Offshore Renewables

Harwich UK based A J Woods Engineering Ltd is launching a new ‘sea ambulance’/rescue service for offshore wind farms, starting at the Greater Gabbard project located 23km off the Suffolk coast.

The latest offshore wind statistics, released last week by the European Wind Energy Association (EWEA), confirm that the United Kingdom is the European and world sector leader with 1,341 megawatts (MW) installed.

International renewable energy consultancy, Natural Power, has been appointed as the environmental impact assessment (EIA) coordinators for the offshore elements of the Narec Offshore Wind Demonstrator Scheme after a competitive tendering exercise…

Following a recent announcement by EON-UK, Pelamis wave power looks set to become an increasingly important renewable energy source.

UK wind energy services company Gaoh Offshore has signed of a Letter of Intent covering the design development and construction of their multi-purpose wind farm development vessel, the Deepwater Installer.

Wave Hub, the pioneering marine energy project in Cornwall, has welcomed a pledge from UK Energy and Climate Change Minister Greg Barker to support the creation of a marine energy park in…

Siemens and Associated British Ports have signed a Memorandum of Understanding in connection with ABP’s proposed Green Port Hull development at Alexandra Dock.

Anglo-Dutch company Offshore Ship Designers has launched a new offshore wind farm maintenance vessel concept.

As the size of offshore wind farms gets steadily larger and their location pushes further out to sea, their support vessels have had to respond to the changes.

ABP Marine Environmental Research Ltd (ABPmer), which provides specialist support to the marine renewables sector, has developed a model which offers a detailed description of the hydrodynamic regime across the Western Isles…

International classification society Bureau Veritas has issued guidelines for the Classification and Certification of Floating Offshore Wind Turbines.

France is the fourth largest wind energy market in Europe, but, perhaps surprisingly, up until now none of its installed capacity has been located offshore.

Classification society Det Norske Veritas (DNV) has produced the world’s first class rules which aim to establish uniform standards for the burgeoning fleet of service vessels within the offshore wind farm industry.

Mumbai based multinational conglomerate Tata Group has become the latest major company to tap into the growing UK offshore wind energy market with plans to invest £1.3m in a processing and distribution…

UK based diving and submarine cable contractor Falmouth Divers Ltd is celebrating its first 10 years in the offshore wind sector.

Sietas is to be the first German shipyard to develop and build a jack-up vessel used for offshore wind farm installation.

The Port of Hull could be destined to become the UK’s capital for renewable energy if plans unveiled last Friday to attract major wind turbine manufacturers to the city are successful.

A report from the UK Energy Research Centre investigating the ‘dramatic’ rise in the cost of offshore wind farms in the UK over the last five years has lifted the lid on…

New research released by energy business analysts Douglas-Westwood reveals the world offshore wind market will see expenditure of $60.7bn over the next five years.

PD Ports is one of the major companies driving Teesside UK’s ambition to become a centre of excellence for the European wind energy sector.