Environment

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

Royal Boskalis B.V. has secured a sizable contract for subsea cable installation at Germany’s 976.5 MW Gennaker offshore windfarm.

26th February 2026

Baltic offshore wind drives subsea cable award

26th February 2026

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

There’s good news for offshore vessel builders with Vestas securing a firm order for RWE’s 1,380 MW Vanguard West offshore wind project in the UK.

23rd February 2026

Vestas turbine order sounds welcome note for vessel builders

23rd February 2026

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

More than €1 billion is being spent on flood defence projects in EU countries between 2021 and 2027, with 75% of it coming from the EU’s own coffers.

19th February 2026

€1 billion spending by EU states on flood defence

19th February 2026

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

Invasive non-native species (INNS) are arriving, settling and spreading through everyday marine activity, with marinas and commercial shipping playing a central role in the growth.

18th February 2026

Marine invasion: Maritime urged to stem the tide

18th February 2026

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

How can small and medium-sized shipowners operating near-shore commercial vessels affordably start their decarbonisation journey? Andrew Southwood, Marine Finance, Siemens Financial Services UK lays out short-, medium- and long-term solutions for a sustainable transition.

18th February 2026

Decarbonising near-shore fleets: Navigating change and seizing opportunity

18th February 2026

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

Europe has at last industrialised tidal energy, the French association Ocean Energy says, making it the first continent in the world to do so.

17th February 2026

France pushes tidal energy in power plans

17th February 2026

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

Buoyant Works has unveiled a polyurethane boat landing ladder system designed to enhance vessel safety and reduce maintenance across offshore renewables operations.

16th February 2026

Safer transfers for offshore renewable crews

16th February 2026

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

A new Scottish offshore wind supply chain programme has opened, offering targeted business funding to help companies secure offshore renewables contracts both at home and abroad.

12th February 2026

Scottish offshore wind backing soars high

12th February 2026

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

Four companies have been awarded Contracts for Difference for tidal stream projects, three in the same area of seabed off Wales and one in Scotland.

10th February 2026

UK awards 4 tidal stream projects in latest offshore energy round

10th February 2026

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

A consortium-owned offshore wind project in France is on track to be connected this year.

10th February 2026

500MW French offshore wind farm nears completion

10th February 2026

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

Tech giant Google’s recent Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with energy firm EnBW is a sign of a growing reliance by large technology companies on power from offshore wind.

9th February 2026

Big Tech emerges as some of offshore wind’s biggest fans

9th February 2026

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

Federal judges have over-turned all five offshore wind stop-work orders or lease suspensions issued by the American president since December.

3rd February 2026

Could the courts save the US offshore wind industry?

3rd February 2026

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

An industry coalition is urging UK authorities to establish a clear framework to accelerate offshore wind vessel electrification and decarbonise offshore vessel operations.

2nd February 2026

Coalition seeks offshore charging framework

2nd February 2026

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

China has installed the world’s largest offshore wind turbine at 20MW, 25% larger than the world’s current largest machines.

28th January 2026

China installs 20MW offshore wind turbine

28th January 2026

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

A £1 million (€1.1 million) funding competition has been launched in the UK to speed up innovation in two critical areas of offshore wind engineering.

28th January 2026

Offshore innovation funding competition launched

28th January 2026

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

Nine European countries have pledged to spend €1 trillion on offshore wind development over the next 10 years.

27th January 2026

European countries pledge €1 TRILLION for offshore wind

27th January 2026

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

Cargo drones have successfully delivered equipment between vessels and turbines at Hollandse Kust Noord, marking a first in this type of project for offshore wind logistics.

26th January 2026

Drones advance offshore wind logistics

26th January 2026

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

US president Donald Trump took almost an hour and a half to address the World Economic Forum in Davos today, using part of the rambling lecture to rip into Europe about its…

21st January 2026

Trump berates Europe’s offshore wind policies at Davos

21st January 2026

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

The UK waterways industry says axing a dredging tax exemption will increase emissions, stall clean-ups and directly contradict environmental ambitions.

21st January 2026

New dredging tax rule to destroy goals it aims to achieve

21st January 2026

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

RWE has secured UK Contracts for Difference for 6.9 gigawatts of offshore wind capacity, strengthening long-term renewable generation and investment certainty across multiple projects.

15th January 2026

RWE takes lion’s share of UK offshore wind projects

15th January 2026