The Titan Group has made the final investment decision (FID) to build a production facility for XXXL monopiles in Cuxhaven, Northern Germany. Up to EUR 300 million will be invested in the company, with production to ramp up next year. Titan Group said that more than 600 jobs will be created by the p
OX2 and Varberg Energi have agreed in principle for Varberg Energi to procure renewable electricity from the Galene offshore wind farm located near Varberg, Sweden, as well as from OX2’s solar project in the vicinity. The long-term goal of the agreement is for the companies to enter into a Power Pur
Denmark’s Cadeler has signed a firm contract with Inch Cape Offshore Limited, a joint venture between Red Rock Power Limited and ESB, for the installation of 72 Vestas 15 MW wind turbines at the 1.1 GW offshore wind farm in Scotland. The contract value is projected to fall within the range of EUR 11
The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has approved Sunrise Wind’s construction and operations plan (COP), marking the final approval needed for the federal agency to move the 942 MW offshore wind project toward the start of offshore construction. Sunrise Wind, New York’s largest offshore w
Norway’s Deep Wind Offshore has been named the winner of an auction for the development of an offshore wind farm in the Saare 2.1 area in Estonia. The only bid was submitted by Deep Wind Offshore in the amount of EUR 2,457,000, which was also the starting price of the auction, according to Estonia’s
Boskalis’ cable-laying vessel Giant 7 has commenced with the installation of the second and final nearshore export cable for TenneT’s 700 MW Hollandse Kust (west Beta) project in the Netherlands. Following the successful installation of the first cable by Boskalis’ Giant 7 barge, work on the second
California-based floating wind technology developer, Aikido Technologies, has secured USD 4 million (approximately EUR 3.7 million) in seed funding to advance its platform technology and establish pilot projects. The financing was led by Azolla Ventures with participation from Propeller Ventures, Sa
Ocean Winds (OW) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Monash University to work together on establishing a sustainable supply chain for Australia’s offshore wind sector and to explore methods for conserving the nation’s biodiversity. As Ocean Winds expands to Australia with its High S
The Albanese government in Australia has offered Norway’s Equinor and its partner Oceanex Energy a feasibility licence for the Novocastrian Wind offshore wind project in the Hunter region. If the feasibility for the Novocastrian Wind Pty Ltd project is proven, the developer can then apply for a comm
Principle Power and South Korea’s HSG Sungdong have agreed to a non-exclusive Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to jointly advance engineering efforts for the scalable production and assembly of WindFloat technologies. According to Principle Power, the agreement furthers the development of a sustain
Belgium’s transmission system operator (TSO) Elia has awarded contracts to several companies for high-voltage alternating current (HVAC) components of Princess Elisabeth Island, the world’s first energy island. The artificial energy island will be built some 45 kilometres off the Belgian coast, with
India’s Union Cabinet has approved the viability gap funding (VGF) scheme for offshore wind energy projects totalling Rs. 7453 crores (approximately EUR 833 million). This includes about EUR 765 million for the installation and commissioning of 1 GW of offshore wind projects – 500 MW each off the co
Skyborn Renewables has signed an updated Master Supply Agreement with Siemens Gamesa for the delivery of 63 SG 14-236 DD wind turbines, with a power boost of 15 MW, for its 945 MW Gennaker offshore wind project in the German Baltic Sea. The agreement strengthens the long-term partnership between the
