EDF power solutions has signed a 30-year corporate power purchase agreement (CPPA) with Taiwan Smart Electricity & Energy Co. Ltd. (TSEE) for electricity from its Wei Lan Hai Changhua offshore wind farm. The 440 MW project was awarded capacity by the Taiwanese government in the Round 3-1 Offshore Wi
The Dutch/German transmission system operator (TSO) TenneT Germany has commenced the commissioning of the 900 MW DolWin5 offshore grid connection system. Following the completion of the installation campaign in the summer, the consortium of Aibel and Seatrium, together with Hitachi Energy and TenneT
Buss Terminal Eemshaven is receiving a multi-million investment to reinforce the quay and improve the seabed at the Julianahaven area in the Netherlands. The joint financing is made possible by Groningen Seaports, Rabobank, the Groninger Groeifonds, and NV NOM, with additional support from the Europ
Ocean services provider DeepOcean has entered into a time charter agreement with Glomar Offshore for a 2009-built multipurpose support vessel to enhance its survey and inspection, maintenance and repair (IMR) offering in the offshore wind and oil & gas sectors. Glomar Supporter will join DeepOcean’s
Poland’s Orlen Neptun has secured permits for the offshore transmission infrastructure for the 1 GW Baltic East offshore wind farm. The newly secured permits allow for the installation of artificial islands, structures, facilities, and submarine cables. The 1 GW Baltic East offshore wind farm is pla
RWE has installed around 75,000 reef cubes developed by the nature-inclusive technology designer ARC marine at the Rampion offshore wind farm in the UK, in what the Rampion owner says is a “global first”. The cubes are a specially eco-engineered scour protection solution for wind turbine foundations
IOG Wind, formerly known as CWind Taiwan, has secured an operations and maintenance (O&M) contract for the Balance of Plant (BoP) for the 1 GW Hai Long offshore wind project in Taiwan. The scope will cover inspections of newly installed offshore substations, as well as performing inspection, mainten
The first eight XXL monopile foundations for the 1.1 GW Inch Cape offshore wind farm in Scotland, produced by China’s CNOOD-Wenchong Heavy Industries (CWHI), have arrived in the Port of Leith ahead of the installation work, which will start before the end of the year. CWHI sent off the monopiles on
The tender for the 1 GW Nederwiek I-A offshore wind energy site, located in the North Sea, has been opened, with the winner expected to be announced in the spring of 2026. The wind farm will be located approximately 95 kilometres off the coast of the northernmost tip of the province of North Holland
DEME has officially received its new wind turbine installation vessel (WTIV), Norse Wind, from CIMC Raffles Shipyard in China. The vessel is set to begin operations in early 2026. Norse Wind is designed for the installation of next-generation offshore wind turbines, capable of handling rotor diamete
Swedish energy company Vattenfall has removed three unexploded sea mines dating from World War II in the area where it will build its Nordlicht offshore wind cluster in the German North Sea. The mines, each with an explosive force comparable to 200-300 kilogrammes of TNT, were first located as anoma
The UK’s energy regulator, Ofgem, has selected Equitix as the preferred bidder to acquire and operate the offshore transmission assets for the 448 MW Nearth na Gaoithe offshore wind farm in Scotland. Equitix has been selected in a GBP 450 million (approximately EUR 516 million) tender round for an O
Floating wind foundation developer, Gazelle Wind Power, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Titan Wind Energy, a Chinese manufacturer of onshore and offshore wind turbine components, which also has offices in Denmark and Germany. The two companies signed the MoU while a delegation fr
RWE said on 15 October it had completed more than 80 successful cargo drone flights to offshore wind turbines in Germany, marking what it described as a milestone for the offshore wind industry. The company said the tests demonstrated the technical feasibility of using drones to deliver tools and sp
