Offshore Renewables

London Array, the world’s largest offshore windfarm have announced the sale of their transmission assets as part of the UK’s Offshore Transmission Owner regime.

A report from the European Wind Energy Association (EWEA) has looked at the subject of deepwater offshore windfarms, taking wind energy far beyond what the term deepwater means with current projects.

UK boatbuilder South Boats IOW has signed a £10m three windfarm vessel deal with Seacat Services.

The Severn Barrage proposal has been dismissed – UK ministers say that there is not enough evidence to justify the viability of the project.

Houlder has developed new equipment to meet the “challenge of handling offshore wind turbine piles” which it says has grown, along with their size.

The first two units of a revolutionary new type of windfarm vessel have been delivered by a Norwegian shipyard.

Netherlands based towage operator Kotug is expanding its activities to encompass marine renewable energy through the growth of its offshore vivision.

Two Fast Rescue Craft of type 903 were delivered to the Royal Netherlands Sea Rescue Institution (KNRM) last month.

HM Government has published its document Offshore Wind Strategy – Business and Government Action, aimed at bringing together government and industry to develop the sector.

To ensure that the ocean energy potential in Europe’s seas is realised, the European Ocean Energy Association has united all the key European players behind a common plan for ocean energy technologies.

The world’s largest HVDC Offshore Wind Platform, Dolwin Beta, is under construction at the Drydocks World – Dubai shipyard.

Two recent vessel orders demonstrate growing interest accompanied by the potential benefits from the involvement of the offshore oil and gas industry in the expanding marine renewables market.

Australia and Asia based specialist shipbuilder Strategic Marine has had UK crew transfer vessel operator Njord Offshore confirm an option for two more windfarm crew transfer and service vessels.

A newly extended pier in Orkney is currently host to more tidal energy technologies than at any other single site in the world.

Norwegian company Umoe Mandal has developed designs for a wind farm service vessel based on the surface effect ship (SES) principle.

Danish company Sea Consult ApS has taken delivery of its first Damen Twin Axe as the company prepares to enter the offshore wind market.

Scott Wharton, a North Devon skipper with 29 years’ experience fishing in the UK’s Bristol Channel, has joined the CWind boat share scheme taking on a new CTruk 20T vessel due for…

Swedish marine energy technology company Minesto has developed a simulator to aid the development of its Deep Green anchored flying underwater vehicle marine power plant.

“A great win for Kent, a great win for renewable energy and a great win for Britain”, were the closing words of UK Prime Minister David Cameron’s speech at the inauguration this…