ORE Catapult

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

A new multi-million-pound Technology Development Centre (TDC) has opened in Blyth, driving the next wave of renewable energy and offshore renewables innovation in the UK.

3rd November 2025

New technology hub will power marine innovation

3rd November 2025

SUBSEA SERVICES

SUBSEA SERVICES

The Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult, in partnership with the North East Combined Authority, has announced a £2.1 million investment in a new UK offshore wind cable testing rig at its facilities in Blyth.

30th October 2025

ORE Catapult boosts UK offshore wind

30th October 2025

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

Japan’s Floating Offshore Wind Technology Research Association (FLOWRA) has signed an MoU with France Energies Marines (FEM) to develop technologies in floating wind.

30th October 2025

Japan signs 3rd MoU with Europeans to target floating wind

30th October 2025

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

A new UK-led research project aims to slash costs in floating offshore wind by improving the processes around maintenance of mooring lines and subsea cables.

23rd July 2025

Tackling offshore wind cable maintenance costs

23rd July 2025

VESSELS

VESSELS

A 100% electric crew transfer vessel (CTV) developed by Artemis Technologies has completed a technical demonstration at the Aberdeen Offshore Wind Farm off the east coast of Scotland. 

15th July 2025

Electric foiling CTV makes waves at Vattenfall wind farm

15th July 2025

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

Nine pioneering UK companies have secured places on a nine-month technology accelerator programme aimed at advancing innovation in the offshore wind industry.

2nd May 2025

UK SMEs join wind accelerator

2nd May 2025

VESSELS

VESSELS

With more than 850GW of offshore wind capacity predicted to be installed over the next 25 years, the need for support vessels should prompt a major opportunity for vessel builders worldwide.

21st March 2025

€42 billion global market will need ‘hundreds’ of SOVs

21st March 2025

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

UK government offshore renewables innovation centre ORE Catapult has turned to the Far East to boost floating wind technologies.

13th March 2025

UK signs MoU with Japan on floating wind

13th March 2025

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Former fishing fleet owner Green Marine will spend up to £10 million (€12 million) on a new subsea department in a sign of its confidence in the offshore wind sector.

25th February 2025

Subsea spending shows faith in UK offshore wind

25th February 2025

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

The UK government has finally announced the results of this year’s auction for renewable energy Contracts for Difference (CfD) bids.

4th September 2024

UK offshore auction shows glimmers of hope

4th September 2024

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

Thirteen companies have joined the movement to bring the UK to the forefront of tidal stream and wave energy.

1st August 2024

13 new Lead Partners join Marine Energy Council

1st August 2024

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

The UK government has increased its budget for the 6th auction round of renewable energy projects by £500 million (€593 million).

31st July 2024

UK tops up offshore energy pot by £500m

31st July 2024

VESSELS

VESSELS

A Green Marine-led consortium has won approval from the Royal Institute of Naval Architects (RINA) for a project that could lead to the fuelling of CTVs with hydrogen.

29th July 2024

Hydrogen CTV retrofit wins RINA approval

29th July 2024

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Delegates at a Seawork conference this week found no easy answer to the problems industry faces in reaching targets for offshore wind capacity.

14th June 2024

Offshore wind’s unanswered question: how do we hit the target?

14th June 2024

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

A new collaborative marine research project aims to identify best practice in monitoring and mitigating underwater noise associated with floating offshore wind developments.

3rd June 2024

Mitigating noise for floating offshore wind

3rd June 2024

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

A new industry-leading report identifies ten technology innovations that it says are key to unlocking 80% of UK tidal energy cost reductions.

13th March 2024

The top 10 technologies lowering tidal energy costs

13th March 2024

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

A ninth national academy programme has been set up 10 UK companies to ‘take the offshore wind industry by storm’.

6th March 2024

10 tech firms selected for offshore wind support

6th March 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

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

A new report says tidal stream energy could plummet below GB£80 per MWh by 2035, if current opportunity is realised.

17th October 2022

Achieving tidal energy cost reduction

17th October 2022