Shell and Google have signed a corporate Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) for the electricity generated at the 108 MW NordzeeWind project, extending the life of the Netherlands’ first offshore wind farm. Shell NordzeeWind will continue supplying renewable energy to the Dutch electricity grid for almos
With the start of scour protection activities, the offshore construction work for the first phase of RWE’s 1.6 GW Nordseecluster wind project has commenced. The Nordseecluster A offshore wind farm is the first phase of the 1.6 GW Nordseecluster development that will be built north of the island of J
Ørsted has divested a 24.5 per cent stake in the 389 MW West of Duddon Sands offshore wind farm to funds managed by Schroders Greencoat. The value of the transaction is GBP 456.1 million (approximately EUR 534 million) on a debt-free basis. The transaction closed on 30 April 2025. Ørsted will retain
Jan De Nul’s heavy-lift vessel Les Alizés has installed the first of 72 monopiles at RWE’s 1.1 GW Thor offshore wind farm in the Danish North Sea. The monopiles were shipped from the heavy-lift terminal in Eemshaven, the Netherlands, to the Thor construction site located approximately 22 kilometres
More than half of the wind turbines at Dogger Bank A, the first phase of the UK’s 3.6 GW Dogger Bank Wind Farm, have been installed. So far, 52 of the 95 GE Haliade-X 13 MW wind turbines that Dogger Bank A will feature are in place, according to a Notice to Mariners from the […]
Equinor and Polenergia have secured the final environmental decision, issued by the Regional Director for Environmental Protection (RDOŚ) in Gdańsk, for the Bałtyk 1 offshore wind farm as the project is being prepared for auction in Poland in 2025. “This is an extremely important moment for the Bałt
Offshore construction has started at the East Anglia Three offshore wind farm site in the UK, with the first of 95 monopile foundations now installed by the jack-up vessel Seaway Ventus. Standing at 83.89 metres tall, 10.6 metres in diameter and weighing 1,800 tonnes, the monopile also represents a
The consortium behind the Hibiki floating wind turbine in Japan has announced that the 3 MW two-bladed project entered commercial operation. The Hibiki barge-type floating system, the first of its kind in Japan, features the Aerodyn SCD 3 MW two-bladed turbine installed on Ideol’s Damping Pool float
The UK Secretary of State for Scotland, Ian Murray, switched on full power at the 882 MW Moray West offshore wind farm, built by Ocean Winds some 20 kilometres off the coast of Buckie. Moray West comprises 60 Siemens Gamesa SG 14-222 DD wind turbines, each of which can generate up to 14.7 MW with [&
Iberdrola has closed a strategic agreement with Japan’s Kansai Electric Power Co., Inc. (Kansai) to co-invest in the 315 MW Windanker offshore wind farm in the German Baltic Sea. After obtaining all the necessary regulatory approvals, Iberdrola will have a majority stake of 51 per cent in the assets
After installing all 95 monopiles at Dogger Bank B, the offshore installation vessel Seaway Strashnov has moved on to the third phase of the UK’s Dogger Bank Wind Farm, where it has now begun foundation work at Dogger Bank C. Seaway Strashnov and Seaway Alfa Lift commenced the installation work at D
SK oceanplant has started the production of jacket foundations that will be installed on the 495 MW Fengmiao 1 offshore wind farm in Taiwan. SK oceanplant announced today (23 April) that it held a ceremony for the offshore wind project at its yard in Goseong County, South Gyeongsang Province, South
EEW Special Pipe Constructions (EEW SPC) has delivered the first monopiles for RWE’s Thor offshore wind farm in Denmark. In March 2025, the first of twelve shipments for the 1.1 GW Thor project was completed at Rostock Port. So far, 15 out of the total 36 monopiles being produced by EEW SPC have bee
