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Analysis: How will Red Sea attacks impact the wind power supply chain?

Houthi attacks on commercial vessels in the Red Sea have forced shipping companies to send ships on ...

Floating wind will continue to be risky to insure without standardisation

Floating offshore wind offers fantastic advantages such as increased possibilities to access deep-wa...

California 'needs port and grid boost to hit offshore wind goals'

California must invest in a multi-port strategy and new electricity transmission system to reach its...

Offshore wind veteran eyes 'global leadership' in green ports with new firm

Offshore wind veteran João Metelo has launched a new developer and investor focused on port infrastr...

Is it time to review how German offshore wind revenue is spent?

The German government could secure its expansion target for offshore wind with industrial policy mea...

‘Insufficient’ supply chains prevent wind playing its part for climate goals – Global Wind Energy Council

Bottlenecks in the global wind power supply chain could prevent the industry installing enough capac...

Siemens Gamesa scraps plans for US offshore wind blade factory

Siemens Gamesa has scrapped plans to build one of the US’s first blade manufacturing facilities for ...

ZF ships first Vestas V236-15.0 MW offshore wind turbine powertrain

The first prototype of the giant Vestas V236-15.0 MW powertrain has left ZF Wind Power’s plant in Be...

Opinion: German offshore wind tender process must be improved, but oil and gas players welcome

Earlier this week, German grid regulator BNetzA announced the results of the dynamic bidding process...

WWII explosives blown up on Dutch beach to pave wave for offshore wind cables

Unexploded anti-tank mines and other Second World War items were blown up and cleared from a beach i...

Opinion: The Gulf of Mexico is not an insurmountable challenge if you look at it the right way

Offshore wind development in the Gulf of Mexico has received less focus than prospects on the east a...

Ørsted launches robot surface vessel for offshore wind farms

Danish renewable energy major Ørsted has launched a robotic surface vessel for gathering meteorologi...

Cadeler and Eneti agree merger to form offshore wind installation major

Offshore wind installation vessel firms Cadeler and Eneti have agreed to merge, forming a major new ...

On My Radar with Eize de Vries: Merging older innovations with fresh ideas could solve vessels shortage

At London’s EWEC 2004 conference I remember Andrew Garrad, co-founder of renowned British engineerin...

Siemens Gamesa deal for vessels to transport next-generation turbine parts

Siemens Gamesa has formed partnership with two firms to supply two vessels designed to transport the...

Opinion: US policymakers must collaborate with industry to meet ambitious offshore wind goals

The US Department of Energy (DoE) has released its offshore wind energy strategy, which details its ...

Ørsted launches probe as cargo ship crashes into North Sea wind farm

Danish developer Ørsted has launched an investigation after a cargo ship captain allegedly put the v...

Amp Energy pairs with mining firm to develop green hydrogen hub in South Australia

Amp Energy has secured the rights to develop green hydrogen at scale on the Cape Hardy Port precinct...

Stiesdal unveils gigawatt-scale installation method for floating offshore wind

Wind power pioneer Henrik Stiesdal unveiled a new floating wind installation method at WindEurope’s ...

‘Floating wind works. Now we are ready for the next step’ – Equinor

Floating wind pilot projects have demonstrated the sector’s potential, but ports, vessels and auctio...