Offshore Renewables

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.

Two major players in the world of offshore wind and energy shipping have joined forces to develop a wind turbine foundation installation vessel.

Wales’ first full scale tidal stream energy generator will be deployed in 2012, having secured £6.4m support from the European Regional Development Fund through the Welsh Government.

Hochtief Construction has a new partner for the construction and operation of DP jack-up vessels for offshore wind farm installations.

The Energy Technologies Institute (ETI) has announced that it will invest £25m into an open access, wind turbine drive train test rig seen as crucial for the continued success and further expansion…

When it comes to UK Round 3 wind farms, it may be better to resolve some of the current issues and benefit from economies of scale, rather than relying on scaling up…