Project to Suck Carbon from the Sea Begins in UK
carbon for processes like photosynthesis and shell formation, understanding and mitigating any adverse effects is essential.The SeaCURE pilot plant – which has been built at Weymouth SEA LIFE Centre on the South Coast of England – has been funded by a £3 million grant from the UK Government’s Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS), as part of its search for technologies that fight climate change.It is one of 15 pilot projects being backed in the UK as part of efforts to develop technologies that capture and store greenhouse gases
Belgian and Greek Contractors Reel In UK’s HVDC Interconnections Deal
infrastructure investment program.The deal, which has an initial term of five years with an option for extension of up to three additional years, is a key component of National Grid’s strategy to secure long-term partnerships that support deliverability for critical projects in the UK.The U.K. Government’s commitment to achieving Net Zero by 2050 has placed significant emphasis on expanding the country’s electricity grid infrastructure to integrate renewable energy sources, such as offshore wind.National Grid’s cable framework aims to support this transition, ensuring a robust
Global Underwater Hub Forms Taskforce to Improve Subsea Cable Reliability and Performance
electricity from offshore wind farms to the grid.Globally, over $ 800 billion of investment in offshore wind farms is anticipated by 2030, and for the world to hit net-zero emissions by 2050, the generating capacity from offshore wind must increase by a staggering 1,120 GW. Closer to home, the UK government has set ambitious targets of 50GW of installed capacity by 2030.Neil Gordon, chief executive of GUH, said: “This scale of expansion, in both fixed and floating offshore wind, can only be achieved by installing and maintaining hundreds of thousands of kilometers of reliable subsea cables
Inyanga Unveils Tidal Energy Tech Design for 20MW Project in Wales
turbine, rated at 600kW, for the first time, with each of the 20 HydroWing units to be powered by two T3 turbines.A demonstration project will take place at Morlais in 2025, according to the company.Inyanga Marine Energy Group has secured 20 MW of capacity for their project at Morlais through the U.K. Government’s Contracts for Difference scheme Allocation Rounds 5 and 6 (AR5 and AR6), with the HydroWing allocation in AR6 being the largest tidal energy award in the U.K.“The patented HydroWing design includes a number of innovative features, which together represent a step change in tidal energy
Technip FMC, Saipem Good to Go for UK’s CCS Projects Work
BP, Equinor and Total Energies. The second project has been awarded by Net Zero Teesside Power Limited, an incorporated joint venture between BP and Equinor.The final award follows the completion of the regulatory clearances and positive Final Investment Decisions (FID) taken by the clients and the UK government.Permits and Funding in Place for UK’s First Offshore CCS ProjectAs previously announced, Saipem’s scope of work encompasses the Engineering, Procurement, Construction and Installation (EPCI) of 143 km of 28-inch offshore pipeline with associated landfalls and onshore outlet facilities
USV Developer Closes New Funding Round
, BritBots, and sees ACUA Ocean join an exclusive portfolio of pioneering firms such as QLM Tec and Humanising Autonomy. Sixth Wave Ventures and Blue Action Accelerator also participated in the round.The venture investment commitments add to the £4M grant funding secured by ACUA Ocean from UK government bodies, which included a successful application to the Department for Transport’s Clean Maritime Demonstration Competition and Smart Shipping Acceleration Fund, and a successfully completed grant from DEFRA relating to the Improving Marine Observation and Biodiversity programme, a government-led
Study to Explore Impact of Floating Offshore Wind Farms on Ocean Life
AUVs, satellite remote sensing, digital video aerial surveys and seabird and fisheries tracking to investigate how the rapid expansion of these wind farms and climate warming is likely to affect oceanographic processes and marine life.The study will gather data from the Celtic Sea, identified by the UK Government as a prime location for accelerating offshore wind infrastructure.AUVs will be used to investigate key ecosystem drivers, from physical ocean features such as fronts to biological hotspots like plankton blooms and foraging fish at the bottom of the ocean food web.Leveraging NERC’s Autosub
HydroWing Technololgy Works, says Dadd
Inyanga Marine Energy Group completed hydrodynamic testing of its Passive Pitch Unit for its patented HydroWing technology, which was recently awarded the largest tidal energy project in the UK in Allocation Round 6 of the UK government’s Contracts for Difference scheme and the company is now on course for deploying a 20MW tidal energy project at Morlais in Wales, in addition to other projects around the world.The hydrodynamic testing was conducted at the Kelvin Hydrodynamics Laboratory at the University of Strathclyde in Scotland. “The tests on the passive pitch technology have
Restoring Marine Habitats and Port Decarbonization
to read the full White Paper. References:1.Nature Positive (2024). Nature Positive – A Global Goal for Nature. Retrieved from https://www.naturepositive.org/2.United Nations (2024). United Nations Sustainable Development - Goals and Targets. Retrieved from https://sdgs.un.org/goals3.UK Government (2024). Biodiversity Net Gain. Retrieved from https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/biodiversity-net-gain4.UK Government (2024). Consultation on the Principles of Marine Net Gain. Retrieved from https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/consultation-on-the-principles-of-marine-net-gain/outcome/g
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