Offshore Renewables

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

UK firm Acteon has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Taiwan-based firm Wynnergy Marine to deliver offshore energy projects in the Taiwan region.

29th October 2025

UK deal boosts Taiwanese ambitions for offshore wind

29th October 2025

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

Europe’s wind alliance says the UK’s just-announced budget of more than £1 billion (€1.1 billion) for offshore wind falls well short of targets and undermines the outlook for the continent’s industry.

28th October 2025

WindEurope calls UK’s £1 billion offshore budget ‘disappointing’

28th October 2025

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

A BP/JERA joint venture has pulled out of its only American offshore wind project in the latest blow to the industry in the US.

24th October 2025

BP offshore wind JV backs out of US project

24th October 2025

VESSELS

VESSELS

Jan De Nul has launched the Fleeming Jenkin, the world’s largest vessel for subsea cable laying, marking a major milestone in future marine construction for offshore renewables and grid connection projects.

22nd October 2025

WATCH: World’s largest cable-laying vessel launched

22nd October 2025

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

Since 2019, 164 offshore wind projects have been cancelled around the world, with 47 in the last year alone, says software analyst firm Spinergie.

21st October 2025

Offshore wind cancellations rise sharply: Using data to de-risk

21st October 2025

VESSELS

VESSELS

A new hybrid solar and storage system is powering one of West London’s most historic marine construction sites, bringing clean energy innovation to the waterfront.

21st October 2025

Hybrid solar system powers historic boatyard

21st October 2025

VESSELS

VESSELS

DEME has taken delivery of its latest offshore wind installation vessel mammoth, namely Norse Wind, which can install turbines that have a rotor diameter of 300 metres.

20th October 2025

‘Norse Wind’ blows in as latest mammoth in turbine installation

20th October 2025

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

RWE’s announcement that it has pulled out of a 2GW offshore wind project in Australia’s Victoria is the latest of a string of large projects that are no longer going ahead.

16th October 2025

RWE Australia pull-out signals growing offshore headwinds Down Under

16th October 2025

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Offshore wind leader Ørsted has confirmed it will cut its workforce by 2,000 as part of an ‘updated business plan and strategic priorities’.

14th October 2025

Ørsted slashes headcount by 25%

14th October 2025

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

Three floating substructures have been launched for the 30MW EolMed offshore wind pilot project in France.

13th October 2025

Mediterranean floating wind platforms launched

13th October 2025

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

Risks to birds and chronic chemical emissions from offshore wind will come under the spotlight in four new projects given the green light by a French research institute.

10th October 2025

French institute agrees €8 million to research offshore wind

10th October 2025

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

Floating windfarm projects are moving ahead in both the UK and France despite frustration from developers about the lack of backing and the red tape needed to get these projects over the…

8th October 2025

Developers determined to hurdle floating wind obstacles

8th October 2025

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Disaster was averted when rescuers stepped in to save a rudderless oil tanker from crashing into a North Sea wind turbine during a weekend storm.

8th October 2025

Rescuers save oil tanker from crashing into wind turbine

8th October 2025

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

Europe’s offshore wind industry is turning the tide against negative bidding, marking a major shift in how offshore renewables projects are financed and delivered.

7th October 2025

Europe turns its back on negative bidding

7th October 2025

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

Another 90 offshore wind turbines will be installed offshore England’s south coast, adding to 116 turbines already operating alongside.

7th October 2025

Latest UK offshore wind farm given green light

7th October 2025

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

Research has shown that developers are backing out of floating wind projects because of investment hurdles and slow progress.

6th October 2025

Developers pull back from floating wind

6th October 2025

VESSELS

VESSELS

Tidal Transit is accelerating its international expansion by focusing on crew transfer vessels (CTVs) for South Korea’s rapidly growing offshore wind sector.

2nd October 2025

Tidal Transit eyes Asian offshore growth

2nd October 2025

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

A new report urges the marine engineering sector to embed sustainability at the heart of marine construction and marine infrastructure projects.

30th September 2025

Engineering a ‘nature-positive’ marine future

30th September 2025

VESSELS

VESSELS

Voltron Future has launched the CTV-26 RON, a next-generation crew transfer vessel (CTV) that fuses vessel building with AI design to advance offshore wind operations.

29th September 2025

AI powers next-gen crew transfer vessel design

29th September 2025

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

Denmark’s €645 million energy island project has moved a step further with the award of a contract to install subsea power cables to connect offshore wind power to Denmark and Germany.

26th September 2025

Contract awarded for subsea cables to Danish energy island

26th September 2025