WindEurope has appointed Tinne Van der Straeten, Belgium’s former Minister of Energy, as its new Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Van der Straeten will take over from the organisation’s current CEO, Giles Dickson, who has served in the position for ten years, on 2 February 2026. “The WindEurope Board
The Maersk wind turbine installation vessel (WTIV), being built by Seatrium, has recently completed sea trials and is due for delivery at the end of February, according to the vessel owner. The new WTIV, which is planned to be deployed on Equinor’s Empire Wind offshore wind project in the US, was la
Navantia Seanergies and Windar Renovables have marked the production of the 200th jacket foundation for offshore wind at the Navantia Seanergies’ facilities in Spain, according to a social media update posted by Navantia on 9 January. The company did not name the project for which its 200th jacket w
National Grid Ventures (NGV) has published updated proposals for the LionLink interconnector, which will connect the future Nederwiek 3 offshore wind farm in the Netherlands to the UK and Dutch grids. NGV, responsible for building and operating the UK side of LionLink, has now opened an eight-week p
Ulstein Verft in Norway has launched Yard no. 322, the first of two commissioning service operation vessels (CSOVs) the company is building for investors advised by J.P. Morgan. In July 2023, Bernhard Schulte Offshore ordered the design and construction of two CSOVs from Ulstein under a contract tha
The UK Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero has set a new deadline for the decision on the Development Consent Order (DCO) for Dogger Bank South, a 3 GW offshore wind project developed by RWE, which the company owns in partnership with Masdar. The statutory deadline for the decision o
The Philippines’ Department of Energy (DOE) and the UK government, represented by the British Embassy in Manila, have signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) to collaborate on offshore wind and microgrid development in the Philippines. The LOI, signed on 16 December 2025, formalises collaboration under the
A consortium comprising AF Gruppen, Multiconsult, DOF, Semar, and the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) is set to launch a new project to develop and test technology for the industrial-scale production of gravity-based concrete foundations (GBS). The BetongVIND project, scheduled
Titan Wind Energy has signed a contract with ESAB for the delivery of welding and handling equipment for its new manufacturing facility in Cuxhaven, Germany. The agreement covers a full suite of high-capacity welding and handling solutions designed specifically for extra-large monopiles for offshore
Polish state-owned transmission system operator (TSO), Polskie Sieci Elektroenergetyczne (PSE), has confirmed the technical readiness of the transmission infrastructure to accept power from offshore wind farms. “The new Choczewo station and the expanded Żarnowiec station, as well as the 400 kV line
Switzerland-headquartered Holcim has taken a minority equity ownership in the floating offshore wind technology developer BW Ideol. “This investment sends a powerful message to the floating offshore wind industry, confirming the maturity and deliverability of concrete foundation solutions. With Holc
Ørsted will submit a motion for a preliminary injunction against the recently imposed construction halt for its Sunrise Wind project in the US, the company said on 7 January, several days after announcing the same legal action in relation to Revolution Wind, which the developer is building through a
Danish electrical engineering specialist ProCon Group and Norwegian company Hyndla have completed an all-share merger to form an integrated electrical solutions provider targeting the offshore wind industry, IWS Services, the 75-per-cent-owner of ProCon said on 5 January. The combined business wil
Acta Marine has taken delivery of Acta Pegasus, its fourth walk-to-work (W2W) vessel and the first of the four new construction service operation vessels (CSOVs) being built for the company at Tersan Shipyard in Turkey. The vessel is currently undergoing mobilisation for its first deployment on an o
