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  • Final Batch of Dajin-Built Monopiles for 1.1 GW Inch Cape Offshore Wind Farm Set Sail

    3 November 2025
    Fixed-Bottom, Foundations, Project Updates, Supply Chain, Wind Farm Update

    Dajin Heavy Industry has shipped the third and final batch of monopiles for the 1.1 GW Inch Cape offshore wind farm in Scotland. The final batch of eight monopiles has set sail from Dajin Heavy Industry’s Dajin Penglai facility. With this shipment, all 22 monopiles for the project have now been dispatched. The roll-on/roll-off operations […]

  • Korea Midland Power Invests in 390 MW Shinan-Ui Offshore Wind Project, Construction to Start in April

    12 February 2026
    Business & Finance, Fixed-Bottom, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    Korea Midland Power Company (KOMIPO) is investing KRW 96.1 billion (about EUR 56 million) in the 390 MW Shinan-Ui offshore wind project, the company said on 11 February. Financing for the offshore wind farm has been secured, and offshore construction is scheduled to begin in April, according to KOMIPO. The offshore wind farm, which will […]

  • Arenso’s Operative Management Buys Company’s Offshore Wind Business

    10 April 2026
    Business & Finance, Fixed-Bottom

    Part of the operative management of Arenso Oy has acquired the company’s offshore wind business, including its brand, bringing a new reshuffle following the 2024 demerger of Suomen Hyötytuuli Oy. Under the transaction, Arenso’s offshore wind team, along with its foundation technology and bird radar expertise, has been transferred to the new company. The deal […]

  • Another US Offshore Wind Project Cleared to Resume Construction

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

    The US District Court for the District of Columbia has granted a preliminary injunction sought by Equinor for its Empire Wind 1 offshore wind farm, allowing construction activities to resume on the project that was more than 60 per cent complete at the time when the US government issued a stop-work order in December 2025. […]

  • Massachusetts, Nova Scotia Partner on Offshore Wind Development

    6 February 2026
    Authorities, Planning & Permitting

    The US state of Massachusetts and the Canadian province of Nova Scotia have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to deepen cooperation on offshore wind development, seeking to align planning, workforce training, transmission planning and supply chain development across the North Atlantic region. Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey and Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston signed the […]

  • European Consortium Developing Underwater Noise Reduction System for Floating and Jacket Foundations

    8 April 2026
    Business development, Environment, Fixed-Bottom, Floating Wind, Foundations, Industry, Innovation, Offshore Platforms, Supply Chain, Technology

    Chantiers de l’Atlantique, EDF power solutions, Heerema Marine Contractors, Menck, RTE, Sealence and Smulders have formed the Searénité consortium to develop a dedicated solution designed to limit underwater noise generated during offshore construction, particularly for floating wind and substation foundations. While noise mitigation systems already exist, the Searénité consortium says it aims to introduce advanced […]

  • Ignitis to Become Sole Owner of Lithuania’s First Offshore Wind Farm as Ocean Winds Plans Exit

    13 October 2025
    Business & Finance, Fixed-Bottom, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    Ignitis Renewables has signed a sale and purchase agreement with Ocean Winds to acquire full ownership of the Curonian Nord offshore wind project in Lithuania. Ignitis Renewables, an Ignitis Group subsidiary, plans to acquire 49 per cent of Ocean Winds’ shares at a nominal price in the company developing the 700 MW offshore wind project. […]

  • Dajin Launches Its First Heavy Deck Carrier for Offshore Wind, Plans 20-Strong Fleet

    14 October 2025
    Business & Finance, Business development, Vessels

    Dajin Heavy Industry has launched its first self-built heavy deck carrier designed to transport XXL components and equipment for the offshore wind, oil, and gas industries. The vessel is the first of four of the same type that the company is currently building, and could be the first in a fleet of 20 heavy deck carriers […]

  • Vattenfall Gets BSH Green Light for 630 MW Nordlicht 2 Offshore Wind Farm

    30 October 2025
    Authorities, Fixed-Bottom, Planning & Permitting, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    Vattenfall has received the green light from Germany’s Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (BSH) for the construction and operation of the Nordlicht 2 offshore wind farm in the North Sea. On 29 October, BSH granted planning approval for Vattenfall’s 630 MW Nordlicht 2, which will be built in area N-6.6, located more than 84 kilometres […]

  • Ocean Winds Completes Minority Stake Sale in îles d’Yeu & Noirmoutier to Allianz

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

    Ocean Winds, the 50:50 joint venture owned by EDPR and ENGIE, and Allianz Global Investors have completed the transaction through which Allianz acquired a 20.25 per cent stake in the îles d’Yeu & Noirmoutier offshore wind farm in France. The global investor bought the minority stake for an equity value of EUR 200 million, implying […]

  • Nova Scotia Setting Up Framework for Offshore Wind Revenue

    26 February 2026
    Authorities, Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection, Planning & Permitting

    The government of Nova Scotia has introduced legislation that would set bid fees and levies for offshore wind developers as part of the Canadian province’s broader offshore wind licensing regime. On 24 February, Premier of Nova Scotia, Tim Houston, tabled the Powering the Economy Act, which creates an Offshore Renewable Energy Revenue Act. The new […]

  • Offshore Wind Turbines in 2025: China Continues Leading in Single-Unit Capacity, Vestas’s 15 MW Turbine Installed at Offshore Wind Farms

    1 January 2026
    Business & Finance, Supply Chain, Technology, Wind Turbines

    In offshoreWIND.biz‘s 2024 annual wind turbine overview, you could have read about the first 16 MW floating wind platform installed offshore and a 26 MW prototype under construction, both in China, and a 21 MW prototype being assembled in Europe. Wind turbine generator (WTG) technology did not stop progressing in 2025, with Chinese OEMs still leading capacity-wise, […]

  • Vestas Puts Polish Offshore Wind Turbine Factory on Hold

    20 October 2025
    Business & Finance, Infrastructure

    The Danish wind turbine manufacturer, Vestas, has decided to put on hold its plans to open its biggest factory in Poland, as European demand falters, according to Reuters. In 2024, Vestas announced that it would build a second offshore wind turbine manufacturing facility in Poland. The factory, which was expected to open in 2026, would […]

  • 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 […]

  • Ørsted Achieves 2025 Decarbonisation Target, Slashes Emissions by 98 Per Cent

    12 November 2025
    Business & Finance, Business development, Research & Development

    Ørsted has reduced its carbon emissions by 98%, becoming the first energy company in the world to achieve its science-based 2025 decarbonisation target, the Danish firm announced on 12 November. Renewable energy accounts for 99 per cent of the company’s energy production, while its scope 1 and scope 2 emission intensity has been reduced by […]

  • EU, France Grant EUR 126 Million for BW Ideol’s Floating Foundation Factory

    25 March 2026
    Business & Finance, Floating Wind, Foundations, Manufacturing, Supply Chain

    BW Ideol has signed the final grant agreement for up to EUR 74 million from the EU Innovation Fund for a factory in Fos-sur-Mer, France, that will produce concrete floating wind foundations. The factory, dubbed Fos3F, has also secured up to EUR 52 million from the French State. The final agreement for the EU Innovation […]

  • Poland Awards 3.4+ GW of Offshore Wind Capacity to Three Developers, PGE Moves to Acquire RWE’s Project

    19 December 2025
    Authorities, Contracts & Tenders, Fixed-Bottom, Planning & Permitting

    PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna (PGE), Orlen Group, and a consortium of Equinor and Polenergia have secured more than 3.4 GW of capacity in Poland’s first-ever offshore wind auction held on 17 December. The projects the Polish government awarded Contracts for Difference (CfDs) are Baltica 9 (PGE), Baltic East (Orlen Group), and Bałtyk 1 (Equinor and […]

  • 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, […]

  • Fabrication of Nederwiek 2 Platform Starts in Singapore, Indonesia

    10 February 2026
    Grid Connection, Manufacturing, Offshore Platforms, Supply Chain

    The GE Vernova-Seatrium consortium has started work on the third offshore converter platform for TenneT’s 2 GW programme, having cut the first steel for the Nederwiek 2 platform, which will be installed in the Dutch part of the North Sea. The cutting of the steel was celebrated on 5 February at shipyards in Singapore and […]

  • Virginia Passes Bill to Advance Offshore Wind Workforce Development

    31 March 2026
    Authorities, Jobs & Recruitment

    Virginia lawmakers have passed a bill to advance workforce development in the offshore wind industry. The bill (HB67), which passed both the Virginia House of Delegates and the State Senate in March and is now awaiting the Governor’s signature, introduces a measure focused on assessing workforce and training needs for the offshore wind sector. The […]

  • Three Consortia Shortlisted for Offshore Wind Transmission Link in Victoria

    22 October 2025
    Authorities, Cables, Grid Connection, Onshore Infrastructure, Planning & Permitting

    VicGrid, an agency of the Victorian government, has shortlisted three consortia for the development of the transmission infrastructure that will connect the first 2 GW of offshore wind generation to the grid. The Spanish companies, Iberdrola and Acciona, are leading two separate consortia, while the third one is led by AusNet Transmission Group. The consortia […]

  • Vestas Receives Order for South Korean Offshore Wind Project

    29 December 2025
    Business & Finance, Fixed-Bottom, Project Updates, Supply Chain, Wind Farm Update, Wind Turbines

    Vestas has received a wind turbine order for the Shinan-Ui offshore wind project, which marks the company’s first offshore wind order in South Korea. The 390 MW Shinan-Ui will be built off Jeollanam Province by a consortium consisting of Hanwha Ocean, SK Eternix, KOMIPO (Korea Midland Power Co., Ltd.), Future Energy Fund, and Hyundai Engineering […]

  • CWHI Completes Delivery of Inch Cape Transition Pieces

    10 February 2026
    Fixed-Bottom, Foundations, Project Updates, Supply Chain, Wind Farm Update

    CNOOD-Wenchong Heavy Industries (CWHI) has delivered all transition pieces (TP) the Chinese company was contracted to manufacture for the Scottish Inch Cape offshore wind farm. CWHI said on 10 February that it completed the load-out and on-time departure of the final batch of TPs for Inch Cape from its yard. The final 15 transition pieces have […]

  • Google Enters Offshore Wind Power Purchase Agreement in Germany

    5 February 2026
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Fixed-Bottom, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    Google has entered into a 15-year Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with EnBW for electricity produced by 100 MW of capacity at the 960 MW He Dreiht offshore wind farm in Germany. The He Dreiht offshore wind farm is currently under construction about 85 kilometres northwest of the German island of Borkum and is set to […]

  • ORE Catapult, Bladena to Trial Blade Reinforcement Tech

    21 November 2025
    Business & Finance, Business development, R&D, Research & Development, Technology

    The Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult has signed an agreement with Bladena to test blade reinforcement technology designed to extend the operational life of offshore wind turbines. The full-scale testing programme at ORE Catapult’s National Renewable Energy Centre in Blyth, the UK, will use an 88-metre blade to carry out full-scale torsional load tests, said […]

  • Marco Polo Marine Raises EUR 14 Million to Accelerate Business Expansion in Offshore Wind

    11 March 2026
    Business & Finance, Business development, Vessels

    Singapore-based shipbuilder and vessel owner Marco Polo Marine has secured approximately SGD 21 million (around EUR 14 million) through a private share placement, with the company planning to channel the funds toward expanding its capabilities in the offshore wind market. The placement involved the issuance of 144,865,920 new ordinary shares at SGD 0.145 (approx. EUR […]