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  • Scottish Gov’t Grants Go-Ahead for 100 MW Salamander Floating Wind Farm

    24 July 2025
    Authorities, Floating Wind, Planning & Permitting, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    The Salamander floating offshore wind farm has secured the offshore consent award from the Scottish government, granting approval to build and operate the project. The 100 MW floating wind farm, developed jointly by Simply Blue Group, Ørsted, and Subsea7, has been awarded Section 36 consent and associated Marine Licences. Combined with the recent award of […]

  • UK, French, and Irish Ports Join Hands in Global Floating Wind Collaboration

    13 November 2025
    Business development, Floating Wind, Ports & Logistics, Research & Development

    The UK’s Associated British Ports (ABP) has teamed up with France’s BrestPort and Ireland’s Shannon Foynes Port to establish the Global Floating Offshore Wind Ports Alliance (FLOW Ports Alliance) to help bring together major floating offshore wind ports across the world and unlock the technology’s full potential. The FLOW Ports Alliance aims to recruit ports […]

  • From Poland to Netherlands: Hull of N-Sea’s New Cable Layer Launched (Gallery)

    3 February 2026
    Cables, Grid Connection, Vessels

    Dutch shipbuilder and designer Neptune Marine has launched the hull of the dual-fuel cable installation and repair vessel destined for compatriot N-Sea Group. The hull of the 100-metre-long cable-laying vessel (CLV) Altera hit the water last weekend, starting its journey from the shipyard in Poland to the Netherlands. The Polish-built vessel is expected in the […]

  • Dajin, German Port Terminal Operator Enter Offshore Wind Agreement

    4 December 2025
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Ports & Logistics

    China-based manufacturer of offshore wind foundations, Dajin Heavy Industry, and Briese Schiffahrts, a German operator of heavy lift vessels and owner of a terminal in the Port of Cuxhaven, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for offshore wind marshalling services at the German port. Signed on 26 November, the MOU will facilitate creating an international offshore […]

  • FLOWRA, EMEC to Develop Floating Offshore Wind Test and Demo Site

    17 September 2025
    Business & Finance, Business development, Floating Wind, R&D, Research & Development

    Japan’s Floating Offshore Wind Power Technology Research Association (FLOWRA) and the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to explore technology development cooperation in the field of floating offshore wind. Under the agreement, FLOWRA and EMEC will explore the possibilities of establishing and managing an offshore test and demonstration site for […]

  • Developer of 1 GW Scottish Floating Wind Farm Applies for Onshore Consent

    8 October 2025
    Floating Wind, Grid Connection, Onshore Infrastructure, Planning & Permitting, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    The consortium comprising BayWa r.e., Elicio, and BW Ideol has submitted a planning application to Aberdeenshire Council for the onshore infrastructure required to connect the Buchan floating offshore wind farm to the electricity grid. The application details the proposed onshore electrical infrastructure, which will connect the 1 GW Scottish floating wind project to the existing transmission […]

  • OWC Wins Green Volt Cable Engineering Contract

    29 August 2025
    Business & Finance, Cables, Contracts & Tenders, Floating Wind, Grid Connection, Onshore Infrastructure, Project Updates, Supply Chain, Wind Farm Update

    The renewable energy consultancy OWC has been awarded a contract to provide cable engineering support to the Green Volt floating offshore wind farm in Scotland, developed by Flotation Energy and Vårgrønn. OWC’s scope of work includes cable engineering for both offshore and onshore cables. The subsea scope focuses primarily on the export cable, but OWC […]

  • Equitix Preferred Bidder for 448 MW Neart na Gaoithe Offshore Wind Transmission Assets

    15 October 2025
    Business & Finance, Fixed-Bottom, Grid Connection

    The UK’s energy regulator, Ofgem, has selected Equitix as the preferred bidder to acquire and operate the offshore transmission assets for the 448 MW Nearth na Gaoithe offshore wind farm in Scotland. Equitix has been selected in a GBP 450 million (approximately EUR 516 million) tender round for an Offshore Transmission Owner (OFTO). As an asset […]

  • Greenpeace Threatens Legal Action Against Crown Estate for ‘Profiteering’ from Offshore Wind Auctions

    14 October 2025
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Environment, Fixed-Bottom, Floating Wind, Planning & Permitting

    Greenpeace UK has said it plans to take legal action against the Crown Estate, accusing the public body of “monopoly profiteering” from the auctioning of seabed rights for offshore wind projects, a system Greenpeace claims is pushing up energy costs and slowing Britain’s transition to clean power. The environmental group argues that the Crown Estate, […]

  • Onshore Plans for TWP’s Ayre Floating Wind Farm Submitted

    26 August 2025
    Authorities, Floating Wind, Planning & Permitting, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    Thistle Wind Partners (TWP) has submitted an onshore planning application to the Highland Council for the 1 GW Ayre floating offshore wind farm in Scotland. Highland Council’s consultation on the application opens on 29 August, and representations can be made up until 28 September. The project milestone follows the completion of a comprehensive optioneering exercise […]

  • OEG’s New Crew Transfer Vessel Ready for Inch Cape Offshore Wind Farm

    2 March 2026
    Business & Finance, Vessels

    OEG has taken the delivery of a multi-purpose crew transfer vessel (CTV), named Fulmar, which recently completed sea trials and will soon be deployed on the Inch Cape offshore wind farm in Scotland. Fulmar will be supporting the offshore construction of the 1.1 GW offshore wind farm under a contract OEG was awarded last year. At […]

  • Aventus Energy Nets Inch Cape Contract

    4 March 2026
    Contracts & Tenders, Fixed-Bottom, Foundations, Supply Chain

    Aventus Energy, a specialist inspection, repair and maintenance provider to the offshore energy industry, has secured a contract for the Inch Cape offshore wind farm, with the year-long scope covering foundation acceptance at the Port of Leith. The Scotland-based company, which says this is its largest single contract award to date, is delivering the work […]

  • Construction of Inch Cape O&M Base Kicks Off

    11 September 2025
    Infrastructure, Operations & Maintenance

    Construction of an operations and maintenance (O&M) base to serve the 1.1 GW Inch Cape offshore wind farm is underway at Montrose Port in Angus, Scotland. Montrose-based main contractor Pert Bruce Construction is building the O&M base office, a 600-square-metre warehouse, and quayside facilities, as well as the communications systems for the Scottish offshore wind […]

  • Mingyang to Test 18.5 MW Offshore Wind Turbine Component at ORE Catapult’s UK Facility

    10 November 2025
    Business & Finance, Business development, R&D, Research & Development, Technology

    Mingyang Smart Energy and the UK’s Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult have signed a contract to provide testing and validation of the main bearing for Mingyang Smart Energy’s 18.5 MW offshore wind turbine. The test piece is scheduled to arrive at ORE Catapult’s National Renewable Energy Centre in Blyth, Northumberland, in the coming months and […]

  • Cerulean Submits Offshore Consent Application for 1 GW Scottish Floating Wind Farm

    9 September 2025
    Authorities, Floating Wind, Planning & Permitting, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    Cerulean Winds has submitted offshore consent applications to the Scottish Government for its 1 GW Aspen project, one of three floating offshore wind farms the company is developing in the Central North Sea. Lodged with the Scottish government’s Marine Directorate Licensing Operations Team, the applications are a key statutory milestone in securing offshore consent for […]

  • RWE Secures Almost 7 GW as UK Awards 8.4 GW in ‘Europe’s Biggest Ever Offshore Wind Auction’

    14 January 2026
    Authorities, Floating Wind, Planning & Permitting

    The UK government has awarded a record 8.4 GW of offshore wind capacity in the Contracts for Difference Allocation Round 7 (AR7), including two floating wind projects. The biggest winner of the UK’s latest CfD round is RWE, which secured contracts for almost 7 GW of offshore wind projects. RWE has been awarded CfDs at a strike price […]

  • NnG Awards BoP & Maintenance Contract for 450 MW Scottish Offshore Wind Farm

    6 November 2025
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Fixed-Bottom, Supply Chain

    ARB Wind has been awarded a multi-year contract for above water foundation inspections and Balance of Plant (BoP) services by Neart na Gaoithe (NnG) Offshore Wind Limited for the 450 MW offshore wind farm in Scotland. ARB Wind will provide dedicated BoP technicians to deliver a wide range of services across NnG’s offshore and onshore […]

  • BW Ideol Acquires Stake in 250 MW French Floating Wind Project

    26 November 2025
    Business & Finance, Floating Wind, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    BW Ideol Projects Company (BWIPC), owned by BW Ideol (75 per cent) and ADEME Investissement (25 per cent), has taken a minority equity stake in Eoliennes Méditerranée Grand Large, the developer behind the upcoming Méditerranée Grand Large floating offshore wind farm in France. Under the deal with the joint venture between EDF Power Solutions and […]

  • Large-Scale Seabird Monitoring Study Launched at Scottish Offshore Wind Farm

    21 January 2026
    Environment, Fixed-Bottom, Project Updates, Research & Development, Wind Farm Update

    The Neart na Gaoithe (NnG) offshore wind farm in Scotland is launching what the project owner says is the country’s largest seabird monitoring study, aimed at gathering detailed data on bird behaviour around offshore wind turbines. The 450 MW wind farm, located around 15.5 kilometres off the Fife coast in the Outer Firth of Forth, […]

  • Føn Energy Services Wins Five-Year Maintenance Deal Covering Six Dutch Offshore Wind Farms

    26 November 2025
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Fixed-Bottom, Operations & Maintenance, Supply Chain

    Føn Energy Services has secured a five-year contract to provide inspection, repair and maintenance services across six Dutch offshore wind farms after winning a combined tender issued by their owners, the company revealed on 26 November at the Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference (OEEC) in Amsterdam. The award covers Borssele 3&4, owned by the Blauwwind […]

  • Scottish Grid Operator Trials Use of Offshore Wind to Restart Power System After Blackout

    17 December 2025
    Grid Connection, Research & Development

    SP Energy Networks will run trials to assess whether offshore wind farms could be used to restart Britain’s electricity system in the event of a national power outage. The trials are part of the BLADE project, a three-year programme supported by funding from Ofgem through its Strategic Innovation Fund. BLADE brings together Scotland’s two transmission […]

  • More Than GBP 1 Billion Up for Grabs in UK’s AR7 for Offshore Wind

    28 October 2025
    Authorities, Fixed-Bottom, Floating Wind, Planning & Permitting

    The UK government has set a total budget of GBP 1.08 billion (approximately EUR 1.24 billion) for offshore wind and floating wind in the Contracts for Difference (CfD) Allocation Round 7 (AR7) renewables auction. A total of GBP 900 million has been set for fixed-bottom projects in Pot 3, with delivery years of 2028/29, 2029/30, […]

  • Odfjell Oceanwind Acquires Ørsted’s Majority Stake in Scottish Floating Wind Project

    26 August 2025
    Business & Finance, Floating Wind, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    Odfjell Oceanwind (OOW) has acquired Ørsted`s 80 per cent share in the Salamander floating wind project in Scotland. The 100 MW demonstration floating wind farm, which recently received consent from the Scottish government, will now be owned by Odfjell Oceanwind, Simply Blue Group and Subsea7. Salamander has adopted Odfjell Oceanwind’s Deepsea Star semi-submersible steel foundation […]

  • NKT Completes Beatrice Export Cable Repair, 588 MW Offshore Wind Farm Returns to Full Capacity

    18 November 2025
    Cables, Fixed-Bottom, Grid Connection, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    NKT has completed a turnkey repair of one of the 220 kV high-voltage AC subsea export cables connecting the Beatrice offshore wind farm in the Scottish Moray Firth to the Aberdeenshire coast. In April 2025, an unplanned transmission outage occurred on one of two of Beatrice’s Transmission Capital Partner (TCP) -owned export cables, bringing renewable […]

  • Odfjell Oceanwind Granted DNV’s Basic Design Approval for Deepsea Star Floater

    12 November 2025
    Floating Wind, Foundations, Supply Chain, Technology

    Norwegian floating wind platform developer Odfjell Oceanwind has received a Basic Design Approval (BDA) from DNV for its Deepsea Star semi-submersible floater design. The BDA covers the use of the design with the SG 14‑236 DD 15 MW turbine from Siemens Gamesa in a wide range of offshore conditions. The approval was granted in accordance […]

  • UK Getting Deepwater Offshore Wind Test Site

    27 January 2026
    Business development, Floating Wind, Innovation, Research & Development

    The European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) in Scotland is working on setting up a deepwater and floating wind test facility off Orkney. After securing a 50 per cent match funding through The Crown Estate’s Supply Chain Accelerator, the organisation has commenced an 18‑month project to move the development of the test facility, named DeepWind, from […]