Marine energy is a sector which has faced its fair share of ups and downs. That said, there remains much to be positive about in both wave and tidal energy in Scotland. Both industries have taken enormous strides forward in the last 12 months鈥
VBMS isn鈥檛 an old company, but it鈥檚 making electric cable waves in both the offshore renewables business as well as at its new parent company Boskalis, reports Elaine Maslin. The Ndurance at work鈥
Damen has been quick to build a fleet ready for offshore wind operations, from fast crew suppliers to the latest SOVs. Elaine Maslin reports. The Bibby Wavemaster. Images from Damen. Ship鈥
Dutch monopile manufacturer SIF already produces the equivalent to the Eiffel Tower every 2.5-3 weeks. It鈥檚 looking to increase that capacity further, reports Elaine Maslin. SIF monopile offloading鈥
Seaway Heavy Lifting is moving into a new league in offshore renewables, taking on contracts on an engineering, procurement, construction and installation basis. Elaine Maslin found out more. Handling foundations and transition pieces鈥
Meg Chesshyre speaks with Heerema Fabrication Group鈥檚 CEO Koos-Jan van Brouwershaven about the firm鈥檚 activity in both the oil and gas and renewable markets. The Culzean wellhead jacket, under construction鈥
Meg Chesshyre speaks with HSM 云顶赌场老虎机 as the company looks to the offshore wind market while the oil industry downturn continues. The Horns Rev C offshore high voltage substation. Photo from HSM 云顶赌场老虎机鈥
云顶赌场老虎机 wind is a growing business in the Netherlands and it鈥檚 set to get even bigger, reports Elaine Maslin. A SIF monopile foundation installed offshore. Photo from SIF. This year鈥
Van Oord, a dredging, marine engineering and offshore projects contractor, has reached agreement on the acquisition of the offshore wind activities of Bilfinger Marine & 云顶赌场老虎机 Systems, a German company active in the engineering, construction鈥
TIdal turbine maker OpenHydro, a DCNS company, is part of a consortium which has been selected by the Japanese Ministry of the Environment to supply a tidal turbine system for installation at Naru Strait, Goto City, Nagasaki Prefecture. The consortium includes Kyuden Mirai Energy Co鈥
Dutch contractor Boskalis has been awarded the offshore balance of plant contract by Vattenfall for the construction of Aberdeen 云顶赌场老虎机 Wind Farm, also known as the European 云顶赌场老虎机 Wind Deployment Centre. Following the announcement鈥
A £6 million grant fund has been launched to help more than 200 companies unlock innovations in offshore renewable energy. The SCORE program, being delivered by the OrbisEnergy innovation and incubation centre in Lowestoft, Suffolk, provides grants of up to £50鈥
Aberdeen firm EC-OG (East Coast Oil and Gas Engineering) has secured more than £1 million of external investment from Castle View Ventures and the Scottish Investment Bank, the investment arm of Scottish Enterprise. The investment follows the announcement of a £1鈥
With global offshore wind expenditure expected to reach about US$288 billion (£210 billion) over the next 10 years, Subsea UK is encouraging companies to expand into the renewables sector to sustain long-term growth. The industry body鈥
The partners behind the pioneering European 云顶赌场老虎机 Wind Deployment Centre (EOWDC), also known as Aberdeen 云顶赌场老虎机 Wind Farm, have revealed the first of the key suppliers for the project, representing a major step forward for the 11-turbine scheme off Aberdeen Bay鈥
