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  • Two Thirds of Sofia Wind Turbines Installed

    19 February 2026
    Fixed-Bottom, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    Seventy wind turbines have been installed at RWE’s Sofia offshore wind farm in the UK, according to a Notice to Mariners recently issued by the project team. The first of the project’s 100 Siemens Gamesa SG 14-222 DD wind turbines was installed in March 2025, and the work reached the halfway mark in September last […]

  • Damen In Charge of Forging Subsea Crane-Endowed Multi-Purpose Vessel with Five More on the Cards

    26 November 2025
    Business & Finance, Vessels

    Damen Shipyards Group, a Dutch shipbuilding giant, has been tasked with bringing to life a new multi-purpose accommodation support vessel (MP-ASV) for Windcat, a part of CMB.TECH, said to be one of the world’s largest listed, diversified, and future-proof maritime groups, with a fleet of about 250 vessels. An option to build five additional ships […]

  • Feasibility Studies Commence for 2 GW Northern Luzon Offshore Wind Project

    26 November 2025
    Business & Finance, Business development, Project Updates, Research & Development, Wind Farm Update

    BuhaWind Energy Northern Luzon Corporation (BENLC) has commenced a new round of feasibility studies for its 2 GW offshore wind project in the Philippines. The company has launched two scanning LiDAR units and a second meteorological mast in Ilocos Norte to enhance wind resource validation for its offshore wind project. The technologies will complement three […]

  • Cadeler Signs EUR 500 Million T&I Contracts with Mystery Client

    10 November 2025
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Supply Chain, Vessels

    Cadeler has signed two firm contracts covering the transportation and installation (T&I) of turbines and their foundations for an upcoming offshore wind farm project, with a combined value projected to be approximately EUR 500 million. The foundations T&I campaign is scheduled to commence in early 2029 and will be carried out by one of Cadeler’s […]

  • Inter-Array Cable Installation Underway at 1.4 GW East Anglia Three

    18 February 2026
    Cables, Fixed-Bottom, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    The vessel Seaway Aimery is laying inter‑array cables between wind turbines and the offshore converter platform at the East Anglia Three offshore wind site in the UK. The cable-laying vessel (CLV), which started the installation work in January, is supported by Seaway Moxie and will be joined by two additional vessels around 27 February. Windea […]

  • All Monopiles In Place at Iberdrola’s New Offshore Wind Farm in Germany

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

    All 21 monopile foundations at the Windanker offshore wind farm in the German Baltic Sea have been installed, according to a social media update posted by Iberdrola Deutschland. The work was carried out by Van Oord using the heavy-lift installation vessel Svanen, which installed the first monopile in September. According to Iberdrola, these are some […]

  • All Transition Pieces In Place at Baltic Power Offshore Wind Farm

    20 March 2026
    Fixed-Bottom, Foundations, Project Updates, Supply Chain, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    All 76 transition pieces (TPs) have been installed on the Baltic Power project, a 1.2 GW offshore wind farm being built in the Polish sector of the Baltic Sea. The work is being carried out by Van Oord, which is utilising the SAL heavy lift vessel MV Lone for transporting and installing transition pieces at […]

  • Germany, Denmark Reach Agreement on Offshore Wind Cost-Sharing for Bornholm Energy Island

    28 January 2026
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Energy Islands, Grid Connection, Planning & Permitting, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    Denmark and Germany reached an agreement on Bornholm Energy Island in the Baltic Sea, including the allocation of costs related to offshore wind, at the North Sea Summit in Hamburg on 26 January. The two countries signed an agreement for the Bornholm Energy Island in 2023, which was the first legally binding cooperation agreement in […]

  • All Five Halted US Offshore Wind Farms Resume Construction

    3 February 2026
    Authorities, Fixed-Bottom, Planning & Permitting, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    All five US offshore wind farms under construction that received stop-work orders from the US government have been cleared to continue building, with Ørsted’s Sunrise Wind project the fifth project to be granted a preliminary injunction as part of a lawsuit challenging the order issued by the Director of the Department of the Interior’s Bureau […]

  • Cadeler’s 11th Wind Turbine Installation Vessel Launched

    17 December 2025
    Project Updates, Vessels

    Cadeler’s new wind turbine installation vessel (WTIV), Wind Ace, has been launched at the COSCO Qidong yard. The hull was fully erected and completed inside the dry dock in just four months, the company said via social media. With the launch complete, Wind Ace moves to the installation of the remaining leg sections, the main […]

  • Financing in Place for 390 MW Shinan Ui Offshore Wind Project in South Korea

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

    South Korea has completed the financial close structure for the 390 MW Shinan Ui offshore wind project, with funding set to begin flowing into construction from the second quarter of 2026. The Financial Services Commission (FSC) announced on 9 April that a project financing agreement has been signed and the full lender group established, marking […]

  • Tekmar Bags EUR 2+ Million in Contracts for Japanese Offshore Wind Project

    31 March 2026
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Supply Chain

    Tekmar Group has been awarded two contracts with a combined value of GBP 2 million (around EUR 2.3 million) for an offshore wind project in Japan, the UK-headquartered company said in an investor update on 31 March, leaving the project and the client unnamed. The main contract involves the supply of Tekmar’s 10th-generation cable protection systems […]

  • FIDs on UK’s Newly Awarded Offshore Wind Farms Coming Up in 2026, 2027

    15 January 2026
    Business & Finance, Fixed-Bottom, Floating Wind, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    Some of the offshore wind projects that secured Contracts for Difference (CfDs) in the UK’s seventh allocation round (AR7) are gearing up towards final investment decisions, with the first AR7 projects expected to reach this stage as early as this year, with others following suit in 2027. The FID for the first of the four […]

  • UK Continues Offshore Wind Expansion with 6 GW Leasing Round Planned for Early 2027

    27 March 2026
    Authorities, Contracts & Tenders, Fixed-Bottom, Planning & Permitting

    The Crown Estate has unveiled plans for the UK’s Offshore Wind Leasing Round 6 to be held in the first half of 2027, targeting the development of at least 6 GW of new capacity. The upcoming leasing process will focus on areas primarily located in the northeast of England. The sites are expected to be […]

  • Ireland Seeks Metocean Survey Provider for Lí Ban Offshore Wind Site

    16 December 2025
    Authorities, Contracts & Tenders, Fixed-Bottom, Planning & Permitting, Project Updates, Supply Chain

    Ireland’s Ministry for the Climate, Energy and the Environment (DCEE) has issued a request for tender for a metocean survey campaign at the Lí Ban offshore wind area within the South Coast Designated Maritime Area Plan (SC-DMAP). According to a notice published on a European tender website, the contract is valued at EUR 1.5 million, […]

  • 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 […]

  • LSP Renewables Bags Offshore Wind Contract in Taiwan

    3 December 2025
    Contracts & Tenders, Fixed-Bottom

    Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) has awarded a contract to LSP Renewables for client representatives and marine coordinators for the Fengmiao 1 offshore wind farm in Taiwan. For LSP Renewables, whose office in Taiwan secured the deal with CIP, this will be the third project on which the company will support the Danish developer. “Securing this […]

  • Bilfinger to Supervise Bałtyk 2 & 3 Offshore Construction

    24 March 2026
    Cables, Contracts & Tenders, Offshore Platforms, Supply Chain, Wind Turbines

    Bilfinger has been selected to provide supervision services for the Bałtyk 2 and Bałtyk 3 offshore wind farms in the Polish Baltic Sea, developed by Equinor and Polenergia. The company’s scope covers supervision of the installation of offshore substations, wind turbines and more than 120 kilometres of export cables, including landfall connections to the onshore […]

  • Siemens Gamesa, Fred. Olsen Windcarrier Enter 10-Year O&M Agreement

    16 March 2026
    Contracts & Tenders, Operations & Maintenance, Supply Chain, Vessels

    Fred. Olsen Windcarrier and Siemens Gamesa have signed a long-term agreement, under which Fred. Olsen Windcarrier’s vessels will be deployed for operations and maintenance (O&M) work on offshore wind farms featuring Siemens Gamesa turbines. The agreement, which has a firm duration of ten years with additional optional periods, covers the provision of offshore wind O&M […]

  • Siemens Gamesa Shelves Esbjerg Offshore Wind Turbine Nacelle Factory

    27 October 2025
    Business & Finance, Ports & Logistics

    The Spanish-German engineering company Siemens Gamesa has decided to shelve plans for an offshore wind turbine nacelle factory at the Port of Esbjerg in Denmark. Siemens Gamesa told offshoreWIND.biz that the Port of Esbjerg remains a key hub for its offshore wind activities and that the company continues to assess potential investment options there. “Siemens […]

  • TotalEnergies Applies for Permits for 3 GW German Offshore Wind Projects

    20 November 2025
    Authorities, Fixed-Bottom, Planning & Permitting, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    [NOTE: The article title was updated on 3 February 2026. The previous title was “TotalEnergies Submits Permits for 3 GW German Offshore Wind Projects”.] TotalEnergies has submitted permit applications for two of its offshore wind farms in Germany, totalling approximately 3 GW, to the Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (BSH). The projects are the NordseeEnergies […]

  • Norwind Takes Delivery of CSOV Chartered for Global Tech I Offshore Wind Farm

    21 January 2026
    Fixed-Bottom, Operations & Maintenance, Project Updates, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Vard has delivered a new vessel built for Norwind Offshore, Norwind Maestro, which will be deployed on a German offshore wind farm. The new commissioning service operations vessel (CSOV) is built to the VARD 4 19 design and constructed at Vard Shipyards Romania, with final outfitting, commissioning, and completion carried out at Vard Søviknes in […]

  • Mooreast Eyes Up to 500 MW Floating Renewables Opportunity in Southeast Asia

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

    Singapore-based Mooreast has started feasibility studies to develop up to 500 MW of floating renewable energy projects in Timor-Leste in Southeast Asia. The feasibility studies have been confirmed to progress after Mooreast entered into a Letter of Intent (LOI) with Secretario de Estado de Electricidade Agua e Saneamento (SEEAS), the secretariat for Electricity, Water and […]

  • US Company Granted Offshore Wind Survey Licence in Vietnam

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

    US-based Pacifico Energy has received a site survey licence for a 500 MW offshore wind project in Ba Ria–Vung Tau, offshore Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. The licence, granted by Vietnam’s Ministry of Agriculture and Environment (MAE), allows the company to carry out site survey assessment activities at the proposed project site. According to Pacifico […]

  • Construction of Formosa 4 Offshore Substation Starts in Vietnam

    29 January 2026
    Fixed-Bottom, Grid Connection, Offshore Platforms, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    The consortium between Semco Maritime and PTSC Mechanical & Construction has cut the first steel for the Formosa 4 offshore substation (OSS) at PTSC M&C’s fabrication yard in Vung Tau, Vietnam. Under a contract awarded in late August 2025, the consortium is responsible for the design, procurement, construction, and commissioning of the offshore substation’s jacket […]

  • Nordseecluster A Substation Foundations Installed Offshore Germany

    24 November 2025
    Grid Connection, Offshore Platforms, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    The foundations for the two offshore substations have been installed at the Nordseecluster offshore wind farm site in the German North Sea. According to the CEO of RWE Offshore Wind, Sven Utermöhlen, a jacket foundation, including four piles and one transition piece, was installed at the end of last week. The offshore platforms were loaded […]