Offshore Renewables

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

A new multi-million-pound Technology Development Centre (TDC) has opened in Blyth, driving the next wave of renewable energy and offshore renewables innovation in the UK.

3rd November 2025

New technology hub will power marine innovation

3rd November 2025

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

The Dutch offshore wind auction has closed without attracting a single bid, the Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO), which runs Dutch offshore wind tenders, has confirmed.

31st October 2025

Zero bids in another offshore wind auction

31st October 2025

SUBSEA SERVICES

SUBSEA SERVICES

The Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult, in partnership with the North East Combined Authority, has announced a £2.1 million investment in a new UK offshore wind cable testing rig at its facilities…

30th October 2025

ORE Catapult boosts UK offshore wind

30th October 2025

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

Japan’s Floating Offshore Wind Technology Research Association (FLOWRA) has signed an MoU with France Energies Marines (FEM) to develop technologies in floating wind.

30th October 2025

Japan signs 3rd MoU with Europeans to target floating wind

30th October 2025

VESSELS

VESSELS

Drillship contractor Valaris has expanded into offshore wind, providing accommodation support for the Dogger Bank offshore wind farm with one of its jack-up rigs.

29th October 2025

Offshore wind turns to oil jack-ups as energy worlds converge

29th October 2025

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

UK firm Acteon has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Taiwan-based firm Wynnergy Marine to deliver offshore energy projects in the Taiwan region.

29th October 2025

UK deal boosts Taiwanese ambitions for offshore wind

29th October 2025

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

Europe’s wind alliance says the UK’s just-announced budget of more than £1 billion (€1.1 billion) for offshore wind falls well short of targets and undermines the outlook for the continent’s industry.

28th October 2025

WindEurope calls UK’s £1 billion offshore budget ‘disappointing’

28th October 2025

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

A BP/JERA joint venture has pulled out of its only American offshore wind project in the latest blow to the industry in the US.

24th October 2025

BP offshore wind JV backs out of US project

24th October 2025

VESSELS

VESSELS

Jan De Nul has launched the Fleeming Jenkin, the world’s largest vessel for subsea cable laying, marking a major milestone in future marine construction for offshore renewables and grid connection projects.

22nd October 2025

WATCH: World’s largest cable-laying vessel launched

22nd October 2025

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

Since 2019, 164 offshore wind projects have been cancelled around the world, with 47 in the last year alone, says software analyst firm Spinergie.

21st October 2025

Offshore wind cancellations rise sharply: Using data to de-risk

21st October 2025

VESSELS

VESSELS

A new hybrid solar and storage system is powering one of West London’s most historic marine construction sites, bringing clean energy innovation to the waterfront.

21st October 2025

Hybrid solar system powers historic boatyard

21st October 2025

VESSELS

VESSELS

DEME has taken delivery of its latest offshore wind installation vessel mammoth, namely Norse Wind, which can install turbines that have a rotor diameter of 300 metres.

20th October 2025

‘Norse Wind’ blows in as latest mammoth in turbine installation

20th October 2025

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

RWE’s announcement that it has pulled out of a 2GW offshore wind project in Australia’s Victoria is the latest of a string of large projects that are no longer going ahead.

16th October 2025

RWE Australia pull-out signals growing offshore headwinds Down Under

16th October 2025

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Offshore wind leader Ørsted has confirmed it will cut its workforce by 2,000 as part of an ‘updated business plan and strategic priorities’.

14th October 2025

Ørsted slashes headcount by 25%

14th October 2025

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

Three floating substructures have been launched for the 30MW EolMed offshore wind pilot project in France.

13th October 2025

Mediterranean floating wind platforms launched

13th October 2025

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

Risks to birds and chronic chemical emissions from offshore wind will come under the spotlight in four new projects given the green light by a French research institute.

10th October 2025

French institute agrees €8 million to research offshore wind

10th October 2025

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

Floating windfarm projects are moving ahead in both the UK and France despite frustration from developers about the lack of backing and the red tape needed to get these projects over the…

8th October 2025

Developers determined to hurdle floating wind obstacles

8th October 2025

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Disaster was averted when rescuers stepped in to save a rudderless oil tanker from crashing into a North Sea wind turbine during a weekend storm.

8th October 2025

Rescuers save oil tanker from crashing into wind turbine

8th October 2025

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

Europe’s offshore wind industry is turning the tide against negative bidding, marking a major shift in how offshore renewables projects are financed and delivered.

7th October 2025

Europe turns its back on negative bidding

7th October 2025

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

Another 90 offshore wind turbines will be installed offshore England’s south coast, adding to 116 turbines already operating alongside.

7th October 2025

Latest UK offshore wind farm given green light

7th October 2025