Environment News
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NewsWindEurope calls UK’s £1 billion offshore budget ‘disappointing’
Europe’s wind alliance says the UK’s just-announced budget of more than £1 billion (€1.1 billion) for offshore wind falls well short of targets and undermines the outlook for the continent’s industry.
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NewsBP offshore wind JV backs out of US project
A BP/JERA joint venture has pulled out of its only American offshore wind project in the latest blow to the industry in the US.
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NewsWATCH: World’s largest cable-laying vessel launched
The launch of Jan De Nul’s Fleeming Jenkin marks a major milestone in future marine construction for offshore renewables and grid connection projects
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NewsOffshore wind cancellations rise sharply: Using data to de-risk
The Ocean Winds offshore wind developer is continuing an alliance with software firm Spinergie to use data to help de-risk potential projects.
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NewsHybrid solar system powers historic boatyard
GoodWe has completed a bespoke solar power and battery storage installation at MSO Marine in Brentford, UK
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NewsSalvors battle blazes and spills as new ISU leader takes the helm
Major blazes have been included in the International Salvage Union’s latest round-among sinkings and spills, as new leader Captain Leendert Muller takes the helm at the ISU.
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News - VideosClassNK adds Japan’s first H2-fuelled tug to register
Shipping giant ClassNK has added the first dual-fuel hydrogen-fuelled tug in Japan to its classification register.
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News‘Norse Wind’ blows in as latest mammoth in turbine installation
DEME has taken delivery of its latest offshore wind installation vessel mammoth, namely Norse Wind, which can install turbines that have a rotor diameter of 300 metres.
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NewsIMO postpones imposing shipping carbon taxes by one year
An extraordinary meeting at the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) to vote on the world’s first global carbon taxing system on the shipping industry has voted to postpone implementation for one year.
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NewsRWE Australia pull-out signals growing offshore headwinds Down Under
RWE’s announcement that it has pulled out of a 2GW offshore wind project in Australia’s Victoria is the latest of a string of large projects that are no longer going ahead.
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NewsFuel’s gold: How maritime’s green rush misses real diesel deal
As the IMO looks to double down on carbon penalties, one innovator warns that shipping is wasting its time on alternative fuels while smarter diesel reform could deliver immediate, measurable emission cuts.
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NewsØrsted slashes headcount by 25%
Offshore wind leader Ørsted has confirmed it will cut its workforce by 2,000 as part of an ‘updated business plan and strategic priorities’.
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NewsMediterranean floating wind platforms launched
Three floating substructures have been launched for the 30MW EolMed offshore wind pilot project in France.
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NewsFrench institute agrees €8 million to research offshore wind
Risks to birds and chronic chemical emissions from offshore wind will come under the spotlight in four new projects given the green light by a French reseach institute.
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NewsBoskalis 31,000m3 dredger launched by Royal IHC
Thousands of people witnessed the launch of one of the biggest dredgers in the world this week as Seaway by Boskalis was christened.
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NewsDevelopers determined to hurdle floating wind obstacles
Floating windfarm projects are moving ahead in both the UK and France despite frustration from developers about sluggish policy
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NewsRescuers save oil tanker from crashing into wind turbine
Disaster was averted when rescuers stepped in to save a rudderless oil tanker from crashing into a North Sea wind turbine during a weekend storm.
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NewsEurope turns its back on negative bidding
WindEurope says negative bidding auctions have undermined investment and delayed offshore windfarm projects for years
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NewsLatest UK offshore wind farm given green light
Another 90 offshore wind turbines will be installed offshore England’s south coast, adding to 116 turbines already operating alongside.
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NewsFlying electric workboat competition heats up
The competition between electric hydrofoiling workboats is hotting up - if the volume of the vessels being rolled out is anything to go by
