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
Fugro will conduct a long-term marine mammal monitoring campaign in Ireland under a two-year environmental services contract with EirGrid for the offshore wind grid connection infrastructure the transmission system operator (TSO) plans along Ireland’s south coast. The Dutch company will deploy and m
Ming Yang Smart Energy and Canada’s Oceanic Wind Energy have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to explore a strategic investment partnership for a large-scale offshore wind project in the Hecate Strait off the northwest coast of British Columbia. The project is being developed by Oceanic Wi
South Korea’s Korea Southern Power (KOSPO) has unveiled plans to deploy 11.2 GW of renewable energy capacity by 2040, including major offshore wind investments. The state-owned utility presented a roadmap during a renewable energy investment briefing held in Seoul on 28 May, attended by around 190 r
RWE is reportedly considering a deal with the Trump administration to surrender US offshore wind leases in exchange for commitments tied to fossil fuel investments, prompting more than 50 US organisations to urge the company to abandon the reported negotiations. In a letter addressed to RWE CEO Mark
REE Corporation will soon begin a wind measurement and metocean campaign at the site where it plans to build its 500 MW Nam Bo 3 offshore wind project. The developer has contracted Akrocean to deploy its floating LiDAR at the project site, in partnership with the Vietnamese company Phuc Anh JSC. The
TotalEnergies has filed for authorisation for the 1.5 GW Centre Manche 2 offshore wind farm, planned to be built off the Normandy coast in France. The application, submitted to the French government through the project company Centre Manche Energies, includes the environmental impact assessment, tec
UK-based CRP Subsea has secured a contract from Seaway7 to supply cable protection systems (CPS) for ScottishPower Renewables’ East Anglia Two offshore wind farm in the UK North Sea. Under the contract, CRP Subsea will provide 142 NjordGuard cable protection systems for inter-array cable termination
A pre-installation survey campaign is set to begin at RWE’s 1.4 GW Vanguard West offshore wind site in the UK. According to a Notice to Mariners issued by the developer, the survey vessel Breaker is expected to mobilise on or around 15 June to carry out a pre-installation survey within the project’s
Skyborn Renewables has awarded Semco Maritime and its subsidiary Wind Multiplikator a long-term integrated service contract for the Nordergründe offshore wind farm in Germany. The 5.5-year contract, which starts on 1 June 2026 and includes an extension option, covers operations and maintenance (O&M)
Heerema Marine Contractors’ heavy-lift vessel Thialf has installed the first foundations at the Bałtyk 2 & 3 offshore wind farms, owned by Equinor and Polenergia, which said on 25 May that “the first dozen sets of monopiles and transition pieces” were in place at the project site in the Polish Balti
All inter-array cables at the 920 MW Greater Changhua 2b and 4 offshore wind farms in Taiwan have been installed and energised, and all 42 wind turbines at the project’s second phase, the 583 MW Greater Changhua 4, are now connected to Taipower’s grid and generating electricity. “We’re continuing co
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
Haesong Offshore Wind has signed preferred supplier agreements (PSAs) with LS Cable & System and LS Marine Solution, alongside a tripartite memorandum of understanding (MoU) with LS Cable & System and KEPCO Engineering and Construction (KEPCO E&C), for its Haesong Offshore Wind 1 and 3 projects in S
