Offshore Renewables

Once the excitement of announcing a major investment in the form of an offshore windfarm has died down, the question that has to be asked is, “Will this create jobs in the…

Keen observers of offshore activity at the Sheringham Shoal Offshore Wind Farm off North Norfolk UK will notice the arrival of two specialist vessels from Van Oord the over the coming weeks.

Anyone who assumes The Crown Estate’s (TCE) role in UK offshore wind is simply allocating areas of seabed to developers and waiting for the rent to roll in, is clearly not aware…

Global Marine Energy Ltd has invested in the refit and development of Cable Enterprise, a barge built specifically for the installation of power cables for offshore wind farms.

The small Channel Island of Alderney has been instrumental in organising an important meeting between members of the British and French governments to discuss the creation of a cable link between the…

Edinburgh based generator company NGenTec has secured a second grant from the UK Government’s Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC).

The UK Department of Energy and Climate Change and energy regulator Ofgem have published a report of interest for the offshore wind energy sector.

London Array Ltd recently hosted the opening ceremony for their eco-friendly operations and maintenance base at Ramsgate UK, to become the long term hub for their offshore windfarm in the outer Thames…

In a new advance for marine renewable energy, the Neptune Proteus tidal stream energy device will supply electricity from this month to The Deep, a visitor attraction and research centre in Hull…

Harnessing the reliable and predictable energy of tidal streams, Bristol UK based Rolls-Royce subsidiary Tidal Generation Limited has surpassed the 200 megawatt hours (MWh) mark of electrical power generated and fed into…

The French Government announced its decision last week to award the Iberdrola-Eole-RES consortium exclusive rights to develop a 500 MW offshore wind project in the area of Saint-Brieuc, off the coast of…

With wind farm support vessels required to voyage to ever more distant offshore sites, the capability to provide an enjoyable transit for the passengers is gaining importance for vessel operators.

The Energy Technologies Institute (ETI) is looking at using Wave Hub, the world’s largest wave energy test site, off the Cornwall UK coast, to test floating offshore wind turbines.

The EU has published a mid-term evaluation of the European Energy Programme for Recovery (EEPR).

The offshore renewables industry is growing fast, at a pace matched only by the growth of the associated paperwork. However, there is a solution that is an alternative to setting up an…

Malta’s Environment and Planning Authority has started a public consultation on a proposed wind turbine project that would see a departure from the more established vision of offshore windfarms.