Offshore Renewables

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

German shipyard Meyer Werft has announced what it calls a breakthrough in its entry to the growing offshore converter platform business.

5th December 2023

Meyer Werft breaks into offshore converter manufacturing

5th December 2023

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

United Arab Emirates energy firm Masdar has bought a 49% stake in what could be one of the world’s largest offshore wind farms.

5th December 2023

Masdar buys 49% of world’s largest OSW farm

5th December 2023

VESSELS

VESSELS

Damen Shipyard’s recent orders for Construction Service Operation Vessels (CSOVs) from Taiwan and Belgium-based owners provides further evidence that this method of servicing offshore wind farms is no longer a concept but…

4th December 2023

Demand and opportunity grow for wind farm CSOVs

4th December 2023

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

Industry leaders have devised a plan to boost the long-term growth of the UK offshore wind sector.

30th November 2023

UK offshore wind growth plan

30th November 2023

VESSELS

VESSELS

Windcat is further expanding its CSOV fleet and has placed an additional order of two Commissioning Service Operation Vessels (CSOVs) with Damen Shipyards.

28th November 2023

Windcat expands its hydrogen powered CSOV fleet

28th November 2023

VESSELS

VESSELS

Havfram Wind and Integrated Wind Solutions (IWS) are collaborating on the technical management of Havfram’s two newbuild Offshore Wind Turbine Installation Vessels WTIVs.

28th November 2023

Havfram’s strategic partnership approach to WTIV management

28th November 2023

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Offshore equipment manufacturer, Osbit, has unveiled a new asset management tool to help enhance safety and performance.

24th November 2023

Osbit releases new asset management tool

24th November 2023

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Despite more than €4 billion in losses and issues such as supply chain delays and turbine quality problems, Siemens Energy has insisted its wind power arm, Siemens Gamesa, will continue for the…

24th November 2023

Siemens vows to continue in wind despite €billions losses

24th November 2023

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

A new project to explore using artificial intelligence to manage the structure integrity of offshore wind turbines has launched.

23rd November 2023

AI used to extend wind farm life

23rd November 2023

VESSELS

VESSELS

A new vessel build partnership will advance the StratCat range of Crew Transfer Vessel (CTV) designs in order to meet emissions-reduction goals.

22nd November 2023

A powerful partnership in offshore wind crew vessels

22nd November 2023

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

Nine European countries have taken what is being called ‘an important step forward’ to progress the offshore wind energy agenda.

21st November 2023

EU countries agree ambitious plan for offshore wind

21st November 2023

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

A £3 billion (€3.5 billion) fund in global offshore wind is to be launched by Octopus Energy with a cornerstone investment from Japanese giant Tokyo Gas.

21st November 2023

Octopus launches €3.5 billion offshore wind fund

21st November 2023

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Bangladesh will get its first offshore wind farm Courtesy of Denmark’s Copenhagen infrastructure partners (CIP), offshore wind consultancy 4C Offshore has reported.

20th November 2023

SE Asia lures European offshore businesses

20th November 2023

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

A 700MW offshore wind farm in the Baltic Sea off the coast of Lithuania will be the country’s first, with claims that it will supply a quarter of domestic electricity by 2030.

17th November 2023

Lithuania moves on with first offshore wind farm

17th November 2023

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

Environment groups have applauded the UK government’s decision to almost double the price developers can charge for offshore wind energy in the wake of a disastrous auction that did not attract a…

17th November 2023

UK doubles offshore wind price cap

17th November 2023

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

UK-based heavy transportation company Harlyn Solutions has completed the first phase of the offshore substation transport for the Moray West Wind Farm.

16th November 2023

Harlyn completes Moray West substation transfer

16th November 2023

VESSELS

VESSELS

A UK-based consortium is working towards retrofitting a crew transfer vessel (CTV) with hydrogen propulsion for the first time.

15th November 2023

Consortium works on UK’s first H2-fuelled CTV

15th November 2023

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Offshore wind energy giant Ørsted has sacked its CFO and COO amid what it calls a ’challenging and volatile environment’.

14th November 2023

Ørsted culls management in ‘challenging environment’

14th November 2023

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

DNV has successfully concluded Phase 1 of its joint industry project (JIP) aimed at establishing offshore substation standards for the growing floating wind sector.

8th November 2023

New standards for offshore floating wind progressing

8th November 2023

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

The International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA) has released guidance which aims to support Dynamic Positioning (DP) operations in shallow waters.

8th November 2023

Expanding offshore wind knowledge in shallow waters

8th November 2023