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
White House Releases National Strategy for Marine CO2 Removal Research
strategy covers biological and non-biological methods.The Fast Track Action Committee on Marine Carbon Dioxide Removal led the development of the strategy under the National Science and Technology Council. Fourteen federal partners contributed to the Fast Track Action Committee, including the U.S. Department of Energy and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Vycarb Launches CO2 Removal Pilot in New York Waterway
measurement and removal of water-based carbon.In under two years, Vycarb has sold $0.5M in carbon offsets to companies including Stripe and Milkywire, demonstrating strong market demand and differentiation as a fully-measured and permanent carbon offset. Vycarb was also selected by the U.S. Department of Energy as a semi-finalist for a potential first-ever offset purchase by the U.S. government. Recently, Vycarb secured a deal with Rio Tinto to deploy its solution in heavy emitting facilities, leveraging the technology's unique ability to be distributed to existing facilities, and overcoming
US Wave Energy Set for Government Commercialization Boost of $112M
The U.S. Department of Energy has made its largest ever investment in marine energy, making $112.5 million available for the commercialization of wave energy technologies.This five-year investment is expected to significantly accelerate the design, fabrication, and testing of multiple wave energy converters (WECs), which harness power from ocean waves.Administered by the Water Power Technologies Office (WPTO), the investment is designed to support development and testing of WECs to provide power for at-sea applications, such as ocean observation, aquaculture, and marine carbon dioxide removal, and
BRIX Marine Building Research Vessel for Long Island Sound Study
environmental research along Connecticut’s coast. Commissioned by the Long Island Sound Study (LISS), the vessel will play a key role in marine and water quality research, expanding on the work of the RV John Dempsey, which has been active in the area since 1990.Built for the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (CT DEEP), the new vessel will gather critical data to support efforts in understanding and protecting Long Island Sound’s ecosystems. The project is funded through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, which is helping bring this modern research boat to life
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