Offshore Renewables

Kongsberg Maritime Ltd in the UK has been awarded a contract with wave energy technology provider Aquamarine Power to carry out underwater noise assessments relating to its Oyster wave energy device.

Rolls-Royce has achieved a milestone in the deployment of tidal energy technology with confirmation that its prototype tidal turbine has fed over 100 megawatt hours of electrical power into the national grid.

A&P Tyne is part of a newly launched North East UK ‘Super Group’ formed to inform global business about how the region’s deep talent pool is positioned in a clear growth area…

With the wind farm industry eyeing the first examples of the crop of newbuilding turbine installation vessels being delivered, other interesting design concepts are also emerging.

Scotland’s marine energy industry was the focus of the Governments Energy and Climate Change Select Committee (ECCC)s investigation into wave and tidal renewable energy on Tuesday this week.

Wind farm developer E.ON Climate and Renewables UK has provided an update on progress with their proposed Round 3 wind farm off the UK south coast.

With the advancement of ground breaking innovation in the renewable marine energy industry, the Cromarty Firth Port Authority has had the opportunity to demonstrate that everything is possible.

Neptune Renewable Energy Ltd has been given UK parliamentary approval for the deployment of its tidal stream power device.

The UK’s Carbon Trust has announced a shortlist of 13 concepts for optimising the maintenance of offshore wind farms, increasing turbine availability and thus cost competitiveness for the sector.

Global interest in Tidal Energy is growing and demonstration tidal projects are already producing energy in Europe, America and Asia.

Wind turbine manufacturer Vestas has begun a consultation process to turn ambitious plans to manufacture its next generation offshore wind turbine at the UK port of Sheerness into a reality.

Spain based energy company IBERDROLA has begun the process to install its first offshore wind farm in Germany, the Wikinger, to be located off the German coast in the Baltic.

Britains Gael Force Group, has launched its innovative SeaLimpet floating gravity based mooring device for the subsea and renewables sectors.

UK marine engineering company Houlder has made the first sale of its award winning Turbine Access System (TAS).

German wind turbine producer REpower Systems SE has placed an order with Palfinger Wind for 48 PSM 400 platform cranes, furthering a successful cooperation which dates to 2003.

A collaboration agreement between two well established marine companies has revealed the latest concept in the fast developing wind turbine installation vessel market.

Dutch barge supplier Jack-Up Barge has signed a multi-year charter agreement with the German BARD Group for Jack-Up Barges self elevating platforms JB-115 and JB-117 in a contract valued at over €100m.

To mark Global Wind Day, London Array recently gave an update on progress at their windfarm in the Thames estuary.

A new report published in the peer-reviewed journal ‘Environmental Research Letters’ has suggested that offshore wind farms may be beneficial to marine life ecosystems in the long term.

Jumbo Shipping has successfully transported 51 monopiles from EEWs manufacturing plant in Rostock, Germany to Barrow in Furness in the UK.