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  • Samsø Offshore Wind Farm to Operate Longer as Denmark Issues First Extension Permit

    3 June 2025
    Authorities, Fixed-Bottom, Planning & Permitting, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    The Danish Energy Agency (DEA) has extended the electricity production permit for the 23 MW Samsø offshore wind farm by ten years, the first such extension for an older offshore wind farm in Denmark. The electricity production permit for the Samsø offshore wind farm, built in 2002, was limited to 25 years. However, the owner, […]

  • Industry Urges Dutch Gov’t to Secure Offshore Wind Buildout to 21 GW with CfDs, Industrial Electrification

    2 June 2025
    Authorities, Fixed-Bottom, Industry, Planning & Permitting

    Offshore wind developers, suppliers, ports, and industry associations have called on the Dutch Minister of Climate Policy and Green Growth to safeguard the deployment of offshore wind capacity to reach 21 GW under the Netherlands’ roadmap by accelerating the electrification of Dutch industry and implementing two-sided Contracts for Difference (CfDs). In a call-to-action pamphlet signed by 21 companies […]

  • Danish Energy Agency Running Market Dialogue Ahead of 3 GW CfD-Based Offshore Wind Tender

    2 June 2025
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Industry, Planning & Permitting

    The Danish Energy Agency (DEA) has invited potential bidders in Denmark’s relaunch of the 3 GW offshore wind tender to participate in the market dialogue on procurement procedures. The draft procurement material for the upcoming tender is largely based on the material of the procurement procedures of the 6 GW tender the Danish government opened […]

  • Consultation Launched on Scottish Offshore Wind Plan

    2 June 2025
    Authorities, Planning & Permitting

    The Scottish government has launched a consultation on its updated Sectoral Marine Plan for Offshore Wind Energy, seeking input on how offshore wind projects are developed in the country. The draft updated Sectoral Marine Plan for Offshore Wind Energy aims to balance the needs of nature, communities, and other users of the sea. It is […]

  • Construction Kicks Off on Baltica 2 Operations and Maintenace Base

    4 June 2025
    Infrastructure, Operations & Maintenance

    The construction of the operations & maintenance (O&M) base for the 1.5 GW Baltica 2 offshore wind farm has officially started with a groundbreaking ceremony at the Port of Utska in Poland.  Representatives from PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna, Ørsted, the general contractor Doraco, and the contract engineer Sweco Polska, as well as representatives of the […]

  • Aker Solutions to Deliver Foundation for Germany’s BalWin2 Offshore Grid Connection

    2 June 2025
    Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection, Offshore Platforms, Supply Chain

    Aker Solutions has signed a contract with Dragados Offshore to deliver the steel substructure for the 2 GW high-voltage direct current (HVDC) converter station for the BalWin2 offshore wind grid connection in Germany. The contract is worth between NOK 1.5 billion (approximately EUR 130 million) and NOK 2.5 billion (about EUR 216 million), as per […]

  • RWE Signs O&M Deals with Clarkson Port Services for 1.6 GW Nordseecluster Project

    10 June 2025
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Infrastructure, Operations & Maintenance, Supply Chain

    RWE Offshore Wind has awarded two long-term agreements with Clarkson Port Services (CPS) to support the operations and maintenance (O&M) activities at its 1.6 GW Nordseecluster offshore wind project in Germany. The Dutch division of Clarkson Port Services will build a new warehouse facility in the port of Eemshaven, the Netherlands. The 1,700-square-metre building will […]

  • Battery-Powered SOVs, CTVs to Soon Become Cheaper than Their MGO Alternatives, Study Says

    9 June 2025
    Business development, Research & Development, Vessels

    Studies commissioned by ScottishPower Renewables found that battery-powered vessels (re)charging offshore is feasible and could be part of the operations of future offshore wind farms. One of the reports also says electric operations and maintenance (O&M) vessels will become cheaper than their Marine Gas Oil (MGO) alternatives within the next few years. The offshore wind […]

  • Cenos Floating Wind Farm Wraps Up NorthConnect Deal

    16 June 2025
    Business & Finance, Floating Wind

    NorthConnect has been acquired by the developers of the Cenos Offshore Windfarm, a 1.4 GW floating wind project in Scotland led by Flotation Energy and Vårgrønn. In a recent social media post, Vårgrønn said that the acquisition of NorthConnect marks a key milestone in the development of the floating wind project, as it already holds […]

  • Gazelle Secures New Funding for 2 MW Floating Wind Demo Project

    29 May 2025
    Business & Finance, Business development, Floating Wind, R&D, Research & Development, Technology

    Gazelle Wind Power has secured an investment for business growth and the development of its 2 MW floating wind demonstrator project in Portugal. The EUR 2 million investment was closed with Banco Português de Fomento (BPF) through the Deal-by-Deal Co-Investment Programme, in partnership with Indico Capital Partners. According to BPF, the investment will allow Gazelle […]

  • SSE, Equinor Expected to Submit Dogger Bank D DCO Application in Summer 2026

    9 June 2025
    Fixed-Bottom, Planning & Permitting, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    Statutory consultation for the Dogger Bank D offshore wind farm will open on 10 June, as the co-owners of the project, SSE Renewables and Equinor, are working towards applying for development consent. According to information on the UK Planning Inspectorate’s website, the application for a Development Consent Order (DCO) for the project is expected to […]

  • Crown Estate Confirms Capacity Boost at Seven Existing Offshore Wind Farms

    9 May 2025
    Authorities, Planning & Permitting

    The Crown Estate is proceeding with its Capacity Increase Programme to maximise the potential of existing offshore wind lease areas and add 4.7 GW of renewable energy. According to The Crown Estate, an additional 4.7 GW of renewable energy could be generated from the delivery of the programme by amending existing seabed rights to increase […]

  • 18 GW of New Offshore Wind Could Be Developed Off Ireland’s Coast

    28 May 2025
    Authorities, Business development, Fixed-Bottom, Floating Wind, Planning & Permitting, Research & Development

    Ireland’s Department of Environment, Climate and Communications has released the Offshore Wind Technical Resource Assessment, providing detailed analysis and recommendations that estimate an additional 3.5 GW to 18 GW of fixed-bottom offshore wind could be developed around the country’s coast. The assessment concludes that there could be an additional 3.5-18 GW of fixed-bottom offshore wind […]

  • PGE, Ørsted Award Another Steel Structure Contract for Baltica 2 Project

    28 May 2025
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Equipment, Fixed-Bottom, Foundations, Manufacturing, Supply Chain

    PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna (PGE) and Ørsted have signed a contract with Grupa Przemysłowa Baltic for the production and delivery of additional secondary steel structures for the Baltica 2 foundations that will be installed in the Polish Baltic Sea. Grupa Przemysłowa Baltic will manufacture the platforms for mooring service vessels and anode cages in the Gdańsk […]

  • Cargostore Worldwide

    14 March 2024
    Equipment, Ports & Logistics, Supply Chain

    With depots in the UK, Europe, US East Coast and Gulf of Mexico, North Sea, Taiwan, Arabian Gulf, Middle East and East and West Africa, we offer our clients an extensive range of DNV offshore equipment including offshore containers, baskets, tanks and bespoke designs for both long term contracts and short-term hires with no minimum […]

  • Wind Energy Ireland Warns Offshore Targets at Risk Without Urgent Government Action

    27 May 2025
    Business & Finance, Fixed-Bottom, Floating Wind, Industry

    Ireland’s offshore wind energy ambitions are in jeopardy unless the government takes immediate and decisive action, Wind Energy Ireland (WEI) has warned. The industry organisation issued the warning at the launch of its new Offshore Wind Action Plan on 27 May, at the start of its annual Offshore Wind Conference in Dublin. While acknowledging policy […]

  • Export Cable Installation to Start at East Anglia Three

    6 June 2025
    Cables, Fixed-Bottom, Grid Connection, Project Updates, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    NKT, using its vessel NKT Victoria, is scheduled to start installing the export cable for the 1.4 GW East Anglia Three offshore wind farm in the UK this month. The vessel is expected to mobilise from the port of Karlskrona in Sweden on 14 June and work on the East Anglia Three site 24/7, conducting […]

  • Second Scour Protection Done at French Offshore Wind Farm, Substation Installation Set for June

    26 May 2025
    Fixed-Bottom, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    The second scour protection campaign at the 496 MW Dieppe Le Tréport offshore wind farm in France has been completed. The next step is the installation of the offshore substation, which is scheduled to take place in June. DEME’s Rollingstone vessel, mobilised since the beginning of March, has finalised the installation of the stabilisation rocks […]

  • Dutch Wind Energy, Maritime Trade Organisations Merging

    26 May 2025
    Business & Finance, Industry, Supply Chain

    Holland Home of Wind Energy (HHWE) and NMT-IRO, an organisation established by the Netherlands Maritime Technology and the Association of Dutch Suppliers in the Offshore Energy Industry, will merge as of 1 January 2026. “This is a strategic alliance that unites the strongest players in the Dutch maritime, offshore and renewable sectors. Together, we’re building […]

  • Alpha Ventus Consortium Decides to Decommission Germany’s First Offshore Wind Farm

    22 May 2025
    Fixed-Bottom, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    The consortium behind Germany’s first offshore wind farm has decided to decommission the 60 MW Alpha Ventus and is currently developing a concept for an environmentally friendly dismantling of the 15-year-old wind farm with relevant authorities. The news about the Alpha Ventus consortium (EWE, RWE and Vattenfall) considering the next steps for the offshore wind farm, […]

  • Sleipnir Lowers Hollandse Kust West Beta Topside Into Place

    22 May 2025
    Grid Connection, Offshore Platforms

    Heerema Marine Contractors’ crane vessel, Sleipnir, has installed the topside for TenneT’s Hollandse Kust West Beta substation platform in the Netherlands. The installation of the Hollandse Kust West Beta topside took place on 21 May, some 50 kilometres off the coast of Egmond aan Zee. From this autumn, the seventh 700 MW grid connection will also […]

  • Bureau Veritas Joins European Effort to Advance Liquid Hydrogen Fuel Solutions in SOVs

    30 April 2025
    Business development, Collaboration, Innovation, Outlook & Strategy, Research & Development, Technology, Transition, Vessels

    Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore (BV) has announced its participation in NavHyS, a new European research project aimed at advancing the use of liquid hydrogen (LH2) as marine fuel – specifically focusing on below-deck Type C LH2 tanks for service operation vessels (SOVs).

  • ‘World’s First’ E-Methanol-Fuelled SOV Begins Sea Trials

    5 June 2025
    Vessels

    The “world’s first e-methanol-powered service operation vessel (SOV)”, built by Cemre Shipyard for Danish offshore services firm ESVAGT, is undergoing sea trials in Türkiye, the shipyard said in a recent social media post. The NB1094 SOV is equipped with dual-fuel pure methanol engines and batteries. Powered by renewable e-methanol produced from wind energy and biogenic […]

  • BW Ideol Receives DNV Certification for 15+ MW Floating Wind Platform

    21 May 2025
    Floating Wind, Foundations, Supply Chain, Technology

    DNV has awarded the basic design certificate to BW Ideol for its floating wind platform that can support wind turbines with an output of 15 MW and beyond. BW Ideol says this certification marks a key milestone in the company’s industrial roadmap and confirms the technical soundness of the platform, which is designed for large-scale […]

  • Poland’s First O&M Base for Offshore Wind Opened

    21 May 2025
    Operations & Maintenance

    Baltic Power, a joint venture between Orlen and Northland Power, has launched Poland’s first operations and maintenance (O&M) base dedicated to offshore wind projects. The facility will support the 1.2 GW Baltic Power offshore wind farm for its entire lifecycle of approximately 30 years. Construction of the Łeba base began in January 2024 and was completed […]

  • Equinor, Polenergia Reach Final Investment Decision for 1.44 GW Polish Offshore Wind Farms

    20 May 2025
    Business & Finance, Fixed-Bottom, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    Equinor and Polenergia have taken a final investment decision for the Bałtyk 2 and Bałtyk 3 offshore wind farms, which will have 1.44 GW of installed capacity in Poland. The total investment of the project is approximately PLN 27 billion (approximately EUR 6.28 billion) in the construction, excluding financing costs, according to the joint venture […]