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  • Geotechnical Survey Set to Begin at Awel y Môr Offshore Wind Farm Site

    4 May 2026
    Fixed-Bottom, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    Geotechnical survey works are scheduled to start at the Awel y Môr offshore wind farm site in the UK on 12 May, with activities expected to continue until 15 June, subject to weather and sea conditions. According to a Notice to Mariners, the campaign will involve a range of geotechnical investigations, including cone penetration tests […]

  • NASH Maritime to Lead Shipping and Navigation Assessment for Celtic Sea Floating Wind Project

    27 November 2025
    Contracts & Tenders, Floating Wind, Planning & Permitting, Supply Chain

    Haskoning has appointed NASH Maritime, a maritime consultancy within the APEM Group, to lead the shipping and navigation assessment for the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) of the Gwynt Glas floating offshore wind project in the UK, developed by a joint venture between EDF Power Solutions and ESB. Within its scope of work, NASH will ensure […]

  • Strategic Marine Delivers First Two Supa Swath Vessels to Mainprize Offshore

    6 March 2026
    Vessels

    Singapore-based shipbuilder Strategic Marine has delivered the first two Supa Swath vessels to UK operator Mainprize Offshore, marking the initial handover under a multi-vessel programme agreed between the companies in 2024. The delivery represents the first milestone in a contract covering six vessels, with options for a further six units. The vessels form part of […]

  • RWE Inks New PPA for Gwynt y Môr Offshore Wind Farm

    29 April 2026
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Fixed-Bottom, Wind Farm Update

    RWE has signed a 15-year power purchase agreement (PPA) with UK construction materials supplier Breedon Group, under which part of the electricity supply will be provided by the Gwynt y Môr offshore wind farm. The agreement includes RWE delivering around 70 GWh of electricity per year to Breedon until 2041. Initially, this will be sourced […]

  • Ten Most Read News on offshoreWIND.biz in 2025

    1 January 2026
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Equipment, Fixed-Bottom, Floating Wind, Foundations, Grid Connection, Industry, Infrastructure, Jobs & Recruitment, Manufacturing, Operations & Maintenance, Outlook & Strategy, Planning & Permitting, Ports & Logistics, Project Updates, R&D, Supply Chain, Technology, Wind Farm Update, Wind Turbines

    OffshoreWIND.biz has millions of views per year and hundreds of thousands per month. In 2025, some stories received significantly bigger attention than others, and in this overview, we are bringing the ten most popular news in the now-past year. In August, only days after Ørsted reported that Revolution Wind was at 80 per cent of […]

  • Walney Extension Transmission Assets Change Hands

    3 June 2020
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    Walney Extension Limited has signed an agreement for the sale of its transmission assets to Diamond Transmission Partners Walney Extension. The transmission assets hold an asset value of GBP 447 million. The assets include the onshore substation, export cables, and the offshore substations at the 659 MW Walney Extension wind farm in the Irish Sea. […]

  • Seajacks Scylla Loading First Walney Extension Turbine Components

    1 August 2017
    Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Seajacks’ wind farm installation vessel, Seajacks Scylla, has arrived in Belfast and is being loaded with the first batch of turbine components to be installed at the 659MW Walney Extension offshore wind farm, DONG Energy told Offshore WIND.

  • Van Oord’s Heavy Lifters Team Up on Walney Extension (VIDEO)

    17 August 2017
    Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Van Oord has shared a video of the company’s heavy lift vessels – Aeolus and Svanen – installing the 87 foundations on DONG Energy’s Walney Extension wind farm in the Irish Sea.

  • Dong Picks MHI Vestas for Walney Extension

    18 February 2015

    Dong Energy has appointed MHI Vestas Offshore Wind as preferred supplier for phase 1 of the Walney Extension offshore wind farm. Dong Energy has decided to split the Walney Extension offshore wind development project into phase 1 and 2, each with a capacity of 330MW. According to Danish energy company, the joint venture is to supply V164-8.0 MW wind turbines […]

  • Walney Extension Ready to Take Over London Array’s Title

    31 August 2018
    Wind Farm Update

    Walney Extension, a 659MW wind farm in the Irish Sea, is scheduled to become the world’s biggest offshore wind farm in a few days and throw the 630MW London Array off the throne. 

  • DeepOcean Clears Ground for Walney Extension Export Cable (Video)

    18 October 2016
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    DeepOcean has completed 2016 cable route clearance works at Middleton Sands, Haysham, UK, prior to 2017 export cable landfall pull-in operations for DONG Energy’s 660MW Walney Extension offshore wind farm in the Irish Sea. 107 targets were investigated with a total of 47 glider poles recovered, DeepOcean said. A selection of glider poles were donated to […]

  • MHI Vestas to Use VOS Start During Walney 2 Works

    14 September 2016
    Vessels

    MHI Vestas Offshore Wind has signed a contract with Vroon Offshore Services for the supply of offshore logistics support, accommodation and walk-to-work services during construction of DONG Energy’s Walney Extension West offshore wind project. Vroon will deploy its newbuilding subsea-support vessel VOS Start, which provides accommodation and work space for up to 60 client personnel. The […]

  • Diamond Transmission Partners Gets Walney Extension Link License

    31 July 2020
    Grid Connection

    UK Gas and Electricity Markets Authority (GEMA) has granted Diamond Transmission Partners Walney Extension with the offshore transmission license for the Walney Extension wind farm in the Irish Sea. In addition to being granted the 20-year license, Diamond Transmission Partners has been required to enter into a range of agreements with the generator, relevant distribution […]

  • Vestvind Arrives at Port of Esbjerg

    7 July 2017
    Ports & Logistics, Vessels

    United Wind Logistics’ new special purpose vessel Vestvind arrived at the Port of Esbjerg today, 7 July, the port reported via social media.

  • DONG Energy Asks Locals How Walney Extension Community Fund Should Be Used

    27 April 2015
    Business & Finance

    DONG Energy is seeking views of local people on a proposed Community Fund, worth up to £660,000 each year, which will to be set up if the company goes ahead with the Walney Extension offshore wind farm. The proposed 660MW Walney Extension Offshore Wind Farm was approved consent by the Secretary of State for Energy […]

  • Van Oord Installs All Walney Extension Foundations

    15 August 2017
    Wind Farm Update

    Dutch offshore construction specialist Van Oord has installed all 87 foundations at DONG Energy’s 659MW Walney Extension wind farm in the Irish Sea.

  • All Turbines Up at Soon-to-Be World’s Largest Offshore Wind Farm

    24 April 2018
    Wind Farm Update

    Seajacks Scylla has installed the last of the total of 87 wind turbines making up the 659MW Walney Extension offshore wind farm. The project is now set to make the UK home of the world’s largest offshore wind farm for the second time, after it first earned that title with the 630MW London Array in 2013.

  • DONG Seeking Local Content for Walney Extension OWF

    24 February 2016
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    DONG Energy held a special supply chain event held in Barrow-in-Furness today to help local businesses get involved in the delivery of the 660MW Walney Extension offshore wind farm, to be built off the Cumbrian Coast. DONG Energy’s Walney Extension project team and key suppliers to the project presented to a full house at the town’s […]

  • Wind Innovation to Start 2018 at Walney Extension OWF

    18 December 2017
    Contracts & Tenders, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    C-bed’s offshore accommodation vessel Wind Innovation will be deployed at the Walney Extension offshore wind farm as of 1 January 2018, the company informed on 18 December. 

  • World’s Largest Offshore Wind Farm Opens (Video)

    6 September 2018
    Operations & Maintenance, Wind Farm Update

    The 659MW Walney Extension offshore wind farm was officially opened on Thursday, 6 September, at a ceremony in Barrow in the north-west of England.

  • Dong Selects Siemens’ Turbines for 2nd Phase of Walney Extension

    12 March 2015

    Dong Energy has chosen Siemens as preferred supplier for delivery of their 7.0MW wind turbine for the second phase of the Walney Extension Offshore Wind Farm. The second phase of the Walney Extension Offshore Wind Farm will have a total capacity of 330MW. Mats Vikholm, Senior Vice President for Dong Energy Wind Power, said: “The […]

  • DONG Orders MHI Vestas’ 8MW Turbines for Walney Extension West

    16 December 2015
    Wind Farm Update

    MHI Vestas Offshore Wind has received an order from DONG Energy for the supply of V164-8.0 MW turbines for the 330MW Walney Extension West project in the UK. The order includes a five-year full-scope service contract with an availability guarantee, ensuring optimised performance of the wind power plant with maximum power output. The V164-8.0 MW turbines, rated […]

  • Siemens Visualises Walney Extension Work with Houlder’s Software Tool

    22 March 2017
    Operations & Maintenance, R&D, Technology, Wind Farm Update

    Houlder’s Advanced Analysis Group has provided Siemens Wind Power with a bespoke 3D-visualisation software tool to model project logistics and optimise the turbine installation process at DONG Energy’s 660MW Walney Extension offshore wind farm.

  • MHI Vestas to Use ABB’s Transformers for Walney Extension Turbines

    4 May 2016
    Technology, Wind Farm Update

    ABB has received an order from MHI Vestas Offshore Wind for 40 special transformers to equip the V164-8.0 MW wind turbines that will form DONG Energy’s Walney Extension offshore wind farm. The order is a follow-up of one at the end of 2014 for 32 specialty transformers to equip similar turbines for the Burbo Bank Extension […]

  • EU Okays Joint Control of Walney Extension OFTO

    5 November 2019
    Grid Connection

    The European Commission has approved the acquisition of joint control over the transmission operator for the Walney Extension offshore wind farm by Diamond Transmission Corporation (DTC), Infrared Capital Partners (IRCP) and Chubu Electric Power. Diamond Transmission Partners Walney Extension, the holding company of the offshore transmission owner, is currently solely controlled by DTC. The Commission […]

  • Vallourec to Make MSH Sections for Walney Extension Anode Cages

    9 September 2016
    Wind Farm Update

    French tubular components maker Vallourec received an order for 400 tons of MSH sections which will be used as basic structures for the anode cages constituting the corrosion protection system of the Walney Extension offshore wind farm. Walney Extension is a project of DONG Energy UK in the Irish Sea comprising up to 90 turbines with a […]