Smulders HSM, a subsidiary of Eiffage Métal, has commenced the construction of the East Anglia Two offshore substation topside and jacket foundation. ScottishPower Renewables, part of Iberdrola, awarded an engineering, procurement, construction, installation, and commissioning (EPCIC) contract to HS
Hydro-Québec, the power utility owned by Canada’s Québec province, has issued a Request for Information (RFI) to assess options to connect to offshore wind farms in waters off Nova Scotia, which is now running the country’s first offshore wind tender. With the RFI, Hydro-Québec aims to gather inform
The UK Low Carbon Contracts Company (LCCC) has signed Contracts for Difference (CfD) with more than 200 projects awarded in the Allocation Round 7 (AR7), covering a total capacity of around 14.7 GW, with 8.4 GW offshore wind projects accounting for the biggest share of the contracted capacity. LCCC
BW Ideol has signed the final grant agreement for up to EUR 74 million from the EU Innovation Fund for a factory in Fos-sur-Mer, France, that will produce concrete floating wind foundations. The factory, dubbed Fos3F, has also secured up to EUR 52 million from the French State. The final agreement f
RWE has officially opened the new operations and maintenance (O&M) base for the 1.1 GW Danish Thor offshore wind farm at Thorsminde Port. “The port of Thorsminde provides the quickest sea and air access to Thor offshore wind farm, making it the perfect location for our new service hub. Our first tea
Vestas plans to build a nacelle and hub assembly facility in Scotland to support offshore wind projects in the UK and across Europe. The proposed factory would require a capital investment of more than EUR 250 million and is planned to manufacture nacelles and hubs for the company’s V236-15.0 MW off
Heerema Marine Contractors has installed the jacket foundation for the first Hornsea 3 offshore substation using its semi-submersible crane vessel (SSCV) Sleipnir. According to a Notice to Mariners issued by the project on 20 March, Sleipnir commenced the work at the construction site offshore the U
Navantia UK has secured funding to expand its offshore wind manufacturing capabilities at the Arnish Yard in Stornoway, as Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) has approved GBP 6 million (almost EUR 7 million) for two offshore wind-related developments in the region. The company will receive a GBP
Bilfinger has been selected to provide supervision services for the Bałtyk 2 and Bałtyk 3 offshore wind farms in the Polish Baltic Sea, developed by Equinor and Polenergia. The company’s scope covers supervision of the installation of offshore substations, wind turbines and more than 120 kilometres
Stillstrom has partnered with Faber Group and Prysmian to develop an offshore charging solution aimed at reducing emissions from vessels operating in the offshore wind sector. The first demonstration trial is scheduled for the fourth quarter of 2026 in Esbjerg. The companies will pilot a system that
The European Commission has approved a EUR 5 billion Danish state aid scheme to support the development of offshore wind. The measure, cleared under the EU’s Clean Industrial Deal State Aid Framework (CISAF), will support the construction and operation of two offshore wind farms, Hesselø and North S
The Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) project, being built by Dominion Energy off Virginia Beach, has produced first power. “Today, CVOW delivered its first power to the grid—right on schedule. This achievement marks another important step forward, adding much‑needed electricity to help meet the
