All floating offshore wind articles
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Two huge UK floating wind projects awarded
Two out of three massive offshore floating wind projects have been awarded by the Crown Estate, with no reason given for failure to award the third.
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Italy’s largest floating wind farm wins early approval
What will be Italy’s largest floating wind farm has won a positive Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) decree from the Ministry of the Environment and Energy Security.
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Confidence in floating wind slumps: Report
New research reveals that developers’ confidence is waning across the floating offshore wind supply chain.
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Two major offshore wind projects announced for UK
One floating and one fixed-bottom offshore wind farm have been rubber-stamped for the southeast and southwest of England.
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Interview: Call for action in Spain’s offshore wind sector
It’s time for Spain to get afloat, says Juan de Dios Lopez, Technical and Industrial director with the Wind Energy Business Association (Asociación Empresarial Eólica - AEE).
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UK signs MoU with Japan on floating wind
UK government offshore renewables innovation centre ORE Catapult has turned to the Far East to boost floating wind technologies.
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UK backs floating wind hub with £55 million grant
The UK government has agreed a £55 million (€66 million) grant to expand one of Scotland’s ports into a floating wind hub.
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MOL changes tack into offshore wind vessels
Merchant shipping giant Matsui OSK Lines (MOL) has agreed to work with Fukada Salvage & Marine Works to develop construction services for floating offshore wind projects.
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Crown Estate backing for floating offshore wind O&M hub
A new heavy-lift Operations and Maintenance (O&M) hub is to be developed at ABP’s Port Talbot, Wales.
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Bristol Port lays out plans for wind terminal
A brand-new dredger has arrived at Bristol Port as it lays out plans for an offshore floating wind terminal.
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Advancing floating offshore wind in Port Talbot
ABP and Sarens are driving floating offshore wind (FLOW) development in the Celtic Sea
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MoU strengthens floating wind mooring tech
Floating wind technology will be strengthened and enhanced with two firms joining up to combine their technologies in mooring, the companies say.
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Opportunities in S. Korea as wind plans ramp up
A roadmap to open competitive bidding for offshore wind farms in South Korea has been unveiled by the government.
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Project set up to reduce cost of floating wind O&M
A French research project has been launched to try and reduce the costs associated with floating wind farm maintenance.
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$billions needed for offshore substations: Report
More than $20 billion will have to be spent by 2030 to install the number of offshore substations to cope with the power from all the upcoming wind farms, a report says.
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MDL invests £7m in portfolio expansion
MDL’s £7m range expansion plans will help the company reach new sectors, notably floating offshore wind
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Mitigating noise for floating offshore wind
A new research programme is set to develop knowledge on noise mitigation for floating offshore wind
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Unlocking offshore wind potential: Fugro
Fugro’s global director Offshore Wind Brian Bell talks about how industry needs to come together to hit offshore wind targets.
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Major expansion boosts Port of Aberdeen financials
The port’s financials have been bolstered by its transformational South Harbour expansion
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BW Ideol unveils floating platform mass production
French floating wind developer BW Ideol says its platform will be pushed out in a mass production manner with a new approach.