Environment

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

The latest project to be financed by Export Finance Norway (Eksfin) is a new UK windfarm cable contract worth NOK2 billion (€171 million) for the Moray West windfarm in Scotland. 

26th April 2023

Norwegian finance for UK windfarm cable contract

26th April 2023

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

Gothenburg Port Authority is to become a partner in Eolus’s Västvind offshore wind power project in order to fulfill its future energy demands.

26th April 2023

Is wind power the answer to the port energy deficit?

26th April 2023

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

Fugro has carried out what it calls the ‘world’s first’ fully remote inspection of offshore windfarm assets using one of its Blue Essence uncrewed surface vessels (USVs).

25th April 2023

Offshore windfarm inspections go fully remote

25th April 2023

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

Denmark’s largest offshore wind farm will be connected up to 1 million homes by the end of 2027, Jan De Nul says on being awarded the contract.

25th April 2023

Jan De Nul hired to connect Denmark’s largest wind farm

25th April 2023

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

A new one-stop operations and maintenance (O&M) solution for offshore foundations and substations is being showcased at this year’s WindEurope in Copenhagen.

21st April 2023

One-stop offshore maintenance concept launches

21st April 2023

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

DEME Offshore and Liftra ApS are developing a new vessel offshore installation system to cater for the next generation of offshore wind turbine generators.

19th April 2023

Developing next generation turbine installation crane technology

19th April 2023

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

Cadeler has signed a deal for the transport and installation of 26 Siemens Gamesa 11MW wind turbines at the Aflandshage wind farm south of Copenhagen in 2026.

17th April 2023

Cadeler in Danish wind farm deal

17th April 2023

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

Two senators in New Jersey are calling for a moratorium on offshore wind projects until the deaths of more than 40 marine animals are looked into.

17th April 2023

Whale deaths prompt call to halt offshore wind

17th April 2023

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

A wind farm installation has been carried out using a new RNA floating method by marine contractor Heerema.

14th April 2023

Heerema installs wind turbines with new floating method

14th April 2023

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

Energie Baden-Wuerttemberg (ENBW) has selected a subsidiary of Associated British Ports to carry out the hydrographic surveys around two wind farms that are planned for the eastern Irish Sea.

12th April 2023

Hydro survey firm selected for 3GW wind farms

12th April 2023

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

Svitzer is comparing the qualities and performance of the biodiesels FAME with HVO on its fleet of Caterpillar powered tugs.

11th April 2023

Creating a carbon neutral tug and towage sector

11th April 2023

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

Researchers are exploring whether hybrid mooring lines show promise for use on floating windfarms.

30th March 2023

Windfarm hybrid mooring explored

30th March 2023

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

The African Energy Chamber has hit back at a decision by a South African high court to block seismic surveys underneath the seabed because environmental activists claim it damages the marine environment.

30th March 2023

Backlash over seabed seismic surveys

30th March 2023

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

Crown Estate Scotland has announced the results of the world’s first leasing process to enable offshore wind energy to directly supply oil and gas platforms.

29th March 2023

INTOG lease winners announced

29th March 2023

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

P&O’s newly commissioned hybrid double-ended ferry is expected to cut fuel use on the Dover-Calais crossing by 40%, delivering major carbon emission savings.

28th March 2023

English Channel ferry crossings just got greener

28th March 2023

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

There’s a new windfarm support concept out there – and it’s not only that it promises to be a game-changer, it’s just as much that the industry needs to change the game,…

28th March 2023

UK partners unveil concept in offshore charging

28th March 2023

VESSELS

VESSELS

Svitzer has achieved gold status in Port of London Authority’s (PLA) Thames Green Scheme, which recognises towage operators’ environmental commitments and decarbonisation strategies.

28th March 2023

Svitzer wins prize for its Thames tugs

28th March 2023

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

Anyone taking a cursory look at the mainstream media’s headlines might think the offshore wind industry was booming, but with WindEurope admitting recently that not a single final investment decision was made…

23rd March 2023

Is the booming windfarm industry going bust?

23rd March 2023

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

Vattenfall has named Peel Ports Great Yarmouth as the preferred location for its operations and maintenance base for the Norfolk Offshore Wind Zone.

20th March 2023

Peel Ports wins bid for Norfolk offshore wind zone

20th March 2023

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

The UK has launched an Offshore Wind Plan which recommends how the maritime industry can reach its net-zero goals and deliver maximum economic growth.

15th March 2023

UK launches its offshore wind plan

15th March 2023