SSEN Transmission has signed a long-term framework agreement with Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd. and Van Oord Offshore Wind UK Ltd for the engineering, supply, transport and installation of High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) subsea cable systems, supporting the continued expansion and reinforcem
The 30 MW Éoliennes Flottantes du Golfe du Lion (EFGL) floating offshore wind farm, located off France’s Mediterranean coast, has reached full power, Ocean Winds (OW), the owner and developer of the project, said. With three 10 MW turbines located 16 kilometers off the Occitanie coast and installed
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
A less dense development of offshore wind in the German Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) of the North Sea, and a relocation of capacities to neighboring countries can both increase the yield from offshore wind and reduce costs, a new study by the Fraunhofer Institute for Wind Energy Systems (Fraunhofer
The PlemCat test site, a dedicated infrastructure for developing pioneering and innovative floating offshore wind projects within the LEBA 1 commercial area in the Spanish Mediterranean Sea, has obtained its Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) approval. From a technical and regulatory perspective
Global offshore wind engineering company Wood Thilsted and COP Frontier, a sister company to offshore wind developer Copenhagen Offshore Partners (COP), have launched NeretekTM, a new company established to unlock the potential of deepwater offshore wind at low cost. Industry veteran Jonathan Cole h
The EEW Group is expanding its South Korean plant, EEW KHPC, in Gwangyang, Jeollanam-do Province, to meet the growing demand for offshore wind foundations in Southeast Asia and further expand its capacities. The production site is already specialized in the manufacture of foundation components with
Cadeler and COSCO Shipping Offshore have held a keel-laying ceremony for Wind Apex, an A-class wind farm installation vessel, in Qidong, China. The keel laying marks the completion of the vessel’s first hull block and the official start of hull assembly, Cadeler said in a social media post. ”Schedul
Ignitis Renewables has received a positive Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) decision for its 700 MW Curonian Nord offshore wind farm in the Lithuanian sector of the Baltic Sea. The Environmental Protection Agency of Lithuania issued the decision based on the project’s EIA report, which assessed
Bernhard Schulte Offshore (BSO) has taken delivery of Windea Clarke, the fourth and final commissioning service operation vessel (CSOV) in its latest newbuild series. The vessel was christened on 30 June at Ulstein Verft in Norway and will immediately begin its first seasonal charter on an offshore
JERA Nex BP has completed the acquisition of Sumitomo Corporation’s stakes in the Belgian offshore wind farms Northwester 2 and Nobelwind. The transaction gives JERA Nex BP full ownership of the 219 MW Northwester 2 offshore wind farm through the acquisition of Sumitomo’s 30 per cent stake. The comp
The second export cable installation campaign for the Inch Cape offshore wind farm in Scotland has been completed, the cable supplier Orient Cable (NBO) said via social media. The export cables were installed by Enshore Subsea, with NBO now moving onto the next stage of works, including offshore joi
DEME installed the first monopile at the Nordlicht I offshore wind farm site in the German North Sea on 1 July, marking the start of offshore construction on Vattenfall’s 1.6 GW Nordlicht cluster. The Belgian contractor is responsible for transporting and installing the monopile foundations and tran
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
