Environment

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

An artificial reef system has been installed in the River Meuse in the Port of Rotterdam by maritime services giant Boskalis.

14th March 2023

‘Living breakwater’ installed at Rotterdam

14th March 2023

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

A new hybrid multi-purpose workboat has been put to use at the Port of Lowestoft collecting marine litter and debris from the water surface.

10th March 2023

New workboat eats debris

10th March 2023

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

X1 Wind’s X30 floating wind prototype installed in the Canary Islands, has successfully delivered its first kWh to to PLOCAN’s smartgrid.

8th March 2023

Spanish floating wind prototype delivers first kWh

8th March 2023

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

PowerCell has secured a marine hydrogen fuel cell order for two Torghatten Nord ferries as part of Norway’s plan to cut its carbon footprint.

6th March 2023

PowerCell wins ferry hydrogen fuel cell order

6th March 2023

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

A round-the-world yachtsman and the government of Jersey have joined forces to explore the use of hydrogen technology.

3rd March 2023

Jersey explores H2 feasibility

3rd March 2023

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

Flotation Energy and Vårgrønn advance a Cenos floating offshore wind project through submission of a scoping report to Marine Scotland.

1st March 2023

Scope submitted for one of world’s largest floating windfarms

1st March 2023

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

Clean Sea Solutions is using software and AI-optimised autonomous systems to deliver cleaner waters to the Port of Oslo, Alesund and beyond.

28th February 2023

Norwegian startup targets autonomous port clean-up

28th February 2023

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

 The US Department of Interior (DOI) has announced the first proposed offshore wind lease sale in the Gulf of Mexico.

27th February 2023

First offshore wind lease sale in Gulf of Mexico

27th February 2023

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

Geo-data specialist Fugro is repurposing two platform supply vessels to create energy-efficient geotechnical vessels.

24th February 2023

Fugro boosts offshore services with PSV conversions

24th February 2023

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

Demand for offshore wind in the US is booming which is a great opportunity for European offshore manufacturers to offer up their expertise in the sector.

22nd February 2023

Opportunities abound as US offshore wind demand doubles

22nd February 2023

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

The heaviest offshore wind turbine monopile to date at almost 2,000 tonnes has been manufactured by a German civil engineering firm.

22nd February 2023

World’s largest offshore monopile heads for US

22nd February 2023

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

Collaborative R&D projects are seeking to examine the efficacy of polyamide lines for mooring of floating wind turbines.

20th February 2023

Project seeks solution for mooring turbines

20th February 2023

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

Part of a climate fund set up by online retailing giant Amazon in 2021 has been given to scientists at the Plymouth Marine Laboratory (PML) in the UK.

20th February 2023

Lab combines wind and seaweed farms

20th February 2023

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

A project to develop hydrogen and batteries to power offshore wind farm service vessels such as CTVs has been given a £4.6 million (€5.2 million) boost.

16th February 2023

H2/battery-powered CTV project wins handout

16th February 2023

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

International energy firm Iberdrola has announced it will build its first floating photovoltaic plant, in Alsace, France.

13th February 2023

Iberdrola announces first floating solar project

13th February 2023

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

DEME has won another two transport and installation projects for offshore wind in France with a value of €300 million, the company has announced. 

10th February 2023

DEME signed up for 2nd French wind farm

10th February 2023

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

Van Oord has completed the final monopile installation for Dutch wind farm Hollandse Kust, bringing the number of turbine foundations to 70.

10th February 2023

Final monopile for Hollandse Kust installed

10th February 2023

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

Europe’s ‘voice of the wind industry’, WindEurope, has hit out at the Danish government’s decision to put all new offshore wind projects on hold by pausing its ‘open door’ scheme.

8th February 2023

WindEurope brands Denmark wind policy ‘absurd’

8th February 2023

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

The EU Commission has referred Ireland to the Court of Justice for failing to correctly transpose the Water Framework Directive (Directive 2000/60/EC) into national law. 

6th February 2023

EU takes Ireland to court over water pollution directive

6th February 2023

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

A battery-powered robot is about to be unveiled by Dutch firm RanMarine Technology, which specialises in autonomous vessels and drones on water.

3rd February 2023

WATCH: Shark robot takes a bite out of pollution

3rd February 2023