Offshore Renewables

In late March, Israel-based energy company Eco Wave Power announced that it had successfully completed the first stage installation of a commercial scale wave energy plant off the coast of Gibraltar.

A recent report by Irelands Marine Renewables Industry Association (MRIA) concludes that marine energy could be mainstream in Europe by 2050 - and supply up to 100 GW of power. It also…

During March, the Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult (OREC) released its second Cost Reduction Monitoring Framework Report (CRMF). Among other things, the report finds that the industry is confident of driving costs below…

Long viewed as quirky but largely irrelevant, airborne wind energy generation technology is enjoying something of a quiet renaissance. So, as an innovative UK-developed device creeps ever nearer to commercialisation, what are…

With over a decade of experience, the UK’s offshore wind programme is building momentum again with progress on Round 2 extensions and impending major construction activity for Round 3, time for an…

According to worldwide data, wave energy presents a bigger resource than tidal power which requires certain niche locations. Further, it has an edge over wind or solar energy as waves can be…

The Marine Management Organisation has issued a license to operate the Perpetuus Tidal Energy Centre (PTEC), a state of the art tidal energy generation project located in the strong tidal race off…

Current technology tends to limit offshore wind farms to water depths of less than 50 metres but now technology has been developed that can extend this to depths of up to 200…

Poland is gradually emerging as a potentially important investment market for offshore wind - but although a number of international companies continue to show an interest in investing in the countrys onshore…

Global classification society Bureau Veritas has issued Approval in Principle for the WindFloat Floating Offshore Wind Turbine (FOWT) foundation following tests off Portugal.

Swedish tidal power company Minesto, together with German tidal turbine manufacturer Schottel Hydro, has completed the turbine design of Minesto’s tidal power plant Deep Green.

All-Energy 2016, the UK’s largest renewable and sustainable energy exhibition and conference, is being held 4-5 May at the Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre (SECC), Glasgow, Scotland, UK – You can register…

The UK’s Renewables Consulting Group (RCG) has launched a multi-client study to analyse the possible implications of a Brexit (British exit of the European Union) on the UK’s future offshore renewables and…

The location of unexploded mines and bombs around the UK coastline has been revealed in a new online map designed to aid the developers of offshore energy projects like wind farms and…

Ireland is rapidly emerging as a key player in the development of wave and tidal energy technologies. Late last year, Brian Motherway, the outgoing CEO of the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland…

Belgian offshore wind company Rentel NV has awarded the EPCI contract for its offshore substation (OSS) to STX France SA. The scope comprises design, fabrication, transport, offshore installation and commissioning of the…