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  • Orlen Secures Environmental Permit for 1 GW Polish Offshore Wind Farm

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

    Orlen Group has secured the environmental permit for its 1 GW Baltic East offshore wind farm in Poland from the Regional Directorate for Environmental Protection in Gdańsk. This milestone brings the project closer to participation in the first Polish offshore wind auction, scheduled for December this year, according to the developer. “During this auction, the […]

  • OEG’s New Crew Transfer Vessel Ready for Inch Cape Offshore Wind Farm

    2 March 2026
    Business & Finance, Vessels

    OEG has taken the delivery of a multi-purpose crew transfer vessel (CTV), named Fulmar, which recently completed sea trials and will soon be deployed on the Inch Cape offshore wind farm in Scotland. Fulmar will be supporting the offshore construction of the 1.1 GW offshore wind farm under a contract OEG was awarded last year. At […]

  • Philippines 3.3 GW Fixed-Bottom Offshore Wind Auction Kicks Off

    26 November 2025
    Authorities, Planning & Permitting

    The Philippines’ Department of Energy (DOE) has opened the country’s first offshore wind auction, focused exclusively on fixed-bottom projects, offering a total of 3.3 GW of capacity. Launched on 25 November, the fifth round of the Green Energy Auction (GEA-5) will offer 3.3 GW for delivery between 2028 and 2030. The auction is dedicated only […]

  • Yunlin Offshore Wind Farm Receives DNV Project Certificate

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

    The Yunlin offshore wind farm has been awarded a DNV Project Certificate DNV-SE-0190, becoming the first offshore wind project in Taiwan to achieve this standard, according to the wind farm owner. The third-party assessment was applied to the entire project, including foundations, wind turbines, and the grid connection to the onshore substation, including inter-array and export cables. […]

  • Quoceant to Provide Engineering Support for Ocean Winds’ Polish Offshore Wind Farm

    6 March 2026
    Contracts & Tenders, Fixed-Bottom, Supply Chain

    Quoceant has been awarded a contract by Ocean Winds to provide engineering support to the 390 MW BC-Wind offshore wind farm in Poland. Quoceant’s scope of work covers review of documentation, development of calculations and tools to support the Ocean Winds engineering team decisions, as well as the creation of detailed structural models to support […]

  • SMST to Deliver Mission Equipment for Marco Polo’s Next-Gen CSOV

    12 February 2026
    Equipment, Supply Chain, Vessels

    SMST has been selected by Marco Polo Marine to deliver a mission equipment package for the commissioning service operation vessel (CSOV) that the Singapore-based company is building to support both offshore wind and oil & gas operations. For the vessel, dubbed CSOV Plus, SMST will supply an access and cargo tower fitted with a motion-compensated […]

  • One New and One Converted Trenching Support Vessel to Enrich Jan De Nul’s Fleet

    10 March 2026
    Business & Finance, Cables, Grid Connection, Outlook & Strategy, Transition, Vessels

    Jan De Nul is expanding its fleet with the addition of two trenching support vessels, with the first being a newbuild and the other to be converted from a water injection dredger. The new trenching support vessel, of an Ulstein design and to be built at the China Merchants Heavy Industry (CMHI) shipyard, will be […]

  • Offshore Substation for Windanker Project En Route to Baltic Sea Site

    5 December 2025
    Fixed-Bottom, Grid Connection, Offshore Platforms, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    The HSI consortium, comprising HSM Offshore Energy, Smulders, and Iv, has sent off the Jasmund offshore substation (OSS), which will connect the Windanker offshore wind farm in the Baltic Sea to the German electricity grid. The 4,500-tonne OSS topside, measuring 48 metres in length, 33 metres in width, 17.5 metres in height, has sailed out […]

  • Both Nordseecluster A Offshore Substations In Place

    14 April 2026
    Fixed-Bottom, Grid Connection, Offshore Platforms, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    RWE has completed the installation of two offshore substations at its Nordseecluster A wind farm site in the German North Sea. The platforms, each around 40 metres long and 22 metres high, were manufactured by Chantiers de l’Atlantique at its yard in Saint-Nazaire, France, and were placed onto their foundations by Scaldis using its floating […]

  • Polish Gov’t Flags Low Domestic Share in Offshore Wind as It Rolls Out Local Content Framework

    13 April 2026
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Planning & Permitting

    The Polish government has introduced a new “local content” framework designed to increase the share of domestically generated value in large-scale investments, including energy projects, by modifying procurement practices and evaluation criteria. Speaking on 10 April, Prime Minister Donald Tusk stated that the government would strive to ensure that, wherever possible, Polish companies are prioritised […]

  • China’s Deepest-Water Offshore Wind Farm Goes Into Full Operation

    8 April 2026
    Fixed-Bottom, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    A 504 MW offshore wind farm developed by China Huaneng Group (CHNG) was fully commissioned on 7 April. The Shandong Peninsula North wind farm has been built at a site located some 70 kilometres off the coast of Shandong Province, where water depth ranges between 52 and 56 metres, making this China’s deepest commercial offshore […]

  • RWE Cleared to Start Nordseecluster B Offshore Construction Next Year as Germany Grants Planning Permission

    27 March 2026
    Authorities, Fixed-Bottom, Planning & Permitting, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    The German Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (BSH) has granted planning permission for RWE’s Nordseecluster B, comprising NC 3 and NC 4 sites that will make up the 900 MW offshore wind farm. Nordseecluster B is the second phase of the 1.6 GW Nordseecluster development, located in the German North Sea, where the 660 MW […]

  • Fugro Wraps Up Surveys for 330 MW Offshore Wind Farm in Italy

    20 November 2025
    Business development, Project Updates, Research & Development, Wind Farm Update

    Fugro has completed geophysical and archaeological surveys for Energia Wind 2020 to support the development of the 330 MW Rimini offshore wind farm.  The survey covered both the wind farm site and the export cable corridor, located approximately 12 nautical miles (approximately 22 kilometres) off the coast of Rimini in the Adriatic Sea.  Fugro deployed […]

  • UK’s New Offshore Wind Cable Testing Facility to Speed Up Nationwide Production

    28 October 2025
    Business & Finance, Business development, Cables, Grid Connection, Infrastructure, Innovation, Outlook & Strategy, Technology

    The Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult, in partnership with the North East Combined Authority, is investing GBP 2.1 million (around EUR 2.4 million) in a new offshore wind cable testing rig at its facilities in Blyth in North East England. Funded by the North East Combined Authority, the investment will allow ORE Catapult to build […]

  • 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 […]

  • Vattenfall Blasts WWII Sea Mines at German Offshore Wind Project Sites

    15 October 2025
    Fixed-Bottom, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    Swedish energy company Vattenfall has removed three unexploded sea mines dating from World War II in the area where it will build its Nordlicht offshore wind cluster in the German North Sea. The mines, each with an explosive force comparable to 200-300 kilogrammes of TNT, were first located as anomalies during prior geophysical surveys of […]

  • Dong Fang Offshore Orders Cable Laying Vessel to Meet Needs in Taiwan

    9 December 2025
    Business & Finance, Cables, Grid Connection, Outlook & Strategy, Vessels

    Taiwan-based Dong Fang Offshore (DFO) has signed a shipbuilding contract with Norwegian shipyard Westcon for the delivery of a subsea and cable laying vessel (CLV), a move said to come due to the need for installation capacity in Taiwan, as another DFO vessel will be working in Europe until the end of 2028. Under the […]

  • Fugro, PTSC G&S Extend Offshore Wind Partnership in Vietnam by Two More Years

    14 January 2026
    Business & Finance

    Fugro and PTSC Geos and Subsea Services (PTSC G&S), a branch of Petrovietnam Technical Services Corporation, have signed a new agreement to prolong their partnership in Vietnam by two years. Under an extended Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), the companies will continue jointly supporting Vietnam’s oil & gas and offshore wind industries, combining Fugro’s marine site […]

  • Aventus Energy Nets Inch Cape Contract

    4 March 2026
    Contracts & Tenders, Fixed-Bottom, Foundations, Supply Chain

    Aventus Energy, a specialist inspection, repair and maintenance provider to the offshore energy industry, has secured a contract for the Inch Cape offshore wind farm, with the year-long scope covering foundation acceptance at the Port of Leith. The Scotland-based company, which says this is its largest single contract award to date, is delivering the work […]

  • 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 […]

  • Deck Carrier Capable of Transporting Components for 25 MW Wind Turbines Goes on Maiden Voyage

    16 February 2026
    Vessels

    Dajin Heavy Industry has officially named the first of four 40,000 DWT deck carriers it is building at the Dajin Penglai Offshore facility, from where the vessel has set sail on its maiden voyage. The new vessel, named King One, was officially named and “embarked on its new global operational journey” on 10 February, Dajin […]

  • EDF-Led Offshore Wind Project in Taiwan Signs 30-Year CPPA

    17 October 2025
    Business & Finance, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    EDF power solutions has signed a 30-year corporate power purchase agreement (CPPA) with Taiwan Smart Electricity & Energy Co. Ltd. (TSEE) for electricity from its Wei Lan Hai Changhua offshore wind farm. The 440 MW project was awarded capacity by the Taiwanese government in the Round 3-1 Offshore Wind Zonal Development in December 2022. The awarded commercial […]

  • All Thor Foundations In and Fully Equipped, Wind Turbine Installation Starting in Spring 2026

    11 November 2025
    Fixed-Bottom, Foundations, Project Updates, Supply Chain, Wind Farm Update

    All 72 wind turbine foundations at the Danish Thor offshore wind site, developed by RWE, are now equipped with secondary steel and ready for the wind turbine installation, which is expected to start in the spring of 2026. The installation of the secondary steel structures, including boat landings, main access platforms, and internal cassettes, was […]

  • Maersk and Seatrium Settle Offshore Wind Dispute

    22 December 2025
    Business & Finance, Supply Chain, Vessels

    Singapore-based Seatrium Limited and Phoenix II A/S, an affiliate of Maersk Offshore Wind, have settled their dispute over a Wind Turbine Installation Vessel (WTIV) ordered at Seatrium by Maersk, with Maersk agreeing to accept the delivery of the vessel next year. Back in early October, Maersk terminated the USD 475 million (approximately EUR 409 million) […]

  • ZTT Starts Manufacturing Baltica 2 Export Cables

    11 December 2025
    Cables, Grid Connection, Manufacturing, Project Updates, Supply Chain, Wind Farm Update

    ZTT Submarine Cable & System has commenced the production of the export cables for the 1.5 GW Baltica 2 offshore wind farm in Poland, owned by a joint venture between Ørsted and PGE. The project’s export cables will be delivered by the Chinese cable manufacturer and Hellenic Cables, a Greece-based supplier, and installed by Boskalis, under […]

  • NnG Awards BoP & Maintenance Contract for 450 MW Scottish Offshore Wind Farm

    6 November 2025
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Fixed-Bottom, Supply Chain

    ARB Wind has been awarded a multi-year contract for above water foundation inspections and Balance of Plant (BoP) services by Neart na Gaoithe (NnG) Offshore Wind Limited for the 450 MW offshore wind farm in Scotland. ARB Wind will provide dedicated BoP technicians to deliver a wide range of services across NnG’s offshore and onshore […]