Renewables

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

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

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

The French government is to furnish the tidal energy pilot farm FloWatt with €65 million of funding, setting a benchmark for others in Europe to follow.

17th July 2023

France boosts its tidal sector with €65m funding

17th July 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

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

Gothenburg Port Authority is to become a partner in Eolus’s Västvind offshore wind power project in order to fulfill its future energy demands.

26th April 2023

Is wind power the answer to the port energy deficit?

26th April 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