Women account for as little as 5% of the offshore workforce in the wind sector, this “drastically low” figure means the industry is missing out, says Charlie Guthrie, head of renewables at 3t.
The Labour Party needs to find at least £8 billion ($10 billion) to deliver its green-investment plan, a new analysis shows, underscoring why UK opposition leader Keir Starmer may be mulling changes to the initiative.
Equinor, Ørsted and RWE announce bids for fourth New York offshore wind round
Orsted A/S (CPH:ORSTED) agreed to buy out its joint venture partner in a New York offshore wind farm after abandoning two New Jersey projects last year and taking $4 billion in impairment charges.
Humza Yousaf announces three projects will move to second stage of offshore wind Strategic Investment Model.
It comes amid growing calls for a joined-up approach to capture the work for huge projects off Scotland's shores.
Bridges and Bottlenecks is the latest podcast series by Energy Voice Out Loud in partnership with DNV. Each episode looks to address the hard-hitting issues within the energy transition. Technology exists that will be the bridge to take us there, but there are still a number of bottlenecks that stand in the way of progress.
Europe’s offshore wind supply chain faces a herculean effort to build the infrastructure needed to meet the continent’s climate goals.
ScottishPower has unveiled £5.4 billion of contract opportunities as it kickstarts the "largest overhaul of the grid since its inception".
Vestas is still considering building an additional factory in the UK, potentially in Scotland, to help serve the UK market.
The development of offshore wind around the UK whether using fixed foundations or floating has been hailed as a great success.
Equinor wants to double the capacity of the Sheringham Shoal and Dudgeon offshore wind farms off the coast of Norfolk
Britain’s thousands of wind turbines grabbed their biggest slice of the electricity mix ever in December, sending output from gas-fired plants to their lowest in almost four years.
Wind power, however, is growing at a slower rate after supply chain issues, inflation and higher borrowing costs put projects in Europe and the US in jeopardy, particularly for offshore farms.
The UK continues to maintain its position as one of the leading and most developed offshore wind markets in the world, with an installed capacity of over 14 gigawatts (GW), and an ambition to secure 50 GW of offshore wind capacity by 2030.
In the quest for a sustainable future, the UK’s offshore wind industry stands at a critical juncture - poised for success but, like the rest of the energy industry, facing formidable challenges.
While substantial investment uncertainty remains in the UKCS, the year has seen examples of risk-reducing policies from an investor standpoint, writes Professor Alex Kemp
Eversource Energy plans to offload stakes in South Fork, Sunrise and Revolution wind projects in the US
Equinor and BP will seek "new offtake opportunities" for the Empire Wind 2 project.
More sociable hours for offshore workers may mean a different rewards structure compared to the oil and gas industry.
700 offshore wind vessels - 12% of total traffic - came to the port in 2023.
UAE-based fabrication firm Lamprell has signed a "very large capacity" supply agreement for two major offshore wind developments off the coast of Norfolk.
OEG Renewables is continuing its expansion into the Asia-Pacific renewables markets, with further opportunities beckoning in Japan and South Korea
The North Sea's skilled oil and gas specialists must be retained to power the transition to clean energy, according to a report released by Offshore Energies UK (OEUK) today.
The European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) backed offshore wind research and innovation (R&I) programme is set to launch an innovation call to help deliver projects.