The energy transition towards low-carbon and green energy sources is gaining momentum worldwide, driven by rising climate and energy security concerns. That being said, the thorny road toward decarbonization always seems to be stuck between the need to ‘act now’ and find the ‘silver bullet’. The sen
The Crown Estate and the Centre for Environment, Fisheries, and Aquaculture Science (Cefas) have released a report which aims to help stakeholders involved in offshore wind developments better assess the impacts of electromagnetic fields (EMFs) from subsea power cables on the marine environment. Acc
Norwegian marine geophysical company PGS is set to complete its inaugural contract for ultra-high resolution 3D wind farm site characterization by the end of this month. PGS secured its first ultra-high resolution wind farm site characterization project at the beginning of the year, marking its entr
Site investigations are about to start at two locations in Scotland and the UK where Flotation Energy and its project partners plan to build the 480 MW Morecambe and the 1.4 GW Cenos offshore wind farms. At the Morecambe site, located about 30 kilometres from the Lancashire coast, a deep-sea geotech
Italian cabling giant Prysmian has renewed its €1,000 million long-term revolving credit facility, including environmental and social KPIs among the parameters that determine the financing conditions. Prysmian reported on 13 July that it had signed the renewal of the €1,000 million long-term revolvi
The Supergen Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Impact Hub, led by the University of Plymouth, has secured €8.8 million to accelerate the impact of current and future offshore renewables devices and systems and to drive the UK towards it net zero commitments.
Europe’s premier offshore energy event to feature an integrated conference area, Offshore Energy Pavilion, and more. Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference (OEEC) 2023, the highly anticipated event for the offshore energy industry, is proud to announce the addition of an extra exhibition hall. Th
Bedrock, the US-based developer of a portable autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) for offshore wind surveys, has secured $25.5 million in a Series A funding round, bringing its total funding to date to $33.5 million and the technology a step closer to commercial use. The company says it will use the
Danish transmission system operator (TSO) Energinet has awarded several contracts for surveys and studies for Denmark’s new offshore wind areas. Valued at a total of €19.8 million, the contracts secured by GEO.xyz, WSP Danmark, DNV, and LiveLink Aerospace include cable route surveys, consultancy ser
Prysmian Group has signed a Service Level Agreement (SLA) with the German-Dutch transmission system operator (TSO) TenneT to provide nearshore cable inspection, maintenance, and repair services for TenneT’s HVDC and HVAC submarine power cables in the North Sea. The agreement will be fulfilled in par
Fugro has been appointed to carry out a hydrographic survey offshore Norway to collect datasets that are said to be essential for the sustainable development of new marine industries such as offshore wind. The contract is the latest in a series that Fugro secured with the Norwegian Hydrographic Serv
Seaway7 has completed the full engineering, procurement, construction, and installation (EPCI) cables scope on the Seagreen wind farm offshore Scotland, a joint venture project between SSE Renewables and TotalEnergies. The inter-array cable team completed the termination and testing last weekend and
BP, a global leader in the energy industry, has confirmed its participation at Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference (OEEC) 2023. The company will join as one of the sponsors and exhibitors on what is already becoming a very exciting exhibition floor. Moreover, BP will take part in the OEEC progra
The Parliament of Malta is discussing a new bill today, 10 July, which would facilitate the country’s first offshore wind and floating solar tender. First introduced at a plenary session on 4 July, the bill seeking to amend the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) Act is now being read before the Parliamen
