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  • 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, […]

  • Siemens Gamesa Ships First 115-Metre Blades Produced in Le Havre to Thor Offshore Wind Farm

    19 May 2026
    Fixed-Bottom, Manufacturing, Project Updates, Supply Chain, Wind Farm Update, Wind Turbines

    Siemens Gamesa has dispatched the first B115 blades manufactured at its expanded Le Havre facility in France to RWE’s Thor offshore wind farm in Denmark. The 1 GW Thor offshore wind, located off the west coast of Jutland, will feature 72 SG 14-236 DD wind turbines. According to Siemens Gamesa, 63 115-metre blades will be […]

  • Nine Turbines to Go at Sofia Offshore Wind Farm

    25 May 2026
    Fixed-Bottom, Project Updates, Supply Chain, Vessels, Wind Farm Update, Wind Turbines

    Wind turbine installation vessel (WTIV) Wind Peak has installed 91 turbines at the Sofia offshore wind farm, under construction approximately 195 kilometres off the UK north-east coast. The first of the project’s 100 Siemens Gamesa SG 14-222 DD wind turbines was installed in March 2025, and the work reached the halfway mark in September last […]

  • Crown Estate to Re-Tender 1.5 GW Offshore Wind Site Relinquished by EnBW and JERA Nex BP

    8 June 2026
    Authorities, Contracts & Tenders, Fixed-Bottom, Planning & Permitting, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    The Crown Estate will launch a competitive tender process next month to bring the 1.5 GW Morgan offshore wind project in the Irish Sea back to market, with plans to appoint a new developer by late 2026. The Morgan site was originally awarded through Offshore Wind Leasing Round 4 in 2021, but development was discontinued […]

  • Norway Launches Competition to Fund Small-Scale Floating Wind Projects

    15 December 2025
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Business development, Floating Wind, Innovation

    Norwegian state enterprise Enova, owned by the Ministry of Climate and Environment, has launched a call for applications for a competition round to award funding to small-scale floating wind projects. Projects that can apply are those looking to test and demonstrate new solutions that can lower the cost of floating offshore wind energy, with the […]

  • 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 […]

  • Construction Starts on O&M Base for Vattenfall’s New German Offshore Wind Farms

    19 January 2026
    Fixed-Bottom, Operations & Maintenance, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    EMS Maritime Offshore (EMO) has started building the operations and maintenance (O&M) base for Vattenfall’s Nordlicht offshore wind farms in Germany. The facility is being built on EMO’s premises in the Port of Eemshaven. The developer expects to start using the building by the end of the year and will initially use the facility to […]

  • Smulders to Build Jacket Foundation for Dunkerque Offshore Wind Farm Substation

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

    Smulders has been awarded an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract for the jacket foundation that will support the offshore substation of the 600 MW Dunkerque offshore wind farm in France. Final assembly and delivery of the jacket will take place at Smulders’s French yard in Fos‑sur‑Mer, the company said via social media. French transmission […]

  • 1.1 GW Five Estuaries Offshore Wind Farm Granted Development Consent

    18 December 2025
    Authorities, Fixed-Bottom, Planning & Permitting, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    The UK Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero has granted a Development Consent Order (DCO) for the Five Estuaries offshore wind farm, owned by a consortium led by RWE. Five Estuaries is a proposed extension to the existing, operational 353 MW Galloper offshore wind farm in the UK and is part of the […]

  • Nexans to Supply Cable Accessories for East Anglia Three Offshore Wind Farm

    18 December 2025
    Business & Finance, Cables, Contracts & Tenders, Fixed-Bottom, Supply Chain

    ScottishPower Renewables has selected Nexans as the supplier of 66 kV accessories for the East Anglia Three offshore wind project in the UK. Under the contract, Nexans will deliver T-connectors, bushings, junction boxes and cable lugs, and pre-terminated power cables, which the company says are all field-proven and engineered to deliver reliable electrical continuity from […]

  • UK Gov’t Tweaking CfD Rules Ahead of 8th Allocation Round, Proposes ‘Other Deepwater Offshore Wind’ Category

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

    The UK government has launched a consultation on proposed refinements to the Contracts for Difference (CfD) scheme ahead of Allocation Round 8 (AR8) and future rounds, including targeted changes to the terms concerning offshore wind and floating wind projects. The consultation, published by the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, seeks industry feedback on […]

  • Nordseecluster A Substation Topsides Ready for Offshore Installation

    10 February 2026
    Fixed-Bottom, Grid Connection, Offshore Platforms, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    Chantiers de l’Atlantique has completed the construction and integration of two offshore electrical substations for the 660 MW Nordseecluster A offshore wind farm, currently under construction off the German coast. Each of the topsides is approximately 40 metres long and 22 metres high, with one weighing about 1,800 tonnes, while the other one comes in […]

  • Partrac to Deploy Metocean Equipment at North Falls Offshore Wind Farm Area

    10 February 2026
    Fixed-Bottom, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    A metocean survey campaign is set to commence this month at the North Falls offshore wind farm site in the southern North Sea, approximately 40 kilometres off the East Anglian coast. The campaign will be carried out by Partrac, which will use the vessel CT Vector to deploy the metocean equipment at the project site. Mobilisation will […]

  • Ørsted, Hitachi Energy Team Up to Streamline Delivery of Offshore Wind Electrical Systems

    22 April 2026
    Business development, Grid Connection, Industry

    Ørsted has signed an agreement with Hitachi Energy to form a strategic partnership focused on streamlining the planning and delivery of offshore wind electrical systems. The two companies share a commitment to reduce lead times, mitigate risks, and enable more cost-effective offshore wind development, with the collaboration marking an important step in helping bring down […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • EnergyPathways Launches Offshore Wind-Linked Compressed Air Energy Storage Project

    28 April 2026
    Power-to-X, Project Updates, Storage

    EnergyPathways has launched Front End Engineering and Design (FEED) for its compressed air energy storage (CAES) project in the East Irish Sea, part of the wider MESH energy development, with the facility designed to store surplus electricity from offshore wind farms and the UK grid. The CAES project forms one component of the broader MESH […]

  • Two Thirds of Sofia Wind Turbines Installed

    19 February 2026
    Fixed-Bottom, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    Seventy wind turbines have been installed at RWE’s Sofia offshore wind farm in the UK, according to a Notice to Mariners recently issued by the project team. The first of the project’s 100 Siemens Gamesa SG 14-222 DD wind turbines was installed in March 2025, and the work reached the halfway mark in September last […]

  • Sleipnir Installs First Hornsea 3 Offshore Substation Jacket Foundation

    25 March 2026
    Fixed-Bottom, Grid Connection, Offshore Platforms, Project Updates, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Heerema Marine Contractors has installed the jacket foundation for the first Hornsea 3 offshore substation using its semi-submersible crane vessel (SSCV) Sleipnir. According to a Notice to Mariners issued by the project on 20 March, Sleipnir commenced the work at the construction site offshore the UK on 19 March. The notice states that the vessel […]

  • Fugro Preparing for Geotechnical Investigation at Morecambe Offshore Wind Farm Site

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

    Fugro will conduct a UXO survey at the Morecambe Bay area this month, ahead of a geotechnical site investigation for the Morecambe offshore wind project that is planned to start in May 2026. The UXO work will be undertaken by the survey vessel Fugro Frontier and is planned to commence around 10 April, with operations […]

  • All Wind Turbines Up at Dogger Bank A, WTIV Voltaire En Route to Dogger Bank B

    23 February 2026
    Fixed-Bottom, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    The 95th and final wind turbine has been installed at the 1.2 GW Dogger Bank A offshore wind farm, the first phase of the 3.6 GW Dogger Bank Wind Farm in the UK. The wind turbine installation vessel (WTIV) Voltaire, which carried out the installation on Dogger Bank A, is now on its way to […]

  • New Offshore Wind Environmental Compensation Rules Go Into Force in UK

    21 May 2026
    Authorities, Contracts & Tenders, Environment, Fixed-Bottom, Floating Wind, Planning & Permitting

    New legislation aimed at accelerating offshore wind development while expanding environmental compensation options has come into effect in the UK, the government announced on 21 May. “After two fossil fuel crises in five years, we are driving further and faster for clean homegrown power that we control to protect the British people and bring down […]

  • 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 […]

  • JDR Opens Subsea Cable Manufacturing Facility in Blyth

    2 June 2026
    Business & Finance, Cables, Fixed-Bottom, Floating Wind, Grid Connection, Manufacturing, Supply Chain

    JDR Cable Systems has opened its new cable manufacturing facility in Cambois, near Blyth, UK, which the company says expands its capacity to supply inter-array, interconnector and export cable systems for offshore wind projects. The new plant is aimed at supporting growing demand for offshore wind infrastructure in the UK and internationally. According to the […]

  • ABP’s New Lowestoft Facility to Support East Anglia Two & Three O&M Ops

    17 December 2025
    Contracts & Tenders, Ports & Logistics, Project Updates, Supply Chain

    UK port operator Associated British Ports (ABP) and ScottishPower Renewables have entered into a long-term agreement for supporting operations and maintenance (O&M) activities at the East Anglia Two and East Anglia Three offshore wind farms from ABP’s Lowestoft Eastern Energy Facility (LEEF). Under the agreement, ScottishPower Renewables will utilise berths at LEEF for service operations […]

  • 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, […]