Offshore Renewables

The UKs first ever wave farm is expected to start supplying electricity to the national grid by 2018, thanks to substantial European funding.

German tidal turbine company Schottel Hydro and Scottish marine energy deployment expert Aquaterra have proved their enthusiasm in furthering the development of tidal power at all levels by assisting in a project…

UK marine instrument supplier Planet Ocean has provided a number of self-contained power and telemetry systems to the offshore wind sector utilising the RADAC “WaveGuide” radar wave and tide sensor.

Everybody these days is familiar with windfarm support... or are they? Stevie Knight talked to Seacat Services about the sometimes harsh realities of CTV operations.

HydroQuest and CMN (Constructions Mécaniques de Normandie) are set to launch an innovate demonstration project for the tidal energy sector.

The 26m Typhoon Class SWATH ordered by UK-based Renewable Energy Support Ltd (RES Ltd) has been successfully delivered to operators Maritime Craft Services (Clyde) Ltd (MCS) after completing final sea trials.

A new radar system has been installed to help build up a picture of the complex flow patterns of wind through an offshore wind farm. DONG Energy and SmartWind Technologies have announced…

Mainstay Marine Solutions, the British designer, builder and maintainer of workboats and marine energy devices, has won a contract to build a new energy device for a £5.8m scheme in South Wales.

Spain’s Oceantec Energy­as Marinas and CDA Bilbao Co. working with a team from the UK-based University of Exeter have successfully completed the final part of the commissioning of the Oceantec Marmok-A-5 wave…

RenewableUK says the UK Governments planned next round of competitive auctions to support offshore wind will provide a boost for British industry, but there is less certainty if Scottish renewables and other…