Environment

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

US president Donald Trump has lifted a stop-work order on the Empire Wind project by Equinor, the energy giant has said, adding it would restart construction, without saying when.

20th May 2025

Trump U-turns on Equinor Empire wind farm

20th May 2025

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

Drydocks World and five global shipyards have launched an industry alliance to accelerate sustainability and environmental progress across the vessel build sector.

19th May 2025

Global shipyards unite for sustainability

19th May 2025

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

Two massive concrete caissons have been installed in the Belgian North Sea as initial building blocks for the world’s first energy island.

15th May 2025

Energy island hits stumbling blocks as first caissons installed

15th May 2025

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

The American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) has given Approval in Principle to Seatrium Marine & Deepwater Technology for a Floating Wind Semi-Submersible (FWSS) design.

14th May 2025

Seatrium wins approval for floating semi-submersible

14th May 2025

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

The UK is holding off on imposing carbon taxes or other green penalties in the smaller vessel segment until the 2030s, representatives from the Department for Transport (DfT) told members of a…

13th May 2025

UK holds fire on carbon taxes for small vessels

13th May 2025

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

Eighteen US states are taking US president Donald Trump’s administration to court for attempting to place an indefinite halt on offshore wind developments.

13th May 2025

18 US states sue Trump over offshore wind

13th May 2025

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

Port Esbjerg’s new CO₂ terminal marks a milestone in the ambition to establish the first full value chain for carbon capture and storage (CCS) in the EU.

13th May 2025

Esbjerg’s milestone in the EU’s CO2 capture strategy

13th May 2025

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

Fuel cells leveraging methanol reformer technology offer an efficient and sustainable propulsion solution, particularly for smaller vessels like tug boats, feeder ships and ferries, writes Dr Andreas Bodén, Senior Vice President &…

8th May 2025

Optimising methanol use with fuel cells in shipping

8th May 2025

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

Wave International has unveiled its upgraded Wavecleaner VAC, a powerful, portable clean-up system targeting marine pollution and small-scale oil spills.

8th May 2025

Portable spill clean-up system gets an upgrade

8th May 2025

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

Scandinavia’s biggest port has reached the final phase of a pilot project that uses a hydrogen generator to supply electricity to docked ships.

7th May 2025

Gothenburg switches on H2 generator to supply shorepower

7th May 2025

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

Energy giant Ørsted has pulled the plug on Hornsea 4, the fourth offshore wind farm of a total 8GW of potential offshore wind off the east coast of northern England.

7th May 2025

Ørsted scraps massive North Sea wind farm

7th May 2025

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

Nine pioneering UK companies have secured places on a nine-month technology accelerator programme aimed at advancing innovation in the offshore wind industry.

2nd May 2025

UK SMEs join wind accelerator

2nd May 2025

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

UK government backing of £21.7 billion (€25.5 billion) has been given to an Eni-operated carbon capture project being called ‘the backbone’ of one of the world’s most advanced clusters.

1st May 2025

UK carbon capture project given green light

1st May 2025

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

The first wind turbine at Germany’s largest offshore wind farm under construction has been installed, says site owner EnBW, the energy company.

29th April 2025

First turbine installed at Germany’s biggest OSW farm

29th April 2025

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

With the benefits of hindsight, a good question to pose is why at an electricity-generating offshore wind farm, electricity wasn’t used on site to charge the vessels carrying out operations and maintenance…

29th April 2025

INTERVIEW: Stillstrom on the brink of offshore charging roll-out

29th April 2025

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

The first foundation of a €4.7 billion offshore wind farm in the UK has been installed, standing 84 metres tall, more than 10 metres in diameter and 1,800 tonnes in weight.

29th April 2025

Largest monopile installed by jack-up in Europe

29th April 2025

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

Despite the headwinds facing the US offshore wind sector since Donald Trump re-took the White House, signs such as the ground-breaking of a subsea cable factory are showing that the industry is…

29th April 2025

US subsea cable facility breaks ground

29th April 2025

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

The global offshore wind sector experienced a year of mixed outcomes in 2024, as rapid innovation, shifting market dynamics and policy reforms shaped the sector.

24th April 2025

Headwinds and tailwinds in offshore wind: Report

24th April 2025

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

North Sea transmission system operators (TSOs) have come together to coordinate offshore grids and implement cross-border projects.

18th April 2025

12 offshore TSOs lay foundations for offshore grids

18th April 2025

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

With onshore wind a major component of Turkey’s energy production, it is now turning its attention to offshore wind.

11th April 2025

Turkey set to plunge into offshore wind

11th April 2025