All 100 monopile foundations have been installed at RWE’s 1.4 GW Sofia offshore wind farm site, located 195 kilometres off the northeast coast of the UK. The achievement concludes a 14-month foundation installation campaign carried out by Van Oord as part of a joint engineering, procurement, constru
The UK’s Planning Inspectorate has concluded its six-month Nationally Significant Infrastructure Project (NSIP) examination period for the Dogger Bank South (DBS) offshore wind farms, being developed by RWE and Abu Dhabi’s Masdar. Since the start of the examination this January, the Planning Inspect
RWE and marine nature-inclusive design specialist ARC Marine have launched a pilot project to install ARC Marine’s reef cubes at the Rampion offshore wind farm in the UK. The reef cubes are designed to both protect the wind turbine foundations and enhance marine biodiversity, according to the two co
Spanish renewable energy developer Iberdrola and UAE clean energy company Masdar have signed an agreement to co-invest in the 1.4 GW East Anglia Three project in the UK through what the partners say is the largest offshore wind transaction of the decade. Under the agreement, after the closing of the
The UK government and Japan’s Sumitomo Corporation have signed a memorandum of understanding, under which the company plans to invest GBP 7.5 billion (approximately EUR 8.7 billion) into infrastructure and renewable energy projects across the UK by 2035. The investment will be focused on key offshor
The Mona offshore wind farm, being developed by a joint venture between EnBW and BP, has been granted development consent by the UK’s Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, Ed Miliband. Located in the Irish Sea, the 1.5 GW Mona is the first offshore wind project from the UK’s Round 4 l
Denmark’s Cadeler has received a notice of termination from Ørsted in relation to the long-term agreement for one of its wind farm installation vessels. A long-term charter agreement for an A-Class wind farm installation vessel was disclosed by Ørsted on April 8, 2024, securing operational capacity
Osbit, part of Venterra Group, has opened a new offshore wind assembly and service facility at the Port of Blyth in the UK. The development of the new 3,350-square-metre facility created 33 jobs for the region. Located at the Port’s Wimbourne Quay, the facility boasts a build and test space four tim
The Welsh government has launched a comprehensive action plan which aims to maximise the country’s offshore wind potential and secure long-term economic benefits. The action plan, prepared by a task and finish group established earlier this year, outlines that Wales’ pipeline exceeds 15 GW of offsho
A short geotechnical survey is scheduled to begin at the Dogger Bank D offshore wind farm site in the UK this month. The offshore supply vessel (OSV) Connector will be deployed to carry out the work within the array area and the export cable route. The works will be performed in a single campaign, e
A geotechnical seabed survey has started at the project site of Ørsted’s Mooir Vannin Offshore Wind Farm in the Isle of Man’s territorial waters. Ørsted has commissioned GEO to carry out the work six to twelve nautical miles off the coast of Maughold, the area for lease granted to the Danish offshor
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
