26 Oct 2026
Photo by Ant Rozetsky Japanese manufacturer Sumitomo Electric Industries has opened the UK’s first HVDC subsea cable factory at the Port of Nigg on the Cromarty Firth. The £350 million plant, which sits within the Inverness and Cromarty Firth Green Freeport, will make the high voltage direct current cables needed to carry power from […]
20 Oct 2026
Photo by Nicholas Doherty Nature-inclusive scour protection installed at RWE’s Rampion offshore wind farm has come through its first winter intact, according to a first “snapshot” study of its engineering performance. The results, published by ARC marine, show the installation of around 75,000 Reef cubes kept its profile and continued to protect the turbine […]
13 Oct 2026
Photo credit: Adobe Stock RWE has completed the sale of its stake in the Five Estuaries offshore wind farm to EDF power solutions UK and Ireland, which takes over as lead developer on behalf of the joint venture. RWE confirmed on 8 October that the transfer of its 33.33 per cent holding was complete. The […]
29 Sep 2026
Photo by Barna Bozsanyi The Office for Environmental Protection (OEP) has responded to a Northern Ireland government consultation on how compensation for harm to the marine environment from offshore wind farms should be managed. The watchdog welcomes the intention of the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) to tackle the nature and climate crises […]
28 Jul 2026
Photo Credit: AdobeStock The Crown Estate has launched a competitive tender to find a new developer for the Morgan offshore wind site in the Irish Sea, months after the previous developers abandoned the project. The up to 1.5GW site, which could power around 1.5 million homes, was returned to the market on 24 July […]
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, […]
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