Offshore Renewables

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

Oil giant Equinor has been announced as the winner of Poland’s first offshore wind auction, with oil multinational Orlen and coal producer PGE winning the other two.

19th December 2025

Oil and coal giants win first Polish offshore wind contracts

19th December 2025

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Charge Offshore has reached a major milestone after completing factory acceptance testing (FAT) for its 2MW Aquarius Eco offshore wind turbine charging system.

17th December 2025

First offshore charger in positive breakthrough for MJR

17th December 2025

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

Plans have been set out for a purpose-built port facility dedicated to offshore wind in the southeast of Ireland.

17th December 2025

Ireland lays out plans for offshore wind hub

17th December 2025

APPOINTMENTS

APPOINTMENTS

Former Ørsted CEO Mads Nipper has been appointed chairman of the board at MacArtney Underwater Technology.

16th December 2025

Former ​Ørsted CEO takes seat as chair of MacArtney board

16th December 2025

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

An offshore gas rig is being hailed by its owners as the first in the North Sea to be powered by offshore wind power.

16th December 2025

Wind farm connected to power North Sea gas rig

16th December 2025

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

Europe’s offshore wind revolution is running into a hard physical limit – the electricity grid.

11th December 2025

Offshore wind’s sky-high potential hits onshore grid wall

11th December 2025

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

ABB has completed successful sea trials of its new DP2 functionality, marking a significant step forward in precision vessel control for offshore operators.

10th December 2025

Dynamic positioning supercharges offshore precision

10th December 2025

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

CorPower Ocean is to lead a €30M European initiative to scale UK wave energy and advance offshore renewables.

9th December 2025

CorPower Ocean drives wave energy forward

9th December 2025

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

A Boston District Court judge has delivered a blow to the Trump administration’s indefinite pause on wind energy permitting, in a latest blow to the president’s determination to shut down the sector.

9th December 2025

Boston delivers blow to Trump’s offshore wind ban

9th December 2025

VESSELS

VESSELS

Irish ocean data acquisition company Xocean has been hired to survey six Dutch offshore wind farms over five years, it has said.

9th December 2025

Irish firm wins contract to survey 6 Dutch wind farms

9th December 2025