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  • Thialf Arrives in US Ahead of Empire Wind 1 Foundation Installation

    28 May 2025
    Fixed-Bottom, Foundations, Project Updates, Supply Chain, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    The semi-submersible crane vessel (SSCV) Thialf, the second-largest vessel of this kind in the world, has arrived in the US. The SSCV, which was deployed on oil and gas projects in the US several years ago, has now returned to the country to work on Equinor’s offshore wind farm in the federal waters off New York, […]

  • 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 […]

  • ‘World’s First’ E-Methanol-Fuelled SOV Begins Sea Trials

    5 June 2025
    Vessels

    The “world’s first e-methanol-powered service operation vessel (SOV)”, built by Cemre Shipyard for Danish offshore services firm ESVAGT, is undergoing sea trials in Türkiye, the shipyard said in a recent social media post. The NB1094 SOV is equipped with dual-fuel pure methanol engines and batteries. Powered by renewable e-methanol produced from wind energy and biogenic […]

  • Half of Global Operational Offshore Wind Capacity in China

    7 February 2025
    Business & Finance, Business development, Fixed-Bottom, Floating Wind, Industry, Outlook & Strategy, Transition

    The global capacity of fully operational offshore wind farms has reached 80.9 GW, according to RenewableUK, whose new report also shows China is leading in total operational capacity, new capacity installed in 2024, as well as in the capacity of the project pipeline. The global operational offshore wind capacity increased by 15 per cent from […]

  • 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 […]

  • More than Half of Dogger Bank A Wind Turbines Now In Place

    29 April 2025
    Fixed-Bottom, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    More than half of the wind turbines at Dogger Bank A, the first phase of the UK’s 3.6 GW Dogger Bank Wind Farm, have been installed. So far, 52 of the 95 GE Haliade-X 13 MW wind turbines that Dogger Bank A will feature are in place, according to a Notice to Mariners from the […]

  • Cost of CVOW Project Rises to USD 10.7 Billion, Completion on Track for 2026

    4 February 2025
    Fixed-Bottom, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    On 3 February, Dominion Energy announced that the estimated total costs for the Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) project have increased by nine per cent. In addition, the developer said that the 2.6 GW wind farm is now approximately 50 per cent complete and remains on track for on-time completion at the end of 2026. […]

  • South Korea to Tender 1.25 GW Fixed-Bottom Offshore Wind in First Half of 2025

    27 May 2025
    Authorities, Planning & Permitting

    South Korea’s Energy Agency has announced a competitive bidding for offshore wind projects with a capacity of 1.25 GW and 1 GW solar projects in the first half of 2025. The offshore wind tender for the first half of this year will focus on fixed-bottom projects. Out of the total 1.25 GW capacity, 500 MW […]

  • First Wind Turbine Up at Sofia Offshore Wind Farm Where Half of Blades Will Be Recyclable

    28 March 2025
    Fixed-Bottom, Project Updates, Supply Chain, Vessels, Wind Farm Update, Wind Turbines

    The first wind turbine has been installed at the Sofia offshore wind farm in the UK. The 1.4 GW project, developed by RWE, will comprise 100 Siemens Gamesa 14 MW turbines, half of which will be fitted with recyclable blades. The wind turbine was installed by Cadeler’s wind turbine installation vessel (WTIV), Wind Peak, which […]

  • DEME to Perform CPS Stabilisation Work on Vattenfall’s Two German Offshore Wind Farms

    4 March 2025
    Cables, Contracts & Tenders, Supply Chain, Wind Farm Update

    Vattenfall has contracted DEME Offshore for cable protection system (CPS) stabilisation work on the DanTysk and Sandbank offshore wind farms in Germany. The offshore wind farm owner/operator opened the tender for CPS stabilisation work in June last year. According to a contract award notice published on a European tender website on 27 February, the value […]

  • Ulstein Launches Bernhard Schulte Offshore’s Methanol-Ready CSOV

    24 February 2025
    Vessels

    Ulstein Verft has launched the first of the two commissioning service operation vessels (CSOVs) that Bernhard Schulte Offshore (BS Offshore) ordered in 2023. The CSOV was launched on 23 February at the Ulstein Verft yard in Norway, following an outfitting phase that included the installation of electrical and mechanical systems, piping, accommodation, and system integration. In […]

  • GWS Bags Installation Contract for RWE’s Thor Offshore Wind Farm

    11 March 2025
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Fixed-Bottom, Supply Chain

    RWE has awarded Denmark’s Global Wind Service (GWS) a contract for the installation of secondary structures at the 1 GW Thor offshore wind farm. Under the contract, Global Wind Service will be responsible for the installation of 72 secondary structures on the monopile foundations. Installation of the secondary structures is planned to be carried out […]

  • BorWin Epsilon Converter Platform En Route to German North Sea

    22 April 2025
    Grid Connection, Offshore Platforms

    The offshore HVDC converter station of the BorWin5 grid connection system, including topside and jacket, departed from Dragados Offshore’s yard in Puerto Real, Spain, on 18 April and is en route to its final location in the German North Sea. The BorWin epsilon platform will make a short stop in the Dutch port of Rotterdam, […]

  • Monopile Installation Nears as Offshore Work Starts at Baltic Power

    21 January 2025
    Fixed-Bottom, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    Preparatory and trial operations for offshore construction are underway at the Baltic Power offshore wind farm site in the Polish sector of the Baltic Sea, with several vessels involved, including Van Oord’s heavy-lift ship Svanen, in advance of the upcoming monopile installation work. Van Oord’s heavy-lift vessel Svanen is currently situated at the Baltic Power […]

  • RWE’s Sofia Offshore Wind Farm Preps for First Turbine Installation

    17 March 2025
    Fixed-Bottom, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    RWE’s Sofia offshore wind farm in the UK has reached several major milestones in the construction of foundations and onshore and offshore electrical systems and is now preparing for the first turbine installation expected in the coming weeks. Last week, Cadeler’s wind turbine installation vessel (WTIV) Wind Peak arrived, ready to transport the first set […]

  • New Offshore Installation Vessel Boreas Handed Over to Van Oord

    8 January 2025
    Vessels

    The offshore installation vessel, Boreas, has been handed over to the Dutch company Van Oord during a ceremony at the Yantai CIMC Raffles Offshore shipyard in China. Van Oord ordered a self-elevating offshore installation vessel at the Yantai CIMC Raffles shipyard in October 2021. The Boreas, launched in May 2024, is purpose-built for the transport and installation […]

  • Havfram Hired for ‘Major’ European Offshore Wind Project

    27 January 2025
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Supply Chain

    Norway-based Havfram has signed a contract with an undisclosed client for the construction of an offshore wind project in Europe. Havfram said that the “major” project will be executed in 2029, utilising one of the company’s GustoMSC NG-20000X installation vessels, planned to be delivered in the second half of 2025. The installation work is anticipated […]

  • BorWin Epsilon Offshore Platform Installed

    19 May 2025
    Fixed-Bottom, Grid Connection, Offshore Platforms, Project Updates

    BorWin epsilon offshore converter platform, part of TenneT’s BorWin5 grid connection that will link EnBW’s He Dreiht offshore wind farm with the German grid on land, has been installed at its designated site in the North Sea. The installation of both the jacket foundation and the topside was carried out by Allseas’ vessel Pioneering Spirit. Earlier […]

  • Ørsted, PGE Hire ABL for 1.5 GW Baltica 2 Offshore Wind Project

    10 March 2025
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Fixed-Bottom, Supply Chain

    ABL has been contracted by PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna (PGE) and Ørsted to provide marine warranty survey (MWS) services to support the offshore construction of the 1.5 GW Baltica 2 wind farm in the Polish Baltic Sea. ABL’s scope of work covers the marine transportation and installation of the 107 wind turbines. Under the terms […]

  • RWE Signs Long-Term PPA for 630 MW UK Offshore Wind Farm

    17 March 2025
    Business & Finance, Fixed-Bottom

    RWE has signed a ten-year Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with Telehouse International Corporation Europe for its 630 MW London Array offshore wind farm in the UK. Under the agreement, RWE will supply renewable energy to Telehouse’s London Docklands campus until the end of 2035. “Thanks to this PPA with RWE, the electricity purchased for our […]

  • 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 to Launch Seventh CfD Auction in August, Offshore Wind Has Its Own AR7 Timeline

    30 May 2025
    Authorities, Contracts & Tenders, Fixed-Bottom, Floating Wind, Planning & Permitting

    The UK government has published an indicative timeline for the Contract for Difference (CfD) Allocation Round 7 (AR7), stating that it expects to open the auction in August and announce the results between late 2025 and early 2026. The timeline for offshore wind projects is now separate from that for other technologies, which will enable […]

  • ZTT Wins Submarine Cable Contract for 1 GW Chinese Offshore Wind Farm

    9 April 2025
    Business & Finance, Cables, Fixed-Bottom, Grid Connection

    ZTT Submarine Cable & System (ZTTSC) has been awarded an engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) contract for the Yangjiang Fanshi II offshore wind project in China. As part of this initiative, ZTTSC will deploy a 500 kV three-core AC submarine cable system, stretching 92 kilometres to transmit 1,000 MW of renewable power from the offshore […]

  • EEW SPC Ships Final Monopiles for RWE’s Sofia Offshore Wind Farm

    18 June 2025
    Fixed-Bottom, Foundations, Project Updates, Supply Chain, Wind Farm Update

    The last three monopiles for RWE’s Sofia offshore wind farm in the UK have been loaded at the quay of EEW Special Pipe Constructions (EEW SPC) in Rostock, Germany. According to EEW SPC, a total of 100 monopiles, with weights of 1,143 to 1,521 tonnes and lengths of up to 91.8 metres, were loaded onto […]

  • Vestas Red Turbine Blades to Be Tested for Bird Safety at Hollandse Kust West VI Wind Farm

    23 April 2025
    Business development, Environment, R&D, Research & Development

    A new trial will be launched at Ecowende’s Hollandse Kust West VI offshore wind farm in the Netherlands to test whether red blades improve visibility for birds and reduce collision risks. Vestas is supplying one red-coated blade for each of the seven turbines involved, replacing the standard grey design. The objective of having a single […]

  • Offshore Construction Kicks Off on Poland’s 1.2 GW Baltic Power Wind Farm

    6 February 2025
    Fixed-Bottom, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    Offshore construction has begun on the up to 1.2 GW Baltic Power wind farm, a joint venture between PKN Orlen and Northland Power, with the installation of the first monopiles. Preparatory and trial operations for offshore construction began in January, with several vessels involved, including Van Oord’s heavy-lift ship Svanen. On 6 February, Baltic Power, […]