Offshore Renewables

In late March, Israel-based energy company Eco Wave Power announced that it had successfully completed the first stage installation of a commercial scale wave energy plant off the coast of Gibraltar.

A recent report by Irelands Marine Renewables Industry Association (MRIA) concludes that marine energy could be mainstream in Europe by 2050 - and supply up to 100 GW of power. It also…

During March, the Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult (OREC) released its second Cost Reduction Monitoring Framework Report (CRMF). Among other things, the report finds that the industry is confident of driving costs below…

Long viewed as quirky but largely irrelevant, airborne wind energy generation technology is enjoying something of a quiet renaissance. So, as an innovative UK-developed device creeps ever nearer to commercialisation, what are…

With over a decade of experience, the UK’s offshore wind programme is building momentum again with progress on Round 2 extensions and impending major construction activity for Round 3, time for an…

According to worldwide data, wave energy presents a bigger resource than tidal power which requires certain niche locations. Further, it has an edge over wind or solar energy as waves can be…