09 Dec 2025
Photo by Anatol Rurac The German government has launched a €20 million support scheme to permanently reduce its North Sea fishing fleet, acknowledging sustained pressure from declining quotas, offshore wind expansion and marine protected areas. The Federal Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Homeland announced the programme will provide public funding to support vessel decommissioning, offering what it describes […]
09 Dec 2025
Photo by Andrés Dallimonti Air defence radar technology on wind turbines has been successfully demonstrated at Aberdeen Offshore Wind Farm, marking a significant milestone in the UK’s efforts to balance clean energy expansion with national defence priorities. The work was completed by LiveLink Aerospace in collaboration with Vattenfall and the Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult. When […]
11 Nov 2025
Photo by Ilona Froehlich Climate change is amplifying extreme wind speeds across the world’s oceans, threatening the resilience of offshore wind energy systems that are crucial to the global transition to renewable energy, according to new research. A study published in Nature Communications found that more than 40% of both commissioned and planned offshore wind farms […]
04 Nov 2025
Photo by Pete Godfrey The UK government’s announcement of a £1.08 billion budget for Allocation Round 7 (AR7) of its Contracts for Difference scheme has prompted widespread disappointment across the offshore wind industry, with major trade bodies warning the allocation could severely restrict sector growth and jeopardise the nation’s ambitious 2030 clean energy targets. Budget allocation […]
28 Oct 2025
Marine Management Organisation to lead regulatory coordination as Cornwall project becomes latest to benefit from streamlined approval process Photo by Lyndon Antcliff The UK government has introduced planning reforms to accelerate the £150 million redevelopment of Falmouth Docks, making it the second major infrastructure project to benefit from the Lead Environmental Regulator model following the […]
21 Oct 2025
One of the largest artificial reefs in the world has been installed at a wind farm off the Sussex coast in what operators describe as a “global first”. The project at the Rampion Offshore Wind Farm saw 75,000 specially designed “reef cubes” placed at the base of a single turbine, representing the first full-scale […]
14 Oct 2025
Photo by John Fornof Greenpeace UK has warned the Crown Estate that it is considering legal action over what the environmental group describes as “monopoly profiteering” that is driving up costs for offshore wind developers and energy bill payers. The threat comes ahead of Allocation Round 7, a major auction where energy firms are […]
14 Oct 2025
Photo by Low Angle Offshore wind developer Ørsted is cutting around a quarter of its global workforce by the end of 2027 in a strategic pull-back following years of expansion, with implications for the company’s significant UK operations. The Danish firm announced on 9th October that it would axe approximately 2,000 roles from its […]
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