Environment

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

Equipment engineering and manufacturing firm, Draftec, is to join the WIND Group.

18th July 2024

WIND Group acquires Draftec

18th July 2024

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

As the new UK Labour government’s plans were laid out in King Charles’s speech to Parliament today, offshore wind was given a brief but specific mention.

17th July 2024

New UK government – new offshore wind boost

17th July 2024

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

A new study has revealed levels of fibreglass in sea animals that have never been found before.

16th July 2024

Study spotlights fibreglass contamination in marine life

16th July 2024

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

California has set a target of 25 gigawatts of floating wind by 2045 – a goal that will cost billions, says Offshore Wind California, a trade group of offshore wind developers and technology…

15th July 2024

California approves huge offshore wind plan

15th July 2024

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

Norwegian vessel owner DeepOcean has won a contract from RWE to provide trenching, transport and cable installation services for the Nordseecluster A offshore wind farm.

12th July 2024

DeepOcean wins contracts for offshore RWE project

12th July 2024

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

Just as the Biden administration approved the US’s ninth offshore wind farm, a report has been published that forecasts extremely choppy waters ahead for the sector.

12th July 2024

Doubts persist over US offshore wind sector

12th July 2024

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

Mainprize Offshore has expanded its crew transfer vessel (CTV) fleet thanks to a €25 million loan from Siemens Financial Services (SFS).

11th July 2024

Mainprize expands CTV offering

11th July 2024

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

German asset manager Luxcara has selected today’s largest turbines for an offshore wind project in the German North Sea.

11th July 2024

World’s largest turbines destined for Germany

11th July 2024

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

The Biden administration has approved the ninth offshore wind farm for the US as the country aims to hit its target of 30GW by 2030.

10th July 2024

Department approves 9th US offshore wind farm

10th July 2024

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

A pilot to demonstrate the capability of offshore floating solar (OFPV) has launched in the Dutch North Sea.

5th July 2024

Offshore solar pilot launches in North Sea

5th July 2024

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

A new company has been created to help support the growing needs of the offshore wind sector, by reducing installation times and costs.

4th July 2024

New Maersk spin-off to support offshore wind

4th July 2024

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

New research at Plymouth Marine Laboratory (PML) is helping to detect and address oil spills across the globe using advanced satellite technology.

1st July 2024

WATCH: Detecting oil spills using satellite technology

1st July 2024

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

Decarbonisation rules and regulations are stressing out seafarers and shore-based staff, a survey has found.

27th June 2024

Decarbonisation is stressing seafarers out – survey

27th June 2024

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

A consortium has selected Fugro to carry out the surveys for what will be Japan’s largest offshore wind farm.

27th June 2024

Japan expands fledgling offshore wind sector

27th June 2024

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

The European Commission has handed a pan-European floating wind project a €13 million grant.

25th June 2024

EC hands floating wind project €13.4 million

25th June 2024

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

A French research project has been launched to try and reduce the costs associated with floating wind farm maintenance.

25th June 2024

Project set up to reduce cost of floating wind O&M

25th June 2024

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

Marine contracting giant Cadeler will install 72 Vestas 15MW wind turbines in the Scottish North Sea in a contract worth up to €130 million.

24th June 2024

Cadeler wins 72-turbine installation contract

24th June 2024

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

A lobby group has made five ‘key asks’ to the UK government to support tidal stream energy as it gathers pace around the world.

21st June 2024

Lobby group sets out key asks for tidal energy

21st June 2024

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

Offshore charging concepts are beginning to head towards commercialisation – despite a few doubts being raised.

21st June 2024

Offshore charging: Are we there yet?

21st June 2024

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

Inyanga Marine Energy Group and New York and Ireland-based joint venture Verdant Morlais have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to deliver a 4.9MW tidal stream energy project at Morlais in Wales.

19th June 2024

WATCH: Tidal turbines on cusp of commercial success

19th June 2024