Offshore Renewables

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

RWE, Wales’ largest renewable energy generator, is funding a study to investigate the quayside offload and launch of two types of floating offshore wind platforms.

9th October 2023

Innovative study to test floating offshore wind platform potential

9th October 2023

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

Support in the American state of New Jersey for building offshore wind turbines off the coast has plummeted over the past four years, according to a new poll.

9th October 2023

Poll shows popularity slumping for US offshore windfarms

9th October 2023

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

The UK’s Forth Ports has set out its ambitions for net zero carbon operation by 2042.

9th October 2023

Forth Ports sets out net zero ambitions

9th October 2023

VESSELS

VESSELS

Jan De Nul has ordered a new extra-large cable-laying vessel to help with installations in ever deeper waters.

5th October 2023

Jan De Nul orders 28,000t cable-layer

5th October 2023

SUBSEA SERVICES

SUBSEA SERVICES

Prysmian PowerLink has been awarded a €1.1 billion contract by a German transmission grid operator as part of the country’s overall goal to reach a capacity of 70 GW for offshore wind by 2045.

3rd October 2023

Prysmian to power up German offshore wind supply

3rd October 2023

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

State-backed export credit agency Export Finance Norway (Eksfin) is providing NOK 2bn in loan financing to the Hai Long wind park in the Taiwan Strait.

2nd October 2023

Taiwan offshore wind wins Norwegian financial backing

2nd October 2023

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

Wind turbine manufacturer Vestas has secured a 960MW order for 64 turbines in the German North Sea.

29th September 2023

Vestas wins order for 64 offshore wind turbines

29th September 2023

VESSELS

VESSELS

The keel laying of a new hybrid maintenance support vessel for Briggs Marine has taken place.

29th September 2023

Keel laying of ‘game-changing’ CTV

29th September 2023

VESSELS

VESSELS

A British-built hybrid crew transfer vessel is completing sea trials ahead of handover.

28th September 2023

Hybrid CTV on sea trials ahead of handover

28th September 2023

SUBSEA SERVICES

SUBSEA SERVICES

Global Underwater Hub (GUH) is leading the charge to tackle failures in underwater cables which could derail global offshore wind ambitions.

27th September 2023

Subsea cable failures could derail offshore wind ambitions

27th September 2023

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

Japanese shipping giant Mitsui OSK Ltd (MOL) has become a minority shareholder in the Netherlands-based floating wind start-up TouchWind.

27th September 2023

VIDEO: Mitsui OSK puts money into floating wind

27th September 2023

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

Despite recent apparent misgivings within the US offshore wind industry – a recent auction received just one bid – there are many signs that the sector is still emerging and it is…

26th September 2023

SMST to deliver first 3D crane to US SOV

26th September 2023

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Unions from 100 countries have signed a letter in support of US maritime unions, claiming offshore wind giant Ørsted has violated its own Code of Conduct with seafarers and dockers.

26th September 2023

Maritime unions stand together against Ørsted US

26th September 2023

SUBSEA SERVICES

SUBSEA SERVICES

The DemoSATH floating offshore wind project is now fully operational and generating clean energy to the Spanish grid.

25th September 2023

DemoSATH floating offshore wind project switches on

25th September 2023

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

It’s no secret that the European wind energy supply chain is struggling and now the European Commission has stepped in to help.

20th September 2023

Europe announces help for the struggling wind power sector

20th September 2023

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

A new procurement bill in California has put the state on a path to realise its 25GW offshore wind goal, says America’s Business Network for Offshore Wind.

18th September 2023

US legislation key to offshore wind investments

18th September 2023

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

Newport Shipping has used London Shipping Week to launch a company that will design and build eight crew transfer vessels (CTVs) for the offshore wind market.

12th September 2023

Newport Shipping launches CTV design & build firm

12th September 2023

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

Eleven projects have won a share of €35 million to develop projects in tidal stream energy, the UK government has revealed.

11th September 2023

€35m won in bids for UK tidal stream sector

11th September 2023

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

Industry bodies have voiced concern and disappointment over a total lack of bids from offshore wind developers in the latest UK renewable energy auction.

8th September 2023

Zero bids made for UK offshore wind projects

8th September 2023

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

The world’s largest network of ocean energy professionals, comprising more than 120 organisations including utilities, industry and research institutes, has welcomed the UK back into its flagship programme.

7th September 2023

EU brings UK into ocean energy programme

7th September 2023