The total capital value of wind farms worldwide has reached approximately £1.9 trillion*, according to new study from global specialty (re)insurance group Chaucer. The transition from coal and oil-based energy generation to low carbon energy sources such as wind and solar farms has required an unprecedented level of investment in…...

Ignitis Renewables, an international green energy company, has awarded Fugro a contract to conduct a geophysical survey at Lithuania’s first offshore wind farm site. This critical step in the project’s development aims to enhance the understanding of seabed conditions, which will inform the location, construction and design of future wind turbines at the Baltic Sea.

Bridge Wind Management, a leading provider of renewable energy asset management solutions, today announced the industry launch of its intelligent asset management platform, Bruce. Developed by Bridge Wind’s asset management data specialists, Bruce is a multi-faceted tool designed to deliver a multi-stakeholder approach in the way professionals manage their renewable energy assets.

Bridge Wind Management, a leading provider of renewable energy asset management solutions, today announced the industry launch of its intelligent asset management platform, Bruce. Developed by Bridge Wind’s asset management data specialists, Bruce is a multi-faceted tool designed to deliver a multi-stakeholder approach in the way professionals manage their renewable energy assets.

Scotland’s biggest offshore wind farm has begun operating at full capacity, removing emissions from power supply.

Germany’s Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency, the Bundesamt für Seeschifffahrt und Hydrographie (BSH), has awarded Fugro a geophysical survey contract for two offshore wind farm sites in the German exclusive economic zone (EEZ) in the North Sea. Working in collaboration with Fraunhofer Institute for Wind Energy Systems (IWES), Fugro’s Geo-data…

The International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA) campaign on sustainable contracting in offshore wind has been recognised by the UK’s first Offshore Wind Champion, and previous co-chair of the Offshore Wind Acceleration Taskforce (May 2022 to March 2023), Tim Pick.  Tim Pick was commissioned by the UK Government to explore the challenges…

Geo-data specialist Fugro has been awarded a contract to perform an offshore geotechnical site investigation for Australia’s offshore wind project Star of the South (SOTS), located off the coast of Gippsland southeast of Australia.

The world’s first fully remote inspection of offshore wind farm assets has been successfully carried out by Fugro, using one of its Blue Essence® uncrewed surface vessels (USVs) with Blue Volta®, an electrical remotely operated vehicle (eROV). The inspection at the Aberdeen offshore wind farm in the North Sea (also…

A new report from Bloomberg Intelligence (BI) on the UK’s wind market states the UK government’s plan to streamline permitting for offshore wind projects could accelerate demand for Vestas and Siemens Energy, yet multiyear project lead times suggest the change won’t yield much before 2025-26. With about 18 gigawatts of…...