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  • First Hornsea 3 Offshore Substation Stands Complete

    31 March 2026
    Fixed-Bottom, Grid Connection, Offshore Platforms, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    Heerema Marine Contractors, using its semi-submersible crane vessel (SSCV) Sleipnir, has completed the installation of the first of the two Hornsea 3 offshore converter stations. As reported recently, Sleipnir started installing the jacket foundation for the Offshore Converter Station 1 (OCS1) at Ørsted’s Hornsea 3 project site offshore the UK on 19 March. According to a social media […]

  • BorWin Kappa Jacket Foundation Installed Offshore Germany

    23 March 2026
    Fixed-Bottom, Foundations, Grid Connection, Offshore Platforms, Supply Chain, Vessels

    Heerema Marine Contractors’ semi-submersible crane vessel (SSCV), Sleipnir, has installed the jacket foundation for the BorWin kappa platform, part of TenneT’s BorWin6 offshore grid connection in the German North Sea. Heerema carried out the work on behalf of McDermott International, which was awarded the engineering, procurement, construction and installation (EPCI) scope for the BorWin kappa topside and […]

  • 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 […]

  • China’s Farthest Offshore Wind Farm at Full Power

    16 December 2025
    Fixed-Bottom, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    The Three Gorges Jiangsu Dafeng project, China’s farthest offshore wind farm, is now operating at full capacity, Chinese media reported on 15 December. The 800 MW offshore wind farm has been built in the northeastern sea area of Dafeng District, Yancheng City, and consists of four sites, with the farthest site (H8-1) located 85.5 kilometres offshore. The Three […]

  • 80 Turbines Installed at Sofia Offshore Wind Farm

    15 April 2026
    Fixed-Bottom, Project Updates, Supply Chain, Vessels, Wind Farm Update, Wind Turbines

    Eighty wind turbines have been installed at the Sofia offshore wind farm site, located on Dogger Bank in the central North Sea, where 100 units of the Siemens Gamesa SG 14-222 DD model will be installed for a total capacity of 1.4 GW. The vessel deployed for the work, Cadeler’s Wind Peak, installed the first wind turbine […]

  • Corio Withdraws Application for Irish Offshore Wind Farm

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

    Fuinneamh Sceirde Teoranta (FST), a company owned by Corio Generation that was developing the 450 MW Sceirde Rocks offshore wind project in Ireland, withdrew the consent application for the wind farm on 17 December 2025, according to a notice issued by Ireland’s national planning body, An Coimiúsin Pleanála (ACP), on 22 December. The developer submitted an […]

  • First Hornsea 3 Offshore Export Cable In Place

    26 March 2026
    Cables, Fixed-Bottom, Grid Connection, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    The first export cable for the Hornsea 3 offshore wind farm has been laid and pulled into shore, according to an update from Ørsted on 26 March. NKT, the project’s export cable supplier, began manufacturing the cables three years ago and will complete them this summer, while Jan de Nul will transport and install a […]

  • Germany Pushes Back Offshore Wind Tenders to 2027

    29 January 2026
    Authorities, Contracts & Tenders, Fixed-Bottom, Industry, Planning & Permitting

    The German government has decided to postpone the tenders for the N-10.1 and N-10.2 offshore wind sites, which were planned to be put up for auction this year after not receiving any bids in 2025. The sites are now planned to be tendered out in 2027, with the exact date to be determined by the Federal […]

  • SeaRenergy Acquires German Offshore Maintenance and Repair Company

    13 January 2026
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    SeaRenergy Offshore Holding has acquired 100 per cent of the shares in hemmerschütz Solution, an offshore maintenance and repair services provider based in Germany. SeaRenergy, which took over hemmerschütz Solution on 28 November 2025, says this enables the company to complement its established offerings in engineering, marine services, QHSE and offshore experts with the direct […]

  • ASML Returns to RWE for More Offshore Wind Power

    2 April 2026
    Business & Finance, Fixed-Bottom, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    RWE and ASML, the global supplier of lithography systems for the semiconductor industry, have entered a new Power Purchase Agreement (PPA), following a ten-year PPA that the two companies signed in 2021. The initial agreement is now being expanded to cover around 130 MW of installed renewable capacity and extended until 2038, and includes power […]

  • Nordseecluster A Offshore Wind Farm to Power Munich Airport

    10 March 2026
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Fixed-Bottom, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    The power purchase agreement (PPA) that Munich Airport awarded to RWE through a recently closed tender is for the German developer’s new offshore wind farm Nordseecluster A, according to a press release RWE issued on 10 March. As reported in January, RWE came out as the winner in a tender that Munich Airport (Flughafen München […]

  • German Offshore Wind Industry Calls for Policy Clarity

    5 May 2026
    Industry, Planning & Permitting

    The German Offshore Wind Energy Association (BWO) has called for clear political commitments and a binding roadmap to support offshore wind expansion. BWO issued a statement ahead of the National Maritime Conference that took place from 29 to 30 April in Emden. “The National Maritime Conference is an important opportunity to make clear political commitments […]

  • UK Removes Tariffs on Offshore Wind Manufacturing Components

    12 March 2026
    Authorities, Grid Connection, Manufacturing, Offshore Platforms, Supply Chain, Wind Turbines

    The UK government will remove tariffs on a range of industrial goods used in offshore wind manufacturing in a move aimed at reducing costs for the sector and supporting the country’s targets. According to the Department for Business and Trade, tariffs on 33 industrial goods used in offshore wind will be removed from 1 April […]

  • GWEC, JWPA Join Forces on Offshore Wind in Japan

    18 March 2026
    Industry

    The Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) and the Japan Wind Power Association (JWPA) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to strengthen cooperation and accelerate offshore wind development in Japan. The agreement establishes a framework for collaboration between the two organisations, aimed at promoting knowledge exchange, enhancing industry and supply chain networks, and supporting the […]

  • DeepOcean Concludes Operations at US Offshore Wind Project

    23 January 2026
    Business & Finance, Cables, Grid Connection, Infrastructure

    Ocean services provider DeepOcean has completed trenching and survey operations at a US offshore wind project under a contract awarded by what it says is a global provider of engineering, procurement, construction and installation (EPCI). DeepOcean’s scope of work included trenching and surveying of the inter-array cables that connect turbines to the offshore substations. A […]

  • Seatrium Contracts Mammoet for 2 GW Offshore Platform Load-Out Ops

    4 February 2026
    Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection, Offshore Platforms, Supply Chain

    Mammoet has signed an agreement with Seatrium for the load-out of three substations for TenneT’s 2 GW offshore wind grid connection programme. In 2023, TenneT signed a five-year Framework Cooperation Agreement with the GE Vernova-Seatrium consortium and awarded the consortium with contracts for three Dutch projects: IJmuiden Ver Beta, IJmuiden Ver Gamma and Nederwiek 2. […]

  • Second Gennaker Offshore Substation Rolls Out at Dutch Yard

    2 February 2026
    Grid Connection, Manufacturing, Offshore Platforms, Project Updates, Supply Chain, Wind Farm Update

    The HSI Joint Venture, comprising HSM Offshore Energy, Smulders, and Iv, has rolled out the topside of the second offshore substation (OSS) for the German offshore wind farm Gennaker at HSM Offshore Energy’s yard in Schiedam, the Netherlands. The joint venture will now work toward the upcoming load-out, sail-away, and offshore installation. The substation, named […]

  • 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. […]

  • Brazil Establishes Offshore Wind Guidelines, Prepares Next Steps

    3 April 2026
    Authorities, Fixed-Bottom, Floating Wind, Planning & Permitting

    Brazil has established guidelines for the regulation of offshore wind development, which include rules for defining development areas, allocating sites and structuring permitting procedures. The guidelines, which were established by a resolution adopted by the National Energy Policy Council (CNPE) on 1 April, regulate the Law on Offshore Wind Energy that was passed in January […]

  • Virginia Governor Enacts Offshore Wind Workforce Bill Into Law

    30 April 2026
    Authorities, Jobs & Recruitment, Training & Education

    Virginia Governor Abigail Spanberger has signed House Bill 67 (HB67), which introduces a measure focused on assessing workforce and training needs for the offshore wind sector and aligning workforce development efforts with its specific demands. The bill, which passed both the Virginia House of Delegates and the State Senate in March, requires the Virginia Department of […]

  • French Floating Offshore Wind Farm Starts Delivering Electricity

    5 May 2026
    Floating Wind, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    Ocean Winds (OW), the international offshore wind energy company created by EDP Renewables and ENGIE, has started electricity production at its 30 MW Éoliennes Flottantes du Golfe du Lion (EFGL) floating offshore wind farm. With first power now delivered to the French grid, the project is already supplying renewable energy to homes and businesses in […]

  • Yunlin Offshore Wind Farm Receives DNV Project Certificate

    21 January 2026
    Fixed-Bottom, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    The Yunlin offshore wind farm has been awarded a DNV Project Certificate DNV-SE-0190, becoming the first offshore wind project in Taiwan to achieve this standard, according to the wind farm owner. The third-party assessment was applied to the entire project, including foundations, wind turbines, and the grid connection to the onshore substation, including inter-array and export cables. […]

  • Ørsted Finishing Up at New Offshore Wind Farm in Taiwan

    26 May 2026
    Fixed-Bottom, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    All inter-array cables at the 920 MW Greater Changhua 2b and 4 offshore wind farms in Taiwan have been installed and energised, and all 42 wind turbines at the project’s second phase, the 583 MW Greater Changhua 4, are now connected to Taipower’s grid and generating electricity. “We’re continuing commissioning and grid integration works to […]

  • All Monopiles Installed at Inch Cape Offshore Wind Farm

    3 June 2026
    Fixed-Bottom, Foundations, Project Updates, Supply Chain, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    All 54 monopile foundations have been installed at the 1.1 GW Inch Cape offshore wind farm in Scotland, jointly owned by ESB and Red Rock Renewables. The monopiles were installed by Jan De Nul’s heavy-lift vessel Les Alizés, which has been transporting the foundations from the Port of Leith in Edinburgh since installation work started […]

  • 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, […]

  • Smulders Taps KCI for Dunkerque Offshore Substation Jacket Design

    2 February 2026
    Contracts & Tenders, Foundations, Grid Connection, Offshore Platforms, Project Updates, Supply Chain, Wind Farm Update

    Smulders has contracted KCI Offshore Engineering, a subsidiary of Sif Group, for the design of the jacket foundation that will support the offshore substation (OSS) for the 600 MW Dunkerque offshore wind farm in France. Under the contract, KCI will perform the basic and detailed design, including fabrication-suitable design and certification of the OSS jacket […]