Spain’s Windar Renovables has completed the fabrication of the first of 90 offshore towers included in an order from Siemens Gamesa for Dominion Energy’s Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) project in the US. The first shipments for the 2.6 GW offshore wind farm are scheduled for the summer of 202
Haizea Wind Group has become the sixth member of the Offshore Wind Foundations Alliance (OWFA), established by Bladt Industries, EEW Special Pipe Constructions, Sif Netherlands, Smulders Projects Belgium, and Steelwind Nordenham in 2021. In 2021, the five founding members said OWFA was formed with a
Ørsted has awarded several contracts totalling between GBP 75 million and GBP 100 million to companies in the north of England to provide components for the 2.9 GW Hornsea 3 offshore wind farm. JDR Cable Systems, Severfield, and Smulders, all based in the north of England, will produce integral comp
Mingyang Smart Energy’s OceanX, which the company says is the world’s largest single-capacity floating wind power platform, has started operating at the Qingzhou IV offshore wind farm in Yangjiang, China, where it was installed this summer. The dual-turbine, V-shaped floater operates autonomously, s
The Australian government has declared an area off northern Tasmania’s Bass Strait as suitable for offshore wind development, with the potential to generate 20 GW of offshore wind energy. In response to feedback from local leaders, industry, fishers, unions, First Nations people, and community group
Vestas is ceasing the production of blades for the V174 offshore wind turbine at its Isle of Wight factory as the model is going out of demand. The company has signed an agreement in principle with the UK Government to repurpose the factory for onshore blades since it is unsuitable for next-generati
Enefit Green’s Liivi Bay offshore wind farm has undergone an environmental impact assessment (EIA), showing no significant negative effects on the environment and boosting labour market activity and municipal revenues with proper mitigation measures, according to an expert group from Skepast and Puh
Dogger Bank Wind Farm, a joint venture between SSE Renewables, Equinor, and Vårgrønn, has signed a vessel reservation agreement with Seaway7 to charter a second turbine installation vessel to support the ongoing delivery of the offshore wind farm off the coast of England. Starting in 2026, the Seawa
The Nederwiek IB offshore wind site in the Netherlands, which was initially planned to be part of the upcoming tender in 2025, is expected to be added to the 2026 round as the Dutch government assesses the impact a wind farm there could have on accessing a nearby gas transfer platform. A gas project
Houston-headquartered Delmar Systems has been selected by Archer Wind to deliver the mooring scope for TotalEnergies’ Culzean floating offshore wind pilot project in the UK. Delmar Systems will provide the complete mooring systems for the floating wind turbine, which will moor the modular, light sem
All companies that submitted applications to participate in Colombia’s first offshore wind tender have been pre-qualified, meeting legal, financial, and technical requirements. The announcement was made on 9 December by Colombia’s National Hydrocarbons Agency (ANH). Among the companies included in t
US Wind, owned by funds managed by Apollo Global Management and Renexia S.p.A., has been authorised by Delaware regulators to install the transmission infrastructure for its up to 2 GW Maryland offshore wind project. The Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC) has
Ocean Winds, a 50/50 joint venture between EDP Renewables and ENGIE, has contracted Føn Energy Services to provide a fully integrated Balance of Plant (BoP) operations and maintenance (O&M) service programme for the Moray East and Moray West offshore wind farms in Scotland. The contract is valid for
Ørsted has sold a 50 per cent ownership share in the Greater Changhua 4 offshore wind farm to Taiwanese insurance company Cathay Life Insurance, and its affiliate Cathay Wind Power Holdings, for approximately DKK 11.6 billion (around EUR 1.55 billion). The 583 MW Greater Changhua 4 is part of the 92
