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An opportunity to look in depth at some of the breaking stories in the industry, this page provides companies in the sector with a chance to give more background to the design, development and deployment of their projects.

Viewpoint

The Offshore Valuation report puts forward some exciting development scenarios. Tim Helweg-Larsen, director of Public Interest Research Centre and chair of the Offshore Valuation Group, takes a look

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Great expectations

Stephanie Pimlott, Great Yarmouth Borough Council’s business liaison and development officer, explains how the town is applying its years of experience working with offshore oil and gas to the escalating offshore wind sector.

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Forward thinking

Offshore wind technologies could soon be big in Europe – and K2 Management knows what’s needed to bring them forward, says Mike Farish

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A tough task

The installation and support effort required to support Round 3 will challenge the industry. The search for new solutions may call for a change of mindsets, says one insider. Jonathan Ward reports

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Supporting roles

Jonathan Reynolds argues that the East of England has everything required for success in the offshore wind industry

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Supply and demand

The North West offers a lot of potential - and the renewable energy industry is really taking off there. Mike Farish reports

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Bright sparks

Dave March has the latest on the multi-national company Converteam, which is developing new energy delivery solutions

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Well connected

In an ever-changing market, cable company JDR is at the cutting edge of business. Innovative and dynamic, it’s an organisation that’s always thinking ahead

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Weather report

The Met Office are working alongside the wind energy industry to support renewable energy projects.

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Expert commitments

Xodus launches new alternative energy business stream to its oil and gas stable

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Investment plans

A move to a low carbon economy places Fife in a leading position

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Waves ahead

Fiona Bennett explores a new machine
set to revolutionise wave energy technology

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Rising to the challenge

Andrew Baldock of Black & Veatch answers some key questions from energy engineering about the challenges facing the marine energy sector

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Ultimate force

A case study highlighting the importance
and optimisation of blade design

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Planning ahead

Mike Farish talks to Jonny Lewis of RPS about their offshore renewables and marine energy expertise

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Taking the initiative

Dave March finds out why Dundee is ideally positioned to become a key location for the renewables sector

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Kelp is at hand

Laila Sadler introduces third generation biofuels - seaweed

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Catalyst of Change

A fuel cell based domestic combined heat and power unit has benefited from Dassault Systèmes technology. Nick Lerner reports

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One of a kind

Tanya Weaver talks to a patent attorney about the increasing work he is doing in the renewable energy sector

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Just good friends

Without a supergrid the prospect of large scale renewable energy generation will be impossible. Mike Farish finds out why

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Aberdeen Scene

Morag McCorkindale, chief operating officer at Aberdeen Renewable Energy Group (AREG), explains why the North-east of Scotland’s oil and gas supply chain is one of the key drivers for catapulting Aberdeen into pole position as a world-class renewable energy hub. read more

Current account

Mike Farish talks to the BWEA’s wave and tidal development manager about what lies ahead

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Mission possible

Mike Farish discusses what 20 UK companies were recently doing on the US West Coast read more

 

Chain reaction

Dave March looks at how the success of the first series of Crown Estate supply chain events has set a precedent for the next series read more

Down south

Alan Banks and Alun Roberts reflect on South East England’s regional strengths

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Taking Advantage

David Terry discusses what the West Midlands can contribute to the development of the offshore wind industry read more

Working with offshore wind

ENERGY ENGINEERING are undertaking a supplier’s survey of available technology and expertise for the offshore wind industry read more

THE CROWN ESTATE ANNOUNCES ROUND 3 OFFSHORE WIND DEVELOPMENT PARTNERS

A significant step has now been taken towards the large scale exploitation of offshore wind energy resources around the UK coast. The Crown Estate has revealed the successful bidders for each of the nine Round 3 offshore wind zones within UK waters. If fully developed the nine areas could generate as much as 32GW of electricity or around a quarter of the UK’s projected total requirements by the year 2020. read more

Three of a kind

Mike Farish reports on the lessons that three companies have learned from Rounds 1 and 2

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Strong foundations

Carbon Trust reveals new foundation designs to transform offshore wind industry

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Spread the word

Mike Farish discusses a new initiative by the Crown Estate that is hoping to convince UK companies of the potential of offshore wind

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Winning business

Sam Visser finds out what support and services are being offered to the Northwest’s renewable energy sector

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Competitive Edge

Nick Lerner explains how advanced product lifecycle management software is allowing wind energy companies to reap the harvest of an expanding industry read more

Going the distance

ENERGY ENGINEERING interviews Mott MacDonald’s Richard Krasenberg on the future and limitations of the offshore wind sector read more

Market forces

Adam Westwood of Douglas-Westwood looks at the market status of offshore wind read more

Meeting the demand

Future trends in offshore wind are analysed by Colin Morgan, head of offshore wind at Garrad Hassan read more

Seamus Garvey compressed air test

Pressure test

Giant bags of compressed air on the seabed could be a remarkably cost effective form of energy storage, and might pave the way for the largest wind turbines so far proposed. Jonathan Ward finds out more

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DonutsSwitched on

Meeting EU-wide renewable energy targets will be a tough challenge butan equal task will be to deliver that green energy where and when it's needed. John Crackett argues that's where the transmission and distribution networks must play their parts

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Group effort community windpower project

Group effort

Fiona Nichols reports on a number of community windpower projects taking place in the Highlands and Islands region

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power to the peoplePower to the people

Dave March reports on the principles behind community ownership of renewable power and the benefits of its integrationon

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Pulling together

Pulling together

There are many reasons to welcome a diverse mixture of types of wind power ownership, says Dave Toke

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