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FLOATING OFFSHORE WIND - A CAUSE FOR CONCERN?
The buzz around the floating offshore wind sector at the moment is electric and there is a really positive vibe about where this sector...
May 21, 20211 min read


FLOATING OFFSHORE WIND FOUNDATION GEOMETRY
SEMI-SUBMERSIBLE TOPOLOGY OPTIMISATION In the quiet week between Christmas and New Year we spent a few afternoons investigating some...
Mar 11, 20212 min read


RENEWABLES IN THE UK - PART 1 | ENGLAND
We often see a lot of headlines about new projects and new funding packages in Wales and Scotland (which we will come onto in this blog...
Oct 5, 20202 min read


HAS THE RENEWABLE ENERGY INDUSTRY BEEN BOOSTED BY THE PANDEMIC?
Earlier in the pandemic we suggested that in trying to find the positives in a global disaster, perhaps the surge in support and growth...
Aug 20, 20202 min read


FLOATING OFFSHORE WIND: INSTALLATION, OPERATION & MAINTENANCE CHALLENGES
Floating offshore wind is a rapidly growing segment in offshore renewables, opening up many new sites and opportunities for the wind...
Jul 28, 20201 min read


MARINE RENEWABLES: HOW HARD CAN IT BE? | PART 2
To build upon the previous post, marine renewables have a fantastic and readily available resource in the waves and the tides, yet while...
Apr 10, 20192 min read


MARINE RENEWABLES: HOW HARD CAN IT BE?
REALLY, JUST HOW HARD IS IT? There are a lot of clever people in marine renewables and yet we are often asked "why hasn't it taken off...
Feb 27, 20194 min read


IDENTIFICATION OF FUTURE EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES IN THE OCEAN ENERGY SECTOR
PART 5 - MOORINGS & FOUNDATIONS The penultimate section in our review of the European Commission's workshop on future emerging...
Jan 23, 20192 min read


IDENTIFICATION OF FUTURE EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES IN THE OCEAN ENERGY SECTOR
PART 4 - CONTROL SYSTEMS Continuing our review of the output from the European Commission's workshop; an aspect that can be overlooked in...
Jan 16, 20192 min read


IDENTIFICATION OF FUTURE EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES IN THE OCEAN ENERGY SECTOR
PART 3 - POWER TAKE-OFF As alluded to in our previous post power take off (PTO) technology is a key factor in wave energy device...
Jan 2, 20192 min read


IDENTIFICATION OF FUTURE EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES IN THE OCEAN ENERGY SECTOR
PART 2 - WAVE ENERGY Continuing our review of the findings of the European Commission's workshop on the identification of future emerging...
Dec 12, 20182 min read


IDENTIFICATION OF FUTURE EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES IN OCEAN ENERGY
PART 1 - TIDAL STREAM TURBINES The European Commission has released the findings of its Workshop on Identification of Future Emerging...
Dec 5, 20183 min read
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