South Korean offshore wind foundation manufacturer SK oceanplant has secured a contract from Seatrium to manufacture and supply the jacket foundation and piles for TenneT’s BalWin5 high-voltage direct current (HVDC) offshore converter platform in the German North Sea. The contract will see SK oceanp
The Philippine Department of Energy (DOE) has published an indicative timeline for the recalibration of the fifth round of its Green Energy Auction Program (GEA-5), the country’s first for offshore wind, with the auction now tentatively scheduled for 1 December 2026. The DOE issued the official Noti
The Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs has launched a tender for a benthic survey of the Doordewind Wind Farm Zone. The survey, commissioned by the Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO), will collect factual benthic data to verify the findings of a desktop reef detection study, the results of which ar
The Belgian federal government has approved a new regulatory framework for relaunching the tender for the first offshore wind site in the Princess Elisabeth Zone (PEZ 1) and set 1 October 2031 as the deadline for commissioning the first phase of the Princess Elisabeth energy island (MOG II). The rev
Dutch gas infrastructure company Gasunie has launched a public tender seeking a long-term power purchase agreement (PPA) from a new-build offshore wind farm as part of its target to source 40 per cent of its energy from carbon-free sources by 2030. Through the tender, Gasunie is seeking to procure 4
Palfinger has secured a contract from Smulders to supply 64 davit cranes for ScottishPower Renewables’ East Anglia Two offshore wind farm in the UK. Under the contract, the Austrian company will deliver one PF 160-5m davit crane for each of the project’s 64 wind turbines by the end of 2026. The late
DEME has been awarded a contract by the Zeevonk joint venture, comprising Vattenfall and Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP), to transport and install foundations for the first phase of the 2 GW Zeevonk offshore wind project in the Dutch North Sea. Under the contract, which remains subject to a
Pacifico Energy Korea, a U.S.-based offshore wind developer, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with three offshore wind suppliers based in the Gwangyang Bay Area of Jeonnam-Gwangju Special Metropolitan City, to establish a tailored local supply chain for the 3.2 GW Jindo Offshore Wind P
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
Buchan Offshore Wind, a joint venture between BayWa r.e., BW Ideol and Elicio, has appointed Kent as Owner’s Engineer for its floating wind project off the coast of Scotland. According to Buchan Offshore Wind, the appointment supports the project’s next stage of development as it moves into the Fron
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
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
Germany’s Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (BSH) has launched a second amendment procedure for the country’s 2025 Offshore Site Development Plan (Flächenentwicklungsplan/FEP), proposing several changes to offshore wind areas, auction schedules and grid connection plans in the North Sea. The
