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  • Crown Estate to Invest GBP 350 Million in Construction of New Port, Supply Chain Infrastructure for UK Offshore Wind

    17 June 2025
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Infrastructure, Manufacturing, Ports & Logistics, Supply Chain

    The Crown Estate is setting up a new Supply Chain Investment Programme worth GBP 350 million (approximately EUR 410 million) to invest in the construction of new port and supply chain infrastructure that will support accelerated delivery of UK offshore wind projects, the UK seabed manager said on 17 June. Building on the new investment […]

  • Van Oord Christens Mega Jack-Up | ‘Boreas Is World’s Largest, Most Sustainable Offshore Wind Installation Vessel’

    18 June 2025
    Vessels

    Van Oord christened the latest addition to its fleet, Boreas, on 18 June in Rotterdam. The company says its new jack-up, set to soon debut on the German Nordseecluster project, is the largest and most sustainable offshore wind installation vessel in the world. The Dutch marine contractor ordered the self-elevating vessel at the Yantai CIMC Raffles shipyard […]

  • Wind Servant – Gripping the wind

    30 August 2012

    After long delays caused by harsh winter conditions and ice around their shipyard in Turku, Finland, Mobimar’s trimaran wind farm support vessel. Wind Servant, is at last able to prove its worth. After the final completion of the sea trials the vessel will be handed over to the Finnish shipping company Meriaura also based in […]

  • Japan’s Floating Wind Tech Research Association to Cooperate with DNV

    3 June 2025
    Collaboration, Floating Wind, Industry, Technology

    Global wind energy technology certification organisation, DNV, and Japan’s Floating Offshore Wind Technology Research Association (FLOWRA) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to explore the possibilities of collaboration in floating wind technology development. “Floating offshore wind is poised to play a crucial role in Japan’s energy landscape. With ambitious renewable energy targets, Japan is focusing […]

  • First 10 MW Turbine Assembled for New Floating Wind Farm in Mediterranean Sea

    11 June 2025
    Floating Wind, Foundations, Ports & Logistics, Project Updates, Supply Chain, Wind Farm Update, Wind Turbines

    The first floating wind turbine for the Éoliennes Flottantes du Golfe du Lion (EFGL) project in France, developed by Ocean Winds and Banque des Territoires, has been assembled at Port-La Nouvelle ahead of its installation at the project site located 16 kilometres offshore Leucate and Barcarès. The 10 MW Vestas turbine has been mounted on […]

  • Wind Minds to Engage in 2.5GW Korean Offshore Wind Project

    13 June 2016

    On 15 June, Korean state-owned company Korea Offshore Wind Power (KOWP) and Dutch offshore wind consultancy Wind Minds will sign a letter of intent on cooperation in developing one of the first offshore wind projects in Korea. The Southwest Offshore Wind Project is planned to have a total capacity of 2.5GW, with 60MW installed in the […]

  • Wind Minds Sign Offshore Wind Deal with Korean Company

    1 July 2015
    Business & Finance

    Article update: Further details about the contract. Wind Minds have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Korean company Doarm Engineering to develop offshore wind farms in South Korea, according to Hans Rijntalder, a renewable energy consultant and founder of Pondera Consult, one of four companies that form Wind Minds.  Rijntalder told Offshore WIND that the MoU arose […]

  • Offshore WIND at HUSUM Wind 2017

    1 September 2017

    The Offshore WIND team will attend the HUSUM Wind 2017 trade fair in Husum, Germany, from 12 to 15 September.

  • Oceantic Network: Empire Wind 1 Resumption ‘Win for Workers’

    20 May 2025
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Fixed-Bottom, Industry, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    The news about the US government rescinding the order to halt Empire Wind 1 construction activities has been welcomed by the offshore wind industry and New York state agencies. With more than 1,500 construction workers involved in the project and its supply chain spanning multiple US states, Oceantic Network said lifting the order was a […]

  • Dong Fang Offshore Orders Cable-Lay System at Huisman

    23 July 2025
    Contracts & Tenders, Supply Chain, Vessels

    Huisman has signed a contract with Dong Fang Offshore (DFO) for the delivery of a modular cable-lay system that will be fitted onto DFO’s vessels, including the construction service operation vessels (CSOVs) being built by Vard for the Taiwan-based offshore wind vessel provider. For Huisman, this marks the company’s first cable-lay system, built on its […]

  • CECI and Wind Minds Team Up on Taiwanese Offshore Wind Project

    7 March 2017
    Contracts & Tenders, R&D, Wind Farm Update

    The Taiwanese company CECI Engineering Consultants and the Dutch consultancy Wind Minds signed a Memorandum of Understanding to cooperate in a tender for a 110MW offshore wind farm off Changhua County in Taiwan.

  • Developer Confidence in Floating Offshore Wind Declines, Survey Finds

    22 May 2025
    Business development, Floating Wind, Research & Development

    Developers are losing confidence in floating offshore wind, citing delivery delays, investment risks, and policy uncertainty as key concerns, new research from Westwood Global Energy Group (Westwood) revealed. Westwood polled 166 stakeholders across the global floating offshore wind value chain, including engineers, product developers, government organisations, and the broader supply chain. The results of the […]

  • New Hybrid Utility Vessel for Offshore Ops Now Managed by Inyanga Marine Energy

    28 July 2025
    Business development, Collaboration, Innovation, Outlook & Strategy, Research & Development, Vessels

    UK-based Inyanga Marine Energy Group has assumed operational management of the newly built Tor Boreas, a hybrid utility vessel developed for offshore wind operations. According to Inyanga, the 26.95-metre vessel will be operated in partnership with compatriot company, Tor Group, and is designed for a range of offshore tasks, including geotechnical seabed surveys, remotely operated […]

  • Geophysical Survey Tender for ELWIND Offshore Wind Project Launched

    30 May 2025
    Contracts & Tenders, Fixed-Bottom, Supply Chain

    A tender has been launched seeking geophysical survey services for the Estonian-Latvian cross-border offshore wind project. The tender submission date is 27 June, and the estimated duration for the ELWIND offshore wind project is from 15 August 2025 to 31 March 2027. The objective of the survey is to enhance the understanding of the geological […]

  • Monitoring wind to find best spots for offshore wind turbines (USA)

    7 October 2010

    In the still and humid morning air Wednesday, researchers on a platform at the mouth of Winyah Bay hoisted the meteorological equivalent of… (postandcourier) [mappress] Source: postandcourier,October 07, 2010;

  • Wind Minds Involved in First Taiwanese Offshore Wind Farm

    29 October 2014
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    MECAL, founding member of Wind Minds, has announced the signature of a Framework Agreement with Swancor Ltd. regarding the provision of its services for Formosa 1 Offshore Wind Farm in Taiwan.  Formosa 1 OWF is expected to be Taiwan’s first offshore wind farm with installed capacity of approximately 130 MW. MECAL has provided consultancy services to […]

  • Deutsche Windtechnik Wins Long-Term Contract on Ten-Year-Old German Offshore Wind Farm

    5 June 2025
    Contracts & Tenders, Fixed-Bottom, Operations & Maintenance, Supply Chain

    Trianel Windkraftwerk Borkum has awarded a ten-year contract to Deutsche Windtechnik for maintenance and service of the Trianel Windpark Borkum I offshore wind farm that has been in operation since 2015. Deutsche Windtechnik says it secured the contract, signed on 19 May, through a tender in which the company participated with a plan for optimised maintenance […]

  • Wind of Hope Readies For Hornsea Wind Farms

    9 August 2021
    Operations & Maintenance, Ports & Logistics, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Ørsted’s new service operations vessel (SOV) Wind of Hope has arrived in the Port of Grimsby in the UK to prepare for working out at sea on the world’s largest offshore wind farms. Up to 60 of Ørsted’s wind turbine technicians will call the 84-metre vessel home for two weeks at a time, whilst they […]

  • Îles d’Yeu and Noirmoutier Offshore Wind Farm Produces First Power

    4 June 2025
    Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    The 488 MW Îles d’Yeu and Noirmoutier (EMYN) offshore wind farm has started supplying green electricity to the French grid, only a few weeks after the installation of the first turbine. Following a successful initial testing phase that began on 23 May, the wind farm’s first Siemens Gamesa 8 MW turbines are now connected to […]

  • Dutch Wind Energy, Maritime Trade Organisations Merging

    26 May 2025
    Business & Finance, Industry, Supply Chain

    Holland Home of Wind Energy (HHWE) and NMT-IRO, an organisation established by the Netherlands Maritime Technology and the Association of Dutch Suppliers in the Offshore Energy Industry, will merge as of 1 January 2026. “This is a strategic alliance that unites the strongest players in the Dutch maritime, offshore and renewable sectors. Together, we’re building […]

  • Vineyard Wind Expands Offshore Wind Team

    31 October 2017
    Business & Finance

    Vineyard Wind, an offshore wind energy developer vying to build the first utility-scale project off the coast of Massachusetts, has named Lars Thaaning Pedersen as its new CEO and Iain Henderson as CFO.

  • European wind industry to prepare for offshore wind

    2 August 2010
    R&D

    Even though 2.1 GW of offshore wind power has already been installed in European water with a further 1.5 expected to be constructed by the end of the year [2010], reaching targets of 40-50GW by 2020 will be a struggle and will require a significant increase in developments costing roughly £550 billion There are huge […]

  • France Revises Offshore Wind PPAs to Tackle Negative Price Periods

    3 June 2025
    Business & Finance, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    The French government and three offshore wind farms have signed amendments to their power purchase agreements (PPAs), allowing them to halt production during periods of negative electricity prices. The three wind farms that signed PPAs are the 500 MW Fécamp, the 480 MW Saint-Nazaire, and the 496 MW Saint-Brieuc. According to the Ministry of Economics, […]

  • CS Wind Takes Over Wind Towers Scotland, Plans Offshore Wind Foray

    1 April 2016
    Business & Finance, Technology

    Scottish energy company SSE has secured a deal to transfer its 80% ownership stake in the Machrihanish-based Wind Towers Scotland (WTS) factory to the South Korean manufacturer of wind farm tower structures, CS Wind. CS Wind plans to invest up to GBP 14 million in WTS and extend operations at the plant to include the manufacture of towers for the offshore […]

  • Ocean Winds Taps Cathie for 1.7 GW Bluepoint Wind Offshore Wind Farm

    16 March 2023
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Cathie has been awarded a contract to provide geophysical and geotechnical consultancy services for the up to 1.7 GW Bluepoint Wind offshore wind project in the United States. Located 38 nautical miles off the coast of New York and 53 nautical miles off the coast of New Jersey, Bluepoint Wind offshore wind project is being […]

  • Offshore Wind Win for ZTT

    7 September 2018
    Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    Chinese cable manufacturer ZTT has won a contract to supply an export cable system for the 300MW CECEP Yangjiang Nanpeng Island offshore wind farm.