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Milford Haven Environmental Surveillance Group
11 September 2020
Milford Haven Waterway Environmental Surveillance Group is a long-running and successful collaborative group of industry, statutory authorities and others with an interest in the environmental quality of the Waterway.
Milford Haven's Decarbonisation Programme
11 September 2020
The Port of Milford Haven is the UK’s largest energy port and the Port recognises the contribution made by anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions to global climate change. Aiming to reduce its emissions and respond to the need to decarbonise the economy the port has invested heavily in on-site renewable energy generation.
Peel Ports Clydeport: Re-using Dredged Material
11 September 2020
Peel Ports Clydeport undertakes regular maintenance dredging on the River Clyde and has been investigating opportunities for the beneficial re-use of dredged material. This follows the success of a similar project in Liverpool Bay which received a PIANC Working with Nature Award in 2018.
Blyth's Energy Central
11 September 2020
Port of Blyth is a key partner in the Energy Central initiative in Blyth that aims to attract world leading offshore renewable energy companies to the region through the provision of leading port services, world class testing facilities and public sector assistance in relation to development opportunities and incentives.
Boat Wash Down Guidance
11 September 2020
As a significant landowner and harbour authority, Cornwall Council have an adopted ‘Sustainable Strategy for Local Authority Ports and Harbours in Cornwall’ which outlines support for environmental stewardship in its widest sense, while balancing this with prosperity of the harbours and safety for all users.
Plastic Free Waterfront: Plymouth
11 September 2020
Cattewater Harbour Commissioners has been awarded ‘Plastic Free Approved Status’.
Peterhead's Ambitious Targets
11 September 2020
Peterhead’s 2020 vision sets out ambitious environment targets to reduce energy usage and waste.
Orkney: UK's first intermediate voltage shore power connection
11 September 2020
Orkney Islands Council have unveiled a project to supply locally produced ‘green’ electrical power to the MV Hamnavoe NorthLink ferry while docked in Stromness. It is believed to be the first large commercial ship shore connection in the UK and is just one element of an overarching low carbon travel and transport project.
Envirocentre in the Cromarty Firth
11 September 2020
The proposed East Quay development is adjacent to the Moray Firth Special Area of Conservation, which is designated for bottlenose dolphins. The dolphins that utilise the SAC are the only known resident population of bottlenose dolphins in the North Sea.
Solar Panels and Energy Efficiency at Falmouth Harbour
11 September 2020
Falmouth Harbour Commissioners have recently installed an array of 28 PV panels on their workshop roof. It is estimated the panels will produce 7280kWh per year. This has the potentially to save an estimated £30,000 in electricity bills over the next 20 years.