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  • Benthic Survey Underway at SSE Renewables’ Berwick Bank Wind Farm Site

    4 April 2025
    Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    SSE Renewables is undertaking a benthic survey within a prospective offshore export cable route at the Berwick Bank offshore wind farm site in Scotland. The survey work is being carried out by Natural Power, utilising the Windcat 20 as the survey vessel. According to a Notice from Mariners from the project, the survey commenced on […]

  • Crown Estate Confirms Capacity Boost at Seven Existing Offshore Wind Farms

    9 May 2025
    Authorities, Planning & Permitting

    The Crown Estate is proceeding with its Capacity Increase Programme to maximise the potential of existing offshore wind lease areas and add 4.7 GW of renewable energy. According to The Crown Estate, an additional 4.7 GW of renewable energy could be generated from the delivery of the programme by amending existing seabed rights to increase […]

  • PGE Baltica Awards Geophysical Survey Contract for 975 MW Polish Offshore Wind Farm

    28 April 2025
    Business development, Contracts & Tenders, Fixed-Bottom, Research & Development, Supply Chain

    PGE Baltica has signed an agreement with Geofizyka Toruń SA to carry out a geophysical survey, including high-resolution reflection seismic with simultaneous bathymetric measurement for the Baltica 9 offshore wind farm in Poland. The geophysical survey is scheduled to commence in the first half of May and is planned to last until mid-June 2025. Completion […]

  • UK Gov’t Takes Action to Curb Underwater Noise in Offshore Wind Development

    23 January 2025
    Authorities, Business development, Environment, Industry, Planning & Permitting, R&D, Research & Development, Technology

    The UK Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra) has unveiled new measures to minimise underwater noise levels during the construction of offshore wind projects. As part of the government’s Plan for Change, the measures should reduce noise levels in the sea to allow new offshore wind projects to be built at pace, particularly […]

  • Dutch Gov’t Adjusts North Sea Offshore Wind Plans to Preserve Fisheries

    30 April 2025
    Authorities, Environment, Planning & Permitting

    The Dutch government has revised its offshore wind plans, scaling back its targets and eliminating one proposed development zone to allow greater access for the fishing industry, according to a new draft amendment to the North Sea Programme. The target for offshore wind energy has been adjusted from 50 GW to 21 GW. However, there […]

  • AI-Powered Cargo Drones Tested at Vattenfall’s German Offshore Wind Farms

    25 February 2025
    Business development, Innovation, Operations & Maintenance

    Offshore service provider Ampelmann, Dutch Applied Scientific Research Institute (TNO), and offshore wind developer Vattenfall recently tested AI-powered cargo drones at Vattenfall’s offshore wind farms DanTysk and Sandbank in the German North Sea.  Cargo drones can transport materials and equipment from a service operation vessel (SOV) to wind turbines, reducing the need for vessels to go […]

  • UK Gov’t Grants GBP 55 Million to Scottish Port for Floating Wind Expansion

    6 March 2025
    Business & Finance, Ports & Logistics

    The UK government has awarded more than GBP 55 million (about EUR 66 million) for the expansion of the Port of Cromarty Firth in Scotland. According to the government, this will enable the port to become the first in the UK capable of making floating offshore wind turbines on site and at scale. The Department […]

  • Danish TSO Finishes Grid Connection for Thor Offshore Wind Farm

    18 June 2025
    Grid Connection, Onshore Infrastructure, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    Danish transmission system operator (TSO) Energinet has completed the construction work related to the connection of the 1 GW Thor offshore wind farm to the national grid. The construction work began in January 2023 and has been completed on time, said Energinet. The scope of work included moving 95,000 cubic metres of soil and laying […]

  • 900 MW DolWin Epsilon Platform to Begin Journey to German North Sea

    29 May 2025
    Grid Connection, Offshore Platforms

    The 900 MW DolWin epsilon platform is getting ready to sail into the German North Sea, the transmission system operator (TSO) TenneT announced on 28 May. After three years of construction at Seatrium’s shipyard in Singapore, the 82-metre-long platform has covered approximately 13,000 nautical miles to Norway in 60 days. There, the structure received its […]

  • Next Ocean CEO: ‘Offshore Energy Vessel Crews No Longer Have to Operate Blind’

    25 February 2025
    Business development, Innovation, Technology, Vessels

    Dutch company Next Ocean is looking at a global reach for its technology that predicts waves and vessel motions minutes beforehand. Following a period of demonstration deployments of WavePredictor and the first vessels using it commercially, Next Ocean says it is witnessing the technology becoming standard equipment onboard vessels working in offshore wind and other […]

  • Oceantic Network: Empire Wind 1 Resumption ‘Win for Workers’

    20 May 2025
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Fixed-Bottom, Industry, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    The news about the US government rescinding the order to halt Empire Wind 1 construction activities has been welcomed by the offshore wind industry and New York state agencies. With more than 1,500 construction workers involved in the project and its supply chain spanning multiple US states, Oceantic Network said lifting the order was a […]

  • Equinor May Ditch Empire Wind 1 ‘in Coming Days’ Unless Stop-Work Order Lifted – Reports

    12 May 2025
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Fixed-Bottom, Planning & Permitting, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    Equinor could abandon the Empire Wind 1 offshore wind project “in the coming days” if the stop-work order, issued by the US government soon after the project started offshore construction work, is not lifted, the president of Equinor Renewables Americas, Molly Morris, recently shared in an interview. Morris told Politico that the standstill was costing […]

  • UK Gov’t Pledges GBP 300 Million to Boost Offshore Wind Supply Chain

    24 April 2025
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Planning & Permitting, Supply Chain

    The UK government has announced GBP 300 million (approximately EUR 350 million) of funding through the country’s publicly owned clean energy company, Great British Energy, to invest in domestic offshore wind supply chains. The funding, which was brought forward by the UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer ahead of the Comprehensive Spending Review, will allow Great […]

  • Industry Calls for Europe to Auction 100+ GW of New Offshore Wind Capacity in Next Decade, Commits to Lowering LCOE by 30 Pct

    10 April 2025
    Business & Finance, Fixed-Bottom, Floating Wind, Industry

    The European wind industry has proposed a New Offshore Wind Deal for Europe that calls on the governments to auction at least 10 GW of new offshore wind capacity per year, in total, from 2031 to 2040, while the industry has committed to reducing the levelised cost of electricity (LCOE) by 30 per cent by […]

  • Delaware Senate Discussing Bill that Would Allow US Wind to Build Substations After County Denied Permit

    3 June 2025
    Authorities, Fixed-Bottom, Grid Connection, Onshore Infrastructure, Planning & Permitting, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    A new bill that has been introduced in the Delaware Senate could bring US Wind’s plan to build onshore substations for its offshore wind farm(s) in Sussex County back on track. Introduced on 21 May and discussed by the Senate Environment, Energy & Transportation Committee on 2 June, the bill would void the Sussex County […]

  • Denmark Cancels 3 GW Offshore Wind Tender, Gov’t Eyes Auction with State Subsidies

    31 January 2025
    Authorities, Planning & Permitting

    Denmark has suspended all ongoing offshore wind tenders as the current no-subsidy model is not working under current market conditions, said Lars Aagaard, Minister for Climate, Energy and Utilities on Friday. Additionally, the government has initiated preparatory work to retender up to 3 GW of offshore wind this year. This follows an unsuccessful tender for […]

  • 18-State Coalition Sues Trump Administration Over Block on Wind Energy Projects

    6 May 2025
    Authorities, Industry, Planning & Permitting

    A coalition of 18 state attorneys general has filed a lawsuit challenging the Trump administration’s directive to stop federal approvals for both onshore and offshore wind energy developments, warning that the policy could seriously damage the wind industry and hinder progress on renewable energy. The coalition alleges that the administration’s directive and federal agencies’ subsequent […]

  • US Warns UK Over Mingyang’s Proposed Wind Turbine Factory, Chinese Analyst Says National Security Concerns ‘Guise for Protectionism’ – Reports

    23 June 2025
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Fixed-Bottom, Floating Wind, Planning & Permitting, Supply Chain, Wind Turbines

    The Trump administration has warned the UK government about security risks as Mingyang Smart Energy plans to build a factory in Scotland to manufacture wind turbines for North Sea offshore wind farms, according to a report by the Financial Times, citing a US official. A Chinese analyst has commented on the news, saying the talks […]

  • Proserv Wins More Work on World’s Largest Offshore Wind Farm

    9 December 2024
    Business & Finance, Cables, Contracts & Tenders, Fixed-Bottom, Grid Connection, Supply Chain

    Proserv has been awarded a contract by DEME Offshore to de-risk offshore wind operations at Dogger Bank C, the third phase of the 3.6 GW Dogger Bank Wind Farm project in the UK. According to Proserv, the company will utilise its Electro Cable Guard (ECG) system to identify signs of transmission cable failure far earlier, […]

  • Netherlands Looking at Offshore Hubs and Interconnectors, Where Does Hydrogen Stand?

    20 January 2025
    Business & Finance, Business development, Cables, Collaboration, Energy Islands, Environment, Green Hydrogen, Grid Connection, Industry, Infrastructure, Innovation, Market Outlooks, Offshore Platforms, Outlook & Strategy, Planning & Permitting, Technology, Transition

    Energy islands are no longer being considered in the Netherlands. Instead, the focus has been shifted to offshore energy hubs and interconnectors. With rising (cyber)security concerns as a result of a number of recent incidents in European waters, as well as the Russia-Ukraine war, diversification of the energy system is high on the agenda. Offshore […]

  • Malta Launches First Offshore Wind Tender

    6 December 2024
    Authorities, Contracts & Tenders, Floating Wind, Planning & Permitting

    The Maltese government has launched the country’s first public call for offshore wind development, seeking to pre-qualify potential developers who will then be invited to participate in the next stage(s) of the tender. The developer selected through the procurement process will build Malta’s first floating wind farm which will have an installed capacity of between […]

  • Belgium Kicks Off Tender for 700 MW Offshore Wind Farm in North Sea

    26 November 2024
    Authorities, Fixed-Bottom, Planning & Permitting

    The tender for the construction of the first offshore wind farm in the Princess Elisabeth Zone in the Belgian North Sea has been launched. Developers will have nine months to submit their bids to build the 700 MW offshore wind farm. The winner will be selected primarily on price competitiveness but will also take into […]

  • SSE Clears Path for Berwick Bank’s Onshore Connection in Northumberland

    11 November 2024
    Authorities, Fixed-Bottom, Grid Connection, Onshore Infrastructure, Planning & Permitting, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    Northumberland County Council has granted outline planning permission for the Berwick Bank offshore wind project’s onshore transmission infrastructure and grid connection. The decision by Northumberland County Council approves the onshore export cables, converter station, and associated grid connections for the Cambois connection point, which will handle a large proportion of the 4.1 GW Berwick Bank’s […]

  • Gazelle Secures EUR 11.4 Million Funding for Portuguese Floating Pilot Project

    13 November 2024
    Business & Finance, Business development, Floating Wind, Research & Development, Technology

    Gazelle Wind Power (Gazelle) has secured a EUR 11.4 million funding round led by Indico Capital Partners to accelerate further the development of Nau Azul, the company’s 2 MW grid-connected demonstrator in Aguçadoura, Portugal. Other backers in the round included DST Group, August One, Wah Kwong, and E2IN2, among others. Gazelle’s next-generation floating offshore wind […]

  • LIVE BLOG: Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference 2024

    27 November 2024
    Business & Finance, Business development, Environment, Fixed-Bottom, Floating Wind, Grid Connection, Industry, Infrastructure, Jobs & Recruitment, Operations & Maintenance, Outlook & Strategy, Planning & Permitting, Ports & Logistics, Power-to-X, Project Updates, R&D, Supply Chain, Technology, Training & Education, Vessels

    Welcome to the Live Blog! That’s a wrap! As OEEC 2024 comes to a close, Navingo invites all attendees to join for the final celebration! After two dynamic days of exploring innovations in the offshore energy sector, it’s time to relax, reflect and network over drinks and bites. Join us at the Stage for this […]

  • Survey on Schedule at Arklow Bank 2

    23 September 2021
    Wind Farm Update

    The Ireland-based Alpha Marine is set to kick off a reconnaissance survey at the Arklow Bank Wind Park Phase 2 located off the Wicklow coast in the Irish Sea. The goal of the survey is to provide background information to inform future site investigation works for the 520 MW project. Works, which will include magnetometer surveying, are […]