Offshore Renewables

Offshore Energy 2012, claiming to be the fastest growing offshore oil & gas and energy event in Europe, returns to Amsterdam’s RAI exhibition centre on 23 and 24 October.

Germany is moving towards a nuclear free future, but pessimism regarding the cost and reliability of renewable energy resources implies that smart grid technologies will be vital in order to keep the…

Just a week after Seajack’s newbuilding Seajacks Zaratan arrived in Europe from its builder Lamprell in Dubai, the two companies announced an order for another GustoMSC designed jack-up.

Progress is continuing at the Blyth Offshore Wind Demonstrator Site with the awarding of a multi-million pound contract.

As offshore wind has developed, one of the features that can perhaps be underestimated by the casual observer is the broad spectrum of requirements, in the way of support services, for those…

UK changes to subsidies for renewable electricity could incentivise between £20 billion and £25 billion of new investment in the economy between 2013 and 2017.

Germanischer Lloyd is moving into the offshore windfarm support vessel market by providing classification services for the first newbuildings to an innovative design from Norwegain shipyard Fjellstarnd AS.

Netherlands based international dredging and marine contractor Van Oord has started the construction of the Teesside Offshore Wind Farm, located off the coast Redcar UK.

Offshore wind farms constantly require ongoing maintenance, for routine and non-routine purposes, such as, equipment failures.

A new report addresses the issue of marine spatial planning (MSP) for offshore renewable energies and electricity grid infrastructure as an integrated EU maritime policy.

The London based Centre for Economics and Business Research has produced a report, commissioned by Mainstream Renewable Power, aimed at providing clarity when debating the economic benefits of offshore wind.

Germany’s FRISIA-Offshore and Offshore Wind Services BV (OWS) from the Netherlands have announced a cooperation agreement.

Of the many factors developers have to consider when planning various phases of offshore wind projects, arguably the most important will be health and safety considerations.