Offshore Renewables

An innovative marine energy device is being developed by an independent rigging firm thanks to expert support from a project part funded by the European Regional Development Fund.

Polish waters are to see four new wind farms with a substantial 10.3GW output, coming from “up to 1,000 turbines”, Jakub Budzynski of the Polish Offshore Wind Energy Society told MJ: those…

The first WindFloat Atlantic unit, complete with its turbine fully erected, has been installed at sea in a location 10 miles off the coast of Viana do Castelo in Portugal writes Dag…

Poland aspires to become one of the biggest centres in Europe for offshore wind, turbo-charging billions of Euros of investment, a recent thought leadership event has heard.

A new campaign and petition aim to encourage the UK government to invest in tidal stream energy to help achieve zero emissions by 2050.

A recently launched innovation competition has highlighted a £32bn opportunity for the global floating offshore wind market.

A Scotland-based tidal power developer has applied to develop a tidal energy array in Petit Passage, in the Bay of Fundy area of Nova Scotia.

Floating in-stream tidal energy technology will be used to deliver up to 9MW of tidal energy to the Nova Scotia grid in Canada

The European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) has entered an agreement to continue to support the development of the Korea Research Institute of Ships and Ocean Engineering - Wave Energy Test Site (KRISO-WETS)…

High voltage engineering specialist, EDS HV Group (EDS), has completed testing, jointing and terminations for ELIA’s modular offshore grid (MOG), the first ever offshore grid connection project in the Belgian waters of…

Wind farm major Ørsted is backing a new system that promises to provide a safer and more efficient method of transferring technicians onto the turbine tower writes Dag Pike.

A French floating wind foundation developer has conducted an in-depth review of potential sites for the US manufacture of its concrete floaters.

The UK has further cemented its place as the leading country for economical offshore wind projects thanks to record low strike prices at the Contracts for Difference Round 3 auction.

A monumental offshore wind announcement in the UK has opened up the opportunity for at least 7GW of new clean energy.

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.

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…