South Korea has selected five offshore wind projects with a combined capacity of 1,786 MW in its first-half 2026 competitive auction for fixed-price contracts, following bids from nine projects totalling 3,656 MW. According to the Ministry of Climate, Energy and Environment (MCEE), the round achieve
Aker Solutions has secured what the company says is a substantial contract under which it will deliver an HVDC substructure for an undisclosed offshore wind project in Europe. The contract covers engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) work and will be booked as order intake in the second qu
Føn Energy Services Poland has signed a long-term, multi-million-euro agreement with the joint venture between Orlen Group and Northland Power to provide integrated operations and maintenance (O&M) services for the 1.2 GW Baltic Power offshore wind farm in the Polish Baltic Sea. Under the agreement,
DEME has completed the installation of the jacket foundations at the Dieppe-Le Tréport offshore wind farm in France, developed by Eoliennes en Mer Dieppe Le Tréport (EMDT), a joint venture between Ocean Winds, Sumitomo Corporation, and Banque des Territoires. The first of the 62 wind turbine foundat
Skyborn Renewables has completed the acquisition of a 70 per cent stake in the 111 MW Nordergründe offshore wind farm in Germany. With the transaction, Skyborn now holds 100 per cent ownership of the offshore wind farm, having previously owned 30 per cent while the remaining shares were held by Goth
The US Department of the Interior (DOI) has reached a settlement agreement with Duke Energy under which the utility will voluntarily terminate its offshore wind lease in the Carolina Long Bay area and reinvest USD 129 million (around EUR 113 million) in alternative power generation and grid infrastr
The Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Energy Regulator (CNSOER) has released the names of seven companies and consortia that qualified to bid in the country’s first offshore wind auction. The regulator opened the pre-qualification period in October 2025 with a deadline for applications set for 13 January
A consortium led by Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power (KHNP) has been selected as the preferred bidder for the Jeonbuk Southwestern Offshore Wind Expansion Complex 1 project in a tender promoted by the Jeonbuk State, a special self-governing province of South Korea. The project is an 800 MW offshore wind
The Philippines’ Department of Finance (DOF) has met with Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) to discuss the development of the San Miguel Bay offshore wind project in Camarines Sur. The project, expected to become the first offshore wind farm in the Philippines and Southeast Asia, is owned by
Uniper and Skyborn Renewables have signed a long-term power purchase agreement (PPA) for the Gennaker project, under which the Düsseldorf-based energy company will purchase 100 MW of capacity from the 976.5 MW offshore wind farm set to be built in the German Baltic Sea. The contract is scheduled to
The Crown Estate reported a decline in annual operating profit to GBP 1.2 billion (approximately EUR 1.4 billion) from GBP 1.4 billion (approx. EUR 1.6 billion) in the previous year due to lower offshore wind Round 4 option fee income, as the Round 4 projects started entering the construction phase.
Türkiye’s Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources has published draft specifications for its first offshore wind tender, opening a consultation on a proposed 1 GW Renewable Energy Resource Area (YEKA) auction that would award both development rights and grid connection capacity for an offshore wind
ScottishPower Renewables has submitted a Section 36 offshore consent application for the 2 GW MachairWind project to the Scottish government. The offshore wind farm is proposed to be built northwest of Islay and west of Colonsay, where 144 wind turbines would be installed. With an installed capacity
RWE has officially opened a new offshore wind control centre in Jemgum, East Frisia, from which the company will monitor and operate its offshore wind farms in Germany and continental Europe around the clock. The new facility, inaugurated on 25 June, will serve as a key operational hub for RWE’s gro
