Environment

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

Swedish energy giant Vattenfall has enlisted the talents of Samuel L. Jackson to promote seaweed farming amidst the turbines of two of its offshore wind farms.

12th August 2025

Vattenfall introduces seaweed farms at wind farms

12th August 2025

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

Ferry operator Wasaline has become the first shipping company in the Baltic Sea to reach carbon neutrality, five years ahead of its original 2030 target, it says.

12th August 2025

Wasaline claims it’s hit net zero five years early

12th August 2025

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

The European Commission has agreed to give France €11 billion to support its offshore wind energy industry.

11th August 2025

EU hands France €11 billion for offshore wind

11th August 2025

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

Canada will turn to Europe in its drive to unlock offshore wind potential, the government has said.

7th August 2025

Canada seeks European expertise on offshore wind drive

7th August 2025

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

Germany’s second offshore wind auction for 2025 has failed to attract a single bid.

7th August 2025

No bids received in German offshore wind auction

7th August 2025

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

A substation jacket for the Dieppe Le Tréport offshore wind farm has been installed off the French Atlantic coast after an impressive navigation underneath a 100-year-old bridge.

5th August 2025

54m jacket towed out to Atlantic coast

5th August 2025

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

Ocean Winds and partner Banque des Territoires have installed the first of three floating wind turbines that they say are the most powerful floating turbines in the world.

5th August 2025

Floating wind takes pride of place in Gulf of Lion

5th August 2025

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

The UK’s Falmouth Harbour in the southwest of England has created an HVO (hydrotreated vegetable oil) re-fuelling facility for its workboat fleet.

1st August 2025

Falmouth rolls out HVO for workboat fleet

1st August 2025

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

The Canadian government has selected the first four areas for offshore wind development in the east coastal province of Nova Scotia with a target to license 5GW by 2030.

1st August 2025

Canada dives into offshore wind with first areas designated

1st August 2025

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

The latest ‘world’s largest offshore wind farm’ has been given the green light in the UK despite a number of wildlife agencies raising concerns about the developer’s own estimates that thousands of…

31st July 2025

‘World’s largest’ wind farm approved despite bird death fears

31st July 2025

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

The US Trump Administration has effectively ended any preferential treatment for what it calls unreliable subsidy-dependent renewables - namely wind and solar energy.

31st July 2025

Trump vetoes “unreliable” and “foreign” energy

31st July 2025

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

Caterpillar engine dealer Finning UK & Ireland is pushing its temporary shore power solutions to provide power to harbour boats and address port emissions by berthed vessels.

31st July 2025

Finning offers fast fix for port power insufficiencies

31st July 2025

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

The UK’s early move to expand the UK Emissions Trading Scheme (UK ETS) to offshore vessels could raise port costs and weaken the UK’s competitiveness.

30th July 2025

New carbon rules threaten UK offshore edge

30th July 2025

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

The Norwegian offshore wind transporter and installer Fred. Olsen Windcarrier will transport and install 63 wind turbines for the Gennaker wind farm in the German Baltic Sea.

30th July 2025

Installation deal signals untapped Baltic Sea potential

30th July 2025

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

The UK’s busiest Roll-On, Roll-Off (Ro-Ro) port, Dover, is grappling with the challenge of decarbonising its operations amid national and global climate goals.

30th July 2025

UK’s largest Ro-Ro port faces decarbonisation challenge

30th July 2025

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

Mitsui & Co. Europe Ltd and MOL have completed a landmark port acquisition, taking ownership of Scotland’s Port of Nigg and two key energy services firms.

30th July 2025

Mitsui acquires Scottish offshore renewables port

30th July 2025

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

Acteon, through its marine foundations business line, Menck, has won a major deal to provide advanced pile-driving equipment and services for the construction of the Hornsea 3 offshore wind farm in the…

25th July 2025

Menck secures Hornsea pile-driving contract

25th July 2025

OPINION

OPINION

Without more leases, infrastructure or investor confidence, the UK’s floating wind ambitions look highly unlikely, says Theo Cleave, commercial manager at marine construction specialist MintMech.

25th July 2025

Floating wind: An impossible target?

25th July 2025

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

Germany is charting a course toward cleaner seas and greener ports, announcing a €400 million investment to modernise its maritime infrastructure between 2026 and 2029.

24th July 2025

Germany earmarks €400m for ports and shipping

24th July 2025

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

One of the world’s first commercial-scale floating offshore wind farms has been approved, Vattenfall reveals in its report on the first half of 2025.

24th July 2025

Wind, water and nuclear – Vattenfall on top of the new energy tide

24th July 2025