A significant step has been taken for the Moray East Offshore Wind Farm with installation of the final (100th) turbine. Scotland’s largest wind farm to date the Moray farm will generate 950MW through 100 9.5MW Vestas turbines. Located 22km from the coast in the Moray Firth, north-east Scotland, the farm is a joint venture between…

Remote operated vehicles (ROVs) have been a critical part of offshore operations for decades. The technology development of these robotic wonders has always moved at pace. From the first machines in the 1960s to today’s technological marvels. With the rise in offshore wind developments, ROVs are being asked to perform new tasks with new challenges.…

All across Europe countries are pushing offshore wind projects like never before. Fuelled by EU targets of 60 GW of offshore installed capacity by 2030 and 300 GW by 2050. There are now over 5,000 offshore turbines in the waters around Europe split between 12 countries and producing 25 GW of power. This includes an…

Traditionally, Australia’s offshore wind industry has been overshadowed by cheap solar and onshore wind alternatives. A new report by the Blue Economy Cooperative Research Centre (BECRC) has highlighted how that could change with the potential for more than 2,000 GW of installed offshore wind within 100km of existing grid infrastructure. The Offshore Wind Energy in…

Neptune Energy will host the PosHYdon validation project on its Q13a-A platform in the Dutch North Sea. The 3.6 million euro Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO) subsidy marks the start of activities for the project. The remaining costs of the over 10 million euro pilot will be bourn by the project consortium partners. PosHYdon is the…

The idea of floating offshore wind has been bobbing around almost as long as its commercially proven fixed offshore big sister. But the technical challenges are significant and commercial scale projects are still in their infancy. This is set to change in the next decade as governments are increasingly interested in deep water sites and…

The Able Marine Energy Park is a long-standing ambition to develop a world class marine energy cluster on the south bank of the Humber in Yorkshire, England. SeAH, the largest steel tube manufacturer in South Korea, will build a monopile facility as the first step in realising this ambition. The Able Group and SeAH have…

It’s well documented that the previous US administration was not a fan of renewable energy. Myriad policies rolled back green incentives, boosted fossil fuel production and pandered to the powerful conservative energy lobby. Now, with the Biden administration firmly in place, this is set to change. None more so than for the fledgling American offshore…

This year’s Day of the Seafarer takes place on 25th June and the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) has been polling seafarers to ask them what a fair future for seafarers looks like.  The pandemic has hit seafarers hard. They have found themselves on the frontline as critical logistical workers helping to keep the world moving…

The renewable energy industry has always been one of innovation. To overcome the natural conservatism of the traditional power generation companies required perseverance and clever solutions. To constantly improve the commercial viability of renewable energy has been a testament to the entrepreneurial spirit and positive attitude of an entire industry. But not all the challenges…