Offshore Renewables

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The project to install a floating wind turbine to connect to the mainland Spanish grid has been boosted with a major Japanese utility joining the project.

1st August 2023

Major Japanese utility joins floating wind demo

1st August 2023

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Purus Marine subsidiary Purus Wind has hired Oliver MacManus as general manager to oversee the running of the construction/service operation vessels (C/SOV) business.

1st August 2023

Purus Wind hires new general manager

1st August 2023

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

Norway is looking to establish itself as a European green powerhouse, making big strides to expand its offshore wind capacity. 

31st July 2023

Norway sets out plans to become wind farm hub

31st July 2023

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

Renewables investor Octopus Energy Generation is planning a US$20 billion investment in offshore wind by 2030.

28th July 2023

Octopus plans huge spend in offshore wind

28th July 2023

VESSELS

VESSELS

Vard is to design and build four new commissioning service operation vessels (CSOV) for Edda Wind with an option for a further 2+2.

27th July 2023

Vard to supply four new Edda Wind CSOVs

27th July 2023

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

New energy transition platform Cyan Renewables has stepped into the European offshore wind market by acquiring its first European vessel.

25th July 2023

Seraya makes first European vessel purchase

25th July 2023

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

In 2024, the world’s first green fuels service operation vessel (SOV) for offshore wind operations will launch off the UK, courtesy of Ørsted and ESVAGT.

24th July 2023

Ørsted commits to second green methanol SOV

24th July 2023

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

The Dutch are a step closer to connecting 759MW of offshore wind power to the grid, although this is a mere drop in the ocean when set against future targets.

24th July 2023

140km cables connected at Dutch offshore wind farm

24th July 2023

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

The US will hold the first offshore wind energy lease sale in the Gulf of Mexico, the Department of the Interior announced on July 20.

20th July 2023

First Gulf of Mexico wind auction announced

20th July 2023

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

Swedish energy firm Vattenfall has axed one of its offshore wind farm projects off the English east coast after recording a loss of €480 million.

20th July 2023

Vattenfall axes 1.4GW offshore wind farm

20th July 2023

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

The French government is to furnish the tidal energy pilot farm FloWatt with €65 million of funding, setting a benchmark for others in Europe to follow.

17th July 2023

France boosts its tidal sector with €65m funding

17th July 2023

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Siemens Financial Services is helping Orkney-based Green Marine to grow its business whilst focusing on its sustainability commitments.

14th July 2023

Green Marine cash injection boosts growth

14th July 2023

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

Oil giants BP and Total Energies have been awarded offshore wind projects totalling 7GW in the German North Sea.

14th July 2023

Oil giants dig deep to win massive offshore wind projects

14th July 2023

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

Specialist shipping, navigation and maritime risk consultancy NASH Maritime has been commissioned to undertake a package of shipping and navigation studies for two offshore wind projects that are being developed by Thistle…

13th July 2023

Navigation studies under way for ScotWind projects

13th July 2023

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

Ørsted’s Hornsea offshore wind farms project has been given a boost with consent given for a fourth, bringing the total generating capacity of all of them to more than 8GW when they…

13th July 2023

Hornsea 4 offshore wind farm gets go-ahead

13th July 2023

VESSELS

VESSELS

A new UK consortium being led by hydrogen developer Tower Group aims to build two new hydrogen powered marine vessels in conjunction with the University of Exeter.

12th July 2023

Powering the offshore sector with hydrogen vessels

12th July 2023

VESSELS

VESSELS

What would you say to a 24 passenger CTV that could reach a top speed of 52 knots – but could be run in economy mode at 40kn drinking only 11.4 litres…

11th July 2023

Aircat CTV design promises comfort and efficiency

11th July 2023

VESSELS

VESSELS

Bernhard Schulte Offshore has contracted Ulstein Verft to design and built two commissioning service operations vessels (CSOV) of type ULSTEIN SX22, with the option for a further four.

7th July 2023

Ulstein Verft to build twin stern CSOV duo

7th July 2023

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

A recent panel discussion hosted by the IMCA has reiterated calls to standardise contracts and allocate risk more fairly within the offshore wind industry.

7th July 2023

Panel calls for offshore contract standardisation

7th July 2023

VESSELS

VESSELS

A hybrid-propulsion service operation vessel (SOV) for what will be the world’s biggest wind farm has been delivered three months early by North Star, the company has revealed.

6th July 2023

North Star early SOV delivery for Dogger Bank

6th July 2023