offshore wind power News
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Shocking study on California`s IIPP, offshore wind power initiaitves and more on EHS This Week
In this episode of EHS This Week, Kristy and I discuss the top stories from the world of environment, health and safety news for the past seven days, including: A revealing study on California's injury and illness prevention program, the model for OSHA's upcoming I2P2. The State's delayed movement on offshore wind power. The GOPs push to kill a climate rule for new power plants, and more. ...
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Workplace deaths up in one outlying state, OSHA launches new wind safety team, and lots more on EHS This Week
On this week's edition of EHS This Week we've got the week's top stories in environment, health and safety news: Though U.S. workplace fatalities down, one state belies that trend. Find out which. OSHA is fired-up about safety in the wind energy industry. Learn what they've done. A new report builds the economic case for offshore wind power. Remember to write us with your suggestions, ...
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Marine environment adequately covered despite complex legislation
More than 200 pieces of English and EU-wide marine environmental legislation have been analysed in a recent review. While complex, the legislation adequately covered all areas of the marine environment, the authors conclude. However, there is opportunity to remove overlap and conflicts between different legislation and improve cross-border co-operation. The world’s oceans are under threat ...
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2011 Platts Global Energy Awards Spotlight Green Energy and Sustainability Efforts
"Green" was the predominant color as the 2011 Platts Global Energy Awards were presented to 21 companies and industry leaders at a gala dinner in New York last night. Clean energy and sustainability themes prevailed in the entries for this year's awards, not only setting the criteria for honors in energy efficiency and technology categories, but also gaining points for companies vying for ...
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Siemens demonstrates the next generation of digital technologies at The Water Tower
Siemens proudly announces its expanded support of The Water Tower by becoming a sustaining partner. This is an extension of its founding member partnership, which helped shape the Gwinnett County, Georgia-based water innovation center. As a sustaining partner, Siemens will sponsor The Water Tower’s Control Center, a state-of-the-art learning and demonstration center for automation and ...
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Role of the EU Industry to lead the green economy
When I was approached to give my patronage to the Industrial GreenTec Fair, I was of course honoured and immediately agreed. First of all I saw it as an opportunity to highlight the contribution of environmental protection to industrial development. But then I also realised that I should also draw attention to the enormous opportunity that EU industry has to play the role of the global leader in ...
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Siemens presents new version of Braumat process control system
New version 8.0 facilitates integration of Simatic S7-1500 controller as well as mixed operation with Simatic S7-400 controller Improved production and batch transparency with new MES reporting options Enhanced safety concept with new functions Lean Edition for micro breweries and craft brewers Siemens is presenting a new version of the Braumat brewery process control system at the ...
By Siemens AG
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US$123m in grants will fund new research facilities
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) last week announced grants totaling more than $123 million to 11 universities and a non-profit research organization to provide cost-shared support for the construction of new scientific research facilities. With ultimate research targets ranging from off-shore wind power and coral reef ecology to quantum physics and nanotechnology, the ...
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IEG: Ministers Costa and Di Maio at inauguration of the digital editions of Ecomondo and Key Energy
The opening was held this morning of the digital edition of the two Italian Exhibition Group expos, major reference points for the circular economy and renewable energies. Four hundred companies will be on the online platform until 15th November sharing green technological excellence. IEG President Lorenzo Cagnoni, ”Thanks go to the entrepreneurs who accepted this opportunity” ...
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Xylem Analytics portfolio expanded with Tideland acquisition
Xylem Inc. (NYSE: XYL), a leading global water technology company dedicated to solving the world’s most challenging water issues, has acquired Tideland Signal Corporation, a privately owned company specializing in analytics solutions in the coastal and ocean management sectors. News of the acquisition was shared in the Company’s 4th quarter earnings announcement. Headquartered in ...
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Xylem Analytics Portfolio Expanded With Tideland Acquisition
Beverly, MA – (February 4, 2016) – Xylem Inc. (NYSE: XYL), a leading global water technology company dedicated to solving the world’s most challenging water issues, has acquired Tideland Signal Corporation, a privately owned company specializing in analytics solutions in the coastal and ocean management sectors. News of the acquisition was shared in the Company’s 4th ...
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Salazar announcement shows new approach to offshore energy at Department of Interior
US Department of Interior Secretary Salazar announced this week that he is going to take a thorough review of the five-year OCS oil and gas leasing program that was announced in the final days of the Bush administration. Following is a statement by Wesley Warren, director of programs for the Natural Resources Defense Council: “There’s a new way of doing business at the Department of Interior ...
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Universal Foundation put through its paces across major UK Round 3 project sites as part of OWA project
The next generation offshore wind foundation from Universal Foundation – a Fred. Olsen related company - has recently completed a trial installation campaign across three major offshore wind sites in the UK North Sea, as part of the Carbon Trust’s Offshore Wind Accelerator (OWA) programme. The project was managed by Statoil and delivered by Universal Foundation, in partnership with ...
By Carbon Trust
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