Offshore Renewables

“Usually, the big vision is there but the technology is lagging, but here it is the paperwork,” Nick Medic of RenewableUK recently told the UKs House of Lords Select Committee on EU…

French company, Open Ocean SAS and Orkney, UK-based Aquatera Ltd. have committed to working together to support the acceleration of marine renewable energy developments in France. This alliance aims to provide a…

Spanish tidal turbine company Magallanes has successfully deployed its floating turbine at the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC), supported by the EU-funded Marinet project. The 1:10 scale ‘ATIR’ prototype was installed on…

Renewable energy has become Scotland’s main source of power, new independent figures have revealed. Records from the first half of 2014, the most recent period for which data is available, show renewables…

Work has started on extending Vattenfall’s Kentish Flats windfarm in the Thames estuary in a project that will see a 50% increase in capacity.

Development of large custom built offshore wind turbines has taken a step forward with MHI Vestas’ 8MW prototype turbine breaking the world record for wind energy production in a 24 hour period.

Offshore wind turbine foundation designer Norwegian Seatower, along with partners including MT Højgaard and French Eiffage TP are installing a new generation concrete gravity base off Fécamp in France.

The directors of Pelamis regret to announce that they have been unable to secure the additional funding required for further development of the company’s wave energy technology. As a result of this…

Sustainable Marine Energy (SME) has successfully completed its first round of sea trials in the UK with its tidal energy platform, PLAT-O. The tidal energy industry has struggled with high costs for…