Offshore Wind

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

An ongoing survey by the Plymouth Marine Laboratory (PML) has so far found that more than half of respondents in the fishing industry see offshore wind farms as having a negative impact…

12th January 2024

Half of fishermen claim OSW is bad for business

12th January 2024

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

Vestas is planning a new blade factory in Poland to help the company realise its ambitions to be a leader in offshore wind.

11th January 2024

Vestas plans new blade factory

11th January 2024

VESSELS

VESSELS

Cadeler has signed a Chinese-backed green term loan facility of up to €425m to part fund its two newbuild offshore windfarm installation vessels.

9th January 2024

Green finance for Cadeler offshore wind newbuilds

9th January 2024

VESSELS

VESSELS

Windcat is further expanding its CSOV fleet and has placed an additional order of two Commissioning Service Operation Vessels (CSOVs) with Damen Shipyards.

28th November 2023

Windcat expands its hydrogen powered CSOV fleet

28th November 2023

VESSELS

VESSELS

Havfram Wind and Integrated Wind Solutions (IWS) are collaborating on the technical management of Havfram’s two newbuild Offshore Wind Turbine Installation Vessels WTIVs.

28th November 2023

Havfram’s strategic partnership approach to WTIV management

28th November 2023

VESSELS

VESSELS

A new vessel build partnership will advance the StratCat range of Crew Transfer Vessel (CTV) designs in order to meet emissions-reduction goals.

22nd November 2023

A powerful partnership in offshore wind crew vessels

22nd November 2023

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Offshore wind energy giant Ørsted has sacked its CFO and COO amid what it calls a ’challenging and volatile environment’.

14th November 2023

Ørsted culls management in ‘challenging environment’

14th November 2023

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

DNV has successfully concluded Phase 1 of its joint industry project (JIP) aimed at establishing offshore substation standards for the growing floating wind sector.

8th November 2023

New standards for offshore floating wind progressing

8th November 2023

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

The International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA) has released guidance which aims to support Dynamic Positioning (DP) operations in shallow waters.

8th November 2023

Expanding offshore wind knowledge in shallow waters

8th November 2023

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

Great inroads are being made into offshore charging which is paving the way for hybrid and fully electric vessels servicing offshore windfarms.

7th November 2023

Another milestone reached for offshore vessel charging

7th November 2023

VESSELS

VESSELS

Finnish shipbuilder Uudenkaupungin Työvene has secured an order for three hybrid-ready SWATH CTVs from Scotland’s Maritime Craft Services (MCS).

1st November 2023

Shipbuilder Työvene enters offshore wind market

1st November 2023

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

The USA’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has released a new draft Wind Energy Area (WEA) in the Gulf of Maine which covers over 3.5 million acres.

24th October 2023

Gulf of Maine earmarked for offshore wind development

24th October 2023

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

The PivotBuoy project, developed by X1 Wind in collaboration with nine industry partners, has completed its offshore demonstration project successfully with plenty of lessons learned for the future.

17th October 2023

VIDEO: New platform could revolutionise floating wind

17th October 2023

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

A project is looking to overcome the effects of strong winds and extreme wave loads on floating turbines.

16th October 2023

Project seeks answers to harsh seas in floating wind

16th October 2023

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

New figures reveal the workforce challenge facing the global wind industry with nearly 600,000 technicians needed to service the sector during the next five years.

11th October 2023

Huge global demand revealed for wind technicians

11th October 2023

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

Support in the American state of New Jersey for building offshore wind turbines off the coast has plummeted over the past four years, according to a new poll.

9th October 2023

Poll shows popularity slumping for US offshore windfarms

9th October 2023

VESSELS

VESSELS

Chartwell Marine and VARD have joined forces to deliver a ‘Midi-SOV’ vessel design for offshore wind which aims to fill a new operational role between CTVs and SOVs.

4th October 2023

Chartwell and Vard team up on new CTV design

4th October 2023

SUBSEA SERVICES

SUBSEA SERVICES

Prysmian PowerLink has been awarded a €1.1 billion contract by a German transmission grid operator as part of the country’s overall goal to reach a capacity of 70 GW for offshore wind by 2045.

3rd October 2023

Prysmian to power up German offshore wind supply

3rd October 2023

SUBSEA SERVICES

SUBSEA SERVICES

The DemoSATH floating offshore wind project is now fully operational and generating clean energy to the Spanish grid.

25th September 2023

DemoSATH floating offshore wind project switches on

25th September 2023

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

A new procurement bill in California has put the state on a path to realise its 25GW offshore wind goal, says America’s Business Network for Offshore Wind.

18th September 2023

US legislation key to offshore wind investments

18th September 2023