Offshore Renewables

Investor appetite for renewable energy infrastructure remains robust, despite the triple shock of COVID-19, the oil price war and 2019’s unseasonably warm winter in Northern Europe on electricity pricing.

Ten solar and wind organisations have launched a joint initiative highlighting the role of renewable hydrogen in decarbonising Europes economy, aligned with the European Green Deal.

The currently de-facto use of rope-based descent (RBD) systems for emergency evacuation in the wind energy sector could be up for debate.

Siemens Gamesa’s new 15MW wind turbine unit could transform wind farm developments writes Dag Pike.

Major technology testing has successfully carried out for a Belgian offshore wind project.

A German offshore wind vessel operator has explained how its Service Operation Vessels are continuing to operate and provide a key service during challenging times.

A joint venture between the French oil and gas giant Total and Simply Blue Energy is planning to establish what will be the first wind farm in the Celtic Sea to the…

A company with expertise in wave modelling and remote sensing data has secured a contract for the provision of a global metocean database.

Swedish energy group Vattenfall says in its new supply chain report that more businesses can supply new generation offshore wind projects if procurement is approached differently.

Europe still leads the world in tidal energy installations, and European tidal stream projects generated 50% more electricity in 2019 than the year before, according to new statistics.

Scottish based tidal energy developer Orbital Marine Power has signed up to a second berth at the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) in Orkney, Scotland.

Global wave and tidal stream energy production has risen tenfold over the last decade, reflecting global efforts to identify commercialisation pathways for ocean energy technologies, according to a new report.

A global energy giant has entered the floating offshore wind sector by investing in a UK project.

A new report supports offshore wind development as a tool to decarbonise the power sector and enable the UK government to meet its goal of net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.

German authorities have begun the offshore practical testing in the German Bight of an advanced LIDAR-equipped mobile measurement and data collection buoy, writes Tom Todd.

RWE Renewables and Saitec Offshore Technologies have joined forces to test new ways to affordably install and operate offshore wind farms in deep waters.

GB£7.5m funding has been awarded for the second phase of a new renewable hydrogen project as part of the UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) Hydrogen Supply Competition.