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Nine European countries have taken what is being called ‘an important step forward’ to progress the offshore wind energy agenda.

21st November 2023

EU countries agree ambitious plan for offshore wind

21st November 2023

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

A £3 billion (€3.5 billion) fund in global offshore wind is to be launched by Octopus Energy with a cornerstone investment from Japanese giant Tokyo Gas.

21st November 2023

Octopus launches €3.5 billion offshore wind fund

21st November 2023

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

A 700MW offshore wind farm in the Baltic Sea off the coast of Lithuania will be the country’s first, with claims that it will supply a quarter of domestic electricity by 2030.

17th November 2023

Lithuania moves on with first offshore wind farm

17th November 2023

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

Environment groups have applauded the UK government’s decision to almost double the price developers can charge for offshore wind energy in the wake of a disastrous auction that did not attract a…

17th November 2023

UK doubles offshore wind price cap

17th November 2023

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

According to a recent NCEI (National Centers for Environmental Information) report, record warm temperatures covered nearly 13% of the world’s surface this August and globally, it was the warmest August in the 174-year NOAA…

17th November 2023

Navigating the true impact of rising ocean temperatures

17th November 2023

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

UK-based heavy transportation company Harlyn Solutions has completed the first phase of the offshore substation transport for the Moray West Wind Farm.

16th November 2023

Harlyn completes Moray West substation transfer

16th November 2023

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ENVIRONMENT

DNV has successfully concluded Phase 1 of its joint industry project (JIP) aimed at establishing offshore substation standards for the growing floating wind sector.

8th November 2023

New standards for offshore floating wind progressing

8th November 2023

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

The International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA) has released guidance which aims to support Dynamic Positioning (DP) operations in shallow waters.

8th November 2023

Expanding offshore wind knowledge in shallow waters

8th November 2023

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

Great inroads are being made into offshore charging which is paving the way for hybrid and fully electric vessels servicing offshore windfarms.

7th November 2023

Another milestone reached for offshore vessel charging

7th November 2023

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

Two floating wind farms with a total power generating capacity of 1.9GW will be installed to supply electricity to Scotland’s oil and gas operations.

2nd November 2023

Floating wind to power oil and gas

2nd November 2023

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

European coastlines have come under the spotlight in a new report published by the European Marine Board IVZW (EMB).

30th October 2023

Europe under threat: report outlines risk to coastlines

30th October 2023

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

Portugal is launching a call for ‘demonstrations of interest’ for parties wishing to build offshore wind farms off its Atlantic coast.

27th October 2023

Portuguese call for offshore wind interest

27th October 2023

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

Three offshore wind projects are among a raft of renewable energy projects that New York has announced, making it the largest round of investment in US history in the sector.

26th October 2023

NY announces largest ever US spend on offshore wind

26th October 2023

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

The European Commission has launched a ‘Wind Power Package’ to give the flailing sector a shot in the arm.

24th October 2023

EC pledges support package for wind power

24th October 2023

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

The USA’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has released a new draft Wind Energy Area (WEA) in the Gulf of Maine which covers over 3.5 million acres.

24th October 2023

Gulf of Maine earmarked for offshore wind development

24th October 2023

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

Van Oord has completed the installation of 62 jacket foundations at a new wind farm off the coast of Brittany.

20th October 2023

Van Oord in French jacket foundation installation first

20th October 2023

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ENVIRONMENT

Volvo Cars and wind and solar energy firm Eolus have signed a letter of intent that could see the Västvind offshore wind farm off the coast of Gothenburg powering the car maker’s operations,…

19th October 2023

Offshore wind to power Volvo car manufacturing

19th October 2023

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

Insiders are beginning to question wind energy targets because of unreliability concerns and supply chain bottlenecks, a recent report has claimed.

19th October 2023

Supply chain and unreliability plague wind farm sector: report

19th October 2023

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

Surveys will begin on what will be Denmark’s largest offshore wind farm, energy firm RWE has confirmed.

19th October 2023

Surveys begin for Denmark’s largest offshore wind farm

19th October 2023

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

The PivotBuoy project, developed by X1 Wind in collaboration with nine industry partners, has completed its offshore demonstration project successfully with plenty of lessons learned for the future.

17th October 2023

VIDEO: New platform could revolutionise floating wind

17th October 2023