Offshore Renewables

A new project aims to demonstrate the impact of sensing and remote monitoring in the optimisation of the design, the increase of the performance and the reduction of maintenance costs of critical…

Europe installed 3.6GW of new offshore wind capacity in 2019, a new record in annual installations.

A special sling connector can take the human element out of the handling, transport and installation of monopiles writes Dag Pike.

The INNTERESTING project will develop innovative virtual and hybrid testing methods for prototype validation of pitch bearing and gearbox components.Coordinated by the Technological Research Centre IKERLAN, the INNTERESTING project has a budget…

Van Oord has partnered with an Estonian developer to develop an offshore wind farm in the country.

An Irish renewables company has completed the deployment and testing of its 60kW (DPR60) turbine which will convert kinetic energy within rivers, estuaries and tidal flows into clean, predictable electrical power.

An international energy consultancy has expanded its renewables capabilities with the addition of a new wind analysis team.

A new European tidal energy joint venture (JV) aims to provide an end to end service for developers and customers.

Participants in a project which aims to continue to promote the collaborative research and development of technologies and solutions for the foundations, towers and auxiliary systems of high-power offshore wind turbines have…

Combined wind, wave and solar arrays will transform the marine renewable energy market driving ‘higher capacity’ and ‘seasonally consistent’ energy generation, delegates at a conference have been told.

A UK-based tidal energy company has been given the go-ahead for a major Canadian project in Nova Scotia.

A medium scale prototype of a new floating wind concept is scheduled to start sea trials off the Spanish coast early in 2020 in order to validate the concept writes Dag Pike.

A ‘wish list’ for closer and earlier working between the smallest and biggest businesses in the offshore wind supply chain to ensure better procurement will be shared across the industry by an…

A new distribution deal has been signed in response to rising demand for Drops prevention solutions from the European offshore wind market.

EEW Group has contracted Hutchinson Engineering for the fabrication and onsite assembly of 30 suspended internal platforms (SIPs) for Hornsea Two offshore wind farm, located 55 miles off the UK coast in…

A Norwegian floating offshore wind project to meet the power demands of offshore oil fields will be an industry first.

A new thunderstorm and lightning detection system designed to make offshore wind farms safer will be tested in Scotland.

Two key deliverables have been announced for an €8m project which aims to develop and test a software suite of advanced design tools for tidal and wave systems.

A tidal energy company aims to fast-track tidal energy technology and accelerate growth across Europe and North America with a new investment opportunity.