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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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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, […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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, […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • TGS Wraps Up Survey for Europe’s First Commercial-Scale Floating Wind Farm

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

    TGS has completed an ultra-high-resolution 3D (UHR3D) seismic survey for the Green Volt floating offshore wind farm in Scotland, developed by a consortium of Flotation Energy and Vårgrønn. According to TGS, the record-breaking survey integrated Multibeam Echo Sounder (MBES), Sub-bottom Profiler (SBP), Side Scan Sonar (SSS), and magnetometer data into a unified dataset. This dataset […]