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  • First Hornsea 3 Offshore Substation Stands Complete

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

    Heerema Marine Contractors, using its semi-submersible crane vessel (SSCV) Sleipnir, has completed the installation of the first of the two Hornsea 3 offshore converter stations. As reported recently, Sleipnir started installing the jacket foundation for the Offshore Converter Station 1 (OCS1) at Ørsted’s Hornsea 3 project site offshore the UK on 19 March. According to a social media […]

  • 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 […]

  • First Turbine Up at Dogger Bank B Offshore Wind Farm

    3 March 2026
    Fixed-Bottom, Project Updates, Supply Chain, Vessels, Wind Farm Update, Wind Turbines

    The first of the 95 GE Haliade-X 13 MW wind turbines has been installed at Dogger Bank B, the second phase of the 3.6 GW Dogger Bank Wind Farm in the UK. This is according to the information in a Notice to Mariners issued by the project on 2 March, which states the wind turbine installation […]

  • All 100 Siemens Gamesa Turbines In Place at RWE’s Sofia Offshore Wind Farm

    12 June 2026
    Fixed-Bottom, Project Updates, Supply Chain, Vessels, Wind Farm Update, Wind Turbines

    Siemens Gamesa and Cadeler have completed the installation of wind turbines at RWE’s 1.4 GW Sofia offshore wind farm, located approximately 195 kilometres off the UK north-east coast. Cadeler’s wind turbine installation vessel (WTIV) Wind Peak, operated by Siemens Gamesa, installed the 100th SG-14 222 DD turbine on 10 June, RWE said on 12 June […]

  • 50Hertz and Elia Launch EUR 752 Million Offshore HV Cable Jointing and Repair Logistics Tender

    15 June 2026
    Business & Finance, Cables, Contracts & Tenders, Fixed-Bottom, Grid Connection, Supply Chain

    50Hertz and Elia have launched a joint procurement for offshore high-voltage (HV) cable repair logistics and jointing services, under which the transmission system operators (TSOs) will award framework agreements valued at a total of up to EUR 752 million. The tender, published in the Official Journal of the EU on 12 June, covers multi-year agreements […]

  • Offshore Wind Innovation Hub Launches in UK to Accelerate Industrialisation

    16 June 2026
    Business development, Industry, Innovation, Supply Chain

    A new industry-led initiative aimed at accelerating offshore wind innovation and strengthening the UK’s manufacturing base was launched on 16 June. The Wind Innovation Hub, announced at the Global Offshore Wind event, has been established as an independent partnership bringing together the Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult, the National Composites Centre (NCC) and the National […]

  • 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 […]

  • Ofgem Shortlists Five Bidders for East Anglia Three, Inch Cape and Dogger Bank C Offshore Transmission Assets

    25 March 2026
    Cables, Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection, Offshore Platforms, Operations & Maintenance

    The UK energy regulator Ofgem has unveiled its shortlist of bidders under the Offshore Transmission Owner (OFTO) Tender Round 13, in which five companies and consortia will compete to own and operate the offshore electricity transmission links for the East Anglia Three, Inch Cape and Dogger Bank C offshore wind farms.   Ofgem said on 24 March that this was […]

  • Siemens Gamesa, Fred. Olsen Windcarrier Enter 10-Year O&M Agreement

    16 March 2026
    Contracts & Tenders, Operations & Maintenance, Supply Chain, Vessels

    Fred. Olsen Windcarrier and Siemens Gamesa have signed a long-term agreement, under which Fred. Olsen Windcarrier’s vessels will be deployed for operations and maintenance (O&M) work on offshore wind farms featuring Siemens Gamesa turbines. The agreement, which has a firm duration of ten years with additional optional periods, covers the provision of offshore wind O&M […]

  • EnBW Drops Morgan & Mona Offshore Wind Projects After Not Securing CfDs

    15 January 2026
    Business & Finance, Fixed-Bottom, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    EnBW has decided to withdraw from the Mona and Morgan offshore wind projects in the UK after not securing Contracts for Difference (CfDs) in the UK’s seventh allocation round. The company says that in a challenging investment environment, the two projects are no longer economically viable as per EnBW’s criteria. EnBW has been developing the […]

  • Geotechnical Investigations Coming Up at 1 GW Bowdun Offshore Wind Site

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

    Geoquip Marine Operations and GEO Denmark are set to start a geotechnical investigation campaign at the Bowdun offshore wind farm site in Scotland, developed by Thistle Wind Partners. Two vessels, Geoquip Seehorn and Geo Connector, will be used to perform the surveys, with the work expected to commence on 19 April. The campaign will be […]

  • Qair Browsing Scottish Ports for 1 GW Floating Wind Farm’s O&M Base

    7 May 2026
    Business & Finance, Floating Wind, Operations & Maintenance, Ports & Logistics

    Qair, the developer of the Ayre floating offshore wind farm, has started working on advanced plans for a long-term operations and maintenance (O&M) base in northern Scotland, a facility that is expected to support up to 120 jobs. The floating wind farm is planned to be built at an offshore site east of Orkney and […]

  • Ocean Winds Receives Full Onshore Planning Consent for 2 GW Caledonia Offshore Wind Farm

    15 May 2026
    Authorities, Fixed-Bottom, Grid Connection, Onshore Infrastructure, Planning & Permitting, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    Ocean Winds, a 50-50 joint venture owned by EDP Renewables and ENGIE, has received full onshore planning consent for its 2 GW Caledonia offshore wind farm following approval by Aberdeenshire Council’s Infrastructure Services Committee on 14 May. According to the company, the approval covers around three kilometres of underground cable infrastructure required to connect the […]

  • Aberdeenshire Council Greenlights Onshore Plans for 1 GW Scottish Floating Wind Project

    15 May 2026
    Authorities, Floating Wind, Grid Connection, Onshore Infrastructure, Planning & Permitting, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    The Buchan Offshore Wind consortium, comprising BayWa r.e., Elicio, and BW Ideol, has received planning consent from Aberdeenshire Council for the onshore infrastructure that will connect the proposed 1 GW Buchan floating wind farm to the grid. The consortium submitted the onshore planning application in October 2025. The approval for the onshore portion of the […]

  • Fugro Starts Geotechnical Survey Work for 1.4 GW Berwick Bank B Offshore Wind Farm

    11 May 2026
    Fixed-Bottom, Project Updates, Supply Chain, Wind Farm Update

    Fugro has started geotechnical survey work for the Berwick Bank offshore wind project under a contract the company was awarded by SSE Renewables. The contract covers geotechnical investigations for Berwick Bank B, the second phase of the wider 4.1 GW offshore wind development in Scotland, planned to be built in the outer Firth of Forth […]

  • Encomara’s Floating Wind Installation Technology Gets ABS Design Approval

    17 June 2026
    Business development, Floating Wind, Innovation, Supply Chain, Technology

    Encomara’s floating wind installation technology, Squid, has received Product Design Assessment (PDA) certification from the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS). The PDA follows an Approval in Principle (AiP) granted by ABS in November 2025 and moves the system a step closer to commercial deployment, according to Encomara, as it advances the technology along its qualification […]

  • Prysmian’s New Cable Layer En Route to Norway for Final Outfitting

    15 January 2026
    Vessels

    Vard’s shipyard in Romania has sent Prysmian’s cable-laying vessel (CLV), Alessandro Volta, to Norway, where the construction of the new CLV will be completed. The Norwegian ship designer and shipbuilder commenced construction of the cable-laying vessel in September 2024 at its shipyard in Tulcea, Romania, where the vessel’s hull was erected in September 2025. The vessel is now […]

  • UK’s LCCC Signs Contracts for Difference with AR7 Winners

    26 March 2026
    Authorities, Contracts & Tenders, Fixed-Bottom, Floating Wind, Planning & Permitting

    The UK Low Carbon Contracts Company (LCCC) has signed Contracts for Difference (CfD) with more than 200 projects awarded in the Allocation Round 7 (AR7), covering a total capacity of around 14.7 GW, with 8.4 GW offshore wind projects accounting for the biggest share of the contracted capacity. LCCC is the single counterparty to the […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • Vestas Receives 1,380 MW Offshore Wind Turbine Order from RWE

    23 February 2026
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Fixed-Bottom, Project Updates, Supply Chain, Wind Farm Update, Wind Turbines

    RWE has placed a firm order with Vestas for its 1,380 MW Norfolk Vanguard West offshore wind project in the UK, after the developer secured a Contract for Difference (CfD) for the project in Allocation Round 7 (AR7) in January and announced that the global investment firm KKR would become its partner on the two Norfolk […]

  • Jan De Nul Orders Nordlicht I Cable Protection Systems at CRP Subsea

    30 March 2026
    Cables, Contracts & Tenders, Fixed-Bottom, Grid Connection, Supply Chain

    Jan De Nul has contracted CRP Subsea to supply protection systems for inter-array cables at Vattenfall’s Nordlicht I offshore wind farm in the German North Sea. CRP Subsea will deliver 141 NjordGuard cable protection systems (CPS), with three NjordGuard CPS designs to be engineered to meet the specific installation requirements for both monopile and J-tube […]

  • Scottish Government Chips In as Port Plans Floating Wind Upgrade

    30 January 2026
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Business development, Floating Wind, Planning & Permitting, Ports & Logistics

    The Scottish government, through Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE), has approved a GBP 1.8 million (around EUR 2 million) investment in the early development of a new expansion project proposed by Stornoway Port, located on the Isle of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides. The funding will support the initial ground investigation and design stage for Stornoway Port’s […]

  • TenneT, National Grid Ink Joint Development Agreement for LionLink Offshore Wind Interconnector

    2 April 2026
    Cables, Fixed-Bottom, Grid Connection, Project Updates

    Transmission system operators (TSOs) TenneT and National Grid Ventures (NGV) have signed a Joint Development Agreement (JDA) to advance LionLink, a hybrid interconnector linking the UK and the Netherlands via a future offshore wind farm in the Dutch North Sea. The agreement sets out how the two partners will jointly develop LionLink towards a final […]

  • Navantia Secures Funding to Expand Manufacturing Capacity at Arnish Yard

    24 March 2026
    Business & Finance, Foundations, Manufacturing, Ports & Logistics, Supply Chain

    Navantia UK has secured funding to expand its offshore wind manufacturing capabilities at the Arnish Yard in Stornoway, as Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) has approved GBP 6 million (almost EUR 7 million) for two offshore wind-related developments in the region. The company will receive a GBP 2.05 million (around EUR 2.37 million) contribution towards […]

  • Thistle Wind Partners Files Offshore Consent Application for 1 GW Bowdun Project

    7 May 2026
    Fixed-Bottom, Planning & Permitting, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    Thistle Wind Partners (TWP) has submitted the offshore consent application for its Bowdun offshore wind farm to the Scottish Government’s Marine Directorate. Located off the north-east coast of Scotland, 44 kilometres from Stonehaven in Aberdeenshire , the fixed-bottom offshore wind farm is planned to have up to 67 wind turbines and an installed capacity of up […]