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08 Oct 26 |
UK: Floating foundation for Buchan Offshore Wind achieves DNV certification milestone Buchan Offshore Wind has achieved Basic Design Certification from DNV for its BW Ideol designed concrete Damping Pool® floating support structure, marking a major technical milestone in the development of the near 1GW floating offshore wind project. |
08 Oct 26 |
Eni CCUS Holding: Liverpool Bay CCS completes the installation of the world's first offshore platform dedicated to CO2 transportation and storage Eni CCUS Holding, owned jointly by Eni and Global Infrastructure Partners ('GIP'), part of BlackRock, announces that Liverpool Bay CCS has completed the installation of the new Douglas CCS platform in Liverpool Bay, marking a major step forward in the delivery of the CO2 Transportation and Storage (T&S) project that serves as the backbone of the HyNet industrial decarbonisation cluster in the United Kingdom. |
08 Oct 26 |
UK: ETZ chief warns government delays are putting wind investment at risk The head of Aberdeen’s Energy Transition Zone has warned the UK and Scottish governments are failing to deliver on their renewable energy ambitions, saying that delays and policy uncertainty are undermining investment in the North-east. |
08 Oct 26 |
UK: RenewableUK welcomes Conservative leader’s support for more clean power Commenting on yesterday's speech by the Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch at the party’s annual conference in Birmingham, RenewableUK’s CEO Tara Singh said RenewableUK welcomes the Conservative leader’s support for more clean power. |
07 Oct 26 |
UK: Equinor warns UK risks becoming ‘uninvestable’ if Rosebank or Jackdaw blocked The boss of Norwegian energy giant Equinor has warned the UK risks becoming 'uninvestable' if the Rosebank or Jackdaw projects are blocked. |
07 Oct 26 |
UK: CNR fined £300,000 for breaching vent consent CNR has been fined £300,000 for breaching its vent consent on its Ninian fields in the Northern North Sea about 100 miles northeast of the Shetland Isles. CNR was previously fined £250,000 in 2023 for exceeding its vent consent in the same area. |
07 Oct 26 |
UK: Orcadian Energy announces Earlham Gigagrid update and Investor Meet Company Orcadian Energy continues to engage with a number of potential partners on the Earlham Gigagrid project and has learned a lot about the feasibility of building an offshore datacentre over the last few months. The Company will present an update on the Earlham Gigagrid project via Investor Meet Company on 8 October 2026 at 12:30 BST. |
06 Oct 26 |
UK: Subsea Micropiles secures agreement with Pentland Floating Offshore Wind Farm Subsea Micropiles has strengthened its collaboration with Pentland Floating Offshore Wind Farm (PFOWF), bringing together advanced anchor engineering and site investigation expertise to target further cost and risk reduction in floating offshore wind. |
06 Oct 26 |
UK: Investigate. Improve. Implement: OEUK sets themes for 2027 HSE Conference Offshore Energies UK (OEUK) has announced Investigate, Improve and Implement as the three themes for its 2027 Health, Safety and Environment (HSE) Conference at Aberdeen’s P&J Live on February 24. |
06 Oct 26 |
UK: Offshore dispute at Wood Group escalates in strike action ballot Strike action involving Wood Group offshore workers starts 6 October as part of a series of stoppages on assets operated by Harbour Energy. Unite is in dispute with the Wood Group over its decision to slash the pay, and conditions of dozens of workers, including the issuing fire and rehire notices. |
06 Oct 26 |
UK: Union claims North Sea strike threatens disruption to UK fuel supplies Union bosses say a potential strike involving more than 160 North Sea workers could disrupt UK supplies through the strategically important Forties pipeline system. Unite members employed by Apache have backed industrial action in a dispute over pay, with strikes potentially beginning this month across seven assets linked to the Forties and Beryl fields. |
06 Oct 26 |
UK: Landmark new study sets out scope and method to cut costs in floating offshore wind A groundbreaking report that lays the foundation for understanding how cost competitive floating offshore wind can be achieved has been published by the Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult. |
06 Oct 26 |
UK: Pathfinder Clean Energy wins appeal for Wheatenhurst Solar Farm in Gloucestershire Pathfinder Clean Energy (PACE), a UK-headquartered international developer of utility-scale solar and battery storage projects, has secured planning permission for Wheatenhurst Solar Farm, a 49.5MW solar farm in Stroud District, Gloucestershire, after the Planning Inspectorate allowed its appeal. |
05 Oct 26 |
UK: Delivering grid connections faster is essential to cut electricity bills RenewableUK’s CEO Tara Singh comments on the Prime Minister’s announcements on energy policy, including the creation of Great British Grid, during his keynote speech at the Labour Party conference in Liverpool. |
