Offshore Renewables

SUBSEA SERVICES

SUBSEA SERVICES

Ecowende, in collaboration with CAPE Holland and GBM Works, is pioneering innovative installation techniques for XXL monopiles at the Ecowende offshore wind farm, aiming to significantly reduce underwater noise and minimise impacts…

9th January 2026

Ecowende pioneers low-noise monopiles

9th January 2026

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

Latvia is positioning a port at its capital of Riga as a Baltic regional hub for offshore wind in the region’s nascent industry.

8th January 2026

Latvia joins offshore tide with port hub plans

8th January 2026

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

One of the first shipbuilders to see the potential for offshore wind vessels has died at the age of 90, his company has said.

8th January 2026

Offshore wind vessel pioneer dies aged 90

8th January 2026

VESSELS

VESSELS

Acta Marine has taken delivery of Acta Pegasus, the latest addition to its growing Walk-to-Work fleet, as demand continues to build for specialised offshore wind support vessels in European waters.

8th January 2026

New Acta CSOV enters service

8th January 2026

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

‘Technical and structural challenges’ have ultimately put the final nail in the coffin of what would have been a landmark offshore wind farm for Ireland.

6th January 2026

Plans for landmark Irish offshore wind farm pulled

6th January 2026

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

Oil giant Equinor has been announced as the winner of Poland’s first offshore wind auction, with oil multinational Orlen and coal producer PGE winning the other two.

19th December 2025

Oil and coal giants win first Polish offshore wind contracts

19th December 2025

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Charge Offshore has reached a major milestone after completing factory acceptance testing (FAT) for its 2MW Aquarius Eco offshore wind turbine charging system.

17th December 2025

First offshore charger in positive breakthrough for MJR

17th December 2025

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

Plans have been set out for a purpose-built port facility dedicated to offshore wind in the southeast of Ireland.

17th December 2025

Ireland lays out plans for offshore wind hub

17th December 2025

APPOINTMENTS

APPOINTMENTS

Former Ørsted CEO Mads Nipper has been appointed chairman of the board at MacArtney Underwater Technology.

16th December 2025

Former ​Ørsted CEO takes seat as chair of MacArtney board

16th December 2025

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

An offshore gas rig is being hailed by its owners as the first in the North Sea to be powered by offshore wind power.

16th December 2025

Wind farm connected to power North Sea gas rig

16th December 2025

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

Europe’s offshore wind revolution is running into a hard physical limit – the electricity grid.

11th December 2025

Offshore wind’s sky-high potential hits onshore grid wall

11th December 2025

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

ABB has completed successful sea trials of its new DP2 functionality, marking a significant step forward in precision vessel control for offshore operators.

10th December 2025

Dynamic positioning supercharges offshore precision

10th December 2025

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

CorPower Ocean is to lead a €30M European initiative to scale UK wave energy and advance offshore renewables.

9th December 2025

CorPower Ocean drives wave energy forward

9th December 2025

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

A Boston District Court judge has delivered a blow to the Trump administration’s indefinite pause on wind energy permitting, in a latest blow to the president’s determination to shut down the sector.

9th December 2025

Boston delivers blow to Trump’s offshore wind ban

9th December 2025

VESSELS

VESSELS

Irish ocean data acquisition company Xocean has been hired to survey six Dutch offshore wind farms over five years, it has said.

9th December 2025

Irish firm wins contract to survey 6 Dutch wind farms

9th December 2025

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

The UK’s carbon capture sector faces a critical juncture with policy uncertainty threatening progress on key marine infrastructure developments.

8th December 2025

UK’s carbon capture market at critical crossroads

8th December 2025

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

Jan De Nul has unveiled its most advanced simulator technology yet, boosting marine construction, wind farm construction and dredging capabilities across its global operations.

8th December 2025

Next-gen wind farm construction and dredger training

8th December 2025

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Floating Nuclear Power Plants (FNPPs) are poised to deliver gigawatt-scale output — potentially supplying almost an entire nation’s power demand – under designs unveiled by UK maritime technology firm Core Power.

4th December 2025

Could floating nuclear ignite an energy revolution?

4th December 2025

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

A new white paper released by the Port of Rotterdam says offshore wind is going to be vital in shouldering a share of the burden of energy needs – yet it faces…

4th December 2025

‘Technological rat race’ among obstacles in offshore wind: report

4th December 2025

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

The European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) has finished a three-in-one demonstration combining tidal power, battery storage and hydrogen production off the coast of Orkney, Scotland.

3rd December 2025

Three-in-one battery/hydrogen/tidal demo unveiled

3rd December 2025