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#363 Uncrewed Vessels and Unprecedented Data
In its seventh Allocation Round the UK executed the largest offshore wind auction in European history, putting pen to paper on 8.4GW of new capacity,
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#296 A Safer, Faster, Way to Build Offshore Wind
The North Sea’s natural conditions, with shallow waters and strong winds, make it ideal for wind farms. But, these same factors pose challenges for construction.
Digital
#249 The Cables That Bind Our World Together
The modern world is bound together with cables. As our economy moves to the cloud, the vast majority of data traffic passes through subsea cables.
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#216 Accelerating Offshore Wind Construction
The next decade will see an unprecedented level of offshore energy construction. In order to achieve the 2035 emissions targets adopted by many governments, the
Environmental
#207 Revolution in the North Sea
For 50 years the North Sea has been critical to European energy. Technology and skills developed over decades enabled the extraction of oil and gas
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UK launches floating offshore wind research programme
The Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult and the Net Zero Technology Centre will research a number of technical hurdles to floating offshore wind expansion, and
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Danish duo to double nation’s offshore wind
Energy company Ørsted and investment company Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners have signed an agreement to develop a number of offshore wind projects totalling 5.2GW. The investment
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#176 Bangalore and the Digital Transformation
In Bangalore, the high-tech heart of India, sits a centre of technology. A state-of-the-art engineering facility working on projects across the globe. In its time,
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#173 Europe’s First Energy Island
Denmark is embarking on the largest construction project in its history with the assembly of the first energy island in the North Sea. The 120,000sq.m
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Planned offshore wind doubles in 2021
More than 200 GW of new offshore wind projects were announced in 2021, growing total capacity (including projects in development) by 89%. The numbers were
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Unexploded ordnance in the North Sea
Partner: Fugro In the last century, the tides of conflict swirled around Europe as the world’s largest powers fought for dominance over air, land and
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#164 Under the North Sea: Threat and Promise
In the last century, the tides of conflict swirled around Europe as the world’s largest powers fought for dominance over air, land and sea. The