Seiche Leads Pilot Study to Assess Piling Noise Offshore
Seiche, in collaboration with a consortium of leading marine science organizations, is delivering a pilot program to assess the feasibility and effectiveness of proposed underwater noise limits from pile driving during the construction of offshore wind farms.Commissioned by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra), the pilot study is being delivered by Seiche as lead contractor, working alongside partners SAMS Enterprise, SMRU Consulting and TNO. The study commenced during piling operations at RWE's Sofia Offshore Wind Farm and continued at Scottish Power Renewables' East
Blue Institute Reveals New BX6 Blue Excelerator Cohort
innovation network that includes organizations from across New England. Participants also gain access to more than 100 mentors and speakers with expertise spanning engineering, venture development, manufacturing, communications, and finance. The organization has served as a Connector in the U.S. Department of Energy’s American-Made Network since 2022.Across its first five cohorts, the Blue Institute said it has supported 49 alumni companies, including 42 in climate tech-related sectors. Those alumni report an 84% survival rate and have raised more than $24 million in follow-on funding. Thirteen
PacWave Inks ‘Historic’ US Wave Power Purchase Deal
to a test area seven miles off the central Oregon coast. Each cable is rated at 5 MW and serves one of four test berths, allowing multiple developers to operate simultaneously. PacWave can supply up to 20 MW of power, enough to serve roughly 10,000 homes.The project has been supported by the U.S. Department of Energy, Oregon State University and the Pacific Marine Energy Center (PMEC), as the wave energy sector works toward commercial scale and investment readiness
Propane’s Economic Edge for Ports During Trade Uncertainty
severe weather are making power outages more common by the day. The risk of electric grid failures is particularly concerning for ports located in large population centers where electricity demand is high and in regions with higher risk of natural disasters. According to a recent report from the Department of Energy, blackouts in the U.S. could increase by 100 times by 2030 if nationwide electrical infrastructure isn’t expanded and upgraded. For ports, grid outages can disrupt communications, IT systems, and other essential services, in addition to preventing electric terminal tractors and forklifts
UK to Invest 200m Pounds in North Sea Carbon Capture Project
specifying how much it would receive."This (funding) will support industrial renewal in Scotland and the Humber with thousands of highly-skilled jobs at good wages to build Britain’s clean energy future," Britain’s energy minister, Ed Miliband, said in a release from Britain's Department for Energy Security and Net Zero.Once operational, the two projects could capture up to 18 million tonnes of carbon dioxide a year, the government said.The funding is part of 9.4 billion pounds the government pledged to carbon capture technology over the spending review period and the 21.7 billion
JDR Wraps Up Type Test Qualification of Next-Gen Offshore Wind Cables
of offshore wind and assist in reducing the impact of clean energy prices for consumers.The successful type test qualification of the fixed foundation 132kV static cable technology is further supported by the successful completion of JDR’s second high-voltage cable development, under the Department of Energy Security and Net-Zero’s Floating Offshore Wind Demonstration Programme.The AHEAD (Advanced High-Voltage Export and Array Dynamic) cable project has demonstrated the viability of 132kV dynamic cables for floating wind applications.A full testing program has been successfully completed
Trump Moves to More Easily Fire NOAA, DOE Employees
the process of reclassifying workers at some agencies to a new job category with fewer protections, according to two sources familiar with the situation and an email seen by Reuters.The moves, which the sources said are taking place at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the Department of Energy, are the first evidence the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump is following through on a plan announced in his first day in office to recategorize tens of thousands of government workers to facilitate layoffs and remove career civil servants that may oppose its policies.It was not
Shipbuilding RFP Issued to Build Hydrogen-Hybrid Research Vessel
in submitting proposals can contact Lynda Ta at [email protected] or Gary Oshima at [email protected]. Proposals will be accepted through May 9, 2025, with a final selection expected by June 20, 2025.Funding for CCRV comes from the State of California, the U.S. Office of Naval Research, and the Department of Energy, as part of the Alliance for Renewable Clean Hydrogen Energy Systems (ARCHES), California’s clean hydrogen initiative. Initial feasibility studies were conducted by Sandia National Laboratories and Glosten, with support from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administratio
Wind Patterns Help Predict Low Antarctic Sea Ice
.As summer arrives in the Southern Hemisphere, the current sea ice extent remains sparse around Antarctica, close to a record low for this time of the year.The study was published in Nature Communications Earth & Environment and was funded by the National Science Foundation and the U.S. Department of Energy
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