Offshore Renewables

The Italian energy company Eni recently announced the successful activation of its Inertial Sea Wave Energy Converter (ISWEC).

The MegaRoller project team has completed an advanced custom structure interaction Wave Energy Converter (WEC) model.

Last September, Global OTEC Resources received a £140,000 grant from Marine-i which enabled the company to establish its operation in Cornwall, UK.

Swansea-based wave energy technology developer Marine Power Systems (MPS) has revealed plans to develop floating offshore devices to be used to generate both wind and wave energy.

The Berlin Parliament has opened the way for the creation of a new national offshore wind farm test field off the German Baltic coast, reports Tom Todd.

PSM Instrumentation are part of an innovative floating wind platform project which allows the exploitation of wind potential at sea in depths of more than 40 metres.

Den Helder Airport in the Netherlands will facilitate helicopter flights for the maintenance of the Deutsche Bucht offshore wind farm for Vestas.

New research has identified three areas of innovation that could significantly reduce the development costs of Multi-Use Platforms at Sea (MUPs) to make them more economically attractive.

CTV operators are calling for more transparency around vessel performance as the market seeks to “level the playing field” in offshore wind support, a marine engineering company has said.