Environment

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

The UK Crown Estate has launched two tenders for archaeological surveys in the Celtic Sea for floating wind projects.

15th January 2024

Tenders launched in UK floating wind call

15th January 2024

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

The Shell/Eneco offshore wind joint venture Ecowende has taken another step in delivering what it says will be ‘the most ecological wind farm yet’.

12th January 2024

‘Boreas’ booked for ‘most ecological wind farm’

12th January 2024

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

An ongoing survey by the Plymouth Marine Laboratory (PML) has so far found that more than half of respondents in the fishing industry see offshore wind farms as having a negative impact…

12th January 2024

Half of fishermen claim OSW is bad for business

12th January 2024

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

A new report by Reuters Events – US offshore wind scrambles to re establish growth in 2024 – paints a mixed picture of the outlook for offshore wind in the US, following a turbulent…

11th January 2024

New report paints mixed picture of US offshore wind

11th January 2024

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

Vestas is planning a new blade factory in Poland to help the company realise its ambitions to be a leader in offshore wind.

11th January 2024

Vestas plans new blade factory

11th January 2024

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

The IMCA has released guidance on biofouling not just to save fuel And cut emissions but also to minimise the transfer of invasive marine species to foreign waters.

10th January 2024

IMCA calls on ship operators to clean hulls

10th January 2024

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

The first hydrogen-powered dual-fuel crew transfer vessel Is to be delivered to the German offshore wind market this spring.

9th January 2024

First German H2 CTV earmarked for spring

9th January 2024

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

Equinor and bp have terminated their existing agreement for the US Empire 2 offshore wind project on the grounds of commercial viability.

8th January 2024

Equinor and bp rip up US offshore wind contract

8th January 2024

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

The nascent offshore wind segment in Poland has taken a step forward with the award of a wind turbine generator installation contract to Fred Olsen Windcarrier.

8th January 2024

Polish offshore wind project agrees installation contract

8th January 2024

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

The ‘door is wide open for Portugal’ to become a global leader in offshore wind, says one of the bosses of energy technology company Principle Power.

4th January 2024

Portugal enters the offshore race

4th January 2024

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

SolarDuck has secured €15 million additional funding for the development and deployment of its offshore floating solar power technology setting it on a path to deliver its first commercial projects.

3rd January 2024

Offshore floating solar tech on route to commerciality

3rd January 2024

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

Two announcements appear to signal growing confidence in what has become a slightly beleaguered offshore wind industry in the UK.

20th December 2023

Announcements raise confidence in UK offshore wind

20th December 2023

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

Floating wind developer Gazelle Wind Power has signed an MOU with Tugdock to develop a new assembly system that it says will ‘to dramatically drive down costs and increase production of floating…

20th December 2023

MOU signed to install Italy’s largest OSW farm

20th December 2023

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

Two of the world’s three largest wind turbine manufacturers have agreed to work together in standardising equipment used in installing offshore wind.

14th December 2023

Wind competitor giants agree to join forces

14th December 2023

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

A Japanese energy giant has joined a floating offshore wind project in Norway.

14th December 2023

Norwegian offshore wind boosted by Japan

14th December 2023

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

The European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) and Renewable Risk Advisors (RRA) have published a white paper setting out the needs case for a National Floating Wind Test Centre in the UK.

13th December 2023

The business case for a UK Floating Wind Test Centre

13th December 2023

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

The Hollandse Kust offshore wind farm off the coast of the Netherlands is the latest to come online, generating enough electricity for more than a million Dutch households.

7th December 2023

Newest Netherlands OSW farm powers up

7th December 2023

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

The largest tidal turbine farm project in the world will be installed in seas off the far north of Scotland, with 16 turbines initially.

6th December 2023

World largest tidal turbine array earmarked for Scotland

6th December 2023

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

Two offshore renewable energy platforms will be fabricated by Drydocks World and Aker Solutions for a Vattenfall offshore wind farm despite a nearby development being axed in July.

5th December 2023

Energy platforms ordered for Norfolk offshore wind farms

5th December 2023

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

United Arab Emirates energy firm Masdar has bought a 49% stake in what could be one of the world’s largest offshore wind farms.

5th December 2023

Masdar buys 49% of world’s largest OSW farm

5th December 2023