Offshore Renewables – Page 48
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NewsSolar panels will iron out offshore wind peaks
A project to add floating solar panels to a wind farm is scheduled to be incorporated into the Hollandse Kust Noord offshore wind farm site by 2025, writes Dag Pike.
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NewsUXO contract for North Sea wind farm
Development of the Hollandse Kust Zuid offshore wind farm has taken another step forward with the awarding of an Unexploded Ordnance (UXO) contract.
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NewsNorwegian financing for offshore wind
A Norwegian financial organisation has quadrupled its offshore wind portfolio to USD$453m since the end of last year and is seeking new business worldwide as part of its mandate to bolster the participation of Norwegian exporters in a burgeoning but capital-intensive sector.
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NewsSwedish wave energy company secures significant funding
Commercial wave energy farms have moved a step closer as Sweden-headquartered CorPower Ocean has secured 9 MEUR in equity funding.
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NewsOffshore wind consortium gathers pace
A global renewable energy business will join an existing consortium of to prepare a joint bid for the ScotWind tender recently launched by Crown Estate Scotland.
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NewsOff-grid power container does what it says on the tin
Motive Offshore is addressing the requirement for cheap, clean off-grid power in a number of ways; not least via its renewable hybrid power container.
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NewsOffshore wind body biggest in Scotland
The largest offshore wind representative body in Scotland now has over 360 members drawn from industry, academia and the public sector.
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NewsCorPower Ocean launches in Portugal
With a 16M EUR investment plan, wave energy developer CorPower is establishing a R&D, Manufacturing & Service Centre for Wave Energy Converters in Viana do Castelo, northern Portugal.
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NewsEco-friendly AGV for offshore wind
A new eco-friendly Autonomous Guard Vessel (AGV) design is anticipated to be smaller, lighter and more efficient than others in the offshore wind market.
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Korea picking Scottish brains
The Korea Institute of Ocean Science and Technology (KIOST) has contracted the Orkney-headquartered European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) to support the development of its tidal energy test site at Jang-Juk Strait near Jindo Island, Korea.
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NewsNavigating Covid-19 challenges
According to Ian Baylis, Managing Director of CTV operator Seacat Services, the energy sector is critical in countries’ fight back to a normal world.
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NewsSpanish port looks to renewables
A Spanish port has held its first roundtable addressing the future of marine renewable energy.
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NewsModular floating platform for coastal communities
A new project is set to revolutionise local renewable energy generation and storage following the development of a modular construction system, writes Dag Pike
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NewsFinancing for floating offshore wind projects
Three organisations have joined forces to establish an investment vehicle to finance of the development phase of at least 2GW of floating offshore wind projects across the globe during the next five years.
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NewsTesting offshore wind with SATH Technology
A contract has been signed to install a project that will test the very first floating wind foundation connected to the Spanish grid using SATH technology.
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NewsEuropean expertise in O&M CTV contract
A new O&M Crew Transfer Vessel (CTV) contract to support the second offshore wind project in the US will harness European offshore wind expertise.
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NewsRenewables appetite remains strong
Investor appetite for renewable energy infrastructure remains robust, despite the "triple shock" of COVID-19, the oil price war and 2019’s unseasonably warm winter in Northern Europe on electricity pricing.
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NewsRenewable hydrogen key to decarbonisation
Ten solar and wind organisations have launched a joint initiative highlighting the role of renewable hydrogen in decarbonising Europe''s economy, aligned with the ''European Green Deal''.
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Wind turbine blade recycling solutions
A new report has concluded that there are various existing technologies to recycle wind turbine blades, but these solutions are not yet all available at industrial scale and economically competitive.
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NewsAn alternative to rope based descent systems
The currently de-facto use of rope-based descent (RBD) systems for emergency evacuation in the wind energy sector could be up for debate.
