RWE is preparing to start construction of a new building in Jemgum, in Germany’s East Friesland region, which will serve as a base for round-the-clock monitoring and control of RWE’s existing and future offshore wind farms in both Germany and continental Europe. The developer, who will take a long-t
Corio Generation has signed a cooperation agreement with South Korea’s National Federation of Fisheries Cooperatives (Suhyup) and the Western Busan Fisheries Committee (WBFC) for the 96 MW Dadaepo offshore wind project, currently under development in Busan, South Korea. With this agreement, a mutual
The UK Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra) has unveiled new measures to minimise underwater noise levels during the construction of offshore wind projects. As part of the government’s Plan for Change, the measures should reduce noise levels in the sea to allow new offshore wind
The heavy load carrier Sun Rise is on its way to the US from the Port of Aalborg, Denmark, with 18 transition pieces (TPs) for the wind turbine foundations at the Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) project. According to a social media post by CS Wind Offshore, which is delivering 176 TPs for the
A joint venture between Ørsted, Simply Blue Group and Subsea7 has retrieved floating LiDARs and wave buoy equipment as part of the metocean campaign for the proposed Salamander floating offshore wind farm off the North East of Scotland. The campaign started in October 2023 with the deployment of two
OEG Renewables and COENS have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to collaborate on offering pre-construction, construction, installation, and operations and maintenance (O&M) services to offshore wind projects in South Korea. The partnership between OEG and South Korea’s COENS combines OEG’s
Ireland-based XOCEAN has completed the geophysical survey along the 420-kilometre cable route for the proposed 3.6 GW Ossian floating offshore wind farm in Scotland. The survey, conducted using uncrewed survey vessels (USVs), took place over a span of 13 months, in water depths ranging from the shor
Cerulean Winds, a floating wind company with 3 GW under development in the Central North Sea, has selected Haventus, owner of the under-construction Ardersier Energy Transition Facility, as its chosen deployment port. The Cerulean alliance’s first project will be the Aspen development, a 1 GW floati
Belfast Harbour has revealed plans to invest more than GBP 300 million (approximately EUR 354 million) in capital projects across the port and Harbour Estate over the next five years to support the offshore wind industry and cruise tourism. The Advance Regional Prosperity 2025-2029 strategy outlines
The Lithuanian Ministry of Energy has proposed temporarily suspending the ongoing offshore wind tender in the Baltic Sea to review its terms and conditions, aiming to minimise the impact on electricity prices for consumers once the tender is completed. A draft government resolution has been prepared
US President Donald Trump has issued an Executive Order pausing offshore wind leasing on the US Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) and mandating a review of the federal government’s leasing and permitting practices for wind projects. The Order also stops all relevant agencies from issuing approvals, eith
Ørsted has reported impairment losses of DKK 12.1 billion (approximately EUR 1.62 billion) for the fourth quarter of 2024, citing rising costs for its offshore wind business in the US, mostly related to the development of the 924 MW Sunrise Wind project off the coast of New York. The Danish offshore
Deep Wind Offshore Korea has secured a Public Waters Occupancy and Use Permit for its Admiral Lee offshore wind project in South Korea. “This achievement marks an essential step forward in our mission to advance renewable energy development in South Korea. The permit allows us to complete offshore l
Preparatory and trial operations for offshore construction are underway at the Baltic Power offshore wind farm site in the Polish sector of the Baltic Sea, with several vessels involved, including Van Oord’s heavy-lift ship Svanen, in advance of the upcoming monopile installation work. Van Oord’s he
