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Green hydrogen to decarbonise Kirkwall Airport

28 January 2021

Pericsope partner the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) is collaborating with Highlands and Islands Airports Limited (HIAL) to decarbonise heat and power at Kirkwall Airport through green hydroge…

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EMEC to fuel ZeroAvia's 19-seat hydrogen-electric aircraft ambition

04 January 2021

Periscope partner the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) has strengthened its partnership with ZeroAvia through the launch of the HyFlyer II project. EMEC will supply green hydrogen for the 19-seat…

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North Sea offshore wind vessels decarbonisation roadmap to be developed ahead of COP26

18 December 2020

The UK government has chosen Periscope partner, the Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult, together with the Workboat Association (WA), to develop a Technology Roadmap, outlining a route …

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Final issue of the 2020 Periscope Newsletter

17 December 2020

The third and final issue of the blue growth innovation newsletter is available .

Check out our Market Opportunity reports, spotlight feature, latest news from around the North Sea, events …

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Subsea cable tracking – EMEC is the end-user

16 December 2020

The UK’s National Oceanography Centre is leading a project to increase the operational efficiency of the generation of offshore renewable energy by tackling submarine cable failure management.

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Circular Economy for the Wind Sector (CEWS)

16 December 2020

With an average lifespan of 20-25 years, many of the world’s wind turbines installed during the 1990s and early 2000s, are now reaching the end of their life expectancy. This raises the question of …

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Periscope inputs to report on “Accelerating Energy Innovation for the Blue Economy”

14 December 2020

Periscope partner EMEC provided insight for the new report from The Economist Intelligence Unit, entitled . This report examines the …

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ORE Catapult to Advance Next Generation Blade Manufacture

11 December 2020

Periscope partner, the Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult has outlined its ambition to boost the wind turbine blade designs of the future with investment in a state-of-the-art prototype blade m…

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Future Drone Applications in Maritime and Offshore Industries

08 December 2020

On 23 November 2020, the Periscope Network hosted the first drone day workshop in cooperation with Aarhus University and the maritime cluster of the Netherlands, (Nederland Maritiem Land, NML). The …

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Hydrogen – a promising market opportunity for the North Sea

04 December 2020

South Norway European Office, project lead of the Periscope Network, hosted a lively webinar on opportunities in the hydrogen economy around the North Sea on 4 December. There was participation from …

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