The first nacelles from Vestas’ Polish production facility have been installed and are getting ready for commissioning at the 1.2 GW Baltic Power offshore wind farm. The first three V236-15 MW turbines, consisting of nacelles manufactured at Vestas’ facility in Szczecin, have been installed at the s
Haewoori Offshore Wind has obtained approval for the Marine Traffic Safety Assessment (MTSA) from the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries for its 1.5 GW floating wind project in South Korea. The developer said that this is a result of years of close collaboration with the ministry and related authoriti
The developer of the 2.4 GW Leading Light offshore wind project has informed the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (NJBPU) that it will not move forward with the project. In a letter filed with NJBPU, the developers, Invenergy and energyRE, said that the company has faced a series of obstacles in
The slower-than-expected turbine commissioning at the Hai Long offshore wind farm in Taiwan could impact Northland Power’s pre-completion revenues by approximately CAD 150 million to CAD 200 million in 2026, the company announced in its third-quarter 2025 results. Over half of the turbines are now i
The developer of the Gwynt Glas floating offshore wind farm has selected Haskoning to lead the environmental impact assessment (EIA) process for the 1.5 GW project in the Celtic Sea. Selected in June as a preferred bidder in Offshore Wind Leasing Round 5, Gwynt Glas is making strong progress with th
MunmuBaram, owned by Hexicon, has completed the Marine Traffic Safety Examination (MTSE), marking a milestone in advancing the floating offshore wind project toward full permitting and construction. The developer said that this examination is a vital regulatory step that evaluates how offshore wind
Shell and ScottishPower Renewables (SPR) have swapped their stakes in two joint floating offshore wind projects in Scotland, with SPR acquiring full ownership of the 3 GW MarramWind and Shell becoming the sole owner of the 2 GW CampionWind project. After the swap, Shell returned the CampionWind leas
All 72 wind turbine foundations at the Danish Thor offshore wind site, developed by RWE, are now equipped with secondary steel and ready for the wind turbine installation, which is expected to start in the spring of 2026. The installation of the secondary steel structures, including boat landings, m
China’s CNOOD-Wenchong Heavy Industries (CWHI) has fully assembled and coated 18 of 30 transition pieces (TPs) for the 1.1 GW Inch Cape offshore wind farm in Scotland, with the first batch scheduled to depart in November. The transition piece barrels were fabricated at CWHI’s Zhongshan Yard before b
All 150 recyclable blades have been installed at the 1.4 GW Sofia offshore wind farm, with more than half of the wind turbines now in place at the UK construction site. All 150 recyclable blades are now installed, 50 sets of three blades, one set per turbine, marking the UK’s first large-scale use o
Preliminary seismic and geotechnical surveys of the seabed have been completed at the Baltic East offshore wind farm site in the Polish Baltic Sea. Preliminary seabed surveys for the Baltic East project began at the end of June and lasted over 15 weeks, said Orlen Group, the developer of the offshor
All monopile foundations for the wind turbines have been installed at Nordseecluster A, the first phase of the 1.6 GW Nordseecluster offshore wind development in Germany, owned by RWE and Norges Bank Investment Management. Each of the 44 monopile foundations measures approximately 85 metres in lengt
A US federal judge has ruled in favour of the motion filed by the Department of Justice (DOJ) and Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) in an ongoing case in Massachusetts, which requested that the case be paused as they will voluntarily remand the approval given to the SouthCoast Wind project ea
French Qair has acquired full ownership of the 1 GW Ayre floating wind project and exited the 1 GW Bowdun offshore wind farm in Scotland. Thistle Wind Partners (TWP), a joint venture of Qair, Belgium’s DEME Concessions, and Aspiravi International, developed the two offshore wind projects. Under a re
