January 2026 marked a milestone for our industry: the world’s first 20MW offshore wind turbine was successfully installed off the coast of Fujian, China. This landmark accomplishment celebrates the collaboration between China Three Gorges (CTG) and Goldwind, signalling a new era of wind energy. To put its scale into perspective: 🔶 Its 147‑m blades sweep an area equivalent to 10 football pitches. 🔶 The 174‑m hub height is taller than 35 stacked double‑deckers. 🔶 A single r

Yesterday the UK government announced the results of Allocation Round 7 (AR7) for offshore wind. This paves the way for an additional 8.4GW of offshore wind capacity (1.4 x the current capacity of UK nuclear power) by 2032. It’s great to see so many projects securing CfDs and a path to more sustainable energy — congratulations to all involved. By our estimation there were 25 projects technically eligible for AR7 with 8 being awarded CfDs – This could make AR8 very intere

This week the UK offshore wind AR7 auction results will be announced. While there are many intricacies to Contracts for Difference (CfD), this milestone will impact nearly every stakeholder in offshore wind including T&I and engineering consultancies like ourselves. We have supported clients with reliable offshore engineering, construction, and O&M insights to help offshore developers submit competitive, low-risk bids for current and future allocation rounds. However, what is

We’re excited to share that Scott Marine Consultants will be heading to Edinburgh for the UK Offshore Wind Supply Chain Spotlight on 11th December. After a busy year and our recent success in the WEST programme, we’re looking forward to catching up with others in the offshore wind community, sharing what we’ve been working on, and hearing about the latest developments across the sector. If you’re attending, please get in touch. We’d welcome the opportunity to meet and discuss

Operational limits are essential for safe and efficient marine operations. An expert understanding of these limits backed by engineering and practical experience of complex operations is critical during planning and operational phases. Utilising Scott Marine Cicada our T&I engineers use their experience and engineering knowledge to support clients with complex marine operations ensuring the correct application of operational limits for concept engineering, weather downtime as

Written by James Adcock Introduction As offshore wind farms (OWFs) move into more challenging environments, the familiar zonation approach to Site Specific Assessments (SSA) is showing its cracks. This article discusses the challenges and limitations of zonation approaches to SSAs considering the current challenges in offshore wind as well as showing how taking a new approach can improve project scheduling, improve vessel suitability and reduce risk both commercially an

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We’re excited to be launching our expanded capability with SCOTT MARINE CICADA - our bespoke in-house operational simulation software....

Cable installation might sound straightforward… connect Point A to Point B, but in offshore environments, simplicity is deceptive. Laying...

As offshore wind farms (OWFs) move into deeper, more complex environments, traditional zonation approaches to jack-up vessel assessments...

Sarah joined the team this time last year as a Principal Naval Architect & Operations Manager. We thought it would be a great opportunity...