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  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • Smulders Delivers First TPs for Bałtyk 2 & 3 Offshore Wind Farms in Poland

    27 November 2025
    Equipment, Fixed-Bottom, Project Updates, Supply Chain, Wind Farm Update

    Smulders has completed the first load out and sail away of the transition pieces for the Bałtyk 2 and 3 offshore wind farms in Poland. The transition pieces departed from Smulders’ Hoboken yard at the end of October and were transported to the company’s Vlissingen yard, where they will be stored before their upcoming offshore […]

  • 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 […]

  • IQIP Launches Hybrid Foundation Installation System for Hard-Rock Offshore Wind Sites

    13 May 2026
    Business development, Fixed-Bottom, Foundations, Research & Development, Supply Chain, Technology

    IQIP has launched a new hybrid offshore foundation installation system designed for offshore wind projects in complex hard-rock seabed conditions. The company said its new “drill-drive-drill” methodology combines drilling and pile-driving in a sequenced installation process aimed at improving monopile installation in challenging geological environments where conventional pile-driving methods may be insufficient. According to IQIP, […]

  • 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 […]

  • Crown Estate to Re-Tender 1.5 GW Offshore Wind Site Relinquished by EnBW and JERA Nex BP

    8 June 2026
    Authorities, Contracts & Tenders, Fixed-Bottom, Planning & Permitting, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    The Crown Estate will launch a competitive tender process next month to bring the 1.5 GW Morgan offshore wind project in the Irish Sea back to market, with plans to appoint a new developer by late 2026. The Morgan site was originally awarded through Offshore Wind Leasing Round 4 in 2021, but development was discontinued […]

  • 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 […]

  • Norway’s Two Floating Wind Tender Applicants to Be Awarded Project Sites

    12 December 2025
    Authorities, Contracts & Tenders, Floating Wind, Planning & Permitting, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    Harald Hårfagre, a joint venture between Deep Wind Offshore and EDF Renewables, and a consortium of Equinor and Vårgrønn, which were the only developers to submit applications in Norway’s first floating wind tender, will each be awarded a project area, the Norwegian Ministry of Energy said on 11 December. In September, the Ministry announced that it […]

  • Subsea7 Scores ”Sizeable” Offshore Wind Contract in Poland

    8 December 2025
    Contracts & Tenders, Fixed-Bottom, Foundations, Project Updates, Supply Chain, Wind Farm Update

    Seaway7, part of the Subsea7 Group, has won what the group has described as ”a sizeable contract” by Ocean Winds for the BC-Wind offshore wind project in the Polish Baltic Sea. Located some 23 kilometres off the Polish coast, the 390 MW BC-Wind offshore wind farm will comprise 26 Siemens Gamesa wind turbine generators. Seaway7’s […]

  • 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) […]

  • Ocean Winds Enters Lease Agreement with Crown Estate for 1.5 GW Celtic Sea Floating Wind Project

    3 March 2026
    Authorities, Floating Wind, Planning & Permitting, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    Ocean Winds has entered into an agreement for lease with the Crown Estate for a 1.5 GW floating offshore wind project, for which the developer secured a site in the Round 5 seabed auction last year. Offshore Wind Leasing Round 5, the UK’s first dedicated floating wind seabed leasing round, was launched in February 2024, offering three […]

  • Welsh Port Granted GBP 64 Million for Floating Wind Hub

    27 March 2026
    Business & Finance, Floating Wind, Ports & Logistics

    The UK government has announced up to GBP 64 million (approximately EUR 74 million) in funding to develop Port Talbot in South Wales into a major hub for floating offshore wind in the Celtic Sea. The investment, led by the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ), aims to establish the port as the […]

  • Renexia Deploys Floating LiDAR at 2.8 GW Med Wind Site

    24 February 2026
    Floating Wind, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    Renexia has deployed an AXYS FLiDAR WindSentinel in the Strait of Sicily, at the site of its proposed Med Wind floating wind farm, for a twelve-month measurement campaign. The metocean data will support the layout design of Med Wind and provide essential inputs for engineering structures, moorings, installation planning, and future maintenance activities, the developer […]

  • Hellenic Cables Nets Inter-Array Contract for BC-Wind Project in Poland

    18 February 2026
    Cables, Fixed-Bottom, Grid Connection, Project Updates, Supply Chain, Wind Farm Update

    DEME has awarded Hellenic Cables with a contract for the supply of inter-array cables for the 390 MW BC-Wind offshore wind project in Poland, developed by Ocean Winds. Under the contract, the Greece-based manufacturer will be responsible for the design, engineering, manufacturing, testing, and supply of approximately 70 kilometres, including spares, of 66 kV inter-array […]

  • Stillstrom Unveils New Standalone Monopile-Based Offshore Charging Tech

    24 April 2026
    Business development, Innovation, Technology, Vessels

    Stillstrom, part of A.P. Moller – Maersk, has introduced two new standalone offshore charging solutions aimed at supporting vessel electrification in offshore wind operations. The new systems, Power Hub and Power Tower, are designed as monopile-based structures that can be deployed independently of wind turbine infrastructure. The solutions are intended to provide flexible offshore charging […]

  • SPIE Secures Cable Termination Work on Poland’s Bałtyk 2 & 3 Offshore Wind Farms

    7 May 2026
    Cables, Contracts & Tenders, Fixed-Bottom, Supply Chain

    SPIE Global Services Energy has been awarded a contract by Seaway7 to deliver inter-array cable termination and testing works for the Bałtyk 2 and Bałtyk 3 offshore wind farms in Poland.   The work will be carried out by SPIE Wind Connect, the group’s specialist high-voltage wind power business unit, with the offshore campaign scheduled […]

  • Stillstrom, Faber Group and Prysmian Launch Offshore Charging Pilot Project

    24 March 2026
    Project Updates, Technology, Vessels

    Stillstrom has partnered with Faber Group and Prysmian to develop an offshore charging solution aimed at reducing emissions from vessels operating in the offshore wind sector. The first demonstration trial is scheduled for the fourth quarter of 2026 in Esbjerg. The companies will pilot a system that enables hybrid and electric service operation vessels (SOVs) […]

  • Virginia Governor Enacts Offshore Wind Workforce Bill Into Law

    30 April 2026
    Authorities, Jobs & Recruitment, Training & Education

    Virginia Governor Abigail Spanberger has signed House Bill 67 (HB67), which introduces a measure focused on assessing workforce and training needs for the offshore wind sector and aligning workforce development efforts with its specific demands. The bill, which passed both the Virginia House of Delegates and the State Senate in March, requires the Virginia Department of […]

  • Trump Administration Withdraws Appeal, Leaving Wind Energy Leasing and Permitting Freeze Vacated

    16 June 2026
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Fixed-Bottom, Floating Wind, Planning & Permitting

    The Trump Administration has withdrawn its appeal of a federal court ruling that vacated the section of its January 2025 Presidential Wind Memorandum that halted federal leasing and permitting activities for onshore and offshore wind projects, leaving the court’s decision in place and the wind permitting and leasing freeze overturned. The US Court of Appeals […]

  • Dutch Gas Platform Now Powered by German Offshore Wind Farm

    12 December 2025
    Business & Finance, Fixed-Bottom, Power-to-X, Project Updates, Transition

    The Netherlands-based exploration and production player ONE-Dyas, together with its partners EBN and Tenaz Energy, has tucked a new decarbonisation milestone under its belt by breathing life into the first natural gas production platform in the Dutch and German sectors of the North Sea to run on offshore wind energy. The cable connection between ONE-Dyas’ […]

  • Ofgem Shortlists Five Bidders for East Anglia Three, Inch Cape and Dogger Bank C Offshore Transmission Assets

    25 March 2026
    Cables, Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection, Offshore Platforms, Operations & Maintenance

    The UK energy regulator Ofgem has unveiled its shortlist of bidders under the Offshore Transmission Owner (OFTO) Tender Round 13, in which five companies and consortia will compete to own and operate the offshore electricity transmission links for the East Anglia Three, Inch Cape and Dogger Bank C offshore wind farms.   Ofgem said on 24 March that this was […]

  • Fraunhofer IWES Completes Wind Measurement Campaign for Estonian Project

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

    The Fraunhofer Institute for Wind Energy Systems (IWES) has completed a site condition monitoring campaign in Liivi Bay, Estonia, for the Liivi offshore wind farm project, commissioned by Enefit. The campaign, conducted from October 2024 to December 2025, involved the deployment of the Stage 3+ Wind LiDAR Buoy together with co-deployed oceanographic sensors to collect […]

  • EirGrid Completes First Phase of Surveys at Ireland’s 900 MW Offshore Wind Area

    25 November 2025
    Fixed-Bottom, Grid Connection, Planning & Permitting, Project Updates

    Irish transmission system operator (TSO) EirGrid has completed the first phase of marine and coastal surveys along Ireland’s south coast, which includes cable route corridor options from Maritime Area A, or Tonn Nua, offshore wind area of the Irish Government’s South Coast Designated Maritime Area Plan (SC-DMAP). The survey work is being carried out by […]

  • Vattenfall Takes Final Investment Decision for 1.6 GW Offshore Wind Project in Germany

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

    The German Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (BSH) has confirmed the permit for Vattenfall’s Nordlicht 2 offshore wind farm. With the permit now irrevocable, the developer has taken the full final investment decision (FID) for the Nordlicht offshore wind cluster, comprising Nordlicht 1 and Nordlicht  2, with construction expected to start this year on the first […]