Offshore Renewables

Edinburgh based Pelamis Wave Power (PWP) has won an order from UK renewable energy generator E.on for the next generation Pelamis Wave Energy Converter, known as the P-2.

Some 80% of the greenhouse gas emissions in Europe still come from the energy sector, warns a report from the European Environment Agency (EEA) released recently.

Bristol UK based tidal energy company Marine Current Turbines Ltd (MCT) confirmed last month that it intends to apply for a lease from the Crown Estate to deploy its tidal technology in…

The UK Government gave planning approval earlier this month for theworlds first large scale wave farm off the coast of Cornwall in South WestEngland.

REDS Ltd (Reach Engineering & Diving Services Ltd) have thissummer taken their first steps into the offshore renewable energy sector. In lateJune the Midlands UK based company were contracted to carry out…

The 25 turbine Burbo Bank Offshore Windfarm was completedthis summer on behalf of the Danish Company Dong Energy, culminating a hecticbut successful installation period.

A landmark agreement has been reached between the UK Government and industry which aims to remove aviation and radar barriers to the major expansion of wind energy that has been outlined by…

The challenge of generating increasing amounts of clean and sustainable energy is leading energy producers to investigate building bigger offshore wind farms in deeper waters. A major technical challenge is installing the…

French power group EDF is planning build three to six turbines along the northern coast of Brittany to produce electricity from the energy in tidal currents.