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  • Preliminary Seabed Surveys Completed at Orlen’s Baltic East Site Offshore Poland

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

    Preliminary seismic and geotechnical surveys of the seabed have been completed at the Baltic East offshore wind farm site in the Polish Baltic Sea. Preliminary seabed surveys for the Baltic East project began at the end of June and lasted over 15 weeks, said Orlen Group, the developer of the offshore wind farm. The surveys […]

  • Australia’s ‘Most Advanced Offshore Wind Project’ Files for Environmental Approval

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

    Star of the South, said to be Australia’s “most advanced offshore wind project”, has submitted its Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for approval, the primary environmental approval required for the project to proceed. According to the developer, this comes off the back of a few other milestones the project recently achieved, one of which is the […]

  • Euroports Presents Detailed Plan to Turn Finnish Port into Next-Gen Industrial Hub for Offshore Wind

    2 April 2026
    Business & Finance, Business development, Foundations, Ports & Logistics, Supply Chain

    Euroports has presented advanced plans for Koverhar, a large-scale offshore wind industrial hub in Finland, designed to support the growing demand for supply chain capacity in the Baltic Sea. The plan for the Finnish offshore wind hub was unveiled last year, when Euroports signed a Letter of Intent (LoI) with the partners behind the Noatun […]

  • TenneT’s 2 GW Contract Termination Derails Petrofac’s Restructuring Plans

    24 October 2025
    Business & Finance

    Petrofac’s planned financial restructuring can no longer proceed as originally intended following the termination of its scope of work by TenneT for an offshore wind project, the company announced on 23 October. Petrofac said that its board has determined that the restructuring, which had reached an advanced stage, is no longer deliverable in its current […]

  • Davi Completes FAT for Titan Wind Energy’s Four Heavy-Duty Plate Rolls, First Delivery Imminent

    10 December 2025
    Fixed-Bottom, Foundations, Supply Chain

    Davi has reached another milestone in the project it’s carrying on with Titan Wind Energy, completing the Factory Acceptance Test (FAT) for four heavy-duty plate rolls designed for offshore wind tower and monopile manufacturing. The FAT took place in Week 46 at Davi’s headquarters in Cesena, Italy, where a delegation from Titan Wind Energy visited […]

  • JERA Nex BP Acquires Full Ownership of Mona Offshore Wind Project from Partner EnBW, 1.5 GW Morgan Discontinued

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

    After EnBW decided to exit the Morgan and Mona offshore wind projects in the UK, totalling 3 GW, the company’s joint venture partner, JERA Nex BP, is acquiring EnBW’s stake in 1.5 GW Mona, while the joint venture will not continue with the Morgan offshore wind project. On 15 January, EnBW announced it was withdrawing […]

  • Indian Company Joins Hitachi Energy to Deliver HVDC Systems for TenneT’s Offshore Wind Programme

    30 October 2025
    Business & Finance, Grid Connection, Offshore Platforms

    India-headquartered Larsen & Toubro (L&T) has been contracted to deliver high-voltage direct current (HVDC) converter stations for Dutch-German grid operator TenneT’s offshore wind transmission programme. Collaborating with Hitachi Energy, L&T has been nominated by TenneT to deliver HVDC converter stations. The initiative aims to accelerate the integration of large-scale renewable energy into the European power […]

  • Petrofac Files for Administration After Lost TenneT Contracts

    27 October 2025
    Business & Finance, Fixed-Bottom, Grid Connection, Offshore Platforms

    Following the termination of Petrofac’s scope of work on the 2 GW offshore grid connection programme in the Netherlands by the Dutch TSO TenneT, the UK engineering and consultancy provider has filed for administration. In an update on 27 October, Petrofac said the Directors of Petrofac Limited, the Group’s ultimate holding company, applied to the […]

  • Longer Lifespan for Offshore Wind Farms Could Improve Returns and Reduce Costs, German Study Finds

    10 September 2025
    Industry, Market Outlooks, Outlook & Strategy

    According to a study done by the Fraunhofer IWES, coordinated continued operation of existing offshore wind farms for up to 35 years, followed by decommissioning and new construction, could increase energy yields while reducing economic costs over the entire period. In a recent study, commissioned by the German Association of Energy and Water Industries (BDEW), […]

  • Ocean Winds to Consider Next Steps as US Court Rules BOEM Can Reevaluate SouthCoast Wind Approval

    6 November 2025
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Fixed-Bottom, Planning & Permitting, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    A US federal judge has ruled in favour of the motion filed by the Department of Justice (DOJ) and Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) in an ongoing case in Massachusetts, which requested that the case be paused as they will voluntarily remand the approval given to the SouthCoast Wind project earlier, so it could […]

  • Tariffs Hit US Offshore Wind Project, Costs Rise by USD 443 Million Mid-Construction

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

    Dominion Energy said in its third-quarter 2025 results that recently imposed US tariffs have been incorporated into the updated cost estimate for the Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) project. The company now places total capital costs for the 2.6 GW offshore wind farm at approximately USD 11.2 billion (approximately EUR 9.7 billion), up from about […]

  • Trump Administration Requests Remand of Federal Approval for Another Offshore Wind Farm

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

    The US Department of Justice (DOJ) has asked a federal court to remand the federal approval of the New England Wind offshore wind project to the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), which issued it last year and now wants to conduct further review, according to a filing submitted on 2 December in the US […]

  • ‘Disappointing’ AR7 Budget Undermines UK’s Offshore Wind 2030 Target, Says Industry

    28 October 2025

    Several industry organisations expressed dissatisfaction with the UK government’s offshore wind budget for Contracts for Difference (CfD) Allocation Round 7 (AR7), with WindEurope calling it “disappointing”. WindEurope described the UK government’s GBP 1.08 billion budget as disappointing, saying it undermines the growth of the country’s offshore wind sector and could affect the wider European industry. […]

  • Germany Pushes Back Offshore Wind Tenders to 2027

    29 January 2026
    Authorities, Contracts & Tenders, Fixed-Bottom, Industry, Planning & Permitting

    The German government has decided to postpone the tenders for the N-10.1 and N-10.2 offshore wind sites, which were planned to be put up for auction this year after not receiving any bids in 2025. The sites are now planned to be tendered out in 2027, with the exact date to be determined by the Federal […]

  • German Offshore Wind Farms Fed 26.1 TWh of Electricity Into Grid in 2025

    11 February 2026
    Fixed-Bottom, Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    Germany’s total offshore wind power generation in 2025 amounted to 26.1 TWh, of which 20.8 TWh came from the North Sea and 5.38 TWh from the Baltic Sea, according to TenneT Germany, the transmission system operator (TSO) in charge of the country’s North Sea grid. In this article: With onshore wind farms contributing 106.5 TWh […]

  • 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 […]

  • All Five Halted US Offshore Wind Farms Resume Construction

    3 February 2026
    Authorities, Fixed-Bottom, Planning & Permitting, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    All five US offshore wind farms under construction that received stop-work orders from the US government have been cleared to continue building, with Ørsted’s Sunrise Wind project the fifth project to be granted a preliminary injunction as part of a lawsuit challenging the order issued by the Director of the Department of the Interior’s Bureau […]

  • Lithuania’s Second Offshore Wind Tender Fails After Attracting Only One Bidder

    8 October 2025
    Authorities, Planning & Permitting

    Lithuania’s National Energy Regulatory Council (NERC) has confirmed that the nation’s second offshore wind tender, aimed at developing a 700 MW project, did not proceed as only one participant applied. Under Article 22 (10) of Lithuania’s Law on Renewable Energy, a tender is considered invalid if fewer than two participants submit their applications. The applications […]

  • 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. […]

  • Vard Starts Building Industry’s ‘First’ Energy Construction Vessel

    8 October 2025
    Vessels

    Vard has cut the first steel for Norwind Offshore’s energy construction vessel (ECV), the first vessel of this category, according to the two companies. A steel-cutting ceremony was held on 6 October at Vard Vung Tau shipyard in Vietnam, kicking off the construction of the vessel, which Norwind Offshore ordered last year. Vard says the ECV […]

  • Rock Solid Challenges: How Jack-Ups Are Adapting to Tougher Seabeds

    21 November 2025
    Innovation, Technology, Vessels

    As offshore wind expands into new frontiers, jack-up vessels face increasingly difficult working environments. Beyond the sandy soils of the North Sea, projects are now being built on dense tills, coral limestone, and even exposed bedrock. These hard seabeds are testing the limits of conventional jack-up design and installation practices — and calling for new […]

  • New York Attorney General Files Lawsuits Against Trump Admin’s Stop-Work Orders for Empire Wind, Sunrise Wind

    12 January 2026
    Authorities, Fixed-Bottom, Planning & Permitting

    New York Attorney General (AG) Letitia James has filed two lawsuits against what the AG says is “the Trump administration’s unlawful attempt to halt construction” on Empire Wind 1 and Sunrise Wind, two large-scale offshore wind projects being built in the US federal waters off New York. In the lawsuits, filed simultaneously for the two […]

  • China Accelerates Offshore Wind Growth as US Faces Headwinds

    7 October 2025
    Market Outlooks, Outlook & Strategy

    As the US seeks to reduce reliance on Chinese supply chains by prioritising domestic oil and gas, its offshore wind sector has faced many challenges, from policy setbacks to rising inflationary costs. Meanwhile, Rystad Energy projects that China will account for 45 per cent of global offshore wind capacity by 2030. Despite unfavourable conditions in […]

  • US Gov’t, TotalEnergies Strike USD 1 Billion Deal; Company to Invest Reimbursed Offshore Wind Fees in Its Oil & Gas Projects

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

    The US Department of the Interior (DOI) and TotalEnergies have signed settlement agreements to terminate the company’s two offshore wind leases in the United States, confirming recent reports that a deal was being drafted under which TotalEnergies would be reimbursed USD 928 million (around EUR 806 million) paid in lease fees. Under the deal, TotalEnergies, […]

  • Greenpeace Threatens Legal Action Against Crown Estate for ‘Profiteering’ from Offshore Wind Auctions

    14 October 2025
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Environment, Fixed-Bottom, Floating Wind, Planning & Permitting

    Greenpeace UK has said it plans to take legal action against the Crown Estate, accusing the public body of “monopoly profiteering” from the auctioning of seabed rights for offshore wind projects, a system Greenpeace claims is pushing up energy costs and slowing Britain’s transition to clean power. The environmental group argues that the Crown Estate, […]

  • 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 […]