10000 results found for 'europe'

10000 results found for 'europe'
Order results by

A list of search results

  • Japan’s KEPCO Makes First Investment in Offshore Wind Developer

    31 October 2025
    Business & Finance, Collaboration, Outlook & Strategy

    Japan’s Kansai Electric Power (KEPCO) has signed a Share Subscription Agreement with Ireland-headquartered Simply Blue Group’s offshore wind development arm, Simply Blue Energy OSW (SBE OSW). This marks KEPCO’s first investment involving management participation in an offshore wind developer. SBE OSW is actively engaged in multiple offshore wind projects across Europe and elsewhere and possesses […]

  • UK, French, and Irish Ports Join Hands in Global Floating Wind Collaboration

    13 November 2025
    Business development, Floating Wind, Ports & Logistics, Research & Development

    The UK’s Associated British Ports (ABP) has teamed up with France’s BrestPort and Ireland’s Shannon Foynes Port to establish the Global Floating Offshore Wind Ports Alliance (FLOW Ports Alliance) to help bring together major floating offshore wind ports across the world and unlock the technology’s full potential. The FLOW Ports Alliance aims to recruit ports […]

  • Ørsted Offloads Half of Hornsea 3 in EUR 5.2 Billion Transaction with Apollo

    4 November 2025
    Business & Finance, Fixed-Bottom, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    Ørsted has entered into an agreement with Apollo-managed funds (Apollo) for a 50 per cent equity ownership share in the company’s 2.9 GW Hornsea 3 offshore wind farm in the UK. The total value of the transaction is approximately DKK 39 billion (about EUR 5.2 billion), and the total project investment remains in the range of […]

  • Second Hornsea 3 Substation Topside En Route to Europe

    22 October 2025
    Fixed-Bottom, Grid Connection, Offshore Platforms, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    Aibel has completed the second offshore converter station topside for the Hornsea 3 offshore wind project at its yard in Thailand. The substation, Hornsea 3 Link 2, has started its journey to Europe, according to a social media post Aibel shared on 22 October. Aibel and Hitachi Energy signed a contract with Ørsted in 2022 to deliver […]

  • French Companies Unite on Superconducting Cable Project for Distant Offshore Wind Farms

    7 November 2025
    Business development, Grid Connection, Offshore Platforms, Research & Development, Technology

    Air Liquide, CentraleSupélec, ITP Interpipe, Nexans, and RTE have joined forces to develop a project that connects distant offshore wind farms to shore via a High Voltage Alternating Current (HVAC) superconducting transmission system. The SupraMarine demonstrator project will study the electrical connection between offshore wind farms and the coastline using High-Temperature Superconducting (HTS) cables. Cooled […]

  • Iberdrola Secures EUR 500 Million Green Loan for 315 MW German Offshore Wind Farm

    3 November 2025
    Business & Finance, Fixed-Bottom

    The European Investment Bank (EIB) has signed a EUR 500 million green loan with Iberdrola for the 315 MW Windanker offshore wind farm in Germany. The financing is guaranteed by the Spanish export credit agency, Cesce. This transaction with Iberdrola marks the inaugural use of a guarantee developed by the EIB and Cesce to support green […]

  • Contracts for Difference Bumped Up to EU Level as Commission Releases New Grids Package

    10 December 2025
    Authorities, Fixed-Bottom, Floating Wind, Grid Connection, Planning & Permitting

    The European Commission just published a European Grids Package that includes Guidance on Contracts for Difference (CfDs), making the offshore wind industry’s much-sought-after procurement model soon to be mandated by the EU. While the new package has yet to be adopted and will serve as a foundation for EU and national legislation moving forward, a […]

  • BW Ideol’s Proposed Factory for Serial Floating Foundation Production Secures EU Grant

    5 November 2025
    Business development, Floating Wind, Foundations, Innovation, Manufacturing, Supply Chain

    BW Ideol’s project involving a factory for serial production of concrete floating wind foundations in Fos-sur-Mer, France, has been selected for funding by the European Commission under the EU Innovation Fund, for a grant of up to EUR 74 million. The project, named Fos3F, was selected alongside ten other projects in the Cleantech Manufacturing segment […]

  • Vestas Puts Polish Offshore Wind Turbine Factory on Hold

    20 October 2025
    Business & Finance, Infrastructure

    The Danish wind turbine manufacturer, Vestas, has decided to put on hold its plans to open its biggest factory in Poland, as European demand falters, according to Reuters. In 2024, Vestas announced that it would build a second offshore wind turbine manufacturing facility in Poland. The factory, which was expected to open in 2026, would […]

  • Norwegian Company Expands Business Outside Europe as Tokyo Gas Starts Using Its Digital Platform for Offshore Wind Farm Development

    10 October 2025
    Contracts & Tenders, Technology

    Tokyo Gas has begun utilising a digital platform for offshore wind project development provided by Vind AI. The Norwegian technology company says that with its platform, developers can complete business cases for offshore wind projects more than five times faster. Vind AI’s platform supports developers in evaluating and designing wind power projects, and integrates data, […]

  • DeepOcean Charters Glomar Vessel to Expand Offshore Wind and Oil & Gas Capabilities

    16 October 2025
    Business & Finance, Collaboration, Outlook & Strategy, Vessels

    Ocean services provider DeepOcean has entered into a time charter agreement with Glomar Offshore for a 2009-built multipurpose support vessel to enhance its survey and inspection, maintenance and repair (IMR) offering in the offshore wind and oil & gas sectors. Glomar Supporter will join DeepOcean’s vessel fleet in January, with operations expected to begin in the […]

  • Heavy-Lift Marine Operator, French Port Team Up on Floating Wind Launching Solutions

    14 October 2025
    Business & Finance, Business development, Floating Wind, Research & Development

    BOA and BrestPort, the company managing the commercial port of Brest in France, have decided to collaborate on the development of floating offshore wind turbine launching methods from port facilities into open water, as well as supporting the development of the related port infrastructures. Under the agreement, the partners will focus on studying and evaluating […]

  • Ørsted to Lay Off 2,000 People as Developer Focuses on Offshore Wind and European Market

    9 October 2025
    Business & Finance, Jobs & Recruitment

    Ørsted will lay off around 500 people by the end of this year and a total of approximately 2,000 towards the end of 2027. Of the 500 employees who will be made redundant in Q4 2025, some 235 are in Denmark. The company said on 9 October that the move to reduce the number of […]

  • Dajin Launches Its First Heavy Deck Carrier for Offshore Wind, Plans 20-Strong Fleet

    14 October 2025
    Business & Finance, Business development, Vessels

    Dajin Heavy Industry has launched its first self-built heavy deck carrier designed to transport XXL components and equipment for the offshore wind, oil, and gas industries. The vessel is the first of four of the same type that the company is currently building, and could be the first in a fleet of 20 heavy deck carriers […]

  • Substation Installed at Ørsted’s New US Offshore Wind Farm

    30 September 2025
    Fixed-Bottom, Grid Connection, Offshore Platforms, Project Updates, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    The offshore substation (OSS) for the Sunrise Wind project, a new offshore wind farm Ørsted is building in the US, has been installed and is now undergoing commissioning work. The OSS was installed by Saipem’s heavy lift installation vessel Saipem 7000 in the first half of September, according to information in the Notices to Mariners for […]

  • Eiffage Wins €1.5 Billion Contract for French Offshore Substations

    30 September 2025
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection, Offshore Platforms, Supply Chain

    Eiffage, through Smulders, has been awarded a contract by the French transmission system operator (TSO) RTE to develop and build three substations for the Bretagne Sud, Narbonnaise Sud-Hérault, and Golfe de Fos French offshore wind farms. Overall, the engineering, procurement, construction, installation, and commissioning contract is worth more than EUR 1.5 billion. The contract covers […]

  • First Turbine Installed at 1.1 GW Thor Offshore Wind Farm

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

    The first wind turbine is now in place at the 1.1 GW Thor offshore wind farm site in Denmark. Thor will comprise 72 Siemens Gamesa SG 14-236 DD wind turbines, of which 40 will feature recyclable rotor blades, with 36 turbine towers to be manufactured with a significantly lower carbon footprint than usual, according to the project […]

  • WATCH: Subsea Construction Vessel Now Ready for Inter-Array Cable Installation

    29 January 2026
    Business & Finance, Cables, Equipment, Grid Connection, Outlook & Strategy, Vessels

    DeepOcean has upgraded a multifunctional subsea support and construction vessel it chartered from Olympic Subsea with dedicated cable-lay and installation capacity for offshore wind. The two Norwegian companies entered into a two-year time charter agreement for Olympic Ares in March 2023, with an option for extension, under which the vessel provided subsea inspection, maintenance, and repair […]

  • New Partnership Targets Subsea Monitoring for Floating Wind and Oil & Gas

    4 June 2026
    Business & Finance, Collaboration, Innovation, Outlook & Strategy, Technology

    Underwater technology specialist Sonardyne and advanced engineering company AMOG have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to provide a complete subsea asset monitoring service to offshore energy infrastructure operators. The aim of the partnership is to unlock asset insight, reduce downtime and enable life extension for floating offshore wind and oil & gas moorings, as […]

  • Jan De Nul Launches Second Cable Laying Giant

    7 April 2026
    Cables, Energy Islands, Grid Connection, Vessels

    Jan De Nul has launched William Thomson, the second of two identical subsea cable‑laying vessels currently under construction. Both vessels have a cargo capacity of 28,000 tonnes and a length of 215 metres. This makes them the largest of their kind, Jan De Nul said. Jan De Nul’s two new cable-laying vessels have been specially […]

  • Three Institutional Investors Back TenneT’s German Unit in EUR 9.5 Billion Deal

    24 September 2025
    Business & Finance, Grid Connection

    TenneT Holding has reached an agreement with APG (acting on behalf of pension fund ABP), Norges Bank Investment Management (NBIM), and the Singapore sovereign wealth fund GIC to invest a total of EUR 9.5 billion in the German transmission system operator (TSO). The three institutional investors are set to acquire around 46 per cent of […]

  • Ørsted Initiates EUR 8 Billion Rights Issue to Build Sunrise Wind, Cover Revolution Wind Halt Impact

    15 September 2025
    Business & Finance, Fixed-Bottom

    Ørsted is launching the rights issue announced last month, offering new shares with pre-emptive rights to existing shareholders during the period from 19 September to 2 October 2025. The company is looking to raise DKK 60 billion (around EUR 8 billion) to fund the construction of the Sunrise Wind project in New York and enhance […]

  • DEME’s New Offshore Construction Vessel to Be Built in China, Delivery in 2028

    19 September 2025
    Business & Finance, Business development, Cables, Grid Connection, Innovation, Outlook & Strategy, Vessels

    DEME Group has ordered a new offshore construction vessel (OCV) that will be capable of performing trenching, burial, and cable-laying operations and is set to have a methanol-ready propulsion design for future fuel flexibility. The OCV will be constructed by PaxOcean at the Zhoushan shipyard in China, and will, once delivered in 2028, complement DEME’s […]

  • German Offshore Wind Industry Urges Gov’t to ‘Quickly Reform’ Tendering System

    27 January 2026
    Industry, Planning & Permitting

    Germany’s offshore wind industry is calling on the federal government to urgently reform the tendering system after a failed auction and slow grid connections in 2025 made it clear that the country will miss its offshore wind target for 2030. Industry associations BWE, BWO, VDMA Power Systems, WAB e.V., WindEnergy Network e.V., together with the […]

  • Navantia, Windar Roll Out 200th Offshore Wind Jacket Foundation at Spanish Yard

    9 January 2026
    Business & Finance, Foundations, Manufacturing, Supply Chain

    Navantia Seanergies and Windar Renovables have marked the production of the 200th jacket foundation for offshore wind at the Navantia Seanergies’ facilities in Spain, according to a social media update posted by Navantia on 9 January. The company did not name the project for which its 200th jacket was built. In July 2025, Navantia and […]

  • TenneT Selects NjordIC for Doordewind UXO Consultancy Work

    23 December 2025
    Cables, Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection, Supply Chain

    NjordIC has been awarded the UXO Consultancy Services Contract for the Doordewind 1 & 2 Grid Connection System, commissioned by TenneT and forming part of TenneT’s offshore HVDC program supporting the Netherlands’ ambition to deliver 21 GW of offshore wind capacity. Under the contract, NjordIC will provide full-scope UXO consultancy covering survey preparation, offshore survey […]