Tag: Scotland

Actors of the Scottish seafood industry have told UK environment and food secretary Michael Gove, that more needs to be done in order to protect exports after Brexit. More specifically, they worry about delays of fresh fish being delivered by truck to Europe.

A new marine training centre has been established along the River Clyde, marking the first of its kind in Glasgow to be run by qualified Merchant and Royal Navy marine professionals. Glasgow City Boats offers training courses, delivered by marine professionals. The aim of the centre is to the provide the training that students and marine professionals need.

The Scottish Aberdeen Harbour announced the arrival of a new marine gasoil fuel tank to the Torry Marine Base. The fuel tank was funded by the logistics firm Peterson, reflecting the firm's commitment to the Harbour as the long-term supply hub for the North Sea.

The UK government will support a multi-million pound Aberdeen underwater engineering hub, aiming to assist the oil industry switch into green energy. According to Prime Minister, Theresa May, the initiative aspires to create new jobs and help businesses thrive. The UK wants to help Scotland become a key destination for subsea engineering, an industry that in the UK supports 45,000 jobs and 1,000 companies.

The Scottish Government relaunched the 'Saltire Tidal Energy Challenge Fund' aiming to help commercial deployment of tidal projects. The £10 million fundgoals to enhance and boost the commercial deployment of tidal energy in Scottish waters through driving innovation and reduction in the cost of electricity generated. The Saltire Prize challenge was firstly launched in 2008 to reward wave and tidal energy breakthroughs.

Scotland and New Jersey signed a joint agreement focusing on offshore wind projects, aiming to tackle climate change. They both have set ambitious climate and clean energy targets, recognising the importance of decarbonising the energy sector and in particular the role of offshore wind. The new role focuses on building connections for Scotland in the renewables sector in North America, identifying commercial opportunities in the supply chain and supporting Scottish companies to compete and win business in this emerging market.

Based on IMO's strict sulphur regulations, the shipping industry is looking for ways to take its shipping in a greener and more sustainable path by innovating in the technological fields. As IMO has demanded, the shipping industry's sulphur emissions should not exceed the 0.50% m/m of sulphur, by 2020 unless the ships are equipped with scrubbers or get along with other options available. 

The new research forum 'Blue Carbon Forum', powered by the Scottish Government in partnership with Scottish universities will measure the ability of Scotland’s marine environment to store carbon dioxide and mitigate against the effects of climate change. It aims to identify and map blue carbon resource in Scottish waters over 2018-19.

A new type of Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV) has been successfully tested off the Orkney Isles in northern Scotland during a marine robot demonstration coordinated by the UK National Oceanography Centre (NOC).  The trial seeks to help the Royal Navy better understand how to deploy and operate marine autonomous systems.

Crown Estate Scotland signed its first ever lease option for carbon dioxide storage. The project will be based at the St Fergus Gas Terminal on the Aberdeenshire coast and aims to leverage oil and gas assets to deliver large scale, cost-effective CO2 transport and storage infrastructure in the Central North Sea.