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  • Acta Marine Takes Delivery of CSOV Chartered for Sofia Offshore Wind Farm

    8 June 2026
    Fixed-Bottom, Operations & Maintenance, Project Updates, Supply Chain, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Acta Marine has taken delivery of the construction service operation vessel (CSOV) Acta Gemini from Tersan Shipyard in Türkiye. The CSOV is the company’s third vessel in a series of four newbuilds and is bound for the Sofia offshore wind farm, currently under construction in the UK. The vessel will soon mobilise for the Sofia […]

  • Acta Marine’s Newly Delivered CSOV to Debut at Dutch Offshore Wind Farm

    8 May 2026
    Project Updates, Vessels

    Acta Marine recently took delivery of the second of its four new construction service operation vessels (CSOVs), Acta Hercules, which will be deployed on a Dutch offshore wind farm. The company has also reflagged its first newbuild CSOV, Acta Pegasus, to the French flag. Acta Hercules will enter into a five-year charter with Vestas, supporting the […]

  • Acta Marine Takes Delivery of First of Four New CSOVs

    6 January 2026
    Vessels

    Acta Marine has taken delivery of Acta Pegasus, its fourth walk-to-work (W2W) vessel and the first of the four new construction service operation vessels (CSOVs) being built for the company at Tersan Shipyard in Turkey. The vessel is currently undergoing mobilisation for its first deployment on an offshore wind project. The 89-metre-long, methanol-ready CSOV was […]

  • German Offshore Wind Farms Fed 26.1 TWh of Electricity Into Grid in 2025

    11 February 2026
    Fixed-Bottom, Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    Germany’s total offshore wind power generation in 2025 amounted to 26.1 TWh, of which 20.8 TWh came from the North Sea and 5.38 TWh from the Baltic Sea, according to TenneT Germany, the transmission system operator (TSO) in charge of the country’s North Sea grid. In this article: With onshore wind farms contributing 106.5 TWh […]

  • Amazon Signs Largest Power Purchase Agreement in Germany for Offshore Wind

    19 June 2026
    Business & Finance, Fixed-Bottom, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    Amazon and Skyborn Renewables have signed a 600 MW power purchase agreement (PPA) for electricity generated by the 976.5 MW Gennaker offshore wind farm in the German Baltic Sea, in what the companies describe as the largest single PPA ever signed in Germany. The long-term agreement covers approximately 61 per cent of Gennaker’s planned capacity […]

  • Stadtwerke München Buying 25 Pct Stake in Gennaker Offshore Wind Farm

    22 June 2026
    Business & Finance, Fixed-Bottom, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    Skyborn Renewables has agreed to sell a 25 per cent stake in its 976.5 MW Gennaker offshore wind project in Germany to Stadtwerke München (SWM). The transaction, announced on 22 June, remains subject to customary approvals and the successful close of construction financing, which is expected in the third quarter of 2026. Construction is planned […]

  • German–Norwegian Offshore Wind Working Group Formed

    5 March 2026
    Industry

    Norwegian Offshore Wind and the German-Norwegian Chamber of Commerce have established a joint German–Norwegian offshore wind working group that will serve as a platform for dialogue between industry, policymakers and market actors in both countries. The new working group, which builds on the German-Norwegian Chamber of Commerce’s bilateral offshore wind working group established in 2022, […]

  • WindEurope Expects ‘Catch-Up Effect’ in Offshore Wind as Europe Connects ‘Only’ 2 GW to Grid in 2025

    26 February 2026
    Industry

    Europe connected 2 GW of new offshore wind capacity to the grid in 2025, according to new statistics from WindEurope, which said this was the lowest installation figure since 2016. The European wind energy industry organisation says it expects a catch-up effect in 2026. Offshore wind made up 10 per cent of the 19.1 GW […]

  • New Baltic Sea Interconnector on Horizon as Lithuania, Latvia, and Germany Plan Cross-Border Link

    25 February 2026
    Grid Connection

    Lithuania, Latvia, and Germany are planning a joint offshore interconnector that would enable electricity trading between the Baltic countries and Germany and allow for the integration of up to 2 GW of offshore wind capacity in Lithuania and Latvia. The energy ministers of the three countries signed a joint declaration of intent on 18 February, […]

  • BorWin Kappa Jacket Foundation Installed Offshore Germany

    23 March 2026
    Fixed-Bottom, Foundations, Grid Connection, Offshore Platforms, Supply Chain, Vessels

    Heerema Marine Contractors’ semi-submersible crane vessel (SSCV), Sleipnir, has installed the jacket foundation for the BorWin kappa platform, part of TenneT’s BorWin6 offshore grid connection in the German North Sea. Heerema carried out the work on behalf of McDermott International, which was awarded the engineering, procurement, construction and installation (EPCI) scope for the BorWin kappa topside and […]

  • Five European TSOs Launch Joint Initiative on North Sea Offshore Cable Infrastructure

    23 April 2026
    Grid Connection, Industry

    Five European transmission system operators (TSOs) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on cooperation on offshore cable infrastructure in the North Sea. The agreement was signed at WindEurope’s Annual Event in Madrid by Elia (Belgium), Energinet (Denmark), 50Hertz (Germany), and TenneT, which operates in Germany and the Netherlands. The initiative aims to improve the […]

  • ‘Binding Commitment’ | Germany Refuses to Let TotalEnergies Relinquish Rights for 1.5 GW Offshore Wind Site

    18 June 2026
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Fixed-Bottom, Planning & Permitting, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    Germany has rejected a request from TotalEnergies to return one of its offshore wind sites in the North Sea to the State, with the country’s economy minister underlining that a concession award constitutes a binding commitment, according to a Bloomberg report from 17 June. The minister’s comment comes days after TotalEnergies confirmed it had been […]

  • RWE Opens New Offshore Wind Control Centre in Germany

    25 June 2026
    Fixed-Bottom, Operations & Maintenance, Project Updates

    RWE has officially opened a new offshore wind control centre in Jemgum, East Frisia, from which the company will monitor and operate its offshore wind farms in Germany and continental Europe around the clock. The new facility, inaugurated on 25 June, will serve as a key operational hub for RWE’s growing offshore wind fleet and […]

  • DEME’s New Jack-Up to Be Deployed on Windanker and Hornsea 3 Offshore Wind Projects

    14 May 2026
    Project Updates, Supply Chain, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    DEME’s new jack-up offshore installation vessel Norse Energi is preparing to begin work on offshore wind projects in the Baltic Sea and North Sea, with its first assignments lined up for Iberdrola’s Windanker offshore wind farm in Germany and Ørsted’s Hornsea 3 in the UK. The vessel, officially named on 12 May at DEME’s base […]

  • New Study Shows How North Sea Offshore Wind Can Yield More While Costing Less

    9 July 2026
    Industry, Market Outlooks, Outlook & Strategy, R&D, Research & Development

    A less dense development of offshore wind in the German Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) of the North Sea, and a relocation of capacities to neighboring countries can both increase the yield from offshore wind and reduce costs, a new study by the Fraunhofer Institute for Wind Energy Systems (Fraunhofer IWES) has shown. With Germany’s current […]

  • BSH Proposes Revisions to German Offshore Wind Sites, Auction Schedule

    23 June 2026
    Authorities, Contracts & Tenders, Fixed-Bottom, Industry, Planning & Permitting, Project Updates

    Germany’s Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (BSH) has launched a second amendment procedure for the country’s 2025 Offshore Site Development Plan (Flächenentwicklungsplan/FEP), proposing several changes to offshore wind areas, auction schedules and grid connection plans in the North Sea. The draft amendment, published on 19 June, includes revised planning options for offshore wind sites N-10.1 […]

  • German Offshore Wind Industry Organisation Calls for Return of 2023-2025 Sites for Projects Yet to Reach FID

    21 May 2026
    Industry, Planning & Permitting, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    The German Offshore Wind Energy Association (BWO) has proposed that the government introduce a legally regulated mechanism allowing developers to voluntarily return offshore wind sites that are unlikely to be realised, which would enable a rapid re-tendering of the sites. According to the association, this would prevent long-term blockage of offshore wind areas and grid […]

  • Vattenfall Selling Floating Wind Project Stake to Partner

    22 April 2026
    Business & Finance, Floating Wind, Project Updates

    Vattenfall will sell its stake in the Muir Mhòr floating offshore wind farm to its joint venture partner in the project, Fred. Olsen Seawind. The deal is subject to approval by Crown Estate Scotland, which holds the seabed lease. Muir Mhòr, located around 63 kilometres off Peterhead, secured seabed rights in the 2022 ScotWind round […]

  • Germany Acquiring Stake in TenneT for EUR 3.3 Billion

    3 February 2026
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Grid Connection

    TenneT Holding has reached an agreement with Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau (KfW) on behalf of the German State to sell a 25.1 per cent equity interest in TenneT Germany for approximately EUR 3.3 billion. The agreement with the German State was reached some four months after three major institutional investors committed to a stake acquisition for […]

  • War in Iran Makes Europe Spring Into Action on Offshore Wind; Industry, Governments and NATO Meet in Madrid

    24 April 2026
    Authorities, Industry, Market Outlooks, Outlook & Strategy, Planning & Permitting

    “The European offshore wind industry is gearing up to deliver”, WindEurope said on 23 April as energy ministers from the North Sea countries, together with the industry, transmission system operators (TSOs), and NATO, met in Madrid to discuss the next steps on implementing the Hamburg Declaration, signed in January. The European wind energy organisation also […]

  • McDermott Starts Work on Second 2 GW Offshore Platform for TenneT

    18 February 2026
    Grid Connection, Manufacturing, Offshore Platforms, Project Updates, Supply Chain

    McDermott has cut first steel for the offshore converter platform for TenneT’s LanWin1 offshore grid connection in Germany. The LanWin1 project will include an offshore converter station in the North Sea and an onshore converter station in the region of Wesermarsch. The platform will be delivered under a contract GE Vernova and McDermott International signed with the […]

  • Lidl Buys Offshore Wind Power from RWE in UK

    5 February 2026
    Business & Finance, Fixed-Bottom, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    RWE has signed a five-year Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with the discount supermarket Lidl GB. The agreement, which has already begun, covers an annual electricity supply of 100 GWh from RWE’s Gwynt y Môr offshore wind farm in the Irish Sea. Gwynt y Môr comprises 160 Siemens 3.6 MW wind turbines for a total capacity […]

  • Dajin Working on DNV-Certified Offshore Wind Jacket Prototype Built to European Standards

    22 May 2026
    Business & Finance, Business development, Fixed-Bottom, Foundations, Manufacturing, Supply Chain

    Dajin Heavy Industry has started work on what the company describes as China’s first DNV-certified three-legged offshore wind jacket designed to European standards for the North Sea market. The Chinese manufacturer has supplied monopile foundations and other offshore wind components for several European projects, including developments in Germany, Denmark, Poland and the UK.   READ […]

  • Dajin Contracts Polish State-Owned Shipyard to Equip Nordseecluster B Foundations

    27 February 2026
    Contracts & Tenders, Fixed-Bottom, Foundations, Supply Chain

    Dajin Offshore has signed a PLN 47 million (approximately EUR 11 million) contract with Szczecin Shipyard “Wulkan” that will see the Polish state-owned shipyard manufacture components for one of the biggest offshore wind projects in Germany. The Chinese manufacturer, which has been contracted by RWE to deliver 104 monopiles with no transition pieces (TP-less) for […]

  • RWE Cleared to Start Nordseecluster B Offshore Construction Next Year as Germany Grants Planning Permission

    27 March 2026
    Authorities, Fixed-Bottom, Planning & Permitting, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    The German Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (BSH) has granted planning permission for RWE’s Nordseecluster B, comprising NC 3 and NC 4 sites that will make up the 900 MW offshore wind farm. Nordseecluster B is the second phase of the 1.6 GW Nordseecluster development, located in the German North Sea, where the 660 MW […]

  • Seatrium Starts Building UK Hub, New Facility to Support Delivery of TenneT 2 GW and Sofia Offshore Wind Projects

    30 July 2026
    Business & Finance, Business development, Offshore Platforms, Operations & Maintenance, Supply Chain

    Seatrium Offshore Renewable Services (ORS) has started construction of a new offshore wind operations hub in Lowestoft, UK. The company says the investment strengthens Seatrium ORS’ operational capability as demand grows for offshore project delivery, hook-up, commissioning, logistics and lifecycle support services throughout the offshore wind sector. The hub will support the company’s work on […]