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  • US Federal Court Clears Revolution Wind to Resume Construction as Ørsted, Skyborn’s Lawsuit Against Stop-Work Orders Progresses

    13 January 2026
    Authorities, Fixed-Bottom, Planning & Permitting, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    The US District Court for the District of Columbia has granted the preliminary injunction sought by the joint venture between Ørsted and Skyborn Renewables for the Revolution Wind project, which was ordered to pause construction by the US government. When the stop-work order was issued on 22 December 2025, the 704 MW project had seven […]

  • UK, Philippines Sign Letter of Intent on Offshore Wind, Microgrids Development

    8 January 2026
    Authorities, Collaboration, Planning & Permitting

    The Philippines’ Department of Energy (DOE) and the UK government, represented by the British Embassy in Manila, have signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) to collaborate on offshore wind and microgrid development in the Philippines. The LOI, signed on 16 December 2025, formalises collaboration under the UK Partnering for Accelerated Climate Transitions (UK PACT) Philippines […]

  • UK’s Railway Owner-Operator Buys Power from Gwynt y Môr Offshore Wind Farm

    15 April 2026
    Business & Finance, Fixed-Bottom

    The UK’s state-owned railway owner and operator, Network Rail, has signed a five-year corporate power purchase agreement (CPPA) with RWE for 300 GWh of electricity annually to be supplied from RWE’s Gwynt y Môr offshore wind farm. “We are delighted to have concluded the first public sector PPA under the new Government Commercial Agency framework. […]

  • Palfinger Wins Contract to Supply Cranes for Formosa 4 Offshore Wind Farm

    5 March 2026
    Contracts & Tenders, Equipment, Project Updates, Supply Chain, Wind Farm Update

    Palfinger has secured a contract to supply PF 200 fully electric offshore cranes for the Formosa 4 offshore wind farm in Taiwan. As part of the contract for Synera Renewables Taiwan (SRE), Palfinger will supply 35 units of PF 200 fully electric offshore cranes, each with a 7-meter outreach. They will be installed on jacket […]

  • Offshore Wind Innovation Hub Launches in UK to Accelerate Industrialisation

    16 June 2026
    Business development, Industry, Innovation, Supply Chain

    A new industry-led initiative aimed at accelerating offshore wind innovation and strengthening the UK’s manufacturing base was launched on 16 June. The Wind Innovation Hub, announced at the Global Offshore Wind event, has been established as an independent partnership bringing together the Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult, the National Composites Centre (NCC) and the National […]

  • TenneT, National Grid Ink Joint Development Agreement for LionLink Offshore Wind Interconnector

    2 April 2026
    Cables, Fixed-Bottom, Grid Connection, Project Updates

    Transmission system operators (TSOs) TenneT and National Grid Ventures (NGV) have signed a Joint Development Agreement (JDA) to advance LionLink, a hybrid interconnector linking the UK and the Netherlands via a future offshore wind farm in the Dutch North Sea. The agreement sets out how the two partners will jointly develop LionLink towards a final […]

  • Skyborn, 50Hertz Sign Agreement for Gennaker Offshore Converter Platforms

    28 January 2026
    Contracts & Tenders, Fixed-Bottom, Grid Connection, Offshore Platforms, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    Skyborn Renewables and the German transmission system operator (TSO) 50Hertz, which is leading the development of the grid connection (OST-6-1) for the 976.5 MW Gennaker offshore wind farm, have signed an agreement that clears the way for the commissioning of the entire system by mid‑2028.  The contract governs the legally compliant cooperation for the construction […]

  • GE Vernova-Seatrium Consortium to Build BalWin 5 Offshore Converter Platform

    11 December 2025
    Contracts & Tenders, Fixed-Bottom, Grid Connection, Manufacturing, Offshore Platforms, Supply Chain

    The GE Vernova-Seatrium consortium has been awarded a contract to deliver the offshore converter platform for TenneT’s 2.2 GW BalWin5 offshore grid connection in the German North Sea. The contract is the fourth one awarded under the five-year framework agreement that GE Vernova and Seatrium signed with TenneT in 2023, and marks the consortium’s first […]

  • IWS Fleet Nets 2027 CSOV Contracts, Adds Sunwalker 2026 Contract Extension

    8 December 2025
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Supply Chain, Vessels

    IWS Fleet, a subsidiary of Integrated Wind Solutions (IWS), has booked a new deal in its charter backlog for two of its Skywalker-class commissioning service operation vessels (CSOVs), which are set to work throughout the entire 2027. With the new contract(s), the company has secured 830 days of additional charter backlog, including 191 optional days […]

  • 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 […]

  • ‘One Turbine to Go’ | Stop-Work Order Could Cost Vineyard Wind 1 the Vessel Needed to Install Its Final Turbine

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

    Only one wind turbine is left to be installed at the Vineyard Wind 1 site off Massachusetts, according to the project owner’s complaint filed with the US District Court for the District of Massachusetts. The 806 MW offshore wind farm was planned to be completed by 31 March and start delivering power at full capacity […]

  • Another Developer in Australia Drops Offshore Wind Project

    5 December 2025
    Business & Finance, Fixed-Bottom, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    A consortium led by AGL Energy has discontinued feasibility studies for the Gippsland Skies offshore wind project and will surrender its feasibility licence for the proposed 2.5 GW development off Victoria’s Gippsland coast, Australian media reports. The move makes this the third project in the Gippsland zone to be abandoned this year.   The consortium, […]

  • Føn Energy Services Mobilises for ‘Busiest Season to Date’ on 14 Offshore Wind Farms

    13 May 2026
    Business & Finance, Fixed-Bottom, Operations & Maintenance, Wind Farm Update

    Føn Energy Services has launched what it says will be its busiest offshore wind season to date, with inspection and repair campaigns underway across 14 offshore wind farms in the Netherlands, Scotland, Germany and Poland. The company has mobilised technicians, vessels, diving teams, remotely operated vehicle (ROV) spreads, and survey equipment to support above- and below-water […]

  • Venterra Companies Expand Capabilities, Geographical Reach

    10 March 2026
    Business & Finance, Supply Chain

    UK-based Venterra Group announced two new business developments within its group of companies over the past few days, as INSPIRE Environmental expanded into Scotland and GeoForce Technical Services launched an advanced geotechnical soil testing capability. INSPIRE Environmental has opened a permanent operational base in Aberdeen, aimed at supporting offshore wind projects across Scotland, the UK […]

  • Siemens Energy, Neptun Werft and Smulders to Build 50Hertz’s 2 GW North Sea Connector 2 Platform

    17 June 2026
    Business & Finance, Fixed-Bottom, Grid Connection, Offshore Platforms, Supply Chain

    German transmission system operator (TSO) 50Hertz has awarded a consortium comprising Siemens Energy and Neptun Smulders Offshore Renewables (NSORe) a contract to deliver the converter system for the North Sea Connector 2 grid connection project, which will be capable of transmitting up to 2 GW of offshore wind power from the North Sea to the […]

  • Norway Launches Competition to Fund Small-Scale Floating Wind Projects

    15 December 2025
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Business development, Floating Wind, Innovation

    Norwegian state enterprise Enova, owned by the Ministry of Climate and Environment, has launched a call for applications for a competition round to award funding to small-scale floating wind projects. Projects that can apply are those looking to test and demonstrate new solutions that can lower the cost of floating offshore wind energy, with the […]

  • GWEC Calls for Faster Offshore Wind Deployment as Global Capacity Nears 100 GW

    15 June 2026
    Business & Finance, Fixed-Bottom, Floating Wind, Grid Connection, Industry, Planning & Permitting

    The Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) has called on governments worldwide to accelerate offshore wind deployment and treat offshore wind projects as critical energy infrastructure, warning that a faster build-out is necessary to strengthen energy security and reduce exposure to future energy market shocks. The industry is approaching a major milestone of 100 GW of […]

  • Cadeler’s Newly Built WTIV Sets Sail to Europe

    4 December 2025
    Business & Finance, Vessels

    Cadeler took delivery of Wind Mover, the second of its two M-class wind turbine installation vessels (WTIVs) built by Hanwha Ocean, on 28 November, and the vessel departed the shipyard in South Korea on 2 December, according to the shipbuilder. Cadeler ordered the two WTIVs in 2021, with the first, Wind Maker, delivered in January […]

  • 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 […]

  • US Gov’t Reaches Deals to Cancel Two More Offshore Wind Projects and Refund Lease Fees

    28 April 2026
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Fixed-Bottom, Floating Wind, Planning & Permitting, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    The US Department of the Interior (DOI) has reached agreements with Bluepoint Wind and Golden State Wind developers to voluntarily terminate their offshore wind leases in exchange for a total of USD 885 million (around EUR 756 million) that they paid in lease fees, which the US will return to the developers to invest in […]

  • 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 […]

  • California Reaffirms 25 GW Offshore Wind Target for 2045

    25 May 2026
    Authorities, Floating Wind, Industry, Planning & Permitting

    California remains committed to deploying 25 GW of offshore wind capacity by 2045, according to state officials who were at the recently held 2026 Pacific Offshore Wind Summit, hosted by Offshore Wind California. David Hochschild, Chair of the California Energy Commission, reiterated California’s offshore wind ambitions and said the state would continue backing the industry […]

  • 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 […]

  • Trump Administration Files Appeal Against Court Ruling in Multi-State Offshore Wind Lawsuit

    19 February 2026
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Fixed-Bottom, Floating Wind, Planning & Permitting

    The US Department of Justice, Environment & Natural Resources Division, filed a Notice of Appeal on 17 February in the case in which a federal judge ruled in favour of 18 states that sued the Trump administration over the sweeping ban on wind energy projects. In May 2025, seventeen US states and the District 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 […]

  • Crown Estate Grants GBP 13 Million to New Offshore Wind Supply Chain Projects

    12 December 2025
    Business & Finance, Innovation, Supply Chain

    The Crown Estate, through its Supply Chain Accelerator programme, has awarded GBP 13 million (nearly EUR 15 million) to 16 UK offshore wind supply chain projects in the early stage of development to help de-risk them and accelerate their path to the market. The second round of the Supply Chain Accelerator, which is awarding nearly […]