Offshore Wind

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Researchers have been awarded funding to create an offshore wind cyber security research and development facility that will protect the technology against cyber-attacks.

5th September 2023

Ensuring offshore wind technology remains cyber secure

5th September 2023

SUBSEA SERVICES

SUBSEA SERVICES

Fugro has been awarded two geotechnical investigation contracts for the development of the Dutch Nederwiek wind farm sites II & III (noord).

30th August 2023

Dutch wind farm survey double for Fugro

30th August 2023

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Iberdrola will receive a €500 million green loan from Citi and Eksfin for the construction and development of the UK’s East Anglia Three offshore windfarm.

30th August 2023

Iberdrola nets green finance for UK windfarm

30th August 2023

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

America’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has announced new draft Wind Energy Areas (WEAs) off the coast of Oregon opening up the US west coast to offshore wind.

16th August 2023

US selects Oregon as next offshore wind area

16th August 2023

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

Rovco has been contracted by Flotation Energy to carry out a geo-environmental survey at its planned Cenos floating offshore windfarm, 200 kilometres off the north-east coast of Scotland.

9th August 2023

Rovco survey expertise for Scottish floating offshore windfarm

9th August 2023

VESSELS

VESSELS

Edison Chouest Offshore (ECO) will construct the US offshore wind industry’s first ever mini-crew transfer vessel (CTV), designed by Chartwell Marine.

7th August 2023

A US wind industry first for Chartwell’s mini CTV

7th August 2023

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

Plans are being revised to support the sustainable delivery of commercial-scale offshore wind in Scotland.

4th August 2023

Plans under way for offshore wind in Scotland

4th August 2023

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

In 2024, the world’s first green fuels service operation vessel (SOV) for offshore wind operations will launch off the UK, courtesy of Ørsted and ESVAGT.

24th July 2023

Ørsted commits to second green methanol SOV

24th July 2023

VESSELS

VESSELS

North Star shipping is expanding its team to help leverage its expertise beyond the UK and into Europe as it seeks to galvanise its offshore wind growth ambitions.

12th July 2023

North Star expands into Europe to chase offshore wind growth

12th July 2023

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

The first 32m parallel hybrid crew transfer vessel (CTV) designed by Incat Crowther has gone into operation servicing Germany’s offshore wind sector.

27th June 2023

Germany benefits from cutting-edge hybrid CTV

27th June 2023

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

Jan De Nul Group has signed an agreement with German energy provider, RWE, for the long-term charter of two of its next-generation offshore wind installation vessels.

12th June 2023

Jan De Nul bags RWE offshore wind charter deal

12th June 2023

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Offshore wind employers are being warned against seeking to continue to exploit foreign labour following the end of the Offshore Wind Workers Concession.

24th May 2023

UK offshore wind companies urged to look to reshoring

24th May 2023

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

Offshore wind technology company, Osbit, is now operating a Netherlands business entity and office in a move to further grow its local capabilities for Dutch customers.

24th May 2023

Osbit expands its offering for Dutch customers

24th May 2023

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

The creation of Scotland’s largest renewables hub at the Port of Leith has taken a major step forward with the start of construction works for the new riverside marine berth.

23rd May 2023

Work progresses on Scotland’s largest renewables hub

23rd May 2023

SUBSEA SERVICES

SUBSEA SERVICES

Fugro has been awarded a geophysical survey contract for two offshore windfarm sites in Germany’s exclusive economic zone (EEZ) in the North Sea.

22nd May 2023

Fugro hired for German offshore wind site

22nd May 2023

VESSELS

VESSELS

SMST has won an equipment order for two newbuild Windkeeper Service Operation Vessels (SOVs) being built by Cemre Shipyard in Turkey.

27th March 2023

SMST equipment order for newbuild Windkeeper SOVs

27th March 2023

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

Vattenfall has named Peel Ports Great Yarmouth as the preferred location for its operations and maintenance base for the Norfolk Offshore Wind Zone.

20th March 2023

Peel Ports wins bid for Norfolk offshore wind zone

20th March 2023

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

The UK has launched an Offshore Wind Plan which recommends how the maritime industry can reach its net-zero goals and deliver maximum economic growth.

15th March 2023

UK launches its offshore wind plan

15th March 2023

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

X1 Wind’s X30 floating wind prototype installed in the Canary Islands, has successfully delivered its first kWh to to PLOCAN’s smartgrid.

8th March 2023

Spanish floating wind prototype delivers first kWh

8th March 2023

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

EDF Renewables, Jan De Nul Group and Luminus have partnered up to bid for a commercial-scale offshore wind tender for the first phase of the Princess Elisabeth Zone in Belgium.

7th March 2023

Jan De Nul joins Belgian offshore wind partnership

7th March 2023