Thursday, 21 November 2024

Focus on Marine

The city of Newport is seen from the Pacific Ocean near the wave energy test site in Newport, Ore., Friday, Aug. 23, 2024. The coastal waters of Oregon are shaping up to be key for advances in two forms of renewable energy: wave power and wind turbines that float. (AP Photo/Craig Mitchelldyer)
ElectricityMarineRegulationsWind

Climate solutions: Two kinds of ocean energy inch forward off the Oregon coast

The coastal waters of Oregon are shaping up to be key for advances in two forms of renewable energy: wave power and wind...

A large tidal power turbine built for Nova Scotia Power is shown in Dartmouth, N.S. on Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2009. The company Occurrent, which developed a separate test project, has recently become the latest in a series of failed efforts to harness the Bay of Fundy's tides. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaugh
BusinessIndustryInfrastructureMarineNewsUtilities

Energy firm Occurrent bidding to produce power from Canada’s Fundy tides files for bankruptcy

Another company, Occurrent, has filed for insolvency after failing to develop tidal power in the Bay of Fundy, raising concerns.

AnalysisEconomyElectricityGeothermalHydropowerInfrastructureMarinePoliticsRegulationsReportsSolarStorageTransmissionWind

Post moratorium: Alberta’s clean energy sector faces uncertain path

Alberta's renewable energy moratorium has led to significant project cancellations, stalling progress and creating uncertainty.

EnvironmentMarineNews

Activists watch for potential impact on environment as Key Bridge cleanup unfolds

Authorities removing twisted wreckage from the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge are deploying nearly a mile's worth of barriers, testing samples...

Liquefied Natural GasMarineNews

LNG jetty in Delta gets environmental assessment certificate

DELTA, B.C. — British Columbia’s Environment Ministry says a marine jetty project in the city of Delta to facilitate liquefied natural gas exports...

Carbon ManagementEmissionsMarineNewsOilTransport

Shipping industry faces fuel dilemma in bid to cut emissions

By Georgina McCartney HOUSTON (Reuters) – The shipping industry is under increasing pressure to decarbonize, but unclear regulatory guidelines, including around what sorts...

EnvironmentMarineNewsPolitics

Maritime body approves new protections for shipping in Canadian Arctic

The international body that regulates shipping is approving new environmental protections for the Canadian Arctic. The International Maritime Organization says it will tighten...

BiodiversityClimateMarineNews

Adagio in sea: Coral larvae ‘settle near sounds of healthy reefs’

Audio recordings of healthy reefs – an underwater chorus of fish songs and crackles from snapping shrimp – may help efforts to restore...

ClimateEnvironmentMarineNewsResiliency

Colombia’s Caribbean jewel slowly sinking as sea waters rise

A skeleton lies exposed to the elements as turquoise Caribbean waters lap the shores near a shattered tomb – a grisly reminder that...

MarineNewsWind

Spain starts consultation on new offshore wind rules

MADRID (Reuters) – Spain has opened a public consultation on a new set of rules for offshore wind energy production, laying the groundwork...

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