06 Jul 2026
Photo credit: Boskalis Dutch marine services firm Boskalis has christened the Windpiper, which it describes as the world’s largest subsea rock installation vessel. The 227-metre vessel was named on 3 July following an 18-month conversion, and the company says it will double its rock installation capacity. What the vessel does Subsea rock installation involves placing rock […]
06 Jul 2026
Photo credit: Nicholas Doherty The shareholders behind the 3.6GW Dogger Bank complex have applied to the UK courts for permission to bring a judicial review against the consent granted to a neighbouring offshore wind project. SSE, Equinor and Vargronn have filed papers at the Administrative Court in London, taking a case against Energy Secretary Ed Miliband […]
30 Jun 2026
Photo by Paolo Chiabrando Western Isles councillors have formally objected to a proposed 60-turbine offshore wind farm off the west coast of Lewis, after planning officers recommended opposition on the grounds of landscape, seascape and historic environment harm. The decision was taken at a full meeting of Comhairle nan Eilean Siar on 29 June, […]
09 Jun 2026
Photo by Ben Wicks A possible exit BP has held advanced discussions with Ithaca Energy over the potential sale of its UK North Sea assets in a deal that could be worth close to £2 billion, the Financial Times first reported this week. Although the talks have stalled in recent weeks, BP is understood to remain open […]
09 Jun 2026
Photo by Pramod Kumar Sharma A new study from the University of Aberdeen’s Interdisciplinary Centre for Energy Transition has warned that intensifying competition for space in UK waters is placing the country’s energy transition at serious risk, and is calling for a fundamental overhaul of how offshore areas are governed. The findings, published by the Geological Society as […]
02 Jun 2026
Photo by Georg Eiermann A coalition of offshore wind developers, vessel operators and technology providers has published a position paper calling on government and regulators to remove the barriers preventing offshore vessel charging from moving beyond demonstration into widespread commercial use. Offshore charging, where support vessels draw renewable electricity directly from wind farms rather than running […]
26 May 2026
Photo by Low Angle New legislation came into force on 21 May, reforming the rules governing how offshore wind developers compensate for unavoidable impacts on protected marine sites. The changes, introduced jointly by the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero and the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, amend the Conservation of Habitats and […]
26 May 2026
Photo by Woody Wan Chancellor Rachel Reeves has announced sweeping reforms to protect offshore wind farms, power stations and other critical clean energy projects from legal challenge, in a move that could significantly accelerate the consenting of new marine renewable infrastructure around the UK’s coastline. Under proposals published by HM Treasury on 20 May, Parliament […]
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