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  • Virtus Data Centres Buys Power from UK Offshore Wind Farms

    4 September 2025
    Business & Finance, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    UK data centre provider Virtus Data Centres has agreed to purchase electricity generated from the 194 MW Lynn and Inner Dowsing (LID) offshore wind farms in the UK. The tri-party corporate power purchase agreement (CPPA) was signed between Virtus, an energy and sustainability advisory company, Inspired, and the LID offshore wind farms. Virtus has subscribed […]

  • ‘Largest Drone Cargo Delivery Programme Ever Done Outside Military’ Underway at UK Offshore Wind Farms

    29 August 2025
    Business development, Operations & Maintenance, Technology

    Ørsted and the UK-based drone operator Skylift have launched what Ørsted says is the largest drone delivery programme ever attempted to offshore wind sites, with over 550 flights to more than 400 turbines at four UK offshore wind farms: Hornsea One and Hornsea Two on the east coast, and Walney 1 & 2 on the west coast. According to the offshore wind developer, this is […]

  • Vattenfall Secures Eemshaven O&M Site for New German Offshore Wind Farms

    29 August 2025
    Contracts & Tenders, Fixed-Bottom, Operations & Maintenance, Ports & Logistics, Project Updates, Supply Chain, Wind Farm Update

    Vattenfall has signed a contract with EMS Maritime Offshore (EMO), under which EMO will build and lease an operations and maintenance (O&M) base in Eemshaven, the Netherlands, to Vattenfall for its Nordlicht offshore wind farms in Germany. According to the offshore wind developer, an advantage of the future O&M base is the existing infrastructure, which […]

  • Dongfang Installs ‘World’s Largest Single-Capacity’ Offshore Wind Turbine for Testing

    3 September 2025
    R&D, Technology

    Dongfang Electric Corporation has completed the installation of a 26 MW offshore wind turbine, which the Chinese company claims is the world’s largest in terms of single-unit capacity and rotor diameter. The offshore wind turbine was installed at the Wind Power Equipment Testing and Certification Innovation Base in Dongying, Shandong province, China. The unit features […]

  • Synera Selects Century Group for Formosa 6 Wind Turbine Foundations

    25 August 2025
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Fixed-Bottom, Foundations, Supply Chain

    Synera Renewable Energy (SRE) has contracted Taiwan-based Century Group to supply wind turbine foundations for the 800 MW Formosa 6 offshore wind farm. Under the contract, Century Wind Power (CWP) will supply 57 jackets for Formosa 6, Taiwan’s single largest offshore wind farm by capacity. Additionally, Century Huaxin Wind Energy, newly appointed as a Tier […]

  • Colombia Offers 15-Year Contracts in Country’s First Offshore Wind Round

    13 August 2025
    Authorities, Business development, Planning & Permitting, Research & Development

    Colombia’s Ministry of Mines and Energy has issued a new resolution launching the country’s first offshore wind bidding round, which will operate under a contract for differences (CfD) scheme. The round is designed to promote strategic technologies that strengthen the resilience and sustainability of the National Interconnected System, according to the ministry. Colombia guarantees prices […]

  • Floating Wind Projects Featuring WindFloat Tech Exceed 1 TWh Milestone

    4 September 2025
    Floating Wind, R&D, Technology

    Floating offshore wind projects featuring Principle Power’s WindFloat technology have delivered more than 1 TWh of energy production since the first pilot project was installed in 2011, the company announced on 3 September. The 1 TWh output includes generation from WindFloat 1, a 2 MW pilot project in Portugal (2011-2016) and Scotland (2018-2020); WindFloat Atlantic, […]

  • Seaway7 Signs Cable Installation Contract for Formosa 4 Offshore Wind Farm, Secures Work on Formosa 6

    2 September 2025
    Cables, Contracts & Tenders, Project Updates, Supply Chain, Wind Farm Update

    Synera Renewable Energy (SRE) has awarded a contract to Seaway7, part of the Subsea7 Group, for the transport and installation of 35 inter-array cables at the Formosa 4 offshore wind farm in Taiwan, with offshore work expected to commence in 2028. Announcing the contract award, Subsea7 said this was a “substantial contract”, which the company […]

  • Brazilian Renewable Energy Institute Setting Up Country’s First Offshore Wind Training and Education Programmes

    14 August 2025
    Supply Chain, Training & Education

    Brazil’s Centre for Gas Technologies and Renewable Energies (CTGAS-ER), part of the country’s SENAI Institute for Innovation in Renewable Energy, and the UK-based Ocean Energy Pathway have launched the first joint training programme focused on offshore wind energy in Brazil. Later this month, SENAI will also launch a postgraduate course in offshore wind. The Basic […]

  • Dajin Delivers All TP-Less Monopiles for Nordseecluster A Offshore Wind Farm

    21 August 2025
    Fixed-Bottom, Foundations, Manufacturing, Project Updates, Supply Chain, Wind Farm Update

    China’s Dajin Heavy Industry has completed the delivery of all 45 TP-less monopiles for the first phase of the 1.6 GW Nordseecluster development in the German North Sea. Dajin started manufacturing the monopiles at its Penglai facility in China in November 2024. The units are around 85 metres long on average and weigh approximately 1,500 […]

  • Denmark’s CIP Inks Offshore Wind Agreement in Vietnam

    25 August 2025
    Business & Finance, Business development, Collaboration, Outlook & Strategy, Research & Development

    Denmark’s Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) and Vietnam National Industry – Energy Group (Petrovietnam) signed a joint development agreement (JDA) for one of Vietnam’s first offshore wind projects. The agreement was signed in Hanoi, with the participation of the Danish Embassy in Vietnam. The JDA reflects the alignment between Petrovietnam’s offshore expertise, infrastructure, and skilled workforce, […]

  • Mingyang Confirms Its Tech No Longer Planned for Waterkant Project

    26 August 2025
    Business & Finance

    Mingyang Smart Energy has confirmed it is no longer involved in the 300 MW Waterkant offshore wind farm, developed by Luxcara, which just signed an agreement with Siemens Gamesa for a 1.5 GW project and said it was considering the same technology for Waterkant.  Luxacra entered into a preferred supplier agreement with Mingyang for the […]

  • Danish Company to Supply TP Covers for Vattenfall’s Nordlicht 1 Offshore Wind Farm

    29 August 2025
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Supply Chain

    The Danish company, Dansk Polyglas, has been awarded a contract by CS Wind Offshore to supply transition piece (TP) covers for Vattenfall’s Nordlicht 1 offshore wind farm in the German North Sea. Under the contract, Dansk Polyglas will deliver TP covers for all 68 transition pieces, manufactured by CS Wind Offshore for Nordlicht 1. This […]

  • Five Turbines In Place at Poland’s First Offshore Wind Farm

    8 August 2025
    Fixed-Bottom, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    Five of the 76 planned Vestas V236-15.0 MW turbines have been installed at Baltic Power, the first Polish offshore wind farm, jointly developed by Orlen and Canada’s Northland Power. The installation of each turbine is preceded by the deployment of monopile foundations and transition pieces, a stage of the project that is now nearing its […]

  • Ørsted Moving Ahead with EUR 8 Billion Rights Issue to Build Sunrise Wind, Shore Up Finances Amid US Market Uncertainty

    25 August 2025
    Business & Finance, Fixed-Bottom

    Ørsted has appointed a syndicate of BNP PARIBAS, Danske Bank A/S and J.P. Morgan SE as Joint Global Coordinators, next to Morgan Stanley & Co International, for the planned DKK 60 billion (around EUR 8 billion; USD 9.4 billion) rights issue, proceeds of which will be used to fund the construction of the Sunrise Wind […]

  • Northern Offshore Services Adding Twelve New Hybrid CTVs to Its Fleet

    1 September 2025
    Business & Finance, Vessels

    Northern Offshore Services (N-O-S) has ordered a total of twelve E-class crew transfer vessels (CTVs), with four already on the way and eight more now on order. N-O-S said via social media that this was one of the largest CTV orders in history, with the agreement also including several options for additional orders. “This is not […]

  • CDWE Installs All Jacket Foundations at Hai Long Wind Project Offshore Taiwan

    20 August 2025
    Fixed-Bottom, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    CSBC-DEME Wind Engineering (CDWE), using its heavy lift vessel Green Jade, has completed the installation of all jacket foundations at the Hai Long offshore wind farm in Taiwan. The 1,022 MW Hai Long comprises two offshore wind farms, split into three sites: Hai Long 2a (294 MW), Hai Long 2b (224 MW), and Hai Long 3 (504 […]

  • Manufacturing Update: Davi Plate Rolling Machines for GS Entec – FAT Successfully Completed

    28 August 2025
    Business development, Equipment, Industry, Innovation, Project Updates, Research & Development, Technology

    We are pleased to share a milestone in the important collaboration between Davi and GS Entec in the wind energy sector: the successful completion of the Factory Acceptance Tests (FAT) for the two massive plate rolling machines ordered by the Korean company. The FAT took place a few weeks ago at our facilities and was […]

  • Brazilian Gov’t Working on Methodology to Select Offshore Wind Bidding Areas

    19 August 2025
    Authorities, Fixed-Bottom, Floating Wind, Planning & Permitting

    Brazil’s Ministry of Mines and Energy has opened a public consultation on the proposed methodology for selecting the areas that will be allocated for offshore wind development. The methodology involves identifying and designating bidding areas within which project sites can then be proposed, and sets out a selection process that would be done in three […]

  • Vestas and Danish Ministries Launch Drone Partnership to Automate Offshore Wind Ops

    28 August 2025
    Business development, Collaboration, Outlook & Strategy, R&D, Research & Development, Technology

    Denmark’s Ministry of Climate, Energy and Utilities, the Ministry of Transport, and wind turbine manufacturer Vestas have partnered to reduce operational emissions and costs by enabling the use of autonomous drones for inspection and maintenance at offshore wind farms. The new partnership seeks to pave the way for Denmark’s first automated offshore wind farm. According […]

  • CIP Breaks Ground on Fengmiao Onshore Substation in Taiwan

    21 August 2025
    Grid Connection, Onshore Infrastructure, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) has started work on the onshore substation for the 500 MW Fengmiao 1 offshore wind farm in Taiwan. CIP held the groundbreaking ceremony for the Fengmiao 1 offshore wind project on 20 August. The Danish company was awarded capacity for the wind farm in the first round of Taiwan’s Round 3 Zonal […]

  • Haizea Rolls Out First Monopile for Ørsted’s Hornsea 3 Offshore Wind Farm

    4 August 2025
    Equipment, Fixed-Bottom, Foundations, Project Updates, Supply Chain, Wind Farm Update

    Spain’s Haizea Wind Group has rolled out the first monopile for Ørsted’s 2.9 GW Hornsea 3 offshore wind farm in the UK. The monopile will now undergo its surface treatment before being shipped to the offshore wind farm project, located approximately 120 kilometres off the Norfolk Coast in the North Sea. In September 2022, Haizea […]

  • Odfjell Oceanwind Acquires Ørsted’s Majority Stake in Scottish Floating Wind Project

    26 August 2025
    Business & Finance, Floating Wind, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    Odfjell Oceanwind (OOW) has acquired Ørsted`s 80 per cent share in the Salamander floating wind project in Scotland. The 100 MW demonstration floating wind farm, which recently received consent from the Scottish government, will now be owned by Odfjell Oceanwind, Simply Blue Group and Subsea7. Salamander has adopted Odfjell Oceanwind’s Deepsea Star semi-submersible steel foundation […]

  • First Floating Wind Turbine Installed at EFGL Site in France

    31 July 2025
    Floating Wind, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    The first floating wind turbine has been installed at the site of the Éoliennes Flottantes du Golfe du Lion (EFGL) project in France, developed by Ocean Winds in partnership with Banque des Territoires. Assembled at the port of Port-La Nouvelle in Occitanie, the first of the project’s three wind turbines was recently towed to the […]

  • New Jersey, Atlantic Shores Terminate OREC Contract for 1.5 GW Offshore Wind Project

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

    The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (NJBPU) has vacated the offshore renewable energy certificate (OREC) order issued in 2021, which approved the 1,509.6 MW Atlantic Shores Project 1 as a Qualified Offshore Wind Project (QOWP), as per the request recently filed by the developer. Atlantic Shores Offshore Wind, a joint venture between EDF Renewables and […]

  • Mitsubishi Decides to Exit Three Offshore Wind Projects in Japan

    27 August 2025
    Business & Finance, Fixed-Bottom, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    Mitsubishi Corporation has decided to withdraw from three offshore wind projects in Japan for which the company secured sites in 2021. In December 2021, consortia led by Mitsubishi Corporation’s subsidiary Mitsubishi Corporation Offshore Wind were selected to develop all of the projects offered in Japan’s first fixed-bottom offshore wind auction. The projects include the 819 […]