Offshore Renewables

A 3D virtual reality cave will be created at the UK’s University of Hull to provide the offshore renewable energy sector with an innovative training facility.

Offshore handling systems specialist, Caley Ocean Systems, has been awarded a contract to supply Belgian dredging and marine engineering giant Jan de Nul NV with a 5,400Te capacity cable turntable for the…

A double event held recently in Ostend saw the launch of a new company and the christening of two new vessels, illustrating increasing involvement of established marine entities in the expanding offshore…

The size and distribution of UK wave and tidal energy resources have been reassessed in light of new findings and presented in a report aimed at providing a clearer understanding of the…

Reflecting its renewed competitiveness in the international market for small and medium sized commercial vessels, Austal has secured a new contract for the design and construction of three wind farm support vessels.

The Crown Estate confirmed on Wednesday that three organisations have secured rights to progress with the development of tidal energy projects at sites around the UK.

As MJ celebrates its 25th birthday, we dig out the crystal ball and try to predict what the next 25 years of marine renewables will bring Europe’s maritime industries.

The EU has pledged to provide some € 1.9m for the national innovation network Offshore Center Danmark to be used for a new three year project called ECOWindS.

The global wind energy consortium for the UK offshore windfarm project, London Array, has submitted its proposal to the Department of Energy Climate Change (DECC) and the Marine Management Organisation (MMO) for…

China and the Netherlands have signed a deal to examine the feasibility of constructing the world’s largest tidal power scheme.

The UK Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) and the Technology Strategy Board are to invest up to £11.2m in technical feasibility studies.

ZF Services UK Ltd has signed up to the RenewableUK Wind Energy Charter, which sets out how the wind energy industry intends to deliver continued investment to the UK and its economy.

RenewableUK, the trade body for the UK’s wind and marine renewables industries, is celebrating a number of milestones for offshore wind in what it calls ‘Super September’.

Denmark’s Peter Madsen Rederi A/S has been awarded a major contract by energy supplier E.ON Climate and Renewables GmbH.

Isle of Wight UK based South Boats Special Projects, which has built some 100 WFSVs since 2005 for a variety of operators, has recently completed a £1m research project comparing hull form…