Offshore Renewables

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

The International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA) says cable layers who follow its new Code of Practice could save millions of dollars for everyone involved in delivering offshore wind installations.

31st October 2023

Subsea cable failures cost industry millions, says IMCA

31st October 2023

VESSELS

VESSELS

The global fleet of wind turbine installation vessels (WTIVs) will be expanded by at least one after a collaboration between designers at Friede & Goldman and vessel builders at OIM Wind.

30th October 2023

New WTIV designed to install 20MW turbines

30th October 2023

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

Portugal is launching a call for ‘demonstrations of interest’ for parties wishing to build offshore wind farms off its Atlantic coast.

27th October 2023

Portuguese call for offshore wind interest

27th October 2023

VESSELS

VESSELS

A wind turbine installation vessel (WTIV) that is still under build has been contracted to transport and install wind turbines for an unnamed client in the offshore wind sector.

27th October 2023

WTIV contracted out before build is complete

27th October 2023

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

Three offshore wind projects are among a raft of renewable energy projects that New York has announced, making it the largest round of investment in US history in the sector.

26th October 2023

NY announces largest ever US spend on offshore wind

26th October 2023

VESSELS

VESSELS

A fleet of marine robots that can tackle complex offshore tasks is poised to change traditional approaches to ocean exploration.

25th October 2023

Marine robot fleets seek to revolutionise ocean exploration

25th October 2023

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

The European Commission has launched a ‘Wind Power Package’ to give the flailing sector a shot in the arm.

24th October 2023

EC pledges support package for wind power

24th October 2023

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

The USA’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has released a new draft Wind Energy Area (WEA) in the Gulf of Maine which covers over 3.5 million acres.

24th October 2023

Gulf of Maine earmarked for offshore wind development

24th October 2023

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

A LIDAR system has been developed by marine contractor Huisman to measure incoming wind conditions for crane operators operating their machinery at high altitudes on offshore wind farms.

23rd October 2023

‘Wind Gust Buster’ developed to predict high wind conditions

23rd October 2023

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

Van Oord has completed the installation of 62 jacket foundations at a new wind farm off the coast of Brittany.

20th October 2023

Van Oord in French jacket foundation installation first

20th October 2023

VESSELS

VESSELS

As offshore wind farm developers struggle to find installation vessels to help complete their orders, progress in a deal to combine two vessel giants should provide some optimism.

20th October 2023

Deal on track to form world’s largest jack-up fleet

20th October 2023

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

Volvo Cars and wind and solar energy firm Eolus have signed a letter of intent that could see the Västvind offshore wind farm off the coast of Gothenburg powering the car maker’s operations,…

19th October 2023

Offshore wind to power Volvo car manufacturing

19th October 2023

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

Insiders are beginning to question wind energy targets because of unreliability concerns and supply chain bottlenecks, a recent report has claimed.

19th October 2023

Supply chain and unreliability plague wind farm sector: report

19th October 2023

VESSELS

VESSELS

Anchoring solutions firm Maxwell Marine has inked a deal for the design and supply of an anchoring system for the first uncrewed surface vessels to be used for surveying in the offshore…

19th October 2023

Maxwell anchoring system for new offshore USVs

19th October 2023

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

Surveys will begin on what will be Denmark’s largest offshore wind farm, energy firm RWE has confirmed.

19th October 2023

Surveys begin for Denmark’s largest offshore wind farm

19th October 2023

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

The PivotBuoy project, developed by X1 Wind in collaboration with nine industry partners, has completed its offshore demonstration project successfully with plenty of lessons learned for the future.

17th October 2023

VIDEO: New platform could revolutionise floating wind

17th October 2023

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

A project is looking to overcome the effects of strong winds and extreme wave loads on floating turbines.

16th October 2023

Project seeks answers to harsh seas in floating wind

16th October 2023

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

What will be the world’s largest wind farm has started to produce electricity.

13th October 2023

First turbine switches on at world’s largest offshore wind farm

13th October 2023

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

New figures reveal the workforce challenge facing the global wind industry with nearly 600,000 technicians needed to service the sector during the next five years.

11th October 2023

Huge global demand revealed for wind technicians

11th October 2023

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

Plans have today been unveiled to built the first new deep-water port in Ireland since the country was founded.

11th October 2023

Plans unveiled for first Irish deep-water port

11th October 2023