Offshore Renewables

Sustainable Marine Energy says its PLAT-O system has become the first tidal energy system to generate power off the south coast of England. In doing so, SME has demonstrated that the cost…

German specialist Schottel Hydro has announced that it will manufacture and deliver the variable pitch hub for the AR1500 turbine for Phase 1a of the Scotland-based MeyGen tidal energy project under contract…

UK engineering hydraulics specialist HR Wallingford is working with offshore wind heavyweight DONG Energy as part of a project to develop what it firmly hopes will be the next-generation of wind turbine…

RenewableUK, the trade association for the wind and marine energy industries, has recently highlighted the fact that the UK’s offshore wind capacity has surpassed five gigawatts (GW), a significant milestone in the…

Deme Concessions Wind and the Windreich Group of companies have announced a joint venture between Deme and Windreich concerning the offshore wind project Merkur Offshore (formerly MEG I).

A new report has been launched by Carbon Trust that sets out the current state of the floating wind industry and identifies key technical barriers that need to be addressed to make…

Matt Simpson, a Member of the Institute of Acoustics with over fifteen years’ experience, has joined Baker Consultants as Senior Underwater Noise Consultant.

The UK renewables industry could provide new opportunities for employees suffering from the recent downturn in the oil and gas industry according to an engineering recruitment specialist.

International classification society and certification group Bureau Veritas has published a set of guidelines which it says will help the development of current and tidal turbines. The guidelines are backed by a…

A new project to design a system that detects and prevents high voltage insulation faults in subsea power cables for offshore wind farms has been awarded funding by the UK Department of…

In mid-March, the Carbon Trust - via its Offshore Wind Accelerator Programme (OWA) - announced plans to support a state of the art technology trial to understand the viability of using dual…

After 17 years of development and testing the Danish company, Floating Power Plant is ready to offer a tried and tested combined wind and wave power generator. Over the years the concept…

Marine operations company Green Marine Energy Support Services, based in Stromness, Orkney (UK), recently took delivery of a Damen Multi Cat 2712 workboat for its offshore wave and tidal activities.

Offshore contractor Van Oord has taken delivery of the first of class Damen Offshore Carrier Nexus, configured as a cable-laying vessel for installation of subsea cables at offshore windfarms.

It is two years now since Maritime Journal took an in-depth look at the UK’s Round 3 offshore wind programme, two years on and with ups and downs with progress, time for…