Offshore Wind

SUBSEA SERVICES

SUBSEA SERVICES

Subsea survey firms and offshore wind developers have called on industry to collaborate in sharing survey data to minimise the cost of developing the number of farms that will be necessary if…

15th March 2024

OSW developers called on to data share

15th March 2024

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

The completion of America’s first commercial offshore wind farm is expected imminently.

15th March 2024

US in commercial offshore wind first

15th March 2024

VESSELS

VESSELS

Cadeler has signalled confidence in the offshore wind sector by securing another €30 million to upgrade its installation vessel fleet.

7th March 2024

Cadeler secures loan to fill WTIV hole

7th March 2024

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

WindEurope, the Brussels-based association that promotes wind power in Europe, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with major gas and oil exporting country Azerbaijan to develop its wind resources.

5th March 2024

WindEurope brings Azerbaijan on board

5th March 2024

SUBSEA SERVICES

SUBSEA SERVICES

Scientists in the UK are trialling new methods to remove unexploded ordnance from the seabed in a less harmful way.

1st March 2024

Low energy seabed ordnance disposal trial

1st March 2024

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

Seatrium Limited is commencing work on its third two gigawatt (GW) High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) electrical transmission for The Netherlands.

20th February 2024

Seatrium helps deliver Dutch offshore wind goals

20th February 2024

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Kongsberg Maritime is to supply extensive equipment packages for four commissioning service operation vessels, two for Bernhard Schulte Offshore and two for J.P. Morgan Asset Management.

16th February 2024

Kongsberg to equip four new CSOVs

16th February 2024

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Danish energy giant Ørsted has slashed its 2030 offshore wind target of 50GW by around a quarter to 35-38GW.

15th February 2024

Struggling Ørsted slashes wind targets by 25%

15th February 2024

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

Inland and Coastal Marina Systems has installed a new floating concrete breakwater at Newhaven to berth crew transfer vessels for the Rampion offshore wind farm.

14th February 2024

ICMS upgrades berthing base for wind farm

14th February 2024

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

Three Welsh companies have been selected to receive support from ORE Catapult’s first Fit 4 Offshore Renewables (F4OR) programme in Wales.

12th February 2024

Support for Welsh bids for floating offshore wind work

12th February 2024

VESSELS

VESSELS

The Strela Shiprepair Yard in northern Germany has enjoyed a fruitful first year of operation.

8th February 2024

Strela Shiprepair celebrates ‘positive’ first year

8th February 2024

SUBSEA SERVICES

SUBSEA SERVICES

An American owned hydrographic survey specialist has won its first major renewables contract for an offshore windfarm development in northwest France.

7th February 2024

US hydro survey expertise for French windfarm project

7th February 2024

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

Floatgen, France’s only floating wind turbine, has had its lifetime extended for another five years after surpassing the 30 GWh electricity threshold.

31st January 2024

Video: Floatgen demonstrator project is extended by five years

31st January 2024

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

Engineering works are well under way to prepare for an onshore substation to receive power from what will be one of Scotland’s biggest offshore wind farms.

25th January 2024

Onshore substation works begin for Scottish OSW farm

25th January 2024

SUBSEA SERVICES

SUBSEA SERVICES

UTEC, part of the Acteon Group, has been awarded a three-year contract to provide hydrographic services to the Siemens Gamesa Butendiek offshore windfarm.

24th January 2024

Acteon inks major subsea service contract with Siemens

24th January 2024

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

After a year-long study, plans have been submitted to develop a $4 billion floating offshore wind farm off the coast of Lecce in the ‘heel’ of the boot of Italy.

24th January 2024

Plans drawn up for 1.3GW Italian OSW farm

24th January 2024

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

The owner of Swedish furniture giant IKEA has submitted an application to build a huge offshore wind farm off the South Coast of Sweden, as well as a hydrogen production plant.

17th January 2024

IKEA owner applies to build offshore energy hub

17th January 2024

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

A new development and investment company dedicated to next-generation energy ports infrastructure has been launched.

16th January 2024

Bridging the gap in energy ports infrastructure

16th January 2024

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

The UK Crown Estate has launched two tenders for archaeological surveys in the Celtic Sea for floating wind projects.

15th January 2024

Tenders launched in UK floating wind call

15th January 2024

VESSELS

VESSELS

Vard has signed a major deal to build a cable laying vessel for Swedish company, NKT HV Cables.

15th January 2024

Vard inks €250m cable layer deal

15th January 2024