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  • ProCon and Hyndla Complete Merger Under IWS Services Banner

    6 January 2026
    Business & Finance, Business development

    Danish electrical engineering specialist ProCon Group and Norwegian company Hyndla have completed an all-share merger to form an integrated electrical solutions provider targeting the offshore wind industry, IWS Services, the 75-per-cent-owner of ProCon said on 5 January.   The combined business will operate under the parent company brand. Following the transaction, IWS Services, the offshore […]

  • Fraunhofer IWES Completes Wind Measurement Campaign for Estonian Project

    20 April 2026
    Fixed-Bottom, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    The Fraunhofer Institute for Wind Energy Systems (IWES) has completed a site condition monitoring campaign in Liivi Bay, Estonia, for the Liivi offshore wind farm project, commissioned by Enefit. The campaign, conducted from October 2024 to December 2025, involved the deployment of the Stage 3+ Wind LiDAR Buoy together with co-deployed oceanographic sensors to collect […]

  • Cutting Inspection Costs and Risk: How the AXIST Offshore Rover Redefines Monopile Flange Measurement

    9 December 2025
    Equipment, Foundations, Innovation, R&D, Supply Chain, Technology

    Prometeo, the Offshore Rover by AXIST: A Breakthrough That Reinvents Mono-Pile Flange Measurement In the world of offshore wind, precision is non-negotiable. Even the smallest deviation can lead to deformation, reduced performance, and costly corrective interventions. Measuring the flange of a mono-pile immediately after piling is one of the most critical moments in the entire […]

  • Repowering Existing Offshore Wind Farms Part of New EU Strategy ‘to Protect Europeans from Fossil Energy Crisis’

    23 April 2026
    Authorities, Planning & Permitting

    The European Commission has identified offshore wind repowering as one of the key measures to strengthen energy security and reduce reliance on fossil fuel imports, as part of its newly unveiled AccelerateEU strategy. Announcing the strategy on 22 April, the Commission highlighted the rapid repowering of large renewable assets, including offshore wind farms, as a […]

  • UK Removes Tariffs on Offshore Wind Manufacturing Components

    12 March 2026
    Authorities, Grid Connection, Manufacturing, Offshore Platforms, Supply Chain, Wind Turbines

    The UK government will remove tariffs on a range of industrial goods used in offshore wind manufacturing in a move aimed at reducing costs for the sector and supporting the country’s targets. According to the Department for Business and Trade, tariffs on 33 industrial goods used in offshore wind will be removed from 1 April […]

  • Vattenfall Running Transition Piece Workflow Trials Ahead of Nordlicht I Offshore Construction

    23 April 2026
    Fixed-Bottom, Foundations, Project Updates, Supply Chain, Wind Farm Update

    Vattenfall has initiated a transition piece mock-up for its Nordlicht offshore wind project at CS Wind Offshore’s facility in Aalborg, Denmark, as part of preparations for offshore installation works. The onshore testing programme is designed to simulate key installation, safety and working procedures before offshore construction begins. The transition pieces, manufactured by CS Wind Offshore […]

  • TGS’ German Bight Floating LiDAR Campaign Hits Two-Year Mark

    27 April 2026
    Planning & Permitting, Project Updates, Research & Development, Supply Chain

    Norway-headquartered TGS has marked the two-year milestone of what it describes as the world’s most extensive multi-client floating LiDAR and metocean measurement campaign. The campaign, located in the German Bight, has seen two floating LiDAR buoys deliver more than 96 per cent data availability since deployment, according to TGS. The company says the data is […]

  • Eolos Floating LiDAR Solutions and Partners Secure R&D Project Funding

    3 December 2025
    Business development, Innovation, Research & Development

    Eolos Floating Lidar Solutions, together with the University of Stuttgart, Whiffle, TNO, Pondera, REdouble, and RWE Offshore Wind, has been selected for funding for a research and development (R&D) project that aims to advance 3D wind flow and wake measurements in offshore wind farms. Called SSwiFT Wind and awarded funding under the CETPartnership Joint Call 2024, the project […]

  • Virginia Passes Bill to Advance Offshore Wind Workforce Development

    31 March 2026
    Authorities, Jobs & Recruitment

    Virginia lawmakers have passed a bill to advance workforce development in the offshore wind industry. The bill (HB67), which passed both the Virginia House of Delegates and the State Senate in March and is now awaiting the Governor’s signature, introduces a measure focused on assessing workforce and training needs for the offshore wind sector. The […]

  • EU Approves EUR 5 Billion Danish Offshore Wind CfD Scheme

    24 March 2026
    Authorities, Contracts & Tenders, Planning & Permitting

    The European Commission has approved a EUR 5 billion Danish state aid scheme to support the development of offshore wind. The measure, cleared under the EU’s Clean Industrial Deal State Aid Framework (CISAF), will support the construction and operation of two offshore wind farms, Hesselø and North Sea I Mid (Nordsøen I Midt). The two […]

  • Petrovietnam, Vietnam Electricity Assigned Sea Areas for Offshore Wind Site Investigations

    27 January 2026
    Authorities, Fixed-Bottom, Planning & Permitting

    The Government of Vietnam has assigned sea areas for offshore wind surveys to two state-owned companies, Petrovietnam and Vietnam Electricity (EVN), which are allowed to conduct site investigations for their projects for up to three years without needing to pay concession fees. EVN has been granted 240 square kilometres of sea area offshore the Long […]

  • Dutch Gov’t Plans Single-Site Tender in September, Temporary Subsidy Mechanism to Support 1 GW of Offshore Wind

    19 January 2026
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Fixed-Bottom, Planning & Permitting

    The Dutch government plans to launch a subsidy-based, 1 GW offshore wind tender in September to ensure its success before the Contract for Difference (CfD) scheme, on which the government is working, is implemented from mid-2027. According to the Dutch Minister of Climate Policy and Green Growth, the temporary measure is necessary to maintain the momentum […]

  • Jasmund Substation Ready to Set Sail to Baltic Sea for Offshore Installation

    18 November 2025
    Grid Connection, Offshore Platforms

    Both the topside and the jacket foundation of the 300 MW Jasmund offshore substation have been loaded out and are ready to set sail to the Baltic Sea for offshore installation. The topside, constructed at HSM Offshore Energy’s Stormpolder yard in the Netherlands, measures 48 metres long, 33 metres wide, and 17.5 metres high, and […]

  • Ocean Winds Deploys Floating LiDAR at Australian Offshore Wind Project Site

    18 December 2025
    Fixed-Bottom, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    Ocean Winds has launched an offshore wind and metocean measurement campaign for its High Sea Wind project in Gippsland, Victoria. The campaign, led by TGS and using an EOLOS floating LiDAR buoy equipped with advanced sensors, will collect wind, wave, current, and environmental data in the High Sea Wind feasibility licence area. “All data will […]

  • 80 Turbines Installed at Sofia Offshore Wind Farm

    15 April 2026
    Fixed-Bottom, Project Updates, Supply Chain, Vessels, Wind Farm Update, Wind Turbines

    Eighty wind turbines have been installed at the Sofia offshore wind farm site, located on Dogger Bank in the central North Sea, where 100 units of the Siemens Gamesa SG 14-222 DD model will be installed for a total capacity of 1.4 GW. The vessel deployed for the work, Cadeler’s Wind Peak, installed the first wind turbine […]

  • Floating LiDAR Set to Be Deployed at CIP’s Offshore Wind Project Site in UK

    5 December 2025
    Fixed-Bottom, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    Eolos Floating LiDAR Solutions will deploy a LiDAR at the Morecambe offshore wind farm site in the UK in the coming days, according to a recently issued Notice to Mariners. The LiDAR, expected to be positioned within the Morecambe project area on or around 8 December, is planned to stay on site for two years […]

  • Fugro Secures Offshore Wind Work in Brazil as Petrobras Moves Forward with 18 MW Pilot Project

    1 April 2026
    Contracts & Tenders, Fixed-Bottom, Floating Wind, Project Updates, Supply Chain, Wind Farm Update

    Petrobras has awarded a contract to Fugro for a geotechnical site investigation for the Brazilian oil major’s first offshore wind project, a pilot proposed to be built off the coast of the state of Rio de Janeiro. According to Fugro, the 18 MW Rio de Janeiro offshore wind pilot project is the first offshore wind […]

  • China Three Gorges Installs ‘World’s Largest’ Single-Unit Floating Wind Platform Offshore Yangjiang

    6 May 2026
    Business development, Floating Wind, Foundations, Project Updates, Supply Chain, Wind Turbines

    China Three Gorges (CTG) Corporation has completed the installation of a 16 MW floating offshore wind turbine, described as the world’s largest single-unit floating wind turbine platform, off Yangjiang, Guangdong. The Sanxia Linghang (Three Gorges Pilot) platform was installed on 2 May in waters located more than 70 kilometres offshore at depths exceeding 50 metres, […]

  • US Company Granted Offshore Wind Survey Licence in Vietnam

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

    US-based Pacifico Energy has received a site survey licence for a 500 MW offshore wind project in Ba Ria–Vung Tau, offshore Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. The licence, granted by Vietnam’s Ministry of Agriculture and Environment (MAE), allows the company to carry out site survey assessment activities at the proposed project site. According to Pacifico […]

  • Milestone for MunmuBaram as Hexicon’s Floating Wind Project Gains Safety Clearance

    12 November 2025
    Floating Wind, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    MunmuBaram, owned by Hexicon, has completed the Marine Traffic Safety Examination (MTSE), marking a milestone in advancing the floating offshore wind project toward full permitting and construction. The developer said that this examination is a vital regulatory step that evaluates how offshore wind development may affect existing vessel routes and overall maritime safety. Throughout the […]

  • Danish Test Centre Launches Main Bearing Testing Facility for Offshore Wind Turbines of Up to 25 MW

    30 March 2026
    Business development, Research & Development, Supply Chain, Technology, Wind Turbines

    Lindø Offshore Renewables Center (LORC) has inaugurated a new main bearing test facility capable of full-scale validation of wind turbine bearings for units of up to 25 MW. R&D Test Systems was in charge of the design, engineering, and delivery of the complete facility, while Schaeffler provided application knowledge, which formed the foundation for the […]

  • NYK Names Its First Japan-Built Crew Transfer Vessel for Offshore Wind

    15 December 2025
    Vessels

    Japan’s Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK Line) has named and launched a new crew transfer vessel (CTV) aimed at supporting offshore wind power projects in the country. The vessel, Alfonsino Arrow, was named at a ceremony held on 12 December at Kosaba Shipbuilding in Kamaishi, Iwate Prefecture, NYK said. The vessel is NYK’s first crew […]

  • Feasibility Studies Commence for 2 GW Northern Luzon Offshore Wind Project

    26 November 2025
    Business & Finance, Business development, Project Updates, Research & Development, Wind Farm Update

    BuhaWind Energy Northern Luzon Corporation (BENLC) has commenced a new round of feasibility studies for its 2 GW offshore wind project in the Philippines. The company has launched two scanning LiDAR units and a second meteorological mast in Ilocos Norte to enhance wind resource validation for its offshore wind project. The technologies will complement three […]

  • DEME Takes Delivery of Second New WTIV, Both Vessels to Start Offshore Wind Work in First Half of 2026

    16 January 2026
    Business & Finance, Vessels

    DEME has taken delivery of its second new wind turbine installation vessel (WTIV), Norse Energi, at the CIMC Raffles Shipyard in China, after the first WTIV, Norse Wind, was delivered last year. The company’s new vessels are already contracted on offshore wind projects and will start working in the first half of 2026. The debut […]

  • Jan De Nul Installs Export Cables for Taiwan’s Fengmiao 1 Offshore Wind Farm

    27 April 2026
    Cables, Fixed-Bottom, Grid Connection, Project Updates, Supply Chain, Wind Farm Update

    Jan De Nul has completed the installation of two export cables for the Fengmiao 1 offshore wind farm, being built by Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) 35 kilometres off the coast of Taichung, Taiwan. The two high-voltage subsea cables, measuring 45 kilometres and 44 kilometres, have been installed and are currently wet stored offshore, awaiting installation […]

  • Munich Airport Awards Offshore Wind PPA to RWE

    20 January 2026
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders

    RWE came out as the winner in a tender that Munich Airport (Flughafen München GmbH) opened last year, looking to award an offshore wind power purchase agreement (PPA). According to an award notice published on a European tender website on 15 January, RWE Supply & Trading and Munich Airport concluded a contract on 19 December […]