The final inter-array cable was installed at the 488 MW Îles d’Yeu and Noirmoutier (EMYN) offshore wind farm in France, developed by Les Éoliennes en Mer Services. The 61st and final inter-array cable was installed at the EMYN site located 11.7 kilometres from the island of Yeu and 16.5 kilometres f
German transmission system operator (TSO) Amprion has received planning approval to begin construction work on the BalWin1 and BalWin2 offshore grid connections in the German North Sea. Amprion received approval for the approximately 34-kilometre-long section in the coastal waters of Lower Saxony. F
The Reduced Commercial Risks with Demo of 15+ MW (RECORD15) joint industry project, which aims to install a latest generation turbine with a rated power over 15 MW on Ocergy’s floating platform in 2028, has been launched. The Front-End Engineering Design (FEED) contract for this pilot project was re
The Trump administration has warned the UK government about security risks as Mingyang Smart Energy plans to build a factory in Scotland to manufacture wind turbines for North Sea offshore wind farms, according to a report by the Financial Times, citing a US official. A Chinese analyst has commented
Pacifico Energy Korea has signed an agreement with three local governments to explore practical cooperation measures for administrative support of its 3.2 GW offshore wind cluster project currently under development in Jundo-gun, Jeollanam-do, and to help establish an offshore wind industry ecosyste
The construction of the high-voltage alternating current (HVAC) infrastructure has begun with a first steel cut ceremony at the HSM Offshore Energy yard in Schiedam, the Netherlands. The HVAC modules will be directly installed on the Princess Elisabeth offshore energy hub (MOG2) in Belgium. The HVAC
The onshore consent application for the up to 1 GW Muir Mhòr floating offshore wind farm has been approved by the Aberdeenshire Council in Scotland. The application covers the floating wind farm’s onshore infrastructure, including underground cabling and a substation. The wind farm is the first full
The Crown Estate has selected Equinor and Gwynt Glas, a joint venture between EDF Renewables UK and ESB, as preferred bidders in the seabed leasing round for floating wind projects in the Celtic Sea. Selected on 12 June, each of the two developers was awarded 1.5 GW of capacity in their respective p
Ventyr, a consortium consisting of Parkwind and Ingka Investments, has awarded Worley Rosenberg a preferred contractor agreement for the development of the offshore substation of the Sørlige Nordsjø II (Southern North Sea II) offshore wind farm in Norway. In addition to the preferred contractor agre
A US federal judge in Massachusetts has tentatively accepted the lawsuit filed by 18 state attorneys general challenging the presidential memorandum issued on 20 January that halts leasing and permitting for wind energy projects, and calls for reviews of existing permits. The case is, however, likel
Les Éoliennes en Mer Services, a consortium of Ocean Winds, Sumitomo Corporation, and Caisse des Dépôts, has signed contracts with TSM Windcat for the deployment of crew transfer vessels (CTVs) on two offshore wind farms. Two of TSM Windcat’s hydrogen-ready MK3.5 CTV models are going to be deployed
Equinor has selected Ekwil’s INOC semi-submersible floating foundation technology for its 750 MW Firefly/Bandibuli floating offshore wind project in South Korea. The project builds on early design work initiated in 2022 through the Front-End Engineering Design (FEED) delivered by Technip Energies an
The Scottish government is seeking views on proposals which would see the country’s offshore wind ambition increased to up to 40 GW of new capacity by 2040. The consultation will run until 13 August. The estimate that 40 GW equates to enough renewable energy to power 45 million homes assumes offshor
