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  • France to Launch Massive Offshore Wind Tender as Gov’t Bundles AO9 and AO10 into Single Round

    3 April 2026
    Authorities, Contracts & Tenders, Fixed-Bottom, Floating Wind, Planning & Permitting, Supply Chain

    France plans to award around 10 GW of offshore wind capacity through the combined AO9 and AO10 tenders, with the procedure to be launched in the coming months and results expected by the end of 2026 or early 2027. The two tenders have been grouped into a single large-scale procurement forming the core of a […]

  • HD Hyundai Heavy Industries Developing New Floating Substation

    14 January 2026
    Floating Wind, Grid Connection, Offshore Platforms

    The American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) has issued an Approval in Principle (AiP) for a new floating offshore substation design developed by HD Hyundai Heavy Industries (HD HHI). The substation concept received a SMART (SHM) Tier 3 AiP, which acknowledges the proposed structural health management system’s alignment with the Tier 3 requirements in the ABS […]

  • All XXL Monopiles for Inch Cape Offshore Wind Farm Delivered

    16 December 2025
    Fixed-Bottom, Foundations, Manufacturing, Project Updates, Supply Chain, Wind Farm Update

    China’s CNOOD-Wenchong Heavy Industries (CWHI) has shipped the final eight XXL monopiles for the Scottish Inch Cape offshore wind farm, completing the delivery of all 32 monopiles it was contracted to produce for the project. The last batch has departed CWHI’s Qinzhou yard aboard the COSCO Shipping vessel Xiang Taikou and is on its way […]

  • Second Gennaker Offshore Substation Rolls Out at Dutch Yard

    2 February 2026
    Grid Connection, Manufacturing, Offshore Platforms, Project Updates, Supply Chain, Wind Farm Update

    The HSI Joint Venture, comprising HSM Offshore Energy, Smulders, and Iv, has rolled out the topside of the second offshore substation (OSS) for the German offshore wind farm Gennaker at HSM Offshore Energy’s yard in Schiedam, the Netherlands. The joint venture will now work toward the upcoming load-out, sail-away, and offshore installation. The substation, named […]

  • Final Caissons for World’s First Artificial Energy Island Readying for Spring Installation

    29 January 2026
    Energy Islands, Foundations, Grid Connection, Project Updates, Supply Chain

    Jan De Nul has constructed and floated the remaining concrete structures for the Belgian Princess Elisabeth Energy Island at the Vlissingen site in the Netherlands. The concrete caissons are now at the Scaldia terminal, where they will undergo final works before being installed offshore this spring. The installation of the caissons started in April last year, […]

  • Offshore Substation for Windanker Project En Route to Baltic Sea Site

    5 December 2025
    Fixed-Bottom, Grid Connection, Offshore Platforms, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    The HSI consortium, comprising HSM Offshore Energy, Smulders, and Iv, has sent off the Jasmund offshore substation (OSS), which will connect the Windanker offshore wind farm in the Baltic Sea to the German electricity grid. The 4,500-tonne OSS topside, measuring 48 metres in length, 33 metres in width, 17.5 metres in height, has sailed out […]

  • Seatrium Launches Arbitration Against Maersk in WTIV Contract Dispute

    1 December 2025
    Business & Finance, Vessels

    Singapore’s Seatrium has launched arbitration proceedings against an affiliate of Maersk Offshore Wind, escalating a contract dispute over a wind turbine installation vessel (WTIV) that Maersk sought to terminate in October, the shipbuilder said. Seatrium Energy International (SEI) issued its notice of arbitration on 28 November, seeking declarations that Maersk’s affiliate Phoenix II A/S wrongfully […]

  • Ulstein Launches First of Two J.P. Morgan CSOVs

    8 January 2026
    Business & Finance, Vessels

    Ulstein Verft in Norway has launched Yard no. 322, the first of two commissioning service operation vessels (CSOVs) the company is building for investors advised by J.P. Morgan. In July 2023, Bernhard Schulte Offshore ordered the design and construction of two CSOVs from Ulstein under a contract that included options for two + two vessels. In […]

  • CS Wind Gets Go-Ahead for Nordlicht 2 Transition Piece Contract

    10 February 2026
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Fixed-Bottom, Foundations, Supply Chain

    CS Wind Offshore has received the Final Notice to Proceed for the Nordlicht 2 transition pieces (TPs) from Vattenfall, which made the full final investment decision (FID) for its Nordlicht offshore wind projects in January. For the 1.6 GW Nordlicht cluster, CS Wind Offshore will deliver 68 TPs for the 980 MW Nordlicht 1 and […]

  • UK Competition to Award Funding for New Offshore Wind Foundation, Substation Solutions

    27 January 2026
    Business development, Fixed-Bottom, Floating Wind, Foundations, Grid Connection, Innovation, Offshore Platforms, Supply Chain

    The Offshore Wind Growth Partnership (OWGP) has launched a GBP 1 million (around EUR 1.2 million) funding competition to accelerate innovation in industrial foundations and substructures, and substations and electrical design. “Industrial opportunity in the UK offshore wind sector has never been greater. The recent results of Allocation Round 7 have added 8.4GW to the […]

  • Smulders HSM Starts Building East Anglia Two Offshore Substation

    26 March 2026
    Fixed-Bottom, Foundations, Grid Connection, Offshore Platforms, Project Updates, Supply Chain, Wind Farm Update

    Smulders HSM, a subsidiary of Eiffage Métal, has commenced the construction of the East Anglia Two offshore substation topside and jacket foundation. ScottishPower Renewables, part of Iberdrola, awarded an engineering, procurement, construction, installation, and commissioning (EPCIC) contract to HSM Offshore Energy for the offshore substation and jacket foundation in 2025, around the same time Eiffage […]

  • Navantia and Windar Complete East Anglia Three Monopiles

    22 December 2025
    Fixed-Bottom, Foundations, Project Updates, Supply Chain, Wind Farm Update

    The business alliance formed by Navantia Seanergies and Windar Renovables has completed the manufacturing of 45 monopiles for the East Anglia THREE offshore wind farm, developed by Iberdrola in the UK North Sea. The Navantia-Windar consortium is delivering 45 monopiles for the 1.4 GW East Anglia Three offshore wind farm under a contract with ScottishPower Renewables, […]

  • DEME’s Next-Gen Offshore Wind Turbine Installation Vessel Officially Named

    9 April 2026
    Vessels

    DEME recently held a naming ceremony for its new offshore wind turbine installation vessel (WTIV), Norse Wind, at the Port of Oslo, Norway. The new vessel was ordered from CIMC Raffles Shipyard in China by Norwegian offshore wind contractor Havfram, which DEME acquired in April 2025, and was delivered in October last year. The vessel […]

  • Renexia Deploys Floating LiDAR at 2.8 GW Med Wind Site

    24 February 2026
    Floating Wind, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    Renexia has deployed an AXYS FLiDAR WindSentinel in the Strait of Sicily, at the site of its proposed Med Wind floating wind farm, for a twelve-month measurement campaign. The metocean data will support the layout design of Med Wind and provide essential inputs for engineering structures, moorings, installation planning, and future maintenance activities, the developer […]

  • Nadara Files for Consent for 1.8 GW Floating Wind Farm in Scotland

    22 April 2026
    Floating Wind, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    Bellrock Offshore Wind Farm Limited, a project company wholly owned by Nadara, has submitted Section 36 Consent and Marine Licence applications to Scottish Ministers for the 1.8 GW Bellrock floating wind project. The project site is located around 120 kilometres east of Stonehaven, where up to 132 floating wind turbines, along with floating substructures, mooring […]

  • SPIE Secures Cable Termination Work on Poland’s Bałtyk 2 & 3 Offshore Wind Farms

    7 May 2026
    Cables, Contracts & Tenders, Fixed-Bottom, Supply Chain

    SPIE Global Services Energy has been awarded a contract by Seaway7 to deliver inter-array cable termination and testing works for the Bałtyk 2 and Bałtyk 3 offshore wind farms in Poland.   The work will be carried out by SPIE Wind Connect, the group’s specialist high-voltage wind power business unit, with the offshore campaign scheduled […]

  • European Floating LiDAR, Energy Intelligence Providers Join Forces in Brazilian Offshore Wind Market

    27 October 2025
    Business & Finance

    TGS, an energy data and intelligence provider based in Norway and the US, and EOLOS, a floating LiDAR technology provider based in Spain, have partnered to offer wind and metocean measurement campaigns in Brazil. Within the partnership, TGS will manage client contracts, campaign design, deployment and operations, while EOLOS will supply its FLS200 floating LiDAR […]

  • Virginia Governor Enacts Offshore Wind Workforce Bill Into Law

    30 April 2026
    Authorities, Jobs & Recruitment, Training & Education

    Virginia Governor Abigail Spanberger has signed House Bill 67 (HB67), which introduces a measure focused on assessing workforce and training needs for the offshore wind sector and aligning workforce development efforts with its specific demands. The bill, which passed both the Virginia House of Delegates and the State Senate in March, requires the Virginia Department of […]

  • Germany’s Offshore Wind Industry, Grid Operators Call for Reform of Auction Rules

    11 November 2025
    Contracts & Tenders, Industry, Planning & Permitting

    German offshore wind industry groups and transmission system operators have called on the federal government to reform the country’s offshore wind auction system, warning that the current framework is deterring investment and slowing project development. The German Offshore Wind Energy Association (BWO), the German Association of Energy and Water Industries (BDEW), VDMA Power Systems, and […]

  • Azerbaijan Gov’t Signs Agreement to Develop 600 MW Offshore Wind Farm

    1 December 2025
    Authorities, Contracts & Tenders, Fixed-Bottom, Floating Wind, Planning & Permitting

    Azerbaijan’s Ministry of Energy and Clean Energy Capital, a subsidiary of Azerbaijan Green Energy Company, have entered into an agreement on the assessment, development, and implementation of an offshore wind energy project. Signed on 28 November, the Implementation Agreement involves an offshore wind energy project with an initial capacity of 200 MW and a total […]

  • 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 […]

  • Gazelle Teams Up with LiDAR Tech Company to Develop Smart Floating Wind Platforms

    6 November 2025
    Business development, Floating Wind, Foundations, Supply Chain, Technology

    Portugal-based floating wind foundation developer, Gazelle Wind Power, has entered into a strategic partnership with Blue Aspirations, a Chinese company specialising in floating LiDAR and seabed observation systems. The new partners plan to develop smart floating offshore wind platforms. According to a press release Blue Aspirations issued on 30 October, the partnership will bring together […]

  • Ørsted to File for Another Preliminary Injunction Against Stop-Work Order in US

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

    Ørsted will submit a motion for a preliminary injunction against the recently imposed construction halt for its Sunrise Wind project in the US, the company said on 7 January, several days after announcing the same legal action in relation to Revolution Wind, which the developer is building through a joint venture with Skyborn Renewables. For Sunrise Wind, Ørsted […]

  • All Turbine Foundations In Place at 660 MW Nordseecluster A Offshore Wind Project

    7 November 2025
    Fixed-Bottom, Foundations, Project Updates, Supply Chain, Wind Farm Update

    All monopile foundations for the wind turbines have been installed at Nordseecluster A, the first phase of the 1.6 GW Nordseecluster offshore wind development in Germany, owned by RWE and Norges Bank Investment Management. Each of the 44 monopile foundations measures approximately 85 metres in length and weighs an average of 1,500 tonnes. Before installation, […]

  • Polish TSO Says Grid Ready for First Offshore Wind Farms

    7 January 2026
    Fixed-Bottom, Grid Connection, Onshore Infrastructure, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    Polish state-owned transmission system operator (TSO), Polskie Sieci Elektroenergetyczne (PSE), has confirmed the technical readiness of the transmission infrastructure to accept power from offshore wind farms. “The new Choczewo station and the expanded Żarnowiec station, as well as the 400 kV line connecting them, are ready to transmit energy from wind farms being built in […]

  • SeaRenergy Acquires German Offshore Maintenance and Repair Company

    13 January 2026
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    SeaRenergy Offshore Holding has acquired 100 per cent of the shares in hemmerschütz Solution, an offshore maintenance and repair services provider based in Germany. SeaRenergy, which took over hemmerschütz Solution on 28 November 2025, says this enables the company to complement its established offerings in engineering, marine services, QHSE and offshore experts with the direct […]