Offshore Renewables

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Global Maritime has completed marine warranty surveying (MWS) on CorPower Ocean’s HiWave-5, one of the world’s first grid connected wave farm demo projects.

19th December 2022

Global Maritime completes wave farm survey

19th December 2022

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Huisman will deliver a 3,000t leg encircling crane for the first wind turbine installation vessel by Havfram.

15th December 2022

3,000t leg-encircling crane ordered

15th December 2022

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Portugal has announced it will set up special offshore zones to unlock the country’s potential for floating wind installations.

14th December 2022

Portugal enters the floating wind race

14th December 2022

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

The US offshore wind market has been given a boost with a historic auction to lease five areas off the coast of California.

8th December 2022

Lease boost for US offshore wind

8th December 2022

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Six new R&D projects involving 45 partners in the offshore renewable energy sector have been put together by France Energies Marines (FEM), a public-private institute based in northern France.

8th December 2022

French institute expands offshore wind R&D

8th December 2022

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Offshore infrastructure support services provider North Star has secured major financing to expand its renewables fleet as Scotland, where it is based, moves towards its net zero goal.

6th December 2022

North Star secures millions to expand SOV fleet

6th December 2022

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The ability to assemble successful supply chains will determine the future success of the floating offshore wind industry, says Mark Goalen, Director of Offshore Engineering at marine consultancy Houlder.

1st December 2022

OPINION: Offshore, the weak link is the chain

1st December 2022

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Three years after offshore wind firm Parkwind announced a turbine installation would be carried out using a floating method, the first one of 27 has been completed. 

30th November 2022

First turbine installed with ‘revolutionary’ method

30th November 2022

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

ABP has awarded the design contract for its ambitious Lowestoft Eastern Energy Facility (LEEF) to marine and civils company, McLaughlin & Harvey.

28th November 2022

Design contract awarded for ABP energy facility

28th November 2022

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

A £2.5 billion project to provide an offshore deepwater container terminal powered entirely by tidal turbines that will also act as a flood defence barrier is being planned for eastern England.

25th November 2022

£2.5 billion three-in-one project drawn up

25th November 2022

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

As Schottel wins a deal to supply Chinese firm Ouyang with its thrusters, reports have come out about a wind farm being planned that could power Norway.

24th November 2022

Schottel steps into Chinas massive wind market

24th November 2022

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Geo-data specialist Fugro has won contracts to carry out three offshore wind site investigations off the coast of the Netherlands.

24th November 2022

Fugro awarded offshore site contracts

24th November 2022

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Danish offshore engineer Cadeler has placed an order to build a sixth F-class vessel, which will treble its fleet.

22nd November 2022

Cadeler due to treble its fleet of jack-ups

22nd November 2022

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

A UK delegation to North Carolina to explore the potential for offshore wind has ended with solid intentions to advance offshore wind for the state.

21st November 2022

The gate is open for US/UK offshore

21st November 2022

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Power has now been delivered to the Gullfaks A platform in the North Sea from the first of 11 wind turbines.

21st November 2022

First power generated at Hywind Tampen

21st November 2022

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Norwegian firm Hydrolift, with design knowhow from the Eker Group, has started building the first of a fleet of electric ferries called Hyke that it says could bring urban traffic back to…

16th November 2022

Smart ferries set to transform urban waterways

16th November 2022

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Fugro has secured a contract with Energinet for geotechnical site investigations for the North Sea I offshore wind development. 

16th November 2022

Fugro awarded major offshore wind contract

16th November 2022

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Energy giant RWE will develop more than 760MW of offshore wind power with a 5MW solar generation demonstrator alongside.

15th November 2022

Hybrid offshore wind and solar project agreed

15th November 2022

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Dutch heavy construction manufacturer Huisman will deliver its first monopile gripper to Japan, also the first of its kind to be used in Japan.

15th November 2022

Huisman to supply gripper to Japan

15th November 2022

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Norwegian ship owner Edda Wind will expand its fleet to 10 vessels under a new contract signed with shipbuilder Gondan to build a Commissioning Service Operations Vessel (CSOV).

15th November 2022

Gondan to build 8th vessel for Edda Wind

15th November 2022