Offshore Wind

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

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