Offshore Renewables

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

A recent report has predicted spending on offshore substations for offshore wind could amount to more than $20 billion (€18.6 billion) this decade – and this is just for the substations.

24th June 2024

$billions needed for offshore substations: Report

24th June 2024

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

Marine contracting giant Cadeler will install 72 Vestas 15MW wind turbines in the Scottish North Sea in a contract worth up to €130 million.

24th June 2024

Cadeler wins 72-turbine installation contract

24th June 2024

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

A lobby group has made five ‘key asks’ to the UK government to support tidal stream energy as it gathers pace around the world.

21st June 2024

Lobby group sets out key asks for tidal energy

21st June 2024

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

Offshore charging concepts are beginning to head towards commercialisation – despite a few doubts being raised.

21st June 2024

Offshore charging: Are we there yet?

21st June 2024

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

SMST has won a deal with Cochin Shipyard for the delivery of a gangway and crane for a North Star hybrid-electric service operation vessel (SOV).

20th June 2024

SMST to equip hybrid SOV

20th June 2024

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

Inyanga Marine Energy Group and New York and Ireland-based joint venture Verdant Morlais have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to deliver a 4.9MW tidal stream energy project at Morlais in Wales.

19th June 2024

WATCH: Tidal turbines on cusp of commercial success

19th June 2024

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

A joint venture between Vattenfall and Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners will build an electrolyser at the Port of Rotterdam to create ‘green hydrogen’.

19th June 2024

Rotterdam plans 1GW electrolyser for ‘green hydrogen’

19th June 2024

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

Vattenfall has sold 49% of its ownership in Germany’s 1.6GW offshore wind farm to BASF.

18th June 2024

Vattenfall sells half of German OSW project to BASF

18th June 2024

SEAWORK NEWS

SEAWORK NEWS

At Seawork 2024, Strategic Marine signed an MoU with Mainprize Offshore for the acquisition of six state-of-the-art Supa Swath vessels.

18th June 2024

A Strategic vessel move with MainPrize Offshore

18th June 2024

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

Vestas has struck a deal with RWE to deliver, commission and maintain wind turbines for the Nordseecluster offshore wind project in Germany.

14th June 2024

Vestas firms up RWE Nordseecluster deal

14th June 2024

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Delegates at a Seawork conference this week found no easy answer to the problems industry faces in reaching targets for offshore wind capacity.

14th June 2024

Offshore wind’s unanswered question: how do we hit the target?

14th June 2024

VESSELS

VESSELS

The first of two methanol dual-fuel service operation vessels (SOVs) ordered ESVAGT has been launched at the Turkish shipyard of Cemre.

10th June 2024

First methanol-fuelled SOV launches

10th June 2024

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

The consenting stage for two Scottish offshore wind farms – one floating, one fixed bottom, in total with power generation capacity of 2GW– has now begun.

10th June 2024

Consenting begins for 2GW of offshore wind

10th June 2024

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Offshore support services firm North Star has secured a £425 million (€499 million) loan to add another 40 vessels to its fleet, with eight already added.

6th June 2024

North Star pushes boat out with €500 million loan

6th June 2024

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Maritime Developments (MDL) has invested more than £7 million to expand its flexlay asset range.

6th June 2024

MDL invests £7m in portfolio expansion

6th June 2024

EVENTS

EVENTS

Expanding offshore wind farm capacity by 2030 – how do we meet the target?’ Join our panel live at Seawork.

5th June 2024

SEAWORK LIVE: Get Set for Workboat 2050

5th June 2024

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

A new collaborative marine research project aims to identify best practice in monitoring and mitigating underwater noise associated with floating offshore wind developments.

3rd June 2024

Mitigating noise for floating offshore wind

3rd June 2024

VESSELS

VESSELS

North Star has struck a deal with Siemens Gamesa to build a hybrid service operation vessel (SOV) bound for long-term charter at the East Anglia THREE offshore wind farm.

31st May 2024

New hybrid SOV for North Star

31st May 2024

INTERVIEWS

INTERVIEWS

The offshore wind industry stands at a critical juncture, expected to achieve increasingly bold clean energy targets whilst continuing to build stable supply chains with the necessary capacity, efficiency and cost effectiveness…

28th May 2024

Unlocking offshore wind potential: Fugro

28th May 2024

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

Port owner Haventus has secured a further £100 million to fund the redevelopment of Ardersier Port in Scotland, boosting the UK’s offshore wind capability.

28th May 2024

Scottish port boost for offshore wind

28th May 2024