Subsea 7 and technology partner FLASC B.V., have been awarded a grant from the UK government Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) for £471,760, to further develop an innovative offshore energy storage system.

Fugro’s SEAWATCH® Wind Lidar Buoy has achieved the highest commercial maturity rating, Stage 3, in accordance with the Carbon Trust Roadmap for the Commercial Acceptance of floating LiDAR technology.

McDermott International has been awarded its largest ever renewable energy contract from TenneT for the BorWin6 980MW High-Voltage, Direct Current (HVDC) project.

Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland was in East Hampton, New York on February 11, to commemorate the groundbreaking of the South Fork wind energy project, the second commercial-scale, offshore wind energy project approved for federal waters in the United States.

Following a competitive process, ICR Integrity (ICR), global provider of specialist maintenance, integrity and inspection solutions, has been selected for participation in the second Fit for Offshore Renewables (F4OR) North East Scotland program, funded by the Energy Transition Zone (ETZ).

Oasis Marine Power Ltd have completed the first stage of testing of their offshore charging station, hailing the design a success.  This product was the first design under development and is the first of its kind globally to reach sea trials. It offers to revolutionize renewable energy use for the maritime industry.

COWI, a leading international engineering consulting group, has been awarded its largest offshore wind engineering contract in the US to date. Contracted by Empire Offshore Wind, a joint venture between Equinor and BP, COWI will deliver a turnkey design for the wind turbine foundations for the Empire Wind 1 and 2 projects off the coast of Long Island, New York.

The Business Network for Offshore Wind has released its annual U.S. Offshore Wind Market Report & Insights.

DNV has awarded Odfjell Oceanwind an Approval in Principle (AiP) for their new Deepsea Semi™ floating wind foundation design. The Deepsea Semi™ floating wind foundation design has been developed for use in floating wind farms and for off-grid applications including temporary electrification of oil and gas installations in harsh environments.

Ørsted has awarded Fugro a marine geotechnical site investigation contract for its Hornsea Three and Hornsea Four offshore wind farm developments.

Innovation is booming in Norway as SEMAR AS develops a game-changing mooring solution promising to cut hardware costs significantly.

Tidal energy leaders SABELLA and Nova Innovation are celebrating after securing a 12MW berth at one of the world’s largest tidal energy sites off the coast of Holy Island, Anglesey in Wales.

Eco Wave Power Global AB has announced that it had finalized the production of all floaters required for the EWP-EDF One Project, and commenced installation of the floaters to the sea wall in the Port of Jaffa, Israel.

TGS, a global provider of energy data, data-driven solutions and intelligence, announces Wind AXIOM. This unique wind data analytics platform enables offshore wind market stakeholders to assess risks and opportunities associated with impending and future offshore wind projects.

Global controls technology company Proserv Controls has secured a contract from DEME Offshore, subsidiary of the DEME Group, a leader in solutions for the offshore energy market, environmental and infra marine works, for the provision of the inter-array cable monitoring system, or CMS, for the first two phases, A and B, of the Dogger Bank Wind Farm, which when complete will be the largest offshore wind farm in the world.

Recent high levels of international sales enquiries for Vibrocorer systems have been attributed to growing wind farm developments by UK-based marine systems manufacturers Ocean Scientific International Ltd (OSIL), whose recent shipments of these modular sediment corers have seen a marked increase, particularly in the Asia Pacific region.