northern shore of the Greek island Andros, the Aegean Sea, the Hellenic Coast Guard reports. The 1994-built bulker ran aground shortly after midnight, February 11, while en route from the port of Eleusis to Ukraine’s port of Odessa, with 22 crew on board. […]

  • Kidnapped pair are taken inland

    3 November 2009

    A British couple kidnapped by Somali pirates are believed to have been taken back to the mainland and are on the move away from the coast. Paul and Rachel Chandler, aged 59 and 55, from Kent, were taken hostage by gunmen on their yacht in the Indian Ocean in the early hours of 23 October.

  • New inshore lifeboat for island

    8 January 2007

    Jersey has a new lifeboat for inshore water emergencies. The Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) received its new Atlantic 85 at St Helier on Monday.

  • Islands’ boat ambulance returns

    2 September 2006

    The ambulance boat for the Isles of Scilly is back in service after six months of repairs. The Star of Life has had structural defects fixed and the engine overhauled while at Falmouth Docks. The Isles of Scilly now have boat and land ambulances and three emergency four-wheel-drive vehicles.