Offshore Renewables

It’s not often that ‘Maritime Journal’ gets to comment on such world news as US presidential candidates, but Scottish offshore wind made the international headlines today, due to Donald Trump, the leading…

Belgian wave energy developer Laminaria has signed up for a position at EMEC’s grid-connected wave test site at Billia Croo, off the west coast of Orkney, UK.

Five companies based at locations in Ireland, France and the UK have announced plans to collaborate on an innovative project to help limit the risks faced by developers of tidal and wave…

Swedish wave energy company CorPower Ocean has successfully completed a €6.5m funding round for the further development and testing of its novel wave energy converters.

Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC) is scaling up. This summer, the largest power plant to date was connected to the grid at Big Island of Hawaii, producing 100 kilowatts.

For the offshore industries, thunderstorms can play a significant part in disrupting operations. A new thunderstorm detector from UK meteorological instrument manufacturer Biral is claimed to be able to provide early warning…

Eco Wave Power (EWP) is an Israeli company that has developed a unique form of electricity generation using wave power. Rather than have a wave generator moored in the open ocean where…

Belgian windfarm concession holder Rentel NV has chosen Siemens NV as its preferred bidder for the supply and installation of 42 of its offshore wind turbines, also involving a 15-year maintenance agreement.