The Scottish government is looking to commission a set of case studies to characterize the economic activity and social impact for Scotland arising from offshore wind, wave and tidal energy projects.
Scottish government has awarded some GBP 2 million in funding to Carbon Trust’s Offshore Wind Accelerator (OWA), Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult and, Energy Skills Partnership to support innovation across the offshore wind sector.
ConocoPhillips Australia, as operator of the Barossa joint venture, has awarded three engineering contracts for the front-end engineering design (FEED) phase on the Barossa offshore project. Barossa is an offshore gas and light condensate project that proposes to provide a new source of gas to the e
LOC Renewables, part of LOC Group marine international consultancy, has acquired a 70% stake in the French marine energy engineering company Innosea.
Ocean Thermal Energy Corporation (OTE) has added the Co-Founder and Director of the Sky Institute for the Future – Gil Lyons – to the company’s board. Specialized in smart growth initiatives, new construction, planning and zoning issues, and real estate sales and marketing, Lyons brings 34 years of
French developer GEPS Techno has launched the construction of its wave energy platform prototype that will be tested at the SEM-REV marine renewables test site, off the western coast of France.
Some of the innovative elements introduced on the 28MW Nissum Bredning Vind offshore demonstrator site in Denmark have led to cost reductions of up to 30% compared to traditional elements, Siemens Gamesa said.
Some of the innovative elements introduced on the 28MW Nissum Bredning Vind offshore demonstrator site in Denmark have led to cost reductions of up to 30% compared to traditional elements, Siemens Gamesa said.
The ocean thermal energy conversion (OTEC) project in Martinique, planned by French companies Naval Energies and Akuo Energy, has been shelved indefinitely due to technical difficulties.
Swedish energy group Vattenfall and the Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult have formed an alliance to allow offshore wind innovators the opportunity to test and demonstrate new technology in real-world operating conditions at Vattenfall’s European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre (EOWDC) off Ab
The reverse takeover acquisition between SIMEC – a GFG Alliance company – and Atlantis Resources has been completed, resulting in the re-admittance of the company with the new name on the AIM.
German developer NEMOS has reported favorable test results for its newly developed rope construction that may be used for the company’s wave energy device.
A global study has assessed the potential risk from dredging to coastal fish and fisheries and identified guidelines that could protect 95 per cent of fishes from dredging‐induced mortality. Dredging operations worldwide are forecast to intensify in the future to meet the demands of an increasing ra
Trade and professional body for marine renewables – RenewableUK – has published a report on the activities of the UK-based companies working in the onshore and offshore wind, wave and tidal energy industries on global scale in 2017.
