Offshore Renewables

Offshore wind and marine energy are set to benefit from a recent awarding of €1bn funding by the European Commission in various renewable energy sources.

Siemens has completed installation of the HelWin2 offshore platform, part of the German DC grid connection project for German–Dutch grid operator TenneT.

UK based IHC Engineering Business has introduced the world’s first four-tracked subsea trencher, developed for operation in shallow waters and specifically for cable burial at offshore windfarms.

A collaboration agreement outlining a commitment to work together in the marine energy sector has been signed by two key organisations in the south west of England and Pembrokeshire.

Dutch company Offshore Wind Services (OWS), specialists in the provision of crew transfer vessels to the offshore wind industry have ordered a Damen FCS 2008 Twin Axe. This is the company’s second…

SeaRoc Group, a UK based specialist provider of marine and engineering services for offshore renewable energy projects, has successfully completed the first major maintenance visit to Forewind’s Dogger Bank meteorological (met) masts…

A test platform with German Schottel STG turbines is due to be installed off the Isle of Wight (UK). The platform is designed by the British company SME (Sustainable Marine Energy). Further…

UK based Houlder’s TAS (Turbine Access System) has taken a step closer to meeting operator requirements by completing a trial period within the Carbon Trust’s Offshore Wind Accelerator (OWA) programme on the…

In the UK, A&P Falmouth has completed its second major renewables project, after leading wave energy firm Seatricity’s next generation Oceanus 2 device has left the docks for Wave Hub. The wave…

Details have been announced of a number of important contracts for the Gemini offshore wind project that will see the capacity of offshore wind projects in the Netherlands waters more than trebling.

The Department of Energy & Climate Change (DECC) has published an update report summarising responses to the UK Government’s consultation on additional support for Scottish islands renewables projects.

OSD-IMT, the UK division of Offshore Ship Designers (OSD), has developed a range of innovative new offshore windfarm service vessel designs.

At Thetis MRE, the international marine renewable energy convention, representatives of West Normandy Marine Energy (WNME) and the Channel Islands Marine Renewable Energy Group (CIMREG) signed a Framework of Cooperation on marine…

Underwater technology system expert, MacArtney, will be supplying a custom swivel solution for a new next generation Scottish tidal turbine currently under construction.

Japanese trading company Marubeni has taken control of UK based Seajacks International with its purchase of a 5% stake in the company previously jointly owned by themselves and Innovation Network Corporation of…

A number of important contracts have been awarded covering cabling and offshore platform construction associated with the BorWin3 grid link connecting offshore windfarms in Germany.

Design, engineering and project management consultancy Atkins has won a contract to design another offshore substation for DONG Energy adding to the concept of standardising production to reduce costs.

Offshore wind servicing expert, CWind, has won its first contract in Germany which will provide temporary power supply for the 288MW EnBW Baltic 2 offshore windfarm under construction in the Baltic Sea.