floating offshore wind

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

A recent report has predicted spending on offshore substations for offshore wind could amount to more than $20 billion (€18.6 billion) this decade – and this is just for the substations.

24th June 2024

$billions needed for offshore substations: Report

24th June 2024

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

The consenting stage for two Scottish offshore wind farms – one floating, one fixed bottom, in total with power generation capacity of 2GW– has now begun.

10th June 2024

Consenting begins for 2GW of offshore wind

10th June 2024

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Maritime Developments (MDL) has invested more than £7 million to expand its flexlay asset range.

6th June 2024

MDL invests £7m in portfolio expansion

6th June 2024

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

A new collaborative marine research project aims to identify best practice in monitoring and mitigating underwater noise associated with floating offshore wind developments.

3rd June 2024

Mitigating noise for floating offshore wind

3rd June 2024

INTERVIEWS

INTERVIEWS

The offshore wind industry stands at a critical juncture, expected to achieve increasingly bold clean energy targets whilst continuing to build stable supply chains with the necessary capacity, efficiency and cost effectiveness…

28th May 2024

Unlocking offshore wind potential: Fugro

28th May 2024

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Port of Aberdeen achieved a record-breaking financial performance for 2023, buoyed by the opening of its transformational South Harbour expansion.

14th May 2024

Major expansion boosts Port of Aberdeen financials

14th May 2024

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

The floating platform for offshore wind developed by French company BW Ideol over the past few years has been standardised and will go into mass production in what the company calls its…

25th April 2024

BW Ideol unveils floating platform mass production

25th April 2024

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

Floating offshore wind project Green Volt, led by Flotation Energy and Vårgrønn, has been granted offshore planning approval.

24th April 2024

Green light for Scottish floating offshore wind project

24th April 2024

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

A Norwegian consortium is working on a project to power a Barents Sea oil platform with electricity generated by floating offshore wind.

19th March 2024

Floating wind project will power oil and gas

19th March 2024

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

A floating hybrid solar and wind farm will be installed off the coast of Corigliano-Rossano in Calabria, southern Italy.

1st March 2024

Floating solar and wind hybrid set for Italy

1st March 2024