The Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult, in partnership with the North East Combined Authority, is investing GBP 2.1 million (around EUR 2.4 million) in a new offshore wind cable testing rig at its facilities in Blyth in North East England. Funded by the North East Combined Authority, the inves
The Danish wind turbine manufacturer, Vestas, has decided to put on hold its plans to open its biggest factory in Poland, as European demand falters, according to Reuters. In 2024, Vestas announced that it would build a second offshore wind turbine manufacturing facility in Poland. The factory, whic
South Korean Taihan Cable & Solution has begun the construction of its second submarine cable manufacturing facility, which will, once operational, deliver a production capacity nearly five times greater than the company’s first submarine cable plant. The Dangjin Submarine Cable Plant 2 is located a
The Port of Tyne, located in the northeast of England, has unveiled its plans to add 400 metres of deep-water quayside to support offshore renewables, clean energy, and advanced manufacturing. The Port of Tyne is investing GBP 150 million (approximately EUR 173 million) to transform 230 acres into t
Construction of an operations and maintenance (O&M) base to serve the 1.1 GW Inch Cape offshore wind farm is underway at Montrose Port in Angus, Scotland. Montrose-based main contractor Pert Bruce Construction is building the O&M base office, a 600-square-metre warehouse, and quayside facilities, as
The US subsea engineering and applied technology firm Oceaneering International has secured a GBP 400,000 (around EUR 465,000) grant from Scotland’s economic development agency Scottish Enterprise for a project that aims to add manufacturing capacity for subsea power cables destined for Scottish off
Elogen has delivered a proton exchange membrane (PEM) electrolyzer for the Baseload Power Hub (BLPH) at the Hollandse Kust Noord (HKN) offshore wind farm.
UK energy sector construction, maintenance & enhancement solutions player Global Energy Group (GEG) has concluded an agreement with Japanese company Mitsui & Co. for the sale of its group companies, including the Port of Nigg, a multi-sector energy port and green freeport. In addition to the Port of
Texas-headquartered Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation (GLDD) has launched the first US-flagged, Jones Act-compliant subsea rock installation vessel (SRIV), with delivery expected early in 2026. Acadia, launched at the Hanwha Philly Shipyard, Pennsylvania, is capable of transporting and installin
South Korean subsea cable manufacturer LS Cable & System has completed the construction of what it says is the largest high-voltage direct current (HVDC) cable production facility in Asia. LS Cable & System announced on 16 July that it had completed the construction of its fifth submarine cable plan
South Korean Taihan Cable & Solution is investing USD 360 million for the first phase of construction of its second submarine cable manufacturing facility, which will, once operational, deliver a production capacity nearly five times greater than the company’s first submarine cable plant. Taihan ope
Fugro has secured a seven-year framework agreement with Irish transmission system operator (TSO) EirGrid to perform surveys for a project that will develop offshore electricity substations and export cable routes to connect Ireland’s future offshore wind farms on the south coast to the national grid
The UK government and Japan’s Sumitomo Corporation have signed a memorandum of understanding, under which the company plans to invest GBP 7.5 billion (approximately EUR 8.7 billion) into infrastructure and renewable energy projects across the UK by 2035. The investment will be focused on key offshor
What is described as the “world’s first” offshore solar farm integrated within a wind farm has completed assembly at the Port of Amsterdam and is ready for deployment at the Hollandse Kust Noord (HKN) offshore wind farm in the North Sea. Dutch company Oceans of Energy assembled the floating solar fa
