Offshore Renewables

The concept of a floating structure that can generate power from both wind and wave energy has moved a step closer with progress on the Katanes Wind Wave project reports Dag Pike.

Long active in the manufacture of wind turbine components,  Fassmer in north Germany has now set up a service subsidiary to handle both the production and the repair and maintenance of those…

Renewables developer SINN Power has signed an agreement with a local aquaculture firm to begin the company’s first commercial wave energy project in Cape Verde.

A leading Norwegian manufacturer of steam and heat energy systems, Parat Halvorsen AS, is preparing to promote its innovative high-voltage electrode boiler technology in Scotland, as the country ramps up its supply…

The second phase of an international collaborative research project designed to improve the reliability of wave and tidal energy converters is underway.

A generator rotation tool (GRT) from MacArtney will help create efficient solutions for long-term storage of wind turbine nacelles and helps ensure max lifespan of turbines.

Three renewable energy developers have been shortlisted for the EU-funded FORESEA programme which aims to help which bring offshore renewable energy technologies to market.

Scour Prevention Systems, Ltd has been granted a full US patent for its Scour Prevention Mattresses (SPM) which protects offshore structures, cables and pipelines from scour.

Erecting a wind farm in shallow waters has provided a challenge because conventional methods could not be used. The water was too shallow for the dedicated offshore wind farm vessels and too…