Offshore construction has begun on the Bałtyk 2 and Bałtyk 3 offshore wind projects in Poland, developed by Equinor and Polenergia, which will together have 100 wind turbines and an installed capacity of 1.4 GW. The 2026 offshore construction campaign will see the installation of 100 monopiles, tran
The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) has closed the state’s fifth offshore wind solicitation, launched in 2024, without awarding any offshore renewable energy credits (ORECs). The state agency has also launched a Request for Information (RFI) to inform a potential p
The French government will publish its third Multiannual Energy Programme (PPE3) on 13 February and establish the country’s energy strategy for the period 2026-2035, which includes a 3 GW lower target for offshore wind by the end of that period than initially planned. PPE3 includes an adjustment to
The US government will fight the federal court decisions to grant preliminary injunctions in cases challenging the stop-work orders for offshore wind projects under construction, issued on 22 December 2025. The injunctions allowed the construction to resume while the underlying lawsuits are underway
Korea Midland Power Company (KOMIPO) is investing KRW 96.1 billion (about EUR 56 million) in the 390 MW Shinan-Ui offshore wind project, the company said on 11 February. Financing for the offshore wind farm has been secured, and offshore construction is scheduled to begin in April, according to KOMI
The first monopile foundations for Hornsea 3 offshore wind farm have arrived at Port of Teesworks in the UK from Bilbao, Spain, where Haizea Wind Group is producing the monopiles for Ørsted’s 2.9 GW project. Six XXL monopiles, of the total 197 that Hornsea 3 will comprise, arrived in two batches, wi
Germany’s total offshore wind power generation in 2025 amounted to 26.1 TWh, of which 20.8 TWh came from the North Sea and 5.38 TWh from the Baltic Sea, according to TenneT Germany, the transmission system operator (TSO) in charge of the country’s North Sea grid. In this article: With onshore wind f
The UK Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero has granted consent for the Outer Dowsing offshore wind farm, being developed by TotalEnergies, Corio Generation and affiliates, and Gulf Development. The Development Consent Order (DCO) is for a 1.5 GW project consisting of up to 100 wind t
Chantiers de l’Atlantique has completed the construction and integration of two offshore electrical substations for the 660 MW Nordseecluster A offshore wind farm, currently under construction off the German coast. Each of the topsides is approximately 40 metres long and 22 metres high, with one wei
A metocean survey campaign is set to commence this month at the North Falls offshore wind farm site in the southern North Sea, approximately 40 kilometres off the East Anglian coast. The campaign will be carried out by Partrac, which will use the vessel CT Vector to deploy the metocean equipment at
Fugro is scheduled to soon start conducting geophysical surveys at a site in the Outer Moray Firth, Scotland, where Ocean Winds plans to build its 2 GW Caledonia offshore wind farm. The work, to be carried out within the wind turbine array site, will be conducted by the vessels Fugro Pioneer and Kom
CNOOD-Wenchong Heavy Industries (CWHI) has delivered all transition pieces (TP) the Chinese company was contracted to manufacture for the Scottish Inch Cape offshore wind farm. CWHI said on 10 February that it completed the load-out and on-time departure of the final batch of TPs for Inch Cape from
CS Wind Offshore has received the Final Notice to Proceed for the Nordlicht 2 transition pieces (TPs) from Vattenfall, which made the full final investment decision (FID) for its Nordlicht offshore wind projects in January. For the 1.6 GW Nordlicht cluster, CS Wind Offshore will deliver 68 TPs for t
Vattenfall has contracted Pfisterer for the supply of electrical connection technology for the Nordlicht 1 and 2 offshore wind farms in Germany. The German manufacturer of cable accessories said on 9 February that the contract value is “in the high single-digit million range”. Under the contract, Pf
