Offshore Renewables

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

Equinor and bp have terminated their existing agreement for the US Empire 2 offshore wind project on the grounds of commercial viability.

8th January 2024

Equinor and bp rip up US offshore wind contract

8th January 2024

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

The nascent offshore wind segment in Poland has taken a step forward with the award of a wind turbine generator installation contract to Fred Olsen Windcarrier.

8th January 2024

Polish offshore wind project agrees installation contract

8th January 2024

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The Port Authority of Bilbao has joined a host of policy makers and interested parties in signing a charter to commit to wind energy in Europe.

5th January 2024

Spanish port signs up to EU wind pledges

5th January 2024

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

The ‘door is wide open for Portugal’ to become a global leader in offshore wind, says one of the bosses of energy technology company Principle Power.

4th January 2024

Portugal enters the offshore race

4th January 2024

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

SolarDuck has secured €15 million additional funding for the development and deployment of its offshore floating solar power technology setting it on a path to deliver its first commercial projects.

3rd January 2024

Offshore floating solar tech on route to commerciality

3rd January 2024

VESSELS

VESSELS

Denmark-based offshore wind turbine installation company Cadeler has rung the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) bell to mark its listing and partnership with Eneti, the Monaco-based company operating in the same market.

3rd January 2024

Cadeler rings NYSE bell for newbuild future

3rd January 2024

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

Two announcements appear to signal growing confidence in what has become a slightly beleaguered offshore wind industry in the UK.

20th December 2023

Announcements raise confidence in UK offshore wind

20th December 2023

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

Floating wind developer Gazelle Wind Power has signed an MOU with Tugdock to develop a new assembly system that it says will ‘to dramatically drive down costs and increase production of floating…

20th December 2023

MOU signed to install Italy’s largest OSW farm

20th December 2023

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Mingyang has left wind turbine manufacturers in the shade of its new 20MW mammoth, with an even larger one to come in the next couple of years.

18th December 2023

Chinese firm unveils latest upsized wind turbine

18th December 2023

VESSELS

VESSELS

The first of six identical commissioning service operation vessels, specifically built to work at offshore wind farms, has been delivered  for Integrated Wind Solutions (IWS) through its wholly owned subsidiary, IWS Fleet AS.

18th December 2023

First of six ‘Skywalker’ CSOVs delivered

18th December 2023

VESSELS

VESSELS

Fincantieri shipbuilding firm Vard will design and build a customised hybrid cable-lay and construction vessel for Japanese construction company Toyo Construction for $200 million, it has announced.

14th December 2023

$200m vessel ordered to help kickstart Japan’s OSW

14th December 2023

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

Two of the world’s three largest wind turbine manufacturers have agreed to work together in standardising equipment used in installing offshore wind.

14th December 2023

Wind competitor giants agree to join forces

14th December 2023

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

A Japanese energy giant has joined a floating offshore wind project in Norway.

14th December 2023

Norwegian offshore wind boosted by Japan

14th December 2023

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

The European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) and Renewable Risk Advisors (RRA) have published a white paper setting out the needs case for a National Floating Wind Test Centre in the UK.

13th December 2023

The business case for a UK Floating Wind Test Centre

13th December 2023

VESSELS

VESSELS

Dutch marine contractor Van Oord is upgrading its heavy-lift installation vessel Svanen to cope with the ever-increasing size of offshore wind turbines.

12th December 2023

Higher and heavier for Van Oord’s ‘Svanen’

12th December 2023

VESSELS

VESSELS

UK based maritime equipment specialist Marine Components International (MCI) is growing its exports footprint in Asia after winning a multiple CTV supply contract.

11th December 2023

MCI expands its exports footprint in Asia

11th December 2023

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

As we reach the end of another tumultuous year in the offshore wind industry, stakeholders must be wondering what the true picture looks like. Among the news of auctions finding no bidders…

11th December 2023

PODCAST: ​Offshore wind: A global overview

11th December 2023

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

The Hollandse Kust offshore wind farm off the coast of the Netherlands is the latest to come online, generating enough electricity for more than a million Dutch households.

7th December 2023

Newest Netherlands OSW farm powers up

7th December 2023

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

The largest tidal turbine farm project in the world will be installed in seas off the far north of Scotland, with 16 turbines initially.

6th December 2023

World largest tidal turbine array earmarked for Scotland

6th December 2023

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

Two offshore renewable energy platforms will be fabricated by Drydocks World and Aker Solutions for a Vattenfall offshore wind farm despite a nearby development being axed in July.

5th December 2023

Energy platforms ordered for Norfolk offshore wind farms

5th December 2023