Offshore Renewables

Conquest Offshore of The Netherlands, together with Deugro Denmark A/S, has developed a highly efficient installation system for monopiles and transition pieces for offshore wind turbines, supported by the engineering knowledge and…

Scottish tidal turbine developer Nautricity has secured a grid connected tidal test berth at the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC), following successful sea trials at EMEC’s non-grid connected site last year.

Windwave Workboats newest vessel, Susie S, has started work on the Greater Gabbard wind farm having undergone modifications and design tweaks.

A leading German towage and salvage operator and one of the country’s best known small ship builders are joining forces to develop a special emergency response and rescue vessel (ERRV) for the…

The decision by Netherlands-based SeaZip Offshore Services to increase their crew transfer vessel fleet has reaffirmed their faith in Damen’s Twin Axe Fast Crew Supplier.

Tidal energy installations are located in areas of very strong tides and this makes their installation and maintenance a challenging task. British company Mojo Maritime together with German ship owner Hammonia Reederi…

French company Sabella has now secured funding to establish a full scale prototype of their tide turbine. This follows 10 years of work on tide turbine design and prototype trials which have…

With ‘MPI Adventure’ currently installing the first of the Siemens 3.6MW turbines for the E.On Renewables Amrumbank offshore wind farm, and ‘MPI Discovery’ only a few miles away closing out the foundation…

Piet Brouwer Electrotechnology is to supply the diesel-electric propulsion system and electrical system for a new 108m windfarm support vessel (WSV).

The recently announced Instream Turbine from German propulsion giant Schottel, allows the harvesting of hydrokinetic (tidal) energy for commercial projects at what Schottel calls ‘a reasonable cost’.

A Canadian yacht design company has recently completed the design of a tidal energy generation floating plant. Backers claim the catamaran-type barge by ER Yacht Design, (28m LOA and 17m Beam), is…

In the UK the refurbished Bolt ‘Lifesaver’ wave energy converter has been delivered to owner Fred.Olsen Ltd by Supacat following a three month project refurbishing the converter’s `intelligent systems` at the Devon…

Denmark - home to the world’s first ever commercial offshore wind farm and the second largest offshore wind energy market – provides the ideal location for participants to meet the whole of…

The UK’s Perpetuus Tidal Energy Centre (PTEC) has applied to the Marine Management Organisation (MMO) and Isle of Wight Council (as Local Planning Authority) for permission to construct and operate a tidal…

As reported in December’s ‘Maritime Journal’ the renewable energy industry was excited late last year when Swedish marine energy technology company Minesto announced that it had successfully managed to produce electricity from…