Ocean Winds has secured the third floating offshore wind site in the Celtic Sea, offered through the Crown Estate’s Round 5 auction earlier this year. The developer is joining Equinor and the Gwynt Glas joint venture, which were awarded rights for two of the three sites offered in Round 5 in June. O
Luxcara has signed a preferred supplier agreement with Ørsted for their low-noise jetting-based monopile installation technology platform called Osonic, which will be used for offshore wind turbine foundations across Luxcara’s offshore wind portfolio in Germany. This is the first preferred supplier
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
Eneco has selected Deutsche Windtechnik as its new maintenance partner for the 120 MW Prinses Amalia offshore wind farm in the Netherlands. The contract will run from January 2026 until the offshore wind farm’s end of life. Under the agreement, Deutsche Windtechnik will provide full-scope maintenanc
Palfinger has been contracted by Iemants, a subsidiary of Smulders, to deliver two fully electric jib cranes for the Bałtyk 2 and Bałtyk 3 offshore wind farms in Poland, where the cranes will be installed on the projects’ two offshore substations. According to Palfinger, this the first time that its
German offshore wind industry groups and transmission system operators have called on the federal government to reform the country’s offshore wind auction system, warning that the current framework is deterring investment and slowing project development. The German Offshore Wind Energy Association (
Cadeler has signed two firm contracts covering the transportation and installation (T&I) of turbines and their foundations for an upcoming offshore wind farm project, with a combined value projected to be approximately EUR 500 million. The foundations T&I campaign is scheduled to commence in early 2
ARB Wind has been awarded a multi-year contract for above water foundation inspections and Balance of Plant (BoP) services by Neart na Gaoithe (NnG) Offshore Wind Limited for the 450 MW offshore wind farm in Scotland. ARB Wind will provide dedicated BoP technicians to deliver a wide range of service
The Dutch government has confirmed that no applications were submitted for the latest offshore wind tender for the 1 GW Nederwiek I-A site in the North Sea. The tender closed on 30 October without bids, the Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO) said in a press release issued the same day. In a letter
AFRY has secured a new framework agreement with Vattenfall, under which the engineering consultancy company will be delivering technical consultancy services to the renewable energy developer. The agreement entails AFRY providing services across multiple competence areas and regions within Vattenfal
Oga Katagami Akita Offshore Green Energy has signed a contract with Kajima Corporation for the manufacturing, procurement, transportation, and installation of turbine foundations for the company’s offshore wind project in Japan. The contract covers the core construction of the wind turbine foundatio
South Korea’s Haesong Offshore Wind has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Korea Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO) to introduce Smart Fault Locator (SFL) technology for submarine cable fault detection. The Haseong Offshore Wind 1-3 projects are managed and funded by Copenhagen Infrastr
The offshore wind developer Ocean Winds has renewed its Market Intelligence contract with Spinergie for the third consecutive year to strengthen fleet analysis and project benchmarking. Spinergie’s Market Intelligence platform provides real-time and historical insight into global installation and ma
