Environment

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

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

Tidal energy firm Nova Innovation says it has doubled the size of its tidal array off the north coast of Scotland – the first tidal array in the world – to operate…

1st February 2023

Scottish tidal turbine sector powers up

1st February 2023

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

Netherlands-based offshore energy equipment engineer KENC has been contracted to design and build a lifting frame for offshore wind projects that are steadily increasing in number.

31st January 2023

Dutch engineer to supply HQLF to US

31st January 2023

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

Dutch shipbuilder Damen, engine manufacturer Caterpillar and its Norway and Netherlands importer Pon Power have signed an MoU to develop methanol-fuelled tugs.

30th January 2023

Tri-party agreement promotes methanol tugs

30th January 2023

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

Combining power from a range of renewable sources is a cost-effective way of supplying Europe with green energy, according to the official results of a multi-national project.

26th January 2023

Combining wind and tide could save €millions

26th January 2023

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

Early Information has been released for two wind farms off the Dutch coast to generate a total of 12,000MW.

24th January 2023

Netherlands plans 10-fold increase in offshore wind

24th January 2023

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

Nidec has won a €2.5 million contract to install shore-based power at the Port de Sète, in the south of France.

13th January 2023

Cold-ironing deal for French port

13th January 2023

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The Port of Leith has become the first large mainland commercial port in Scotland to provide a shore power connection.

12th January 2023

Shore power electrifies Leith

12th January 2023

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

The US offshore wind market has been given a boost with a historic auction to lease five areas off the coast of California.

8th December 2022

Lease boost for US offshore wind

8th December 2022

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

Sea trials of AWS Ocean Energy’s wave energy device have shown encouraging results, exceeding expectations by 20%.

3rd November 2022

Wave energy trials exceed expectations by 20%

3rd November 2022

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

A technology acceleration programme that has already raised £9 million for the UK’s offshore wind industry has opened for new applications.

21st October 2022

Offshore wind programme opens

21st October 2022

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

When Seacat Sceptre hit the water in March 2022, Crew Transfer Vessel operators the world over took notice, reports Jake Frith.

10th October 2022

Semi-foiling close-up: Chartwell and BAR Techs Seacat ’Sceptre’

10th October 2022

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

A bio-methanol plant at the Port of Amsterdam will be operated by the UK engineering company PX Group, owner GIDARA announced today.

6th October 2022

Port biomethanol plant takes next step

6th October 2022

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

Five wave energy projects have been chosen to develop their concepts in the next phase of the EuropeWave programme.

30th September 2022

Wave energy project enters phase two

30th September 2022