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  • Thor Feeds First Power into Danish Grid

    17 March 2026
    Fixed-Bottom, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    Denmark’s largest offshore wind farm under construction, Thor, delivered electricity into the national grid, operated by Energinet, for the first time on 16 March. “Reaching this milestone so soon after installing the first turbine demonstrates the exceptional performance of our project teams and partners, and how effectively they collaborate. Thor is progressing exactly as planned”, […]

  • First Batch of Fengmiao Jacket Foundations Produced

    2 February 2026
    Fixed-Bottom, Foundations, Manufacturing, Project Updates, Supply Chain, Wind Farm Update

    Century Wind Power has produced the first jacket foundations for the Fengmiao 1 offshore wind farm in Taiwan, owned by Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP). The production is ramping up ahead of the foundation installation that is scheduled to start this year, according to a recent social media post by CIP. “This achievement highlights the strong […]

  • First Hornsea 3 Offshore Export Cable In Place

    26 March 2026
    Cables, Fixed-Bottom, Grid Connection, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    The first export cable for the Hornsea 3 offshore wind farm has been laid and pulled into shore, according to an update from Ørsted on 26 March. NKT, the project’s export cable supplier, began manufacturing the cables three years ago and will complete them this summer, while Jan de Nul will transport and install a […]

  • Australia’s First Offshore Wind Tender Scheduled for August

    27 January 2026
    Authorities, Contracts & Tenders, Fixed-Bottom, Floating Wind, Planning & Permitting, Supply Chain

    The Australian state of Victoria will open an offshore wind tender in August 2026 for an initial 2 GW of capacity, Victoria’s Minister for Energy and Resources announced on 27 January. In December 2025, Australia’s Energy Ministers provided in-principle support for the Electricity Services Entry Mechanism (ESEM), providing a pathway for new renewable energy projects, […]

  • First Wind Turbine Up at East Anglia Three

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

    The first wind turbine has been installed at the East Anglia Three offshore wind farm site in the UK, the owners of the GBP 4 billion (around EUR 4.6 billion) project, ScottishPower Renewables and Masdar, said on 21 April. The 1.4 GW East Anglia Three, being built 69 kilometres off the coast of Suffolk, will […]

  • First Hornsea 3 Offshore Substation Stands Complete

    31 March 2026
    Fixed-Bottom, Grid Connection, Offshore Platforms, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    Heerema Marine Contractors, using its semi-submersible crane vessel (SSCV) Sleipnir, has completed the installation of the first of the two Hornsea 3 offshore converter stations. As reported recently, Sleipnir started installing the jacket foundation for the Offshore Converter Station 1 (OCS1) at Ørsted’s Hornsea 3 project site offshore the UK on 19 March. According to a social media […]

  • First Turbine Up at Biggest US Offshore Wind Farm

    30 January 2026
    Fixed-Bottom, Project Updates, Supply Chain, Wind Farm Update, Wind Turbines

    The first wind turbine is now in place at the Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) site in the US. The 2.6 GW offshore wind farm, owned by Dominion Energy, will comprise 176 Siemens Gamesa 14 MW wind turbines and will be able to generate enough electricity to power over 900,000 homes once fully operational, according […]

  • 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 […]

  • Decommissioning Journey Commences for Germany’s First Offshore Wind Farm

    19 November 2025
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Fixed-Bottom, Project Updates, Supply Chain, Wind Farm Update

    Vattenfall, EWE, and RWE have launched a qualification phase for the decommissioning of Alpha Ventus, Germany’s first offshore wind farm. Work is expected to commence from 2027 onwards, but Vattenfall and its partners are also considering start dates in 2028. The estimated value of the contract is approximately EUR 50 million. Interested parties have until […]

  • Ulstein Launches First of Two J.P. Morgan CSOVs

    8 January 2026
    Business & Finance, Vessels

    Ulstein Verft in Norway has launched Yard no. 322, the first of two commissioning service operation vessels (CSOVs) the company is building for investors advised by J.P. Morgan. In July 2023, Bernhard Schulte Offshore ordered the design and construction of two CSOVs from Ulstein under a contract that included options for two + two vessels. In […]

  • Poland Holds First Offshore Wind CfD Auction

    18 December 2025
    Authorities, Contracts & Tenders, Fixed-Bottom, Planning & Permitting

    Poland’s Energy Regulatory Office (Urząd Regulacji Energetyki, URE) held the country’s first offshore wind auction on 17 December, offering 4 GW of capacity. The auction was held online, starting at 8:00 and closing at 18:00 (CET). The country’s energy regulator announced a December auction in June this year, saying the maximum total installed capacity that […]

  • 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 […]

  • Japan’s First Commercial Floating Wind Farm Enters Operation

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

    The Goto floating wind farm, Japan’s first commercial floating offshore wind farm, entered full operation on 5 January 2026, according to the consortium behind the project consisting of Toda Corporation, ENEOS Renewable Energy Corporation, Osaka Gas, INPEX Corporation, Kansai Electric Power Co. (KEPCO), and Chubu Electric Power. The 16.8 MW wind farm comprises eight Hitachi […]

  • ‘World’s First’ 20 MW Wind Turbine Installed Offshore

    15 January 2026
    Fixed-Bottom, Project Updates, Supply Chain, Wind Turbines

    A 20 MW wind turbine was installed in the waters off southern Fujian, China, on 13 January as part of a research project. This is the first time a wind turbine with this output was installed at sea, both in China and in the world, according to China Three Gorges (CTG), which designed and built […]

  • CWHI Delivers First Batch of Inch Cape Transition Pieces

    13 January 2026
    Fixed-Bottom, Foundations, Project Updates, Supply Chain, Wind Farm Update

    The first batch of 15 fully commissioned transition pieces (TPs) produced by CNOOD-Wenchong Heavy Industries (CWHI) for the Inch Cape offshore wind farm has arrived in the Port of Leith, Scotland. The transition pieces were shipped from CWHI’s yard in China in November 2025 aboard the COSCO heavy-lift vessel Hua Sheng Long. Each TP stands […]

  • First Monopile In at ‘Most Ecological Offshore Wind Farm Yet’

    5 December 2025
    Fixed-Bottom, Foundations, Project Updates, Supply Chain, Wind Farm Update

    Van Oord, using its installation vessel Boreas, installed the first monopile at the Ecowende offshore wind farm on 3 December. The project, a joint venture between Shell, Eneco and Chubu Electric Power, is being built off the coast of the Netherlands and is said to become the most ecological offshore wind farm to date. The […]

  • First Export Cable In at Inch Cape Offshore Wind Farm

    23 October 2025
    Cables, Fixed-Bottom, Grid Connection, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    The first of the two 85-kilometre export cables for the Scottish Inch Cape offshore wind farm has been installed by Enshore Subsea using the cable laying vessel (CLV) CMOS Installer. Operating from the Port of Blyth, the vessel laid the 220 kV, three-phase cable manufactured by Ningbo Orient Wires & Cables (Orient Cable) in three […]

  • First Hornsea 3 Monopiles Arrive in UK from Spain

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

    The first monopile foundations for Hornsea 3 offshore wind farm have arrived at Port of Teesworks in the UK from Bilbao, Spain, where Haizea Wind Group is producing the monopiles for Ørsted’s 2.9 GW project. Six XXL monopiles, of the total 197 that Hornsea 3 will comprise, arrived in two batches, with the load-out and […]

  • First Turbine Up at New York’s Second Offshore Wind Farm

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

    The first wind turbine has been installed at the Sunrise Wind project site offshore New York, Ørsted confirmed to offshoreWIND.biz on 17 April. “As part of ongoing construction at Sunrise Wind, the project has safely and successfully installed its first turbine generator, marking an important step toward delivering first power to New York later this year”, an […]

  • Borkum Riffgrund 3 Feeds First Power Into German Grid

    4 December 2025
    Fixed-Bottom, Grid Connection, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    The Borkum Riffgrund 3 offshore wind farm fed its first power into the German grid on 3 December, according to Ørsted, which owns the project together with Nuveen Infrastructure. Once fully commissioned, which is expected in the first quarter of 2026, the 913 MW offshore wind farm will become the largest in Ørsted’s German portfolio. […]

  • Taiwan’s First Offshore Power Cable Factory Inaugurated (Gallery)

    8 December 2025
    Business & Finance, Business development, Cables, Grid Connection, Infrastructure, Outlook & Strategy, Transition

    A joint venture (JV) between Danish power cable manufacturer and installation firm NKT and Taiwanese cable company Walsin Lihwa has inaugurated Taiwan’s first offshore power cable factory. Operated by the JV Walsin Energy Cable System (WECS), the factory was inaugurated on Saturday, 6 December, in Kaohsiung, spanning 231,000 square metres. The factory has a 50-metre […]

  • First US Subsea Rock Installation Vessel Begins Sea Trials

    18 March 2026
    Cables, Grid Connection, Vessels

    Acadia, the first US-flagged, Jones Act-compliant subsea rock installation vessel (SRIV), owned by Texas-headquartered Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation (GLDD), has begun its sea trials, with operations to start soon. GLDD ordered the vessel from Philly Shipyard, Inc. in 2021, with the first steel cut in July 2023 and the keel laid in May 2024. Acadia was […]

  • Installation of First Turbine Underway at Biggest US Offshore Wind Farm

    22 January 2026
    Fixed-Bottom, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    Wind turbine installation on Dominion Energy’s 2.6 GW Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) has started with the first of the project’s 176 Siemens Gamesa 14 MW wind turbines currently being erected. Virginia-based broadcaster WAVY reported on 21 January that a wind turbine tower was being installed at the CVOW site, next to the two existing […]

  • CIP Secures Project Site in Colombia’s First Offshore Wind Tender

    17 December 2025
    Authorities, Contracts & Tenders, Fixed-Bottom, Floating Wind, Planning & Permitting, Supply Chain

    Denmark’s Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) has secured the site for which it placed a bid in Colombia’s first offshore wind tender, according to the latest document issued by the country’s National Hydrocarbons Agency (ANH). ANH released a final eligibility list on 16 December, naming CIP’s subsidiary CI GMF COÖPERATIEF UA as the eligible bidder to receive […]

  • Sleipnir Installs First Hornsea 3 Offshore Substation Jacket Foundation

    25 March 2026
    Fixed-Bottom, Grid Connection, Offshore Platforms, Project Updates, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Heerema Marine Contractors has installed the jacket foundation for the first Hornsea 3 offshore substation using its semi-submersible crane vessel (SSCV) Sleipnir. According to a Notice to Mariners issued by the project on 20 March, Sleipnir commenced the work at the construction site offshore the UK on 19 March. The notice states that the vessel […]

  • Subsea Cable Firm XLCC Relaunches as Aquora, Focuses on Installation First

    27 January 2026
    Business & Finance, Business development, Cables, Grid Connection, Industry, Outlook & Strategy, Vessels

    UK-based XLCC has rebranded and relaunched as Aquora, with a focus on cable installation and manufacturing to address the “critical demand” for high-voltage cable supply in the UK and Europe. Aquora will focus first on installation, utilising a new, UK-flagged cable-lay vessel (CLV), which will also provide maintenance services for critical infrastructure, and with cable […]