Offshore Renewables

New UK/US research aims to reduce the levelised cost of energy (LCoE) in offshore floating wind by investigating the effects of using wake steering.

A new report analyses the technical opportunities and challenges for the floating offshore wind sector to overcome, as it moves towards commercial scale farms.

Rigorous tests have proved that a tidal power developer’s underwater turbines have the necessary build quality to survive for twenty years in the field.

Nova Innovation and Sabella have recently joined forces to develop tidal energy projects in French and UK waters.

A Spanish developer has secured a multi-million euro grant through the European Innovation Council (EIC) Accelerator programme to launch its first commercial floating wind project.

Jan De Nul Group has finished installing a total of 72 wind turbines of 8.4MW each on behalf of Vattenfall Denmark at Kriegers Flak offshore wind farm.

More than 200GW of new offshore wind projects have been announced since the beginning of 2020.

We’re all onboard with the increasing carbon reduction benefits of moving to ever larger and more efficient offshore wind turbines, but what do we do with the thousands of scrap blades?

A new floating offshore wind real-time, remote monitoring solution minimises in-person inspections.

Eight floating wind technology projects have the potential to reduce the cost of building and operating floating offshore wind farms.

Moray Offshore Windfarm (East) Ltd, which is still under construction, has commenced exporting power to the UK National Grid.

Scottish Enterprise has appointed global energy consultancy Xodus Group to the role of Offshore Wind Cluster Builder to develop and grow the offshore wind supply chain across Scotland.

A European Regional Development Fund backed project has agreed to support a pioneering approach to using space data to support the development of renewable energy sites.

The UK’s largest offshore decarbonisation development has been proposed to rapidly cut emissions.

Perpetuus Tidal Energy Centre (PTEC) has signed an agreement with the developer of the world’s most powerful tidal turbine to bring the Isle of Wight a step closer to producing tidal energy.

Deep water wind power developer Hexicon has purchased the Wave Hub test site from Cornwall Council, UK.

An offshore wind crew transfer vessel has achieved an immediate 28% reduction in CO2 emissions during transit and first days of operation.

SolarDuck, a Dutch renewable energy start-up, has launched its first floating solar energy project which has been installed at a site at Ijzendoorn on the River Rhine.