China Three Gorges (CTG) Corporation has completed the installation of a 16 MW floating offshore wind turbine, described as the world’s largest single-unit floating wind turbine platform, off Yangjiang, Guangdong. The Sanxia Linghang (Three Gorges Pilot) platform was installed on 2 May in waters loc
The Government of Australia’s state of Victoria has committed AUD 124.5 million in the 2026/27 budget to progress environmental assessment of the Victorian Renewable Energy Terminal at the Port of Hastings – an important piece of infrastructure to support the state’s offshore wind ambitions. This fu
RWE has announced changes to the management board of its offshore wind business, with CEO Sven Utermöhlen set to leave the company on 30 September 2026. Utermöhlen will not renew his contract and will step down at his own request, after which he will continue to advise RWE’s offshore wind division f
Haizea Wind Group has completed the manufacturing and assembly of 186 tower sections for 62 Siemens Gamesa wind turbines that will be installed at the Dieppe-Le Tréport offshore wind farm in France. The Spanish tower and foundation manufacturer produced the tower sections at its factory in Bilbao an
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 su
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 a
Geotechnical survey works are scheduled to start at the Awel y Môr offshore wind farm site in the UK on 12 May, with activities expected to continue until 15 June, subject to weather and sea conditions. According to a Notice to Mariners, the campaign will involve a range of geotechnical investigatio
Van Oord’s first uncrewed survey vessel (USV) specialised for operations at sea has completed its first multi-day offshore operation at a wind farm in the Netherlands. VO:X Barentsz was deployed at Ecowende’s Hollandse Kust West offshore wind farm, where it supported monopile and cable installation
Haesong Offshore Wind, established by Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP), has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy and Doosan Enerbility to strengthen localisation of South Korea’s offshore wind supply chain. The agreement covers cooperation on the Ha
Norwegian shipbuilder Ulstein has held the naming ceremony for Nexans’ new 155-metre-long cable-laying vessel (CLV) Nexans Electra. Based on the ST-297 CLV design by Skipsteknisk, Nexans Electra, ordered as the second vessel by Nexans at Norway’s Ulstein Verft, is an updated version of the sister ve
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 Dele
The State of Massachusetts has activated long-term contracts for the Vineyard Wind 1 offshore wind farm, securing fixed electricity pricing for 20 years and projected customer savings of USD 1.4 billion (around EUR 1.2 billion) over that period, according to the state government. The contracts, anno
North Star and Norwind Offshore have completed acquisitions of vessels from Edda Wind, finalising the split of the company’s service operation vessel (SOV) and commissioning service operation vessel (CSOV) fleet. The two transactions follow Edda Wind’s announcement in March that it had entered into
Cadeler has completed mobilisation of its vessels Wind Ally and Wind Orca for foundation transport and installation work at the Hornsea 3 offshore wind farm. The company said on 29 April that the recently delivered Wind Ally completed mobilisation in the Port of Rotterdam and has arrived at Teeswork
