Offshore Renewables

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

The European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) and Enel Green Power SpA (EGP) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the aim to encourage knowledge sharing in marine energy technology development and…

6th September 2019

Memorandum of Understanding on marine energy

6th September 2019

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

A programme which aims to reduce consenting risk, project maturation time, cost and the environmental impact of existing and future offshore wind farms has entered its second stage.

30th August 2019

Offshore wind project enters stage two

30th August 2019

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

A high voltage engineering specialist has carried out an innovative cable testing campaign at a Danish offshore wind farm that is a first for the offshore wind industry.

29th August 2019

Cable testing keeps wind farm running

29th August 2019

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

A UK-based company has been providing specialist unexploded ordnance (UXO) risk management support for the Triton Knoll offshore wind farm.

28th August 2019

UXO support for wind farm

28th August 2019

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

After a number of challenges were overcome, including some extreme weather conditions, the pendulum was set swinging and measured power was produced. Simple in design, the AMOG WEC is tuned to maximise…

28th August 2019

Tuned mass damper WEC undergoes testing

28th August 2019

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

A company with many years’ experience in the offshore oil and gas sector is developing an innovative new technology for deep water turbine towers writes Dag Pike.

28th August 2019

Self-installed floater for offshore wind

28th August 2019

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

A laser scanning company has been awarded funding for the development of mooring chain laser inspection that could help reduce the cost of floating wind writes Dag Pike.

28th August 2019

Mooring chain laser inspection

28th August 2019

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

A UK-based offshore energy support vessel operator has signed a long-term deal to support the construction phase of Triton Knoll offshore wind farm.

28th August 2019

Offshore vessel support contract: Triton Knoll

28th August 2019

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

A US wind energy company has completed two offshore flights of its in-development energy kite over the North Sea as demand for renewable energy rises.

23rd August 2019

Offshore energy kite project progresses

23rd August 2019

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

The fourth call for the EU-funded MaRINET2 project opened from mid August and will remain open until until 30 September.

16th August 2019

4th call for MaRINET2

16th August 2019

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

A Finnish wave energy developer has received US patent approval for its technology opening up potential for further worldwide patents.

16th August 2019

IP protection for wave energy device

16th August 2019

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

Italian cable giant Prysmian has been awarded a project by Vattenfall to provide the submarine inter–array cable systems for the Hollandse Kust Zuid III and IV offshore wind farms in The Netherlands.

13th August 2019

Inter-array cabling contract

13th August 2019

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

A multi million pound contract has been signed for the construction of what is set to be the world’s most powerful tidal turbine.

13th August 2019

Construction starting on 2MW tidal turbine

13th August 2019

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

An Austrian crane specialist will deliver 81 cranes for the Taiwanese wpd’s Yunlin Offshore Wind Farm.

8th August 2019

Turbine transition piece crane order

8th August 2019

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

LOC Longitude has opened a new office in Newcastle, its fourth UK office and seventh globally

8th August 2019

Renewables focus prompts new office

8th August 2019

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

A new Power Take Off technology has successfully completed subsea testing at Babcock’s Rosyth Site in Scotland.

8th August 2019

PTO technology to reduce costs of tidal power

8th August 2019

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

A new offshore wind resource is being championed for its safety recommendations for wind farm owners and operators grappling with the risks posed by dropped objects.

2nd August 2019

Dropped objects risk tackled

2nd August 2019

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

Despite a stream of other business at this summer’s Seawork, “there were only one or two crew transfer vessels on the quay”.

31st July 2019

Shifting supply and demand balance for CTVs

31st July 2019

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

Predicting the future of wind turbine installation jack-ups isn’t easy, and over-simplistic guesses may be looking in the wrong direction, writes Stevie Knight.

31st July 2019

Nailing turbine installation’s sweet spot

31st July 2019

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

A new task force which will help to increase the number of skilled people working in the UK’s world-leading offshore wind industry held its first meeting in July.

24th July 2019

Offshore wind skills taskforce

24th July 2019