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  • Sea Trials Underway for First Jones Act-Compliant Wind Turbine Installation Vessel

    18 February 2025
    Vessels

    The sea trials have commenced and are in progress for Charybdis, the first Jones Act-compliant wind turbine installation vessel (WTIV), built in the US. Under construction at Seatrium’s AmFELS shipyard in Brownsville, Texas, the vessel also recently completed the jacking trial and main crane load testing. Commissioned by Dominion Energy, the vessel is 96 per […]

  • Maersk Wind Installation Vessel Hits the Water

    5 May 2025
    Vessels

    Maersk Wind Installation Vessel (WIV) has been launched to sea at Seatrium’s flagship Tuas Boulevard Yard in Singapore. Maersk Offshore Wind is a spin-off from Maersk Supply Service, which designed and developed the Maersk WIV and has marketed the concept since 2018. The vessel is developed to be permanently stationed at the offshore wind farm […]

  • Norway’s offshore wind suppliers remain committed to US market

    15 April 2025
    Business development, Floating Wind, Industry, Innovation, Market Outlooks, Outlook & Strategy, Technology

    Despite uncertainty about US markets, one thing is for sure: Norwegian companies still believe in both short-term and long-term opportunities in US offshore wind. Norwegian offshore wind suppliers, including Autronica, DOF and Uptime International, are forging ahead with plans to expand their activities in the US. Meet Autronica, DOF and Uptime International – at the […]

  • Lawsuit Filed to Stop Avangrid’s New England Offshore Wind Projects

    29 May 2025
    Authorities, Fixed-Bottom, Planning & Permitting

    Several fishing and environmental groups in the US have filed a suit in federal court saying that the Departments of Interior and Commerce and their sub-agencies violated the law when they approved the Record of Decision (ROD) for Avangrid’s New England Wind 1 and 2 offshore wind farms. A consortium comprising ACK for Whales, environmental […]

  • Freja Offshore Gets Natura 2000 Permit for 2.5 GW Swedish Floating Wind Farm

    7 March 2025
    Authorities, Floating Wind, Planning & Permitting

    Freja Offshore, a joint venture between Hexicon and Mainstream Renewable Power, has been granted a Natura 2000 permit for the Mareld floating offshore wind farm in Sweden by the County Administrative Board of Västra Götaland. The project is planned to be built approximately 40 kilometres west of Lysekil, off the coast of Bohuslän, in the […]

  • 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 […]

  • Management Plan Approved for Ørsted’s Australian Offshore Wind Farms

    27 March 2025
    Authorities, Fixed-Bottom, Planning & Permitting, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    The feasibility stage management plan for Ørsted’s Gippsland offshore wind farms 1 and 2 has been approved by Australia’s Offshore Infrastructure Regulator (OIR). The management plan details how activities will be safely carried out in compliance with the Offshore Electricity Infrastructure Act (OEI Act). The plan allows the developer to begin feasibility activities, including a […]

  • US Town Appeals BOEM Approval of SouthCoast Wind Project

    2 April 2025
    Authorities, Fixed-Bottom, Planning & Permitting

    The town and county of Nantucket, Massachusetts, have filed an appeal in the US District Court for the District of Columbia against the US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) over its approval of the 2.4 GW SouthCoast Wind offshore wind project. Nantucket alleges that BOEM violated the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) and the […]

  • US House of Representatives Passes Bill That Cuts IRA Provisions Supporting Offshore Wind Development

    22 May 2025
    Authorities, Grid Connection, Industry, Manufacturing, Supply Chain

    The United States House of Representatives has passed a bill that, among other things, rescinds provisions from the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) that were set up to strengthen the domestic offshore wind supply chain and back the development of new offshore wind transmission infrastructure. Passed on 22 May with 215 votes in favour of the […]

  • Surveys for Ørsted’s Australian Offshore Wind Projects Completed

    14 May 2025
    Business development, Project Updates, Research & Development, Wind Farm Update

    Ørsted has completed geotechnical and geophysical investigations at two Gippsland offshore wind farm sites in Australia. Using specialist vessels and equipment, the developer tested approximately 60 locations across its two feasibility licence areas by scanning and sampling the seabed in the Bass Strait off the Gippsland coast. The data should help Ørsted understand the composition […]

  • Japan Opens Exclusive Economic Zone for Offshore Wind

    4 June 2025
    Authorities, Fixed-Bottom, Floating Wind, Planning & Permitting

    A new bill passed by Japan’s House of Representatives on 3 June will enable offshore wind projects to be built in the country’s Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ), beyond the 22-kilometre (12-nautical-mile) line of Japan’s territorial waters. The bill, which was approved by the House of Councillors on 11 April, amends the existing Act on Promotion […]

  • Germany Launches 1 GW Offshore Wind Tender for North Sea Site

    5 February 2025
    Authorities, Contracts & Tenders, Fixed-Bottom, Planning & Permitting

    German Federal Network Agency (BNetzA) has launched a tender for the N-9.4 offshore wind site in the North Sea which can accommodate 1 GW of installed offshore wind capacity. The tender is open for bids until 1 June with the maximum bidding value set at 6.2 eurocents/kWh as per Section 19 of the Offshore Wind Energy […]

  • Lithuania Puts Second Offshore Wind Tender on Hold

    30 January 2025
    Authorities, Planning & Permitting

    The Lithuanian government has temporarily suspended the tender process for an offshore wind farm in the Baltic Sea to re-evaluate the conditions and minimise the impact on electricity prices for consumers. Lithuania’s National Energy Regulatory Council (NERC) launched the country’s second offshore wind tender in November 2024, seeking a developer for a 700 MW project. On […]

  • Wind and Ocean Measurement Campaign Starts Offshore Germany

    13 February 2025
    Authorities, Business development, Planning & Permitting, Research & Development

    At the end of last year, the Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (BSH) and the Deutscher Wetterdienst (DWD) launched a multi-year measurement campaign to collect wind and sea data in an area approximately 280 kilometres off the German North Sea coast. Since mid-December 2024, Fugro Norway, contracted for this purpose, has been collecting comprehensive wind […]

  • 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 […]

  • All Eyes on EU as It Presents Clean Industrial Deal to Future-Proof Energy Sector

    28 February 2025
    Authorities, Market Outlooks, Outlook & Strategy, Planning & Permitting, Transition

    The European Union has unveiled the Clean Industrial Deal, a transformational business plan outlining concrete actions to turn decarbonisation into ‘a driver of growth‘ for European industries by supporting renewable energy sources. Specifically, the plan aims to lower energy prices, create ‘quality’ jobs and the ‘right’ conditions for companies to thrive, accelerating decarbonisation while at […]

  • Skyborn’s 2.8 GW Swedish Offshore Wind Farm Gets Recommendation

    2 April 2025
    Authorities, Fixed-Bottom, Planning & Permitting

    The County Administrative Board of Uppsala has recommended that the Swedish government approve the 2.8 GW Fyrskeppet offshore wind farm, which is being developed by Skyborn Renewables. “This is very good news for both us and the region, which is in great need of new fossil-free electricity when electricity use is expected to increase between […]

  • Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Partners with Compatriot Company for Floating Offshore Wind

    14 February 2025
    Business & Finance, Floating Wind, Vessels

    Japan’s Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) and its compatriot Fukada Salvage & Marine Works have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to explore collaboration on the transportation and installation vessels for floating offshore wind turbines. Floating offshore wind turbines are normally assembled at a port and then towed to the installation site. After being towed to […]

  • New Offshore Wind Project Enters Federal Permitting in US

    14 January 2025
    Authorities, Fixed-Bottom, Planning & Permitting, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) will initiate an environmental review of the Vineyard Mid-Atlantic offshore wind lease area, located offshore New York and New Jersey and owned by Vineyard Offshore (Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners), which plans to build its Excelsior Wind project there. The Vineyard Mid-Atlantic area is in one of the six […]

  • Wind Energy Ireland Warns Offshore Targets at Risk Without Urgent Government Action

    27 May 2025
    Business & Finance, Fixed-Bottom, Floating Wind, Industry

    Ireland’s offshore wind energy ambitions are in jeopardy unless the government takes immediate and decisive action, Wind Energy Ireland (WEI) has warned. The industry organisation issued the warning at the launch of its new Offshore Wind Action Plan on 27 May, at the start of its annual Offshore Wind Conference in Dublin. While acknowledging policy […]

  • US Federal Judge to Allow Multi-State Lawsuit Against Offshore Wind Halt to Proceed

    19 June 2025
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Fixed-Bottom, Planning & Permitting

    A US federal judge in Massachusetts has tentatively accepted the lawsuit filed by 18 state attorneys general challenging the presidential memorandum issued on 20 January that halts leasing and permitting for wind energy projects, and calls for reviews of existing permits. The case is, however, likely to move forward only against the Department of the Interior […]

  • Opinion | Union Carpenters Are America’s Offshore Wind Workforce, New Jersey Is Our Training Ground

    26 June 2025
    Business development, Industry, Jobs & Recruitment, Training & Education

    Written by: Olaf OlsenEASRCC Regional Manager for Pile Drivers, Commercial Divers, and Dockbuilders Over the past decade, America’s offshore wind sector has grown from a promising industry in the Northeast to an economic powerhouse spanning over 40 states and supporting tens of billions in domestic investments. This rapid growth has brought thousands of new job […]

  • Scottish Council Greenlights Onshore Plans for Salamander Floating Wind Farm

    27 March 2025
    Authorities, Floating Wind, Grid Connection, Onshore Infrastructure, Planning & Permitting

    Salamander Offshore Wind Farm, being developed by a joint venture between Ørsted, Simply Blue Group, and Subsea7, has been awarded planning permission in principle for the onshore aspects of its proposed floating project in Scotland. The submission was made to Aberdeenshire Council for the onshore substation and associated infrastructure in August 2024 under the Town […]

  • Crown Estate to Invest GBP 350 Million in Construction of New Port, Supply Chain Infrastructure for UK Offshore Wind

    17 June 2025
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Infrastructure, Manufacturing, Ports & Logistics, Supply Chain

    The Crown Estate is setting up a new Supply Chain Investment Programme worth GBP 350 million (approximately EUR 410 million) to invest in the construction of new port and supply chain infrastructure that will support accelerated delivery of UK offshore wind projects, the UK seabed manager said on 17 June. Building on the new investment […]

  • Ocean Winds Secures License for 1,125 MW South Korean Offshore Wind Farm

    7 March 2025
    Authorities, Fixed-Bottom, Planning & Permitting

    Ocean Winds, a joint venture between ENGIE and EDP Renewables, has secured an electric business license (EBL) for the 1,125 MW Hanbando fixed-bottom offshore wind project in South Korea. The license has been granted by the Electricity Regulatory Commission under the Ministry of Trade, Industry, and Energy (MOTIE). The EBL grants the offshore wind project […]

  • Construction Starts on HVAC Infrastructure for Belgian Offshore Energy Hub

    20 June 2025
    Grid Connection, Offshore Platforms, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    The construction of the high-voltage alternating current (HVAC) infrastructure has begun with a first steel cut ceremony at the HSM Offshore Energy yard in Schiedam, the Netherlands. The HVAC modules will be directly installed on the Princess Elisabeth offshore energy hub (MOG2) in Belgium. The HVAC substations will house essential components such as power transformers […]