Renewables

The buzz around the floating offshore wind sector at the moment is electric and there is a really positive vibe about where this sector...

SEMI-SUBMERSIBLE TOPOLOGY OPTIMISATION In the quiet week between Christmas and New Year we spent a few afternoons investigating some...

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...

Earlier in the pandemic we suggested that in trying to find the positives in a global disaster, perhaps the surge in support and growth...

Floating offshore wind is a rapidly growing segment in offshore renewables, opening up many new sites and opportunities for the wind...

To build upon the previous post, marine renewables have a fantastic and readily available resource in the waves and the tides, yet while...

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...

PART 5 - MOORINGS & FOUNDATIONS The penultimate section in our review of the European Commission's workshop on future emerging...

PART 4 - CONTROL SYSTEMS Continuing our review of the output from the European Commission's workshop; an aspect that can be overlooked in...

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...

PART 2 - WAVE ENERGY Continuing our review of the findings of the European Commission's workshop on the identification of future emerging...

PART 1 - TIDAL STREAM TURBINES The European Commission has released the findings of its Workshop on Identification of Future Emerging...