Offshore Renewables

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

The global offshore wind sector experienced a year of mixed outcomes in 2024, as rapid innovation, shifting market dynamics and policy reforms shaped the sector.

24th April 2025

Headwinds and tailwinds in offshore wind: Report

24th April 2025

SUBSEA SERVICES

SUBSEA SERVICES

From wind turbines receiving cargo by drone to unmanned drilling rigs producing oil, offshore operations are being automated. 

23rd April 2025

Core values: How automation is crucial to seabed sampling

23rd April 2025

VESSELS

VESSELS

North Star’s new offshore wind vessels are the first in the world to achieve Lloyd’s Register’s Cyber Resilience classification under new IACS standards.

23rd April 2025

Offshore wind vessels cyber resilience certification first

23rd April 2025

VESSELS

VESSELS

UK-based Tor Group has unveiled a ground-breaking multi-role support vessel designed for more than just offshore wind, blending advanced hybrid technology with ship-shaped design and modular construction, writes Peter Barker.

23rd April 2025

Offshore wind and beyond: launch of a hybrid powerhouse

23rd April 2025

VESSELS

VESSELS

ScottishPower Renewables has signed more than £16 million (€18.6 million) in UK vessel agreements with Norfolk marine firms to support its flagship offshore wind project.

23rd April 2025

ScottishPower signs €18m vessels deal

23rd April 2025

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Energy giant Equinor says it is considering ‘legal remedies’ after the US government forced it to stop its Empire Wind offshore wind development in the US.

22nd April 2025

Equinor considers legal action on canned wind farm

22nd April 2025

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

A consortium including the Dutch water board has reported flood defence and marine biodiversity success two years after a reef scheme was installed in Rotterdam’s most important shipping lane.

22nd April 2025

Dutch hail success of two-year reef block scheme

22nd April 2025

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

North Sea transmission system operators (TSOs) have come together to coordinate offshore grids and implement cross-border projects.

18th April 2025

12 offshore TSOs lay foundations for offshore grids

18th April 2025

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

A decision by the US Department of Interior to halt an Equinor offshore wind farm ‘should send chills across all industries investing in and holding contracts with the United States,” said president…

17th April 2025

Choppy waters for US offshore wind as Equinor project binned

17th April 2025

VESSELS

VESSELS

Deugro and its partners Concordia Damen, Amasus and Siemens Gamesa and DEKC Maritime have delivered the newbuild vessel Rotra Futura which follows the launch of sister ship Rotra Horizon.

14th April 2025

Second offshore wind Ro-Ro cargo vessel for Siemens

14th April 2025

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

With onshore wind a major component of Turkey’s energy production, it is now turning its attention to offshore wind.

11th April 2025

Turkey set to plunge into offshore wind

11th April 2025

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

Ørsted’s new CEO has called on Europe to install 10GW of offshore wind each year – but panellists at the WindEurope event in Copenhagen voiced concerns over a range of things that…

10th April 2025

Ørsted CEO calls on Europe to install 10GW/year offshore wind

10th April 2025

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

DEME is to acquire Norwegian offshore wind contractor Havfram in a bid to expand its global offshore wind energy operations.

10th April 2025

DEME expands offshore wind with Havfram takeover

10th April 2025

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

Two large offshore wind farms in UK waters have been given the green light – one an expansion of an existing fixed-bottom site, one a roll-out of floating turbines.

7th April 2025

Two major offshore wind projects announced for UK

7th April 2025

SUBSEA SERVICES

SUBSEA SERVICES

Balmoral Comtec has announced a £1 million investment in a cutting-edge wave and current simulator, designed to simulate offshore conditions for a range of subsea systems.

4th April 2025

Balmoral Comtec invests in wave simulator

4th April 2025

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

It’s time for Spain to get afloat, says Juan de Dios Lopez, Technical and Industrial director with the Wind Energy Business Association (Asociación Empresarial Eólica - AEE).

1st April 2025

Interview: Call for action in Spain’s offshore wind sector

1st April 2025

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

Vestas has won an order for 68 of its 15MW wind turbines for Germany’s largest offshore wind farm, owned by Vattenfall.

1st April 2025

Vestas wins contract for Germany’s largest offshore wind farm

1st April 2025

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

The Offshore Wind Growth Partnership’s (OWGP) Manufacturing Facility Support Programme (MFSP) has been designed to drive investment and increase UK offshore wind manufacturing capacity and capability.

31st March 2025

£1.4m boost for UK offshore wind manufacturing

31st March 2025

VESSELS

VESSELS

Cadeler has successfully delivered its latest jack-up wind turbine installation vessel, marking a significant milestone in the company’s fleet expansion.

28th March 2025

Cadeler delivers second P-class WTIV

28th March 2025

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

A Chinese government-owned TV channel has released a YouTube video of what it says is the biggest offshore wind turbine blade that has ever been handled by a port.

25th March 2025

China breaks another turbine record but Europe stands firm

25th March 2025