Offshore Renewables

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

The EU has given the green light to a wave energy project first launched almost two years ago.

13th September 2024

EU approves €19.65 million wave energy project

13th September 2024

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

Inyanga Marine Energy has been awarded a further 10MW for its tidal energy project at Morlais in Anglesey, Wales, during the sixth round of the UK government’s Contracts for Difference scheme.

12th September 2024

Inyanga secures 20MW tidal contract

12th September 2024

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

Offshore wind in the US is leaping forward with Vestas receiving its first order from a US offshore wind farm. 

11th September 2024

Turbines ordered for New York offshore wind farm

11th September 2024

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

The tide appears to be turning in the United Kingdom with new approaches to carbon capture and storage (CCS) in the North Sea. 

10th September 2024

Will CCS really be a game-changer for the North Sea?

10th September 2024

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

A five-and-a-half-year wave energy project has been given almost €20 million by the European Union.

6th September 2024

€19m funding secured for Portuguese wave energy

6th September 2024

VESSELS

VESSELS

A new design from Danish naval architect Knud E. Hansen features a jack-up platform on a jack-up vessel, offering enough stability that crew could work on maintenance in any weather conditions.

4th September 2024

Jack-up on jack-up – new vessel design revealed

4th September 2024

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

The UK government has finally announced the results of this year’s auction for renewable energy Contracts for Difference (CfD) bids.

4th September 2024

UK offshore auction shows glimmers of hope

4th September 2024

VESSELS

VESSELS

Rapid expansion of offshore wind development worldwide is posing operation and maintenance challenges as turbines are installed in increasingly remote locations, harsh environments and deeper waters, says Vestdavit managing director Rolf Andreas Wigand.

4th September 2024

OPINION: Offshore expansion prompts maintenance challenges

4th September 2024

VESSELS

VESSELS

Marine engineering firm Cadeler has shown its confidence in the offshore wind sector with two financing deals arranged for it by law firm Norton Rose Fulbright.

4th September 2024

Cadeler gets €520 million financing for two WTIVs

4th September 2024

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Exail and Pliant Offshore are integrating their measurement technologies to improve accuracy when installing offshore wind turbines.

29th August 2024

Partnership struck to improve turbine precision

29th August 2024

VESSELS

VESSELS

Vard has secured a contract with Island Offshore to design and build a second hybrid-powered ocean energy construction vessel (OECV).

29th August 2024

Vard supplies second hybrid OECV for Island Offshore

29th August 2024

VESSELS

VESSELS

Volvo Penta last week officially launched its upgraded integrated IPS platform in crew transfer vessel Impresser, the first of two sister vessels to have it installed.

28th August 2024

Volvo Penta launches new IPS and partnership

28th August 2024

VESSELS

VESSELS

News that project heavy-lift carrier AAL Shipping is expanding its fleet and service provision is an indication of increased demand for transporting project cargo on an increasingly global scale – partly because…

27th August 2024

Offshore wind prompts project cargo expansion

27th August 2024

VESSELS

VESSELS

Fugro’s research vessel Pioneer is being readied for part conversion to methanol engines, with the main components already successfully converted, the company says.

27th August 2024

Methanol conversion begins on research vessel

27th August 2024

VESSELS

VESSELS

Danish wind farm installation specialist Cadeler has taken delivery of a Wind Turbine Installation Vessel (WTIV) that can operate in ocean depths of 70 metres.

21st August 2024

New WTIV has 70m depth capability

21st August 2024

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

Tower and nacelle installation has resumed at the Vineyard offshore wind farm following a hold-up caused by a broken wind turbine blade, the owner has said.

19th August 2024

Installation resumes after turbine blade incident

19th August 2024

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

Equinor has been announced as a provisional winner in the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management’s (BOEM) offshore wind energy lease auction in the US Central Atlantic region.

16th August 2024

Equinor wins Atlantic offshore wind lease

16th August 2024

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Dutch marine operator Royal Boskalis saw 5% increased revenue for the first half of 2024, calling the results ‘historically high’.

15th August 2024

Boskalis posts ‘historically high’ results for H1 2024

15th August 2024

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

Three offshore wind farm sites off the south-west coast of the UK have been opened up to bidders by the Crown Estate, which owns all the land off the coast of the…

13th August 2024

Wales kicks off floating wind farm leasing round

13th August 2024

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

A roadmap to open competitive bidding for offshore wind farms in South Korea has been unveiled by the government.

13th August 2024

Opportunities in S. Korea as wind plans ramp up

13th August 2024