Offshore Renewables

A new combined wind and wave generating project that is aimed at harnessing the enormous power potential of the Atlantic Ocean is planned.

An application for a permit to develop what is termed ‘a clean energy hub’ in the Adriatic Sea off the port of Ravenna has been submitted writes Dag Pike.

In December last year, an international wave energy consortium launched the VALID project, a 5M€ EU-backed initiative focused on the development of a hybrid testing platform for ocean energy.

Two collaborative R&D projects are taking place that aim at better understanding and predicting breaking waves in order to optimise the design of offshore wind turbines.

After securing a private placement of 9 MEUR, wave energy developer CorPower has extended its equity funding to 20.3 MEUR, for commercial scale demonstration.

Siemens Gamesa is partnering with sister company Siemens Energy to develop an offshore wind turbine system that will produce hydrogen for transfer ashore rather than sending the conventional electricity ashore via the…

Danish wind turbine specialist company Vestas is developing a new wind turbine that will be the most powerful currently on offer in this fast developing market writes Dag Pike.

The first and only offshore wind turbine installed in France has set new power generation and capacity factor records, strengthening the emerging offshore floating wind industry.

Two EU-backed projects charged with furthering the development of wave energy systems along the Atlantic seaboard are making strong progress.

A platform to enable hybridization of ocean based renewable energy production by combining wave, wind and PV is now available for project developers around the world.

UK government grant funding has enabled magnetic gear technology firm Magnomatics to work on a project that will de-risk technology required for the manufacture of large generators for offshore wind to the…

CorPower Ocean and OPS Composite Solutions are primed to deliver an ‘industry advancing’ wave energy project after securing close to €500,000 from EEA Grants.

Equinor and Moss Maritime are joining in a unique test to explore the potential of floating offshore solar panels writes Dag Pike.

Crown Estate Scotland has officially opened the application window for ScotWind Leasing, the new offshore wind leasing round for Scottish waters.

Palfinger Marine transition piece cranes will support what will be Scotlands largest offshore wind farm.

Taller turbines will mitigate against bird collisions for two Vattenfall offshore wind farms.

A Milan-based floating wind farm project company has applied with the Port Authority of Cagliari for a 30-year concession to build and operate an export cable connection for a €1.4bn floating wind…

Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) has invested in a company developing a 250MW floating wind project off the coast of Italy.

Development consent has been granted for a major UK offshore wind farm offering an approximate capacity of up to 2,400MW and a boost for the UK’s net zero ambition.