EQuinor

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

Installation of the UK’s first CO₂ transport and storage infrastructure project has begun, with pipelay and subsea installation now being followed by rock protection work along the route.

27th August 2026

Northern Endurance begins the long haul to CO₂ subsea storage

27th August 2026

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

Oil giant Equinor has abandoned another offshore wind project, this time in Japan, where it has closed its office.

1st July 2026

Oil giants blown off course with offshore wind

1st July 2026

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

In yet another blow to the beleaguered US offshore wind industry, the Trump administration said last week it would pay developer Invenergy $765 million to walk away from four US wind leases,…

24th June 2026

US offshore wind left adrift as Trump buys back leases

24th June 2026

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

Speakers at a floating wind session at the recent WindEurope conference in Madrid highlighted the scale of the challenge ahead and the steps needed to bring the technology to commercial viability.

30th April 2026

Floating wind: Costs, challenges and path to commercial scale

30th April 2026

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The UK government has pulled the plug on a giant offshore turbine manufacturing facility in Scotland, citing national security concerns over the Chinese company behind the plans.

27th March 2026

UK pulls plug on Chinese offshore wind turbine factory

27th March 2026

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

A £1 million (€1.1 million) funding competition has been launched in the UK to speed up innovation in two critical areas of offshore wind engineering.

28th January 2026

Offshore innovation funding competition launched

28th January 2026

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

The number of bids received in Poland’s first offshore wind auction fell 500MW short of what was on offer, the Energy Regulatory Office (ERO) has confirmed.

12th January 2026

Bids fall short in Poland’s first offshore wind auction

12th 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

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

All of the foundations and transition pieces for the world’s largest wind farm have now been installed in the North Sea.

2nd December 2025

All foundations installed at world’s largest offshore wind farm

2nd December 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