Offshore Wind

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

Equinor has been announced as a provisional winner in the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management’s (BOEM) offshore wind energy lease auction in the US Central Atlantic region.

16th August 2024

Equinor wins Atlantic offshore wind lease

16th August 2024

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Dutch marine operator Royal Boskalis saw 5% increased revenue for the first half of 2024, calling the results ‘historically high’.

15th August 2024

Boskalis posts ‘historically high’ results for H1 2024

15th August 2024

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

A roadmap to open competitive bidding for offshore wind farms in South Korea has been unveiled by the government.

13th August 2024

Opportunities in S. Korea as wind plans ramp up

13th August 2024

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

The third of three offshore wind farms in Poland has had requirements issued so it can take the next step.

12th August 2024

Plans laid out for Polish offshore wind farm

12th August 2024

FEATURES & VIDEOS

FEATURES & VIDEOS

Wind support patterns may be about to shift, not only because there are challengers set to take a chunk out of the support market but also because there are other, larger drivers…

9th August 2024

FEATURE: Winds of change in offshore support

9th August 2024

SUBSEA SERVICES

SUBSEA SERVICES

Fugro has successfully concluded four years of continuous hydrographic survey operations in New Jersey and New York for Atlantic Shores Offshore Wind, advancing multiple offshore wind projects.

7th August 2024

Fugro wraps up key survey for US offshore wind projects

7th August 2024

VESSELS

VESSELS

VARD has won a deal to design and build an energy construction vessel (ECV) for Wind Energy Construction, with an option for one more.

2nd August 2024

VARD wins new offshore vessel deal

2nd August 2024

SUBSEA SERVICES

SUBSEA SERVICES

Subsea robotics technology firm Rovco has completed several weeks of work identifying and removing unexploded ordnance (UXO) at a Baltic Sea wind farm site. 

1st August 2024

Rovco completes UXO project in Baltic Sea

1st August 2024

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

The UK government has increased its budget for the 6th auction round of renewable energy projects by £500 million (€593 million).

31st July 2024

UK tops up offshore energy pot by £500m

31st July 2024

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

Two multi-national energy firms have joined forces not only in investing in an offshore wind farm but also in delivering the power produced to the Dutch grid.

30th July 2024

Energy giants implement joint wind project

30th July 2024

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

The US offshore wind industry appears to finally be gathering pace, with several decisions being made around the country in recent days.

30th July 2024

US offshore wind gathers pace

30th July 2024

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

As the new UK Labour government’s plans were laid out in King Charles’s speech to Parliament today, offshore wind was given a brief but specific mention.

17th July 2024

New UK government – new offshore wind boost

17th July 2024

VESSELS

VESSELS

Windcat has ordered a sixth Elevation Series commissioning service operation vessel (CSOV) from Damen.

12th July 2024

Windcat orders sixth H2-ready CSOV

12th July 2024

VESSELS

VESSELS

The fourth Construction Service Operating Vessel (CSOV) will be added to Acta Marine’s fleet is destined for the French offshore wind sector.

11th July 2024

4th Acta Marine CSOV heading for France

11th July 2024

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

German asset manager Luxcara has selected today’s largest turbines for an offshore wind project in the German North Sea.

11th July 2024

World’s largest turbines destined for Germany

11th July 2024

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

”This is a new generation of CTVs,” says Jan-Willem Vissers, director Marine Commercial Global with Volvo Penta, as we pull away from the pontoons at Seawork, which celebrated its 25th silver edition…

9th July 2024

PODCAST: On board with MHO and Volvo Penta

9th July 2024

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

A new company has been created to help support the growing needs of the offshore wind sector, by reducing installation times and costs.

4th July 2024

New Maersk spin-off to support offshore wind

4th July 2024

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

Germany’s largest offshore wind farm has had the transition pieces loaded out – a remarkable feat given there are 64 of them and they weigh 660 tons each.

28th June 2024

660t transition pieces loaded out for He Dreiht

28th June 2024

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

A consortium has selected Fugro to carry out the surveys for what will be Japan’s largest offshore wind farm.

27th June 2024

Japan expands fledgling offshore wind sector

27th June 2024

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