Envision Energy has sent the first four sets of its EN-226/8.X MW offshore wind turbines for the 128 MW Vinh Long nearshore wind project in Vietnam, developed by REE Group. According to the wind turbine supplier, this marks the start of equipment delivery for the project, which will comprise 16 turb
Updated on 12 June 2026 with reader’s photo. The Danish Maritime Authority has detained the wind turbine installation vessel (WTIV) Brave Tern following a collision in the Port of Esbjerg that damaged turbine components for the Thor offshore wind farm. According to the Danish newspaper JydskeVestkys
DEME has installed the first wind turbine at RWE’s Nordseecluster A site, the first phase of the 1.6 GW Nordseecluster offshore wind project in the German North Sea. Installation is being carried out by DEME’s vessel Norse Wind, which is capable of transporting and installing up to five turbine sets
Towers, nacelles and blades for SG 14-236 DD wind turbines are arriving at Mukran Port on the German Baltic Sea coast, from where they will be installed at Iberdrola’s Windanker offshore wind farm. The 315 MW Windanker will comprise 21 turbines, equipped with Siemens Gamesa’s Power Boost, which will
Twenty wind turbines have been installed at Dogger Bank B, the second phase of the 3.6 GW Dogger Bank Wind Farm in the UK, according to a recently issued operations notice. The 1.2 GW Dogger Bank B will comprise 95 GE Haliade-X 13 MW wind turbines installed on monopile foundations. The installation
NOTE: This article was updated on 1 June, following Ecowende’s announcement that the first wind turbine was installed at the offshore project site. The first wind turbine has been installed at the Hollandse Kust West VI offshore wind farm site in the Netherlands, where the Ecowende joint venture bet
DEME has secured a contract for the offshore installation of wind turbines at the Oga–Katagami–Akita offshore wind project site in Japan through its joint venture with Penta-Ocean Construction, called Japan Offshore Marine (JOM). Under the contract, JOM will carry out engineering works and provide v
TouchWind has installed a floating wind turbine prototype at Fieldlab Green Economy Westvoorne in the Netherlands, marking the start of the in-water testing phase of the POWER demonstration project. The installation at the test site enables the POWER project consortium to begin operational trials un
Wind turbine installation vessel (WTIV) Wind Peak has installed 91 turbines at the Sofia offshore wind farm, under construction approximately 195 kilometres off the UK north-east coast. The first of the project’s 100 Siemens Gamesa SG 14-222 DD wind turbines was installed in March 2025, and the work
Chinese wind turbine manufacturer Mingyang Smart Energy is considering locations in Europe, including Spain, for a new manufacturing facility after the UK government blocked support for the company’s planned Scottish factory on national security grounds, Reuters reported. The company paused plans fo
Mingyang Smart Energy has entered into a framework partnership with SF Express to develop digital intelligence-driven offshore wind operations and maintenance (O&M) solutions. According to Mingyang, the collaboration will focus on “technology-powered, sea-air integrated, smart collaborative” innovat
Siemens Gamesa has dispatched the first B115 blades manufactured at its expanded Le Havre facility in France to RWE’s Thor offshore wind farm in Denmark. The 1 GW Thor offshore wind, located off the west coast of Jutland, will feature 72 SG 14-236 DD wind turbines. According to Siemens Gamesa, 63 11
GE Vernova has selected Maraen Port of Nigg in Scotland as a marshalling port for wind turbine components for Dogger Bank B and C. For Dogger Bank A, and initially also Dogger Bank B, GE Vernova used Able Seaton Port in Hartlepool as the marshalling port. Under the new agreement, the port facility i
China Three Gorges (CTG) Corporation has completed the installation of a 16 MW floating offshore wind turbine, described as the world’s largest single-unit floating wind turbine platform, off Yangjiang, Guangdong. The Sanxia Linghang (Three Gorges Pilot) platform was installed on 2 May in waters loc
