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  • 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 […]

  • Baltica 2 Onshore Substation Taking Shape

    19 December 2025
    Fixed-Bottom, Grid Connection, Onshore Infrastructure, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    Four transformers and other high-voltage power equipment necessary for power transfer to the Polish national grid have been delivered to the construction site of the onshore substation for the Baltica 2 offshore wind farm, being built by a joint venture of PGE and Ørsted in the Polish Baltic Sea. The onshore infrastructure for the offshore […]

  • Netherlands to Establish New Offshore Electricity Bidding Zone Linked to Planned Interconnector

    7 April 2026
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Grid Connection, Planning & Permitting

    The Netherlands will introduce a new offshore electricity bidding zone for wind farms that will be linked to the planned 1.8 GW LionLink hybrid interconnector, which will connect the Dutch and UK grids. The LionLink project was launched in April 2023 and is led by the countries’ transmission system operators (TSOs), TenneT and National Grid. […]

  • France to Launch Massive Offshore Wind Tender as Gov’t Bundles AO9 and AO10 into Single Round

    3 April 2026
    Authorities, Contracts & Tenders, Fixed-Bottom, Floating Wind, Planning & Permitting, Supply Chain

    France plans to award around 10 GW of offshore wind capacity through the combined AO9 and AO10 tenders, with the procedure to be launched in the coming months and results expected by the end of 2026 or early 2027. The two tenders have been grouped into a single large-scale procurement forming the core of a […]

  • Haizea Wind Group Reports EUR 400+ Million Revenue in 2025

    20 April 2026
    Business & Finance, Business development, Fixed-Bottom, Foundations, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Wind Turbines

    Spanish wind turbine tower and foundation manufacturer, Haizea Wind Group, has reported EUR 416.9 million in revenue for 2025, marking a 12 per cent increase year-on-year, with net profit rising to EUR 20 million from EUR 18 million in 2024. The company said the results align with the targets set in its strategic and business […]

  • Dutch Terminal Equipped to Handle Two Offshore Wind Projects at Once After Upgrade

    16 April 2026
    Business development, Ports & Logistics, Project Updates

    Buss Terminal Eemshaven has completed the expansion of its heavy-lift quay at Julianahaven in the Netherlands, increasing capacity for offshore wind projects. The upgraded quay has a load-bearing capacity of 40 t/m², following reinforcement of the quay structure and ground improvements to handle heavy loads from wind turbine components and installation vessels during loading and […]

  • LD Armateurs Expands Fleet with Multipurpose Support Vessel

    16 April 2026
    Business & Finance, Business development, Vessels

    LD TravOcean, a subsidiary of Louis Dreyfus Armateurs (LD Armateurs), has acquired the DP2 multipurpose support vessel SIDDIS Mariner, which will be renamed TVO Mariner and support the company’s operations across several sectors, including offshore wind. The vessel is already familiar to LD TravOcean teams, having previously been used by the company during an offshore […]

  • EolMed Partners Switch On French Floating Wind Pilot Project

    21 April 2026
    Business development, Floating Wind, Foundations, Project Updates, Research & Development, Supply Chain, Wind Farm Update

    The EolMed floating wind pilot project in the south of France has been energised, according to Qair, which has been developing the project together with TotalEnergies and BW Ideol. “This marks the start of a critical phase of technical testing, paving the way for full commissioning and the first kilowatt-hours of renewable electricity to be […]

  • Utermöhlen Leaving RWE, Current CTO to Take Offshore Wind Helm

    6 May 2026
    Business & Finance, Industry

    RWE has announced changes to the management board of its offshore wind business, with CEO Sven Utermöhlen set to leave the company on 30 September 2026. Utermöhlen will not renew his contract and will step down at his own request, after which he will continue to advise RWE’s offshore wind division for a period of […]

  • Ocean Winds’ First Offshore Wind Farm in France Completed, Moves into Full Operation

    29 April 2026
    Fixed-Bottom, Project Updates, Supply Chain, Vessels, Wind Farm Update, Wind Turbines

    The final wind turbine has been installed at the Îles d’Yeu and Noirmoutier (EMYN) offshore wind farm in France, owned by Ocean Winds, the 50-50 joint venture between EDP Renewables and ENGIE. This marks the completion of the construction of the 488 MW offshore wind farm, located 11.7 kilometres from the island of Yeu and […]

  • First Foundations Installed at 1.5 GW Polish Offshore Wind Farm

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

    Major offshore construction work has started on the 1.5 GW Baltica 2 offshore wind farm, developed by Ørsted and PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna, as Van Oord has installed the first monopile foundations at the project site in the Polish Baltic Sea. The offshore installation campaign, for which Van Oord is using its vessels Aeolus and […]

  • Van Oord’s First Sea-Going USV Completes Multi-Day Operation at Dutch Offshore Wind Farm

    4 May 2026
    Business development, Innovation, Outlook & Strategy, Vessels

    Van Oord’s first uncrewed survey vessel (USV) specialised for operations at sea has completed its first multi-day offshore operation at a wind farm in the Netherlands. VO:X Barentsz was deployed at Ecowende’s Hollandse Kust West offshore wind farm, where it supported monopile and cable installation works carried out by installation vessels Boreas, Nexus and Subsea […]

  • Polish Developer Reserves Port Site for New Offshore Wind Project

    27 January 2026
    Fixed-Bottom, Operations & Maintenance, Ports & Logistics, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    Orlen Neptun has entered into a land reservation agreement with the Kołobrzeg Sea Port Authority for a site that will later house an operations and maintenance (O&M) base for its Baltic West offshore wind farm. The Kołobrzeg Sea Port is closest to the project location among all ports available in this part of the Baltic […]

  • Corio Withdraws Application for Irish Offshore Wind Farm

    5 January 2026
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Fixed-Bottom, Planning & Permitting, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    Fuinneamh Sceirde Teoranta (FST), a company owned by Corio Generation that was developing the 450 MW Sceirde Rocks offshore wind project in Ireland, withdrew the consent application for the wind farm on 17 December 2025, according to a notice issued by Ireland’s national planning body, An Coimiúsin Pleanála (ACP), on 22 December. The developer submitted an […]

  • EnBW Awards Offshore Wind Subsea Inspection Contracts to RS Diving

    28 April 2026
    Contracts & Tenders, Fixed-Bottom, Operations & Maintenance, Supply Chain

    EnBW has awarded framework agreements for subsea inspection services across its offshore wind fleet in the Baltic Sea and North Sea, with RS Diving Contractor selected for both of the two lots covering the company’s assets in the Baltic Sea and the North Sea. The contracts, signed on 7 April, cover inspections executed using remotely […]

  • TKF Loads Out Final Ecowende Inter-Array Cables with Reduced Environmental Footprint

    19 May 2026
    Cables, Fixed-Bottom, Grid Connection, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    The final batch of the inter-array cables for Ecowende’s Hollandse Kust West offshore wind farm was loaded onto Van Oord’s cable-laying vessel (CLV) Nexus in Eemshaven on 15 May, according to TKF (Twentsche Kabelfabriek). Under the contract for the 760 MW offshore wind farm, TKF is responsible for the development, production and delivery of inter-array […]

  • European Consortium Developing Underwater Noise Reduction System for Floating and Jacket Foundations

    8 April 2026
    Business development, Environment, Fixed-Bottom, Floating Wind, Foundations, Industry, Innovation, Offshore Platforms, Supply Chain, Technology

    Chantiers de l’Atlantique, EDF power solutions, Heerema Marine Contractors, Menck, RTE, Sealence and Smulders have formed the Searénité consortium to develop a dedicated solution designed to limit underwater noise generated during offshore construction, particularly for floating wind and substation foundations. While noise mitigation systems already exist, the Searénité consortium says it aims to introduce advanced […]

  • Edda Wind Selling SOV, CSOV Fleet to North Star, Navigare Capital

    4 March 2026
    Business & Finance, Vessels

    Edda Wind has entered into agreements for the potential sale of its fleet of service operation vessels (SOVs) and commissioning SOVs (CSOVs), including newbuilds, with two buyers amongst which the fleet will be split: North Star and an affiliate of Navigare Capital Partners. The vessel operator said on 4 March that additional information would be […]

  • Acta Marine Takes Delivery of First of Four New CSOVs

    6 January 2026
    Vessels

    Acta Marine has taken delivery of Acta Pegasus, its fourth walk-to-work (W2W) vessel and the first of the four new construction service operation vessels (CSOVs) being built for the company at Tersan Shipyard in Turkey. The vessel is currently undergoing mobilisation for its first deployment on an offshore wind project. The 89-metre-long, methanol-ready CSOV was […]

  • German Offshore Wind Industry Organisation Calls for Return of 2023-2025 Sites for Projects Yet to Reach FID

    21 May 2026
    Industry, Planning & Permitting, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    The German Offshore Wind Energy Association (BWO) has proposed that the government introduce a legally regulated mechanism allowing developers to voluntarily return offshore wind sites that are unlikely to be realised, which would enable a rapid re-tendering of the sites. According to the association, this would prevent long-term blockage of offshore wind areas and grid […]

  • Windanker Turbine Components Arriving at German Port Ahead of Offshore Installation

    10 June 2026
    Ports & Logistics, Project Updates, Supply Chain, Wind Farm Update, Wind Turbines

    Towers, nacelles and blades for SG 14-236 DD wind turbines are arriving at Mukran Port on the German Baltic Sea coast, from where they will be installed at Iberdrola’s Windanker offshore wind farm. The 315 MW Windanker will comprise 21 turbines, equipped with Siemens Gamesa’s Power Boost, which will enable each turbine to deliver approximately […]

  • All Inter-Array Cables In Place at Iberdrola’s Windanker Offshore Wind Farm

    4 June 2026
    Cables, Fixed-Bottom, Grid Connection, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    Van Oord has completed the inter-array cable installation campaign at the Windanker offshore wind farm site in the Baltic Sea. According to the project owner and developer, Iberdrola, the campaign involved the installation and burial of 21 inter-array cables with a combined length of 28 kilometres. The works were completed on schedule and without any […]

  • First Turbine Up at RWE’s Nordseecluster Offshore Wind Project

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

    DEME has installed the first wind turbine at RWE’s Nordseecluster A site, the first phase of the 1.6 GW Nordseecluster offshore wind project in the German North Sea. Installation is being carried out by DEME’s vessel Norse Wind, which is capable of transporting and installing up to five turbine sets per cycle. The 660 MW […]

  • Cargo Drone Takes Trial Run at Dutch Offshore Wind Farm

    23 January 2026
    Business development, Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development, Supply Chain, Wind Farm Update

    Ampelmann Operations, in collaboration with Siemens Gamesa, tested a cargo drone at the Hollandse Kust Nord offshore wind farm in the Netherlands this winter, with the drone successfully moving materials from a service operations vessel (SOV) to offshore wind turbines and back again. According to Ampelmann, the trial campaign, which was carried out in December […]