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  • Ocean Infinity Takes Delivery of Final Survey Vessel in Its New High-Tech Fleet

    15 December 2025
    Business & Finance, Business development, Vessels

    Ocean Infinity has taken delivery of the 14th and final vessel in its Armada fleet, ordered in 2020 as a fleet of next-generation robotics-equipped, low-emission vessels for geophysical and geotechnical surveys. The latest delivery completes the 86-metre class of Armada vessels, following the introduction of the 78-metre class in 2023. Twelve vessels are now in […]

  • Five European TSOs Launch Joint Initiative on North Sea Offshore Cable Infrastructure

    23 April 2026
    Grid Connection, Industry

    Five European transmission system operators (TSOs) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on cooperation on offshore cable infrastructure in the North Sea. The agreement was signed at WindEurope’s Annual Event in Madrid by Elia (Belgium), Energinet (Denmark), 50Hertz (Germany), and TenneT, which operates in Germany and the Netherlands. The initiative aims to improve the […]

  • Seawork Awards 2026 Entries Rise by 43% at Southampton Flagship Exhibition

    26 May 2026

    The Seawork Awards 2026 have seen a 43% increase in entries, compared to a year ago, indicating the ongoing importance and relevance of the three-day exhibition and conference in June.  Already an established highlight of Europe’s largest on-water commercial marine and workboat event, the Seawork Awards have received record entries across the 14 categories on offer with entries from Austria, Germany, Italy, New […]

  • UK’s Railway Owner-Operator Buys Power from Gwynt y Môr Offshore Wind Farm

    15 April 2026
    Business & Finance, Fixed-Bottom

    The UK’s state-owned railway owner and operator, Network Rail, has signed a five-year corporate power purchase agreement (CPPA) with RWE for 300 GWh of electricity annually to be supplied from RWE’s Gwynt y Môr offshore wind farm. “We are delighted to have concluded the first public sector PPA under the new Government Commercial Agency framework. […]

  • Chinese Company Launches Second Vessel Designed to Transport 25 MW Wind Turbine Components

    20 April 2026
    Business development, Vessels

    Dajin Heavy Industry has launched King Two, its second self-built heavy deck carrier that can transport components for offshore wind turbines of up to 25 MW, at its Panjin shipbuilding facility. The company’s first vessel of this type, King One, was launched in October 2025 and has already completed its maiden voyage as it shipped monopiles […]

  • UK Getting Deepwater Offshore Wind Test Site

    27 January 2026
    Business development, Floating Wind, Innovation, Research & Development

    The European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) in Scotland is working on setting up a deepwater and floating wind test facility off Orkney. After securing a 50 per cent match funding through The Crown Estate’s Supply Chain Accelerator, the organisation has commenced an 18‑month project to move the development of the test facility, named DeepWind, from […]

  • WindSCORE Initiative Developing ‘360-Degree’ Evaluation Toolbox for Offshore Wind Projects

    16 January 2026
    Business development, Innovation, Planning & Permitting, Research & Development, Technology

    A new research project, called WindSCORE, has been launched to develop a comprehensive 360-degree evaluation system for offshore wind projects. According to the WindSCORE partners, the project aims to support more holistic assessment and decision-making across the sector.   WindSCORE, which kicked off in December 2025, is coordinated by the Fraunhofer Institute for Wind Energy […]

  • Offshore Wind Turbines in 2025: China Continues Leading in Single-Unit Capacity, Vestas’s 15 MW Turbine Installed at Offshore Wind Farms

    1 January 2026
    Business & Finance, Supply Chain, Technology, Wind Turbines

    In offshoreWIND.biz‘s 2024 annual wind turbine overview, you could have read about the first 16 MW floating wind platform installed offshore and a 26 MW prototype under construction, both in China, and a 21 MW prototype being assembled in Europe. Wind turbine generator (WTG) technology did not stop progressing in 2025, with Chinese OEMs still leading capacity-wise, […]

  • Mitsui Greenlights GBP 30 Million Investment in Port of Nigg

    30 March 2026
    Business & Finance, Ports & Logistics

    An investment of over GBP 30 million (around EUR 35 million) in new facilities that will support offshore wind construction at the Port of Nigg in Scotland has received final approval by Maraen, a new integrated energy infrastructure brand launched by Mitsui & Co. Europe and Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL), which acquired Port of Nigg, […]

  • Venterra Companies Expand Capabilities, Geographical Reach

    10 March 2026
    Business & Finance, Supply Chain

    UK-based Venterra Group announced two new business developments within its group of companies over the past few days, as INSPIRE Environmental expanded into Scotland and GeoForce Technical Services launched an advanced geotechnical soil testing capability. INSPIRE Environmental has opened a permanent operational base in Aberdeen, aimed at supporting offshore wind projects across Scotland, the UK […]

  • Ten Most Read News on offshoreWIND.biz in 2025

    1 January 2026
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Equipment, Fixed-Bottom, Floating Wind, Foundations, Grid Connection, Industry, Infrastructure, Jobs & Recruitment, Manufacturing, Operations & Maintenance, Outlook & Strategy, Planning & Permitting, Ports & Logistics, Project Updates, R&D, Supply Chain, Technology, Wind Farm Update, Wind Turbines

    OffshoreWIND.biz has millions of views per year and hundreds of thousands per month. In 2025, some stories received significantly bigger attention than others, and in this overview, we are bringing the ten most popular news in the now-past year. In August, only days after Ørsted reported that Revolution Wind was at 80 per cent of […]

  • French Floating Offshore Wind Farm Starts Delivering Electricity

    5 May 2026
    Floating Wind, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    Ocean Winds (OW), the international offshore wind energy company created by EDP Renewables and ENGIE, has started electricity production at its 30 MW Éoliennes Flottantes du Golfe du Lion (EFGL) floating offshore wind farm. With first power now delivered to the French grid, the project is already supplying renewable energy to homes and businesses in […]

  • Ocasio-Cortez, Markey Ask Trump Admin to Explain Paying TotalEnergies USD 1 Billion ‘in Taxpayer Money’ to Drop Offshore Wind Projects

    3 April 2026
    Authorities, Fixed-Bottom, Floating Wind, Planning & Permitting

    US lawmakers Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Ed Markey have sent a letter to Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum on the plan by the Trump administration to pay nearly USD 1 billion to TotalEnergies to cancel offshore wind projects off the US East Coast, calling on the administration to stop the payment and explain the legal […]

  • GWEC Calls for Faster Offshore Wind Deployment as Global Capacity Nears 100 GW

    15 June 2026
    Business & Finance, Fixed-Bottom, Floating Wind, Grid Connection, Industry, Planning & Permitting

    The Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) has called on governments worldwide to accelerate offshore wind deployment and treat offshore wind projects as critical energy infrastructure, warning that a faster build-out is necessary to strengthen energy security and reduce exposure to future energy market shocks. The industry is approaching a major milestone of 100 GW of […]

  • Vestas Receives 660 MW Offshore Wind Turbine Order

    1 December 2025
    Business & Finance, Supply Chain, Wind Turbines

    Vestas has received a wind turbine order for an offshore wind project in Europe with an installed capacity of 660 MW, the OEM said on 1 December. In a press release issued by Vestas Northern and Central Europe, the company left the client, project, and other details undisclosed, only revealing the order capacity and stating […]

  • Hamburg Declaration: North Sea Countries Target 100 GW of Cross-Border Offshore Wind, Boost to Offshore Hydrogen

    26 January 2026
    Authorities, Fixed-Bottom, Floating Wind, Green Hydrogen, Grid Connection, Planning & Permitting, Power-to-X

    Energy ministers from nine North Sea countries signed the ‘Hamburg Declaration’ at the North Sea Summit in Hamburg on 26 January, agreeing to work towards up to 100 GW of cross-border offshore wind capacity in the North Seas by 2050, while also advancing offshore renewable hydrogen as part of a more integrated regional energy system. […]

  • RWE Reportedly Weighing US Offshore Wind Exit Deal; Advocacy Groups, Industry Warn ‘No Basis Under US Law’ to Refund Lease Purchase

    29 May 2026
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Fixed-Bottom, Floating Wind, Industry, Planning & Permitting

    RWE is reportedly considering a deal with the Trump administration to surrender US offshore wind leases in exchange for commitments tied to fossil fuel investments, prompting more than 50 US organisations to urge the company to abandon the reported negotiations. In a letter addressed to RWE CEO Markus Krebber, the groups warned the company against […]

  • Floating Offshore Wind’s International Growth and Progressive Maturity – And Obvious Need for Constructive Exchanges Between Global Experts

    10 March 2026
    Business & Finance, Floating Wind, Industry

    The following article is a contribution by Bruno Geschier, the Chairman of WFO’s Floating Offshore Wind Committee and the Chairman of FOWT’s Scientific and Technical Committee. Floating offshore wind stands at a pivotal juncture in its evolution. In just over a decade, it has progressed from an intriguing engineering concept to a strategic pillar of […]

  • IWS Fleet Nets 2027 CSOV Contracts, Adds Sunwalker 2026 Contract Extension

    8 December 2025
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Supply Chain, Vessels

    IWS Fleet, a subsidiary of Integrated Wind Solutions (IWS), has booked a new deal in its charter backlog for two of its Skywalker-class commissioning service operation vessels (CSOVs), which are set to work throughout the entire 2027. With the new contract(s), the company has secured 830 days of additional charter backlog, including 191 optional days […]

  • CIP’s UK Offshore Wind Project Granted Development Consent

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

    The UK Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero has approved the Development Consent Order (DCO) for the Morecambe offshore wind farm in the Irish Sea, owned by Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP). The seabed lease for the 480 MW project, proposed to be built approximately 30 kilometres from the Lancashire coast, was secured […]

  • UAE Port Operator, Offshore Wind Investor Ink Partnership Agreement

    2 December 2025
    Business & Finance, Ports & Logistics

    Abu Dhabi-based AD Ports Group and Masdar have signed a partnership agreement to collaborate on the development and delivery of offshore wind projects. Under the agreement, the two firms will identify opportunities for AD Ports Group to act as a partner and contractor on Masdar’s global offshore wind initiatives, and will jointly determine technical requirements […]

  • EDF Developing Offshore Wind-Powered Hydrogen Production Project in French EEZ

    28 November 2025
    Contracts & Tenders, Fixed-Bottom, Green Hydrogen, Power-to-X

    EDF Power Solutions has invited applications for a tender for Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) services and hazard studies as part of a project to develop an offshore hydrogen production station in France’s Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ). The project, dubbed HYODE (HYdrogen Offshore DunkerquE), will produce green hydrogen by coupling offshore wind farms with an offshore […]

  • First Power Flows from EnBW’s 960 MW He Dreiht Offshore Wind Farm in Germany

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

    The first turbine at EnBW’s 960 MW He Dreiht offshore wind farm has generated the first kilowatt-hour of electricity and fed it into the German grid. Further Vestas 15 MW wind turbines will gradually follow suit over the coming weeks, according to EnBW. So far, the developer has installed 27 out of a total of […]

  • Ørsted-ESB Joint Venture Wins 900 MW Irish Offshore Wind Tender

    26 November 2025
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Fixed-Bottom, Planning & Permitting

    The joint venture between ESB and Ørsted has been provisionally awarded development rights for the 900 MW fixed-bottom offshore wind farm at the Tonn Nua site by the Irish Department of Climate, Energy and the Environment. The two-way Contract for Difference (CfD) has been awarded at a strike price of EUR 98.719 per MWh. The […]

  • Shell Buys Offshore Wind Power for New Electrolyser Plant in Germany

    19 November 2025
    Business & Finance, Fixed-Bottom, Green Hydrogen, Power-to-X, Wind Farm Update

    Shell has signed a five-year power purchase agreement (PPA) with Nordsee One GmbH, a joint venture between Northland Power (85 per cent) and RWE (15 per cent), for the Nordsee One offshore wind farm in Germany. Under the PPA, which will take effect from June 2027, Shell will offtake approximately one-third of the annual output […]

  • Mingyang to Test 18.5 MW Offshore Wind Turbine Component at ORE Catapult’s UK Facility

    10 November 2025
    Business & Finance, Business development, R&D, Research & Development, Technology

    Mingyang Smart Energy and the UK’s Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult have signed a contract to provide testing and validation of the main bearing for Mingyang Smart Energy’s 18.5 MW offshore wind turbine. The test piece is scheduled to arrive at ORE Catapult’s National Renewable Energy Centre in Blyth, Northumberland, in the coming months and […]