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  • Cadeler to Install Siemens Gamesa 14 MW Turbines at Formosa 4 Offshore Wind Farm

    22 August 2025
    Contracts & Tenders, Fixed-Bottom, Supply Chain, Vessels

    Cadeler has signed a firm contract with Synera Renewable Energy (SRE) for the transportation and installation of turbines at the 495 MW Formosa 4 offshore wind farm in Taiwan. The transportation and installation of 35 Siemens Gamesa 14 MW turbines will be executed by one of Cadeler’s next-generation M-class wind turbine installation vessels (WTIVs). The […]

  • US Transportation Dept Cancels Funding for 12 Offshore Wind Port Projects to ‘Invest in Real Infrastructure’

    1 September 2025
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Ports & Logistics

    The US Department of Transportation (USDOT) has withdrawn or terminated funding for twelve offshore wind-related port projects, totalling USD 679 million (approximately EUR 580 million). These funds will be used, where possible, “to invest in real infrastructure, restoring American maritime dominance,” according to a press release issued by USDOT on 29 August. In this article: […]

  • Final Turbine Assembled for 30 MW EFGL Floating Wind Pilot Project (Video)

    19 August 2025
    Floating Wind, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    The third and final floating wind turbine that will be installed at the site of the Éoliennes Flottantes du Golfe du Lion (EFGL) project in France has been assembled at Port-La Nouvelle. The 10 MW turbine, provided by Vestas, has been mounted on Principle Power’s WindFloat semi-submersible floating foundation at Euroports’ purpose-built Eolic Terminal in […]

  • Navantia-Windar Consortium Sends Off First Dieppe Le Tréport Jackets

    31 July 2025
    Fixed-Bottom, Foundations, Project Updates, Supply Chain, Wind Farm Update

    The consortium of Navantia Seanergies and Windar Renovables has shipped the first batch of jacket foundations from Spain for the 496 MW Dieppe Le Tréport offshore wind farm. The first four jackets are currently en route to their destination in France. The four-legged jackets were manufactured at Navantia Seanergies facilities in Fene, while the pin […]

  • Equinor Pulls Out of 2 GW Australian Floating Wind Farm; Project Rejects Feasibility Licence

    22 August 2025
    Floating Wind, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    The developers behind the Novocastrian floating wind farm have decided not to accept the feasibility licence offered by the Australian government for their up to 2 GW project in the Hunter offshore wind zone. The floating offshore wind farm was being developed by Norway’s energy company Equinor and Oceanex. The plans for the project were […]

  • Half of Siemens Gamesa Recyclable Blades Installed at 1.4 GW Sofia Wind Project

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

    Siemens Gamesa has installed 50 per cent of the recyclable blades at RWE’s Sofia offshore wind farm in the UK, with the turbine manufacturer continuing installation throughout the rest of the year. According to RWE, the company and Siemens Gamesa have achieved the first-ever large-scale installation of recyclable blades at a UK offshore wind farm. […]

  • Canada’s First Designated Offshore Wind Zones Located Off Nova Scotia

    30 July 2025
    Authorities, Business development, Planning & Permitting, Research & Development

    The Government of Canada and the Province of Nova Scotia have designated the first four offshore wind areas to be made available for development, with a call for bids expected by the end of the year. Three of the identified areas are situated south of Nova Scotia’s eastern mainland, while the fourth is located to […]

  • Century Wind Power Delivers Jacket Foundations for 1 GW Hai Long Project in Taiwan

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

    Century Wind Power has delivered all three-legged jacket foundations for the 1 GW Hai Long offshore wind project in Taiwan. The delivered wind turbine jacket foundations are the largest and heaviest ever produced for a Taiwanese offshore wind farm, according to Hai Long Offshore Wind. Each stands over 90 metres tall and weighs approximately 2,000 […]

  • Cyan Renewables Enters Vessel Service Agreement with Marco Polo Shipyard

    22 August 2025
    Contracts & Tenders, Supply Chain, Vessels

    Marco Polo Marine’s wholly owned subsidiary, Marco Polo Shipyard, has secured a three-year Master Service Agreement with Cyan Renewables, a Singapore-based offshore wind vessel owner. Under the agreement, Marco Polo Shipyard will provide comprehensive ship repair, maintenance, and conversion services for Cyan Renewables’ fleet of offshore wind vessels, Marco Polo said on 21 August. “The […]

  • South Korean Companies Enter Offshore Wind Partnership

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

    Korea-headquartered Hanwha Ocean has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with its compatriot Hyundai Engineering & Construction (Hyundai E&C) to strengthen the country’s offshore wind supply chain and promote localisation. Through this MoU, the two companies agreed to establish a domestic offshore wind engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) partnership, starting with the Shinan Ui offshore […]

  • Half of Turbines Up at Îles d’Yeu and Noirmoutier Offshore Wind Farm

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

    Half of the total of 61 wind turbines that the French offshore wind farm Îles d’Yeu and Noirmoutier will comprise are now in place, according to Ocean Winds, which is building the 488 MW project in a joint venture with Banque des Territoires, Sumitomo, and Vendée Energie.   Located in the French Atlantic Ocean waters, 11.7 […]

  • Taiwan’s 640 MW Yunlin Offshore Wind Farm Starts Commercial Operation

    21 August 2025

    The 640 MW Yunlin offshore wind farm in Taiwan, built and owned by Yunneng Wind Power, a joint venture between Skyborn Renewables, TotalEnergies, Electricity Generating Public Company (EGCO Group), and Sojitz Corporation, has officially entered commercial operation. With the start of the commercial operation, TotalEnergies will take the lead of the technical operations management, while […]

  • First Monopile Stands at 660 MW Nordseecluster A Offshore Wind Farm in Germany

    28 July 2025
    Fixed-Bottom, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    The first turbine foundation has been installed at Nordseecluster A, the first phase of the 1.6 GW Nordseecluster offshore wind development in Germany. The monopiles were shipped from the heavy-lift terminal in Eemshaven, the Netherlands, to the construction site in the German North Sea by Van Oord’s new offshore installation vessel Boreas. Four monopiles can […]

  • Trump Administration Stops Construction on 80-Pct-Complete Offshore Wind Farm

    23 August 2025
    Authorities, Fixed-Bottom, Planning & Permitting, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    Only days after Ørsted reported in its half-year results that Revolution Wind was at 80 per cent of completion, the US Department of the Interior’s (DOI) Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) issued a stop-work order halting all offshore construction activities on the 704 MW project that is scheduled to start feeding electricity into Connecticut […]

  • Synera, Dong Fang Offshore Ink 15-Year SOV Contract

    8 August 2025
    Business & Finance, Vessels

    Synera Renewable Energy (SRE) has awarded a 15-year contract to Dong Fang Offshore (DFO) to support the operations and maintenance (O&M) of SRE’s fleet of assets, starting with the Formosa 4 offshore wind project in Taiwan. Under the contract, which is the longest of its type in Taiwan’s offshore wind sector to date, DFO will […]

  • Construction Starts on ‘World’s First eCSOV’

    21 July 2025
    Vessels

    The keel for Bibby Marine’s hybrid methanol battery-powered commissioning service operation vessel (eCSOV), which will serve the offshore wind industry, has been laid at the Armon Shipyard in Vigo, Spain. When announcing the vessel construction in early 2024, Bibby Marine said this would be “the world’s first truly zero-emission” eCSOV. The vessel, designed in collaboration […]

  • ‘Targeted Attack’ | US DOI Plans to Revoke More Permits; White House Seeking to Engage Health and Human Services Department?

    5 September 2025
    Authorities, Fixed-Bottom, Industry, Planning & Permitting, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    In a matter of months, the US offshore wind industry went from a growing investor and employer to an industry that is now undergoing what Oceantic Network called a “targeted attack” after reports emerged that the US Department of the Interior (DOI) plans to revoke federal permits for two more projects. The Trump administration has […]

  • UXO Survey Underway at Ocean Winds’ 390 MW Polish Offshore Wind Farm

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

    An unexploded ordnance (UXO) survey campaign has commenced at Ocean Winds’ 390 MW BC-Wind offshore wind farm site in Poland. The aim of the work is to ensure safety during the future installation of transmission cables connecting the BC-Wind offshore wind farm with the mainland. Thanks to these tests, the developer can determine in detail […]

  • First Damen-Built Elevation Series CSOV for Windcat Completes Sea Trials

    25 July 2025
    Vessels

    Windcat Rotterdam, the first in the Elevation Series of Commissioning Service Operation Vessels (CSOVs) being built by Damen, has completed sea trials. Windcat Rotterdam is now entering the final stages before delivery this summer. The vessel is based on Damen’s proven CSOV design, adapted in close cooperation with its client Windcat. After more than a […]

  • Sleipnir Installs Jacket Foundation for East Anglia Three Offshore Substation

    18 August 2025
    Fixed-Bottom, Grid Connection, Offshore Platforms, Project Updates, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Heerema Marine Contractors’ semi-submersible crane vessel (SSCV) Sleipnir has completed the installation of the pin piles and jacket foundation for the East Anglia Three offshore substation at the offshore wind farm’s site in the UK. According to a weekly notice of operations from the developer, ScottishPower Renewables, issued on 11 August, Sleipnir arrived at the East Anglia Three […]

  • Substation Stands at Taipower Offshore Wind Project Phase II

    11 August 2025
    Fixed-Bottom, Grid Connection, Offshore Platforms, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    The offshore substation for the Taipower Offshore Wind Project Phase II (TPC Phase II) has been installed at the site in Taiwan. The topside, which left Vietnam in July, was placed on top of its jacket foundation by Shinfox Far East Energy’s SFE Hercules. The launching ceremony for the offshore substation was held at the […]

  • Three Applications Submitted in Malta’s First Offshore Wind Tender

    23 July 2025
    Authorities, Contracts & Tenders, Floating Wind, Planning & Permitting

    The Maltese government has received three submissions in the pre-qualification period for the country’s first offshore wind tender, which will award a concession for a floating wind project with an installed capacity of around 300 MW. The Ministry for the Environment, Energy, and Public Cleanliness said on 22 July that the submission phase for the […]

  • Greater Changhua 2b & 4 Feeds First Power Into Taiwanese Grid

    23 July 2025
    Fixed-Bottom, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    The first turbine from the 920 MW Greater Changhua 2b and 4 offshore wind farms, owned by Ørsted, has delivered first power to the national grid of Taiwan. Being built 35-60 kilometres off the coast of Changhua County, the two offshore wind sites will together comprise 66 Siemens Gamesa 14-236 14 MW wind turbines, 32 […]

  • First US Subsea Rock Installation Vessel Launches, Delivery Early in 2026

    24 July 2025
    Business & Finance, Cables, Grid Connection, Infrastructure, Outlook & Strategy, Vessels

    Texas-headquartered Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation (GLDD) has launched the first US-flagged, Jones Act-compliant subsea rock installation vessel (SRIV), with delivery expected early in 2026. Acadia, launched at the Hanwha Philly Shipyard, Pennsylvania, is capable of transporting and installing up to 20,000 tonnes of rock on the seabed, used as critical scour protection for […]

  • Revolution Wind at 80 Pct of Completion

    20 August 2025
    Fixed-Bottom, Grid Connection, Offshore Platforms, Project Updates, Supply Chain, Wind Farm Update, Wind Turbines

    All foundations and almost 70 per cent of wind turbines have been installed on the Revolution Wind offshore wind farm in the US. The project’s offshore substation is also scheduled to be installed over the coming days. In an update provided as part of its H1 2025 results, Ørsted, which owns the project together with […]

  • Vattenfall, CIP Dutch Offshore Wind Farm Delayed to 2032, Project to Be Built in Two Phases

    11 August 2025
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Green Hydrogen, Planning & Permitting, Power-to-X, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    The completion date for Vattenfall and Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners’ offshore wind farm at the IJmuiden Ver Beta site in the Netherlands has been pushed from late 2029 to 2032 due to the delayed completion of the Delta Rhine Corridor (DRC). In addition, the 2 GW offshore wind project will now be built in two phases. […]