Offshore Wind

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

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

SMST has won a deal with Cochin Shipyard for the delivery of a gangway and crane for a North Star hybrid-electric service operation vessel (SOV).

20th June 2024

SMST to equip hybrid SOV

20th June 2024

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

Vattenfall has sold 49% of its ownership in Germany’s 1.6GW offshore wind farm to BASF.

18th June 2024

Vattenfall sells half of German OSW project to BASF

18th June 2024

SEAWORK NEWS

SEAWORK NEWS

At Seawork 2024, Strategic Marine signed an MoU with Mainprize Offshore for the acquisition of six state-of-the-art Supa Swath vessels.

18th June 2024

A Strategic vessel move with MainPrize Offshore

18th June 2024

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

Vestas has struck a deal with RWE to deliver, commission and maintain wind turbines for the Nordseecluster offshore wind project in Germany.

14th June 2024

Vestas firms up RWE Nordseecluster deal

14th 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

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Offshore support services firm North Star has secured a £425 million (€499 million) loan to add another 40 vessels to its fleet, with eight already added.

6th June 2024

North Star pushes boat out with €500 million loan

6th June 2024

VESSELS

VESSELS

North Star has struck a deal with Siemens Gamesa to build a hybrid service operation vessel (SOV) bound for long-term charter at the East Anglia THREE offshore wind farm.

31st May 2024

New hybrid SOV for North Star

31st May 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

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

Port owner Haventus has secured a further £100 million to fund the redevelopment of Ardersier Port in Scotland, boosting the UK’s offshore wind capability.

28th May 2024

Scottish port boost for offshore wind

28th May 2024

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

UK-based construction firm, Cadeler has inked the largest deal in the company’s history for wind farm installation projects.

23rd May 2024

Cadeler wins major offshore wind deal

23rd May 2024